UAD‑2 Live Rack Manual
Chapter 4: Live Rack Application
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Chapter 4: Live Rack Application
Application Overview
The Live Rack software application is the software interface for the UAD‑2 Live
Rack hardware. The application is used to configure the UAD‑2 Live Rack hardware
and control UAD plug‑ins. It can control up to four hardware units concurrently. All
application operations are detailed in this chapter.
Note: In this chapter, “Live Rack” refers to the software application (not the
hardware unit) unless specifically noted otherwise.
Key Concepts
Live Rack is optimized for operation in environments where fast navigation and operation
are paramount.
The general concept of Live Rack’s navigation is a “focus channel” workflow where the
operator has a birds‑eye view of everything occurring in the application, with the ability
to quickly navigate to different channels in order to focus on a channel and edit the
channel’s parameters.
Once a channel is focused (selected), the various controls and features can be edited,
such as any of the eight individual plug‑in inserts per channel, UAD plug‑in assignments,
input/output gains, track names, presets, and more. Parameters, presets, and
assignments for individual plug‑ins can be edited, or Channel Strip view can be used to
control multiple plug‑ins concurrently.
Note: Although UAD plug-ins are operated within the application, all signal
processing occurs on the SHARC DSPs in the hardware unit(s), not the host
computer’s CPU.
View Screens
Live Rack has six primary screens called Views. Each View displays related visual and
control elements. Items available within each View can vary depending on the active
selection or function.
Some Views provide a broader overview of the environment (e.g., Inserts View), while
others facilitate deep editing of individual functions (e.g., Channel View) and/or file
management (e.g., Snapshots View). Various shortcuts exist for quickly switching
between the six View screens.
The currently selected View can be identified by the icon displayed at the top of the
. Views can be selected from the
