Owner's manual

UAD Powered Plug-Ins Manual - 297 - Chapter 29: Ocean Way Studios
Using Ocean Way Studios
For details about how to operate the specific controls, see “Ocean Way Stu-
dios Controls” beginning on page 303.
Best On Dry
Sources
Ocean Way Studios does not remove already-recorded ambience from exist-
ing audio signals. For optimum ambience control when using the plug-in, the
source audio should be as dry as possible. However, Ocean Way Studios is
very forgiving, and great results can be obtained even if the original source
has existing ambience.
Tip: Using ambience reduction tools prior to processing with Ocean Way
Studios can yield improved results with particularly ambient audio.
Which Mode? When to use Reverb mode
Use Reverb mode to add Ocean Way Studios ambience to existing sources
just as you would with other reverb processors and methodologies. See “Re-
verb Processing” on page 292 for an overview of Reverb mode.
Figure 93 shows a traditional auxiliary effect bus send/return configuration
in a DAW. In this example, Ocean Way Studios is inserted on the effects bus,
the plug-in is in Reverb mode, and its Wet Solo control is enabled (100%
wet). Individual reverb amounts are set with the send control for each individ-
ual channel, and the overall reverb amount is set with the bus return fader.
Tip: This configuration conserves UAD DSP resources when the same effect
settings are desired for multiple channels (instead of using the plug-in on indi-
vidual channels).
Figure 93. DAW signal routing in Reverb mode using a traditional effect send/return configuration.