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UAD Powered Plug-Ins Manual - 58 - Chapter 4: Cooper Time Cube
Design Overview
The original UREI/Universal Audio Model 920-16 Cooper Time Cube hard-
ware (see
“Cooper Time Cube Hardware” on page 62 ) has two audio chan-
nels, A and B. Each channel is transduced to/from a coiled length of plastic
tubing which provides the acoustic “sound columns” that define its distinctive
sonic character.
The coils for each channel are at fixed but different lengths, which define the
available single delay times of 16ms for channel A and 14ms for channel B.
The two channels can be cascaded in series via external routing, for a total
available delay time of 30ms at reasonable fidelity for its era, which (accord-
ing to the original product brochure) “brings complete respectability to the
heretofore marginally feasible acoustical delay line.”
The UAD Cooper Time Cube plug-in has all the vibe of the original, with mod-
ern feature enhancements. It is a true stereo plug-in with two independent de-
lay processors. Each channel has its own set of controls, and there are global
controls that affect the plug-in overall.
Cooper Time Cube Controls
Global Controls The global controls affect both channels of the processor simultaneously.
Gain Gain controls the signal input level to the plug-in for both A (left) and B (right)
channels. Gain affects the combined wet and dry signals.
The available range is ±15 dB and the 12 o'clock position is unity gain.
Figure 17. The global controls (Wet Solo and Power, also global controls, are not shown here)