UAD Spark, UA Connect and Native UAD Plug-Ins System Requirements<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- macOS\u00a0Catalina 10.15, Big Sur 11, Monterey 12, Ventura 13, or Sonoma 14<\/li>\n
- Windows 10 or Windows 11 (64-bit editions)<\/li>\n
- Intel, AMD or Apple silicon processor<\/li>\n
- Internet connection to download software and authorize native UAD plug-ins<\/li>\n
- Free iLok account with iLok Cloud or iLok USB (2nd generation or higher)<\/li>\n
- Free UA Connect application for managing native UAD plug-ins<\/li>\n
- A supported DAW compatible with VST, AU and AAX plug-in file formats. Supported DAWs are listed in this article<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Native UAD Instruments Requirements<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- Sample-based UAD instruments require SSD storage with:\n
\n- APFS formatting for macOS<\/li>\n
- NTFS formatting for Windows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- 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.<\/li>\n
- Individual UAD Instrument storage requirements are listed on UA Connect\u2019s UAD Plug-Ins<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Notes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- Operating systems not listed above are untested. Although untested operating systems may work, they are not supported by Universal Audio.<\/li>\n
- Pre-release and beta versions of operating systems are not supported.<\/li>\n
- Native UAD plug-ins on Apple silicon machines automatically run natively on Apple silicon in DAWs that support native Apple silicon.<\/li>\n
- Windows running via Bootcamp on Mac systems are not supported.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
Native UAD Instruments Requirements<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- Sample-based UAD instruments require SSD storage with:\n
\n- APFS formatting for macOS<\/li>\n
- NTFS formatting for Windows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- 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.<\/li>\n
- Individual UAD Instrument storage requirements are listed on UA Connect\u2019s UAD Plug-Ins<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Notes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- Operating systems not listed above are untested. Although untested operating systems may work, they are not supported by Universal Audio.<\/li>\n
- Pre-release and beta versions of operating systems are not supported.<\/li>\n
- Native UAD plug-ins on Apple silicon machines automatically run natively on Apple silicon in DAWs that support native Apple silicon.<\/li>\n
- Windows running via Bootcamp on Mac systems are not supported.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
- \n
- APFS formatting for macOS<\/li>\n
- NTFS formatting for Windows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- 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.<\/li>\n
- Individual UAD Instrument storage requirements are listed on UA Connect\u2019s UAD Plug-Ins<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Notes<\/strong><\/h2>\n
- \n
- Operating systems not listed above are untested. Although untested operating systems may work, they are not supported by Universal Audio.<\/li>\n
- Pre-release and beta versions of operating systems are not supported.<\/li>\n
- Native UAD plug-ins on Apple silicon machines automatically run natively on Apple silicon in DAWs that support native Apple silicon.<\/li>\n
- Windows running via Bootcamp on Mac systems are not supported.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n