Universal Audio UAD Plug-Ins ver.7.4.2 - Manual (Page 469)

UAD Powered Plug-Ins Manual - 469 - Chapter 48: Teletronix LA-2A Leveler Collection
LA-2A Plug-In Family
The complete LA-2A family is comprised of four individual plug-ins, as seen on
the previous page. Each variation has its own unique sonic characteristics.
Teletronix LA-2A
Leveler
Collection
The Teletronix LA-2A Leveler Collection (introduced in UAD v6.5) provides ac-
cess to three historical and highly coveted revisions in the Teletronix product
line.
The newer state-of-the-art algorithms in this bundle take full advantage of the
extra power available on UAD-2 devices and the design sophistication and
expertise gained since the introduction of the legacy LA-2A plug-in in 2001.
Teletronix LA-2A Silver
The LA-2A “Silver” captures the North Hollywood, California unit manufac-
tured in the late 1960s by Bill Putnam, with its brushed aluminum panel and
original T4B gain reduction module. Perhaps the most flexible of the three
plug-ins in the collection, this unit’s fast time constant makes it suitable on the
widest variety of program material, including transient-rich sources like drums
and percussion.
Teletronix LA-2A Gray
The LA-2A “Gray” covers Jim Lawrence’s original mid-1960s painted unit
from Pasadena, California. This unit maintains an average time constant, cov-
ering the gamut of medium speed compression uses.
Teletronix LA-2
The LA-2 captures one of the earliest Teletronix examples. This exceedingly
rare unit preceded the LA-2A by a few years and incredibly, still has the orig-
inal T4A fully intact. The LA-2 provides the slowest response and a unique
“mellowed” sound due to 50 years of luminescent panel aging inside the T4
module. Use the LA-2 with legato tempos and your most vowel-like sources for
a transparency and sublime mood unlike any other compressor.
Teletronix LA-2A
Legacy
The Teletronix LA-2A Legacy plug-in ( Figure 149 on page 468 ) was, along
with the UA 1176LN Legacy, the first plug-in available for the UAD platform.
This first-generation plug-in runs on UAD-1 and UAD-2 devices. It still has a
great sound and is very usable, especially when there are not enough DSP
resources to use the second-generation models in the newer Teletronix LA-2A
Leveler Collection.
To accommodate the limited DSP resources of the UAD-1, the transformer and
I/O distortion characteristics were not modeled in this plug-in. This makes the
Teletronix LA-2A Legacy especially useful in situations where less distortion,
and less DSP usage, is desirable.