UAD Spark, UA Connect and Native UAD Plug-Ins System Requirements

• macOS Catalina 10.15, Big Sur 11, Monterey 12, Ventura 13, or Sonoma 14
• Windows 10 or Windows 11 (64-bit editions)
• Intel, AMD or Apple silicon processor
• Internet connection to download software and authorize native UAD plug-ins
• Free iLok account with iLok Cloud or iLok USB (2nd generation or higher)
• Free UA Connect application for managing native UAD plug-ins
• A supported DAW compatible with VST, AU and AAX plug-in file formats. Supported DAWs are listed in this article.

Native UAD Instruments Requirements

• Sample-based UAD instruments require SSD storage with:
  • APFS formatting for macOS
  • NTFS formatting for Windows
• 1 GB to 10 GB available SSD storage per plug-in (space requirement varies per UAD Instrument). A minimum of 100 GB available storage is highly recommended.
• Individual UAD Instrument storage requirements are listed on UA Connect’s UAD Plug-Ins tab.

Notes

• Operating systems not listed above are untested. Although untested operating systems may work, they are not supported by Universal Audio.
• Pre-release and beta versions of operating systems are not supported.
• Native UAD plug-ins on Apple silicon machines automatically run natively on Apple silicon in DAWs that support native Apple silicon.
• Windows running via Bootcamp on Mac systems are not supported.