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[supernova777]

has anyone used the uad suite of plugins with pro tools free? 

[Protools5LEGuy]

All UAD plugs for OS9 are VST. You will tell me how to use them with PT

The only one plug that almost is on the 2 list is RealVerb RTAS compared to RealVerb Pro

[supernova777]

are u sure? pretty sure they have rtas versions

UAD v5.2.0:

    RTAS is fully supported for UAD-1 and UAD-2 -- http://www.uaudio.com/support/uad/compatibility/rtas.html#history

[supernova777]

http://www.uaudio.com/webzine/2004/december/text/content7.html

Plug-In Power
Using the UAD-1 in Pro Tools HD and Automatic Delay Compensation
By Dave Crane

Introduced in version 6.4 of Pro Tools, Automatic Delay Compensation (ADC) makes life easier for people using plug-ins that cause some latency, like some look-ahead gates and limiters, upsampling EQs, as well as the UAD-1 card. The UAD-1 card, as you may know, can be used in Pro Tools TDM and LE on OS X and Windows XP. The key to using the UAD-1 in Pro Tools is the VST to RTAS Adapter software made by FXpansion. Universal Audio teamed up with the British adapter specialists to create a special version of their popular VST-RTAS Adapter for the UAD-1, which converts UAD-1 plug-ins, but not VST plug-ins from other vendors. The full version of the VST to RTAS adapter, which is available from FXpansion, converts both UAD-1 and other VST plug-ins and retails for $99. Project Pak and Studio Pak owners may download a free copy of the UAD-1 VST-RTAS Adapter from their account on my.uaudio.com.

Pro Tools LE users have been using the UAD-1 in Pro Tools for some time now. One thing that LE users have had to do manually is compensate for latency. Latency occurs on a UAD-1 plug-in because the audio travels from the application to the UAD-1 card and back. But since Pro Tools HD has ADC, we don't have to be nearly as concerned with the latency caused by UAD-1 RTAS plug-ins. But that doesn't mean we don't need to be concerned at all, there are a couple things to be aware of, and I have outlined them in this article.

Setting Up the VST-RTAS Adapter

im confused. the article referes to "rtas plugins" but then discusses vst-rtas adapter by fxpansion

[Protools5LEGuy]

I guess you can use Ugly vst with direct connects instead of the fx pansion vst to rtas adapter for OSX.

[Protools5LEGuy]

im confused. the article referes to "rtas plugins" but then discusses vst-rtas adapter by fxpansion

On Protools 6 (OSX) you have to use FxPansion vst-rtas adapter because they were VST only at the beginning. Later, they made a Native RTAS version (But it could be that the Fxpansion code were onboard).

On OSX 10.6.8 Intel they have both RTAS and VST version.

[Protools5LEGuy]

I guess you can use Ugly vst with direct connects instead of the fx pansion vst to rtas adapter for OSX.

Sorry, I meant reFuse, OS9 ReWire Connectivity solution with Ugly or Hotz as VST host. And sync "by hand".

Something to use Direct Connect.

Just as BT uses Audiosuite to make destructive audio edition, you can do the same with UAD and SonicWorks or Spark, and keep using your projects in PT.

[Protools5LEGuy]

http://www.uaudio.com/blog/pro-tools