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Chapter 2: UAD Installation
Verify Install
You can use the UAD Meter & Control Panel to verify installation (see
“Verify-
ing Installation” on page 35
.)
Installed
Locations
The UAD Meter & Control Panel application and UAD documentation is cop-
ied to these locations on the hard drive during installation:
Windows
• C:\Program Files\Universal Audio\Powered Plug-Ins
You can access these files from the Windows Start Menu at:
• Start>All Programs>UAD Powered Plug-Ins
The VST plug-in files are installed to the location specified during installation.
Mac
• Startup Disk/Applications/Powered Plug-Ins Tools
The plug-in files are installed to the standardized OS X locations:
• VST: Startup Disk/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST/Powered Plug-Ins
• Audio Units: Startup Disk/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components
• RTAS: Startup Disk/Library/Application Support/Digidesign/Plug-Ins
UAD Hardware Installation
The UAD software should be installed before installing the UAD DSP de-
vice(s). See the previous section for software installation instructions.
ExpressCard
Products
The UAD–Xpander and UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop are UAD products that are de-
signed for use with the ExpressCard expansion slot typically found on note-
book computers. These UAD products have their own set of hardware con-
nection and operation instructions. Refer to
Chapter 10, “UAD ExpressCard
Products”
for complete details.
UAD-2 Satellite
The UAD-2 Satellite is a UAD product that is designed for use with the Firewire
interface. This product has its own set of hardware connection and operation
instructions. Refer to
Chapter 11, “UAD-2 Satellite”
for complete details.
About PCI and
PCI Express
PCI and PCI-X should not be confused with PCI Express (also known as PCIe).
PCIe is not compatible with PCI or PCI-X because PCIe uses a completely dif-
ferent connector (see
Figure 1 on page 31
).
