Industry titan Universal Audio added two powerful new plugins to their suite of production tools; a chamber reverb plugin and a polysynth VST.
These two plugins are already bolstering an incredible arsenal that all UAD subscribers are privy to and can help add an entirely new dimension to your production workflow. Full reviews are coming soon, but let’s dive into what we know so far about these two additions to the illustrious line of Universal Audio plugins and VSTs.
Hitsville Reverb Chambers
Hitsville studio’s attic-converted reverb chambers were essential to Motown’s iconic sound. With help from the original engineers who built them, UA captured the whole character and ambiance of the spaces heard on some of the most excellent soul recordings ever made.
“The sound of Motown music lives in all of our heads… The attic chambers at Hitsville were crucial to the emotion of those classic recordings, and we couldn’t be happier to bring those same inspiring reverb effects to a new generation of music creators.” – Bill Putnam Jr., CEO of Universal Audio
Hitsville Reverb Chambers features simple controls, allowing users to dial in classic reverb sounds on vocals and instruments quickly. And with Dynamic Room Modeling technology — the same used on UA’s Capitol Chambers and Ocean Way Studios plug-ins — users can go deeper by repositioning the chamber mics to explore new sounds beyond the original positions.
For Apollo/UAD hardware owners and UAD Spark subscribers, Hitsville Reverb Chambers comes alongside PolyMAX Synthesizer and C-Suite™ C-Axe Noise Suppressor in UAD Software v10.2.
PolyMAX Synth
This vintage-inspired synth gives producers, sound designers, and musicians fat tones from the golden age of analog polyphonic synths.
With an approachable user interface and album-ready presets, PolyMAX allows creators to dial in the perfect sound quickly, regardless of genre. Onboard studio-quality UA effects include the sound of a classic digital “Hall B” reverb, tape delay, and modulation textures such as phasers.
Available for Apollo and UAD hardware owners and for UAD Spark subscribers, PolyMAX Synth comes alongside the Hitsville Reverb Chambers and C-Suite™ C-Axe Noise Suppressor in UAD Software v10.2.
Will Vance is a professional music producer who has been involved in the industry for the better part of a decade and has been the managing editor at Magnetic Magazine since mid-2022. In that time period, he has published thousands of articles on music production, industry think pieces and educational articles about the music industry. Over the last decade as a professional music producer, Will Vance has also ran multiple successful and highly respected record labels in the industry, including Where The Heart Is Records as well as having launched a new label with a focus on community through Magnetic Magazine. When not running these labels or producing his own music, Vance is likely writing for other top industry sites like Waves or the Hyperbits Masterclass or working on his upcoming book on mindfulness in music production. On the rare chance he's not thinking about music production, he's probably running a game of Dungeons and Dragons with his friends which he has been the dungeon master for for many years.
