Plugin comparison
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which effect to buy.
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Contenders
UAD Capitol Studios: native room-modelling and reverb plug-in with Capitol Studios A and B, 18 mics and four echo chambers. $249 at Plugin Boutique.
UAD's EMT-endorsed plate reverb models three Plant Studios EMT 140 units and now runs native on Mac and Windows, no Apollo required.
Technical matrix
| Signal | UAD Capitol Studios | UAD EMT 140 Classic Plate Reverberator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $249 | $149 |
| Dubspot Score | — | — |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX, macOS, Windows | VST3, AU, AAX |
| Type | Native room-modelling and reverb plug-in | Modeled steel plate reverb (three physical units) |
| Rooms | Capitol Studio A (live and tight) and Studio B (switchable acoustic panels) | — |
| Mics | Close, Room, Decca; 18 microphone types | — |
| Modes | Re-Mic and Reverb (Predelay 0 to 125 ms, Mix, Wet Solo) | — |
| Master effects | EQ 88 or 80; Dynamics 1176LN, Air, LA-2A, Ch-88, CMC, Bus-80; Chambers 1, 3, 5, 8 | — |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX; macOS 11+, Windows 10+; Apple Silicon, Intel and Windows native | VST3, AU, AAX 64 |
| Licensing | UA Connect; 14-day demo; included in UAD Spark Studio | — |
| Source | — | Three EMT 140 plates captured at The Plant Studios, Sausalito |
| Plates | — | A and B: original EMT electronics; C: serviced Martech electronics |
| Plug-in extras | — | Width, Balance, Modulation, EQ, predelay, Mix, Wet Solo |
| Platform | — | UAD Native (UADx) and optional Apollo / UAD-2 DSP |
| OS | — | macOS Big Sur 11–Tahoe 26; Windows 10/11 64-bit |
| Authorization | — | Free iLok account; UA Connect; iLok USB optional |
| Spark | — | Included in UAD Spark |
| Trial | — | 14-day fully functional demo |
| SKU | — | UADX-EMT140 |
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