Universal Audio Releases Official Lexicon® 224 Digital Reverb Emulation for Uad-2 Powered Plug-Ins Platform

By Guest | May 9, 2011

The Classic Sounds of Lexicon’s First-Ever Reverb Unit, Plus Numerous UAD-2

Satellite Enhancements, Comprise UAD Software Version 5.9

Universal Audio (UA), a leading manufacturer of high-quality audio hardware and

award-winning UAD-2 Powered Plug-Ins for Mac and PC, has released new UAD Software

v5.9. Along with new features for the UAD-2 Satellite Firewire DSP Accelerator,

v5.9 includes the highly anticipated Lexicon® 224 Digital Reverb plug-in for the

UAD-2 platform.

From the moment it was unleashed on the audio industry in 1978, the original

Lexicon 224 Digital Reverb — with its tactile, slider-based controller and famously

lush reverb tail — almost single-handedly defined the sound of an entire era, and

remains one of the most popular and influential digital reverb units of all time.

The result of UA’s acclaimed modeling expertise, the Lexicon 224 plug-in for UAD-2

precisely captures all eight reverb programs available in original 224 firmware

version 4.4, including every tunable parameter, with unique fader-style controls —

inviting easy experimentation and sonic exploration. In UA’s exhaustive modeling

tradition, the Lexicon 224 emulation also incorporates the original unit’s input

transformers and early AD/DA converters — nailing the entire signal path right down

to the last detail.

Additionally, the Lexicon 224 emulation for UAD-2 features direct input and presets

from famous Lexicon 224 users, including Chuck Zwicky (Prince, Jeff Beck), Eli

Janney (Jet, Ryan Adams), David Isaac (Eric Clapton, Luther Vandross), E.T.

Thorngren (Talking Heads, Bob Marley), and Kevin Killen (U2, Peter Gabriel).

Lexicon 224 Digital Reverb plug-in features:

Lexicon-endorsed model of legendary 1978 hardware, using the very same algorithms from the original hardware
Models the entire analog circuit and digital path for total authenticity
Eight reverb programs and one chorus program from final Lexicon v.4.4 firmware
Features artist presets from famous Lexicon 224 users

Now available for purchase via UA’s Online Store, the Lexicon 224 Digital Reverb

plug-in is available for $349US.

In addition to the Lexicon 224 Digital Reverb plug-in, v5.9 features improvements

for the UAD-2 Satellite Firewire DSP Accelerators, including support for

Avid/Digidesign 002 and 003, support for connecting up to two UAD-2 Satellites on

qualified Intel-based iMac®, MacBook Pro®, or Mac mini® computers, lowered latency

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