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UAD System Manual - 29 - Chapter 3: UAD System Overview
UAD-2 Family UAD-2 is our second-generation UAD product line that offers
many improvements over the original UAD-1; most notable is
significantly increased DSP horsepower. Each UAD-2 DSP pro-
vides approximately 2.5x the processing power of the UAD-1,
therefore one UAD-2 OCTO offers approximately 20 times the
processing power of UAD-1.
A variety of UAD-2 models are available to suit various processing and pro-
tocol needs. Each model is defined by its number of DSP chips (1, 2, 4, or 8)
and its connection protocol (PCIe or Firewire). Up to four UAD-2 devices can
be run concurrently in one system.
Note: UAD-1 is a discontinued product.
SOLO/DUO/
QUAD/OCTO
UAD-2 devices are designated as SOLO, DUO, QUAD, or
OCTO which indicates the number of SHARC® DSP chips
in each device. SOLO devices have one DSP, DUO devices
have two DSPs, QUAD devices have four DSPs, and OCTO
devices have eight DSPs.
UAD-2 PCIe
Cards
UAD-2 PCI-Express (PCIe) cards are available in
SOLO, DUO, QUAD, and OCTO configurations.
All UAD-2 PCIe cards use the PCIe “x1” architec-
ture, which offers plenty of data bandwidth for
even the most demanding audio processing requirements, such as four UAD-2
OCTOs (32 DSPs) in the same system.
UAD-2
SOLO/Laptop
The UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop is a self-contained UAD-2
Solo device housed entirely within an Express-
Card/34 expansion card for use with notebook sys-
tems. No external cables or power is required, for the
ultimate in mobile DSP capability. UAD-2 SOLO/Lap-
top has special instructions for installation, connectiv-
ity, and use. See Chapter 10, “UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop” for complete details.
Note: UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop is a discontinued product.