UAD A-Type Multiband Dynamic Enhancer | Complete Tutorial & Walkthrough

Unlock the secret weapon behind countless hit vocal recordings with UAD A-Type Multiband Dynamic Enhancer, available natively and for Apollo/UAD-2 customers. In our Spotlight tutorial with Drew Mazurek, we detail its legendary beginnings as a noise reduction system used on iconic records, to its modern uses as a creative tone-shaping tool.
In this video, Drew walks through:

All five primary A-Type modes: Excite, Expand, Air, Crush, and Gated
Tips for using Amount, Mix, and Sidechain filters
The plug-in’s vintage-inspired UI and Circuit Mods view
Deep dive into multiband shaping, transient control, and tonal enhancement
Real mix examples featuring drum rooms, vocals, guitar subs, and more

Learn more about UAD A-Type Multiband Dynamic Enhancer: https://www.uaudio.com/products/a-typ...

00:00 Intro
00:56 GUI walkthrough
02:48 What is A-Type, and getting started fast with the default preset and basic operating buttons
03:41 Excite Mode
05:27 Expand Mode
06:52 Air Mode
08:45 Crush Mode
09:53 Gated Mode
10:46 Side Chain Filter
11:36 Circuit Mods View-4:1 mode, SC Link, Knee, and Release
14:17 Xover frequency and gain
15:41 Output control and Headroom Screw
16:24 AutoCal
17:28 Full mix comparison
18:10 Outro

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