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UAD System Manual - 44 - Chapter 5: Using Multiple UAD Devices
CHAPTER 5
Using Multiple UAD Devices
Overview
Multiple UAD-2 devices can be used in a single host computer system for in-
creased DSP capacity. The UAD-2 devices in the multidevice system can be
mixed and/or matched in any combination (see “The UAD Hardware” on
page 28).
When multiple UAD-2 devices are installed in the host computer, the DSP and
memory load of the devices are automatically balanced dynamically as UAD
plug-ins are loaded and unloaded. With multiple devices, there is no major
difference in operating procedures, except that more UAD Powered Plug-Ins
can be loaded simultaneously in the session.
Mixed UAD
System
The UAD drivers support up to four UAD-2 devices running in the same host
computer system concurrently. The devices can be any combination within the
UAD-2 family (PCIe, Satellite, SOLO/Laptop, Apollo).
Plug-In License Policy
The Universal Audio End-User License Agreement (“EULA”) on page 3 grants
you the non-exclusive right to use UAD Powered Plug-Ins on a single computer
at a single location.
Since you can run up to four UAD-2 devices type in the same computer, each
individual UAD plug-in license will authorize all the devices in one computer.
As an example, if you have four UAD-2 devices but run a dual-device system
in two separate computers, you are required to purchase separate licenses for
the second system.
Authorizing Multiple Devices
When you buy an optional plug-in, your purchased license is valid for all the
UAD devices in the computer. The license is tied to the specific UAD devices
in the System (see page 39) when the license was purchased. For example,
if you have two devices when you purchase a plug-in, your authorization file
will authorize both devices.