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The Marshall JMP 2203 plug-in is an exacting emulation of the legendary tube amp used by Jeff Beck, My Bloody Valentine, The Police, Anthrax, and more. In this UAD Tones & Techniques video, you’ll learn how to quickly craft modern crunch and expansive clean tones with the ultra-versatile Marshall JMP 2203 plug-in.

Optimizing your PC for audio is simple and just a couple of settings can significantly improve performance. This video covers the basics of USB bus power, system sounds, Pro Tools AAX scanning and WDM/ASIO audio drivers on Windows computers.

Here’s everything you need to get going with Apollo Twin USB and Avid Pro Tools on a Windows computer. Set up the playback engine, configure I/O, learn the Apollo Console, low latency monitoring, headphones and more.

Here’s everything you need to get going with Apollo Twin USB and Ableton Live on a Windows computer. Set up the driver, configure I/O, learn the Apollo Console, low latency monitoring, headphones and more.

Multi-grammy winning mastering engineers Bob Katz, Emily Lazar, and Peter Doell discuss their work process, go-to UAD plug-ins, and approaches to lending final-touch magic to projects.

The Marshall 1962 Bluesbreaker plug-in is is the first emulation of the iconic 2x12 combo used on the landmark 1966 album, Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton. In this UAD Tones & Techniques video, you’ll learn how to dial in the Marshall Bluesbreaker 1962 plug-in to quickly craft legendary sounds and textures.

The Oxide Tape Recorder plug-in for UAD-2 hardware and Apollo interfaces gives you the clarity, punch, and glue that only magnetic tape can. In this 5-Minute UAD Tips video, you'll learn how Oxide can easily add cohesion to your drum bus, shape bass guitar, and sit electric guitars perfectly in the mix.

Beyond the gorgeous dance-pop veneer of Passion Pit’s latest album, Kindred, is a complex, deeply layered world of overlapping synth textures and nuanced beat architecture. Frontman Michael Angelakos breaks down the group’s creative process and how Apollo and UAD plug-ins act as a main ingredient.