Hello

I am setting up my Mac from new due to getting a virus of some sort and also got into the Time Machine backup...I obviously wasn't aware of the virus when I was doing the backup.

Anyway, I'm setting the Mac back up again from the ground up, and have installed the UAD software. Now, I have noticed that they have changed the way you are able to install their software.

For a start, when I first got my Apollo Twin MK2 many years ago you were just able to download the UAD Console software. Now, you have to download UAD Connect, to then install the UAD Console and install the software ie plugins etc.

Now I know they have always practiced putting ALL their plugins, onto your computer when you install their software, hence your DAW listing all the plugins and you having to find out which plugins you own etc.

Now, they also install in the application support folder in the UAD folder, VST versions of their plugins, which I assume is to make it so that the the console talks to the DAW...Which is understandable. But as soon as you remove one of those plugins, UAD Console throws an error on startup of the Mac stating

"There was an error initializing the input channel plugins. You may not be able to route audio through your Apollo until this error is fixed, and instantiating other plugin may cause crashes"

Now is it just me, or has anyone else had enough of UAD's bulls***t?

I know I have, now luckily for me the majority of my UAD plugins are available natively 'according to UAD'S Chat Bot' - How accurate this is I don't know!

(UPDATE: It is false information - only 9 of my plugins are natively available)

However, does this solve the problem of UAD installing ALL their plugins on the MAC...I just can't understand why as a company you'd want to have all your plugins unnecessarily installed on someone's computer - Yes let's waste space on their computer!

Some people may not have the luxury of a 1TB ssd on their Mac

I also do not know if it would be possible to have the vst's on my external SSD via a symlink - would this be possible?

If I go the native way, will they still install the other plugins on the computer, or just the native ones I have?

Thanks

 

Last edited: Nov 6, 2024 at 4:24 PM

I also installed "UA Connect" for 1 plugin and when I was installing and activating it I almost fell to the floor and wanted to pray to God to install and activate it. After the third attempt it finally worked. You are hopelessly at the mercy of the thing. I hope the programmers know what they are doing. It's nerve-wracking...!

 

Last edited: Nov 6, 2024 at 4:38 PM

yo idk what you got going on but i dont have that problem - i dont have all their shit on my stuff, its just what i own and installed from UAD connect

 

Their VST’s can be frozen in Ableton which then takes processing off the interface and do not require uad connect to run. It uses Ilok.

 

I use logic, but it isn't the point, everything they install still takes up space on the system regardless of what DAW you use.

 

i would suggest you "air" your grievances also to apple
ask them why they kill so many kids & still dont give you
enough hdd/ram space

 

UAD made very generic sounding plugins. There's nothing special it the sound, they don't preserve transients in the material well, they suck the money out of you. Y DA HELL somebody using them now?

 

This isn’t to do with Apple, besides I have 1tb space. But am efficient with what I do with it

I’m saying that some people haven’t got that luxury, I know I didn’t when I got my first Mac.

 

Mkay. All things aside regarding company's BS their plugins are nowhere near generic sounding.
People are using UAD plugins for a very good reason. Quality.

 

you complained about space issues, that's an apple problem, its their design

that's an apple problem, its their design

that's an apple design

 

it should be

 

CAN WE PLEASE STOP GETTING POLITICAL ABOUT THIS! Talking child labour etc…any posts like this will be reported to admin!

 

UA worked very hard for making Dante 16 channels on the Apollo x16D. Yes you need four Apollo x16D to make it 64 channels.