Universal Audio UAD POWERED PLUG-INS ver.6.1 - Manual (Page 185)

UAD Powered Plug-Ins Manual - 185 - Chapter 14: Cooper Time Cube
Design Overview
The original UREI/Universal Audio Model 920-16 Cooper Time Cube hard-
ware (see
“Cooper Time Cube Hardware” on page 189 ) has two audio
channels, A and B. Each channel is transduced to/from a coiled length of
plastic tubing which provides the acoustic “sound columns” that define its dis-
tinctive sonic character.
The coils for each channel are at fixed but different lengths, which define the
available single delay times of 16ms for channel A and 14ms for channel B.
The two channels can be cascaded in series via external routing, for a total
available delay time of 30ms at reasonable fidelity for its era, which (accord-
ing to the original product brochure) “brings complete respectability to the
heretofore marginally feasible acoustical delay line.”
The UAD Cooper Time Cube plug-in has all the vibe of the original, with mod-
ern feature enhancements. It is a true stereo plug-in with two independent de-
lay processors. Each channel has its own set of controls, and there are global
controls that affect the plug-in overall.
Cooper Time Cube Controls
Global Controls The global controls affect both channels of the processor simultaneously.
Gain Gain controls the signal input level to the plug-in for both A (left) and B (right)
channels. Gain affects the combined wet and dry signals.
The available range is ±15 dB and the 12 o'clock position is unity gain.
Figure 60. The global controls (Wet Solo and Power, also global controls, are not shown here)