I just got an iLok and downloaded URS plugin demos. They're mostly not quite as good (or at least they're different) as UAD1 plugins but they're native so I can load many of them and the sound quality is still quite good. The compressors need about 4-5% of 1 cpu with my computer, so in theory I could run at least 40 of them. I'm not sure yet whether I will purchase any URS compressors or not. Maybe the 1970...
The eq plugins are very light. I just tested and I could run 225 URS eq-plugins at the same time. I had 15 stereo audio tracks playing at 44.1kHz and every track had 8x URS S-series, 4x URS N-series and 3x URS A-series eq's loaded. It seems that I will purchase at least the s-series eq. It sounds very nice.
I compared the s-series, n-series, a-series and uad neve 1073SE eq's and I can say that the URS N-series (neve) doesn't compare to the uad neve eq at all. The urs neve sounds harsh and you cannot boost the high frequencies as much or at all. I don't like the sound when boosting. The uad1 neve does a great job and so does the urs s-series eq. It sounds different but still very good and you can boost the high frequencies too. It's also very flexible. I guess my 3 favourite eq's are now: sony oxford eq, uad1 neve 1073SE and URS S-Series eq (ssl?).
The eq plugins are very light. I just tested and I could run 225 URS eq-plugins at the same time. I had 15 stereo audio tracks playing at 44.1kHz and every track had 8x URS S-series, 4x URS N-series and 3x URS A-series eq's loaded. It seems that I will purchase at least the s-series eq. It sounds very nice.
I compared the s-series, n-series, a-series and uad neve 1073SE eq's and I can say that the URS N-series (neve) doesn't compare to the uad neve eq at all. The urs neve sounds harsh and you cannot boost the high frequencies as much or at all. I don't like the sound when boosting. The uad1 neve does a great job and so does the urs s-series eq. It sounds different but still very good and you can boost the high frequencies too. It's also very flexible. I guess my 3 favourite eq's are now: sony oxford eq, uad1 neve 1073SE and URS S-Series eq (ssl?).