3. How many UAD Powered Plug-Ins do you buy a year?
1-2 3-4 5-6 >7
4. How many non-UAD Plug-Ins do you buy a year?
1-2 3-4 5-6 >7
5. What price range do you typically pay for plug-ins?
<$99$ 100-149$ 150-199$ 200-249$ 250-349$ 350-399$ 400-499$ 500-799$ 800-999$ 1000-1499$ 1500-1999 >$2000
6. In addition to UAD Powered Plug-Ins, which brand(s) of non-UAD plug-ins can’t you live without?
Antares, Arturia, Audio Ease, BIAS, Bomb Factory, Brainworx, Celemony, Chandler Limited, Cycling 74, Digidesign, Eventide, Flux::, Focusrite, GRM Tools, IK Multimedia, iZotope, McDSP, Native Instruments, PSP, Softube, Sonalksis, Sonnox (Sony Oxford), Soundtoys, SPL, Toontrack, URS, WaveArts, Waves, Other.
7. What type of plug-ins would you like next from UA? Pick your Top Three.
Microphone Preamp Emulations, Microphone Emulations
DJ/Remix Processors, Surround Tools
Restoration Tools, Pitch Correction/Harmonization
Guitar and Bass Amplifier Emulations, Guitar and Bass Effect Emulations
Convolution-Based Effects, Classic Keyboard or Synth Emulations
Classic Drum Machine Emulations, Updates/Improvements to existing Plug-Ins (E.G. LA-2A, 1176, Pultec, etc)
8. Did you purchase the UAD card primarily for the DSP power of the card, or the quality of the Plug-ins?
DSP Power, Plug-In Quality
9. As an owner of a UAD card, would you purchase a UAD (DSP powered) version of a Universal Audio plug-in if a native (non-DSP powered) version of the same plug-in was available?
Yes, No
10. As an owner of a UAD card, would you purchase a UAD (DSP powered) version of a 3rd Party plug-in if a native (non-DSP powered) version of the same plug-in was available?
Yes, No
11. If you own a UAD-1, do you have an available PCIe slot in the computer on which you make music?
Yes I have an available slot, No available slot
I'm not sure, Not Applicable, don't own a UAD-1
12. If you own a UAD-2, how often do you run out of UAD DSP power?
Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always, Not Applicable, I own UAD-1
13. What new UAD System features are most important to you? Pick your Top Three.
A/B Compare, Artist presets
Improved modifier key/shortcut key mapping, Graphical Visualization of Plug-In Parameters
Left-Right, Mid-Side gain controls for stereo plug-ins, MIDI Control Mapping (MIDI Learn)
Side-chaining for dynamics processors, Surround support
Text entry for all controls, User customizable default presets/banks, Wet/Dry Mix.
14. What new UAD Peformance and Compatibility features are most important to you? Pick your Top Three.
Lower latency when using multiple plug-ins on a track
Pro Tools performance, Lower CPU overhead
64-bit processing, 64-bit native support (use in 64-bit DAW without wrapper)
AutoMap control surface support, HUI control surface support
EuCon control surface support, VST3.0 support
15. Do you plan to spend more, less, or about the same amount of money on audio gear in 2010?
More, Less, About the same
16. Do you own a control surface?
Yes, No
17. Do you own any studio hardware other than your computer, interfaces and speakers (EG preamps, channel strips, compressors, AD/DA converters, monitor controllers, mixer, etc)?
Yes, No
18. When do you plan to buy your next studio hardware unit (preamps, channel strips, compressors, AD/DA converters, monitor controllers, mixer, etc)?
Never, Within 3 months, Within 6 months, Within one year, I plan to buy but don’t know when
19. Which best describes you as an end user?
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
20. Which best describes your primary role when making music?
Artist/Songwriter/Composer, DJ/Remixer, Mastering Engineer, Mix Engineer, Performing Musician, Post Production,Producer, Recording Engineer, Scoring, Sound Designer, Other
21. Is your primary source of income derived from making music?
Yes, No
22. Which genre/style best describes the primary music you make?
Country, Dance/Club, Jazz, Orchestral, Pop, R&B, Rap, Rock, World, Other
23. Do you play in a band or perform your music live?
Yes, No
24. What type of computer do you currently use for music creation?
Mac Desktop, PC Desktop, Mac Laptop, PC Laptop, all-in-one (iMac type)
25. What type of computer do you plan to purchase next for music creation?
Mac Desktop, PC Desktop, Mac Laptop, PC Laptop, all-in-one (iMac type)
26. What type of CPU do you have in your main music computer?
Single Core, Dual Core, Quad Core, Octa Core
27. How often do you exhaust your CPU power and have to flatten/render/freeze, go to a higher buffer size, or compromise on your choice of tool in order to get your work done?
Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always
28. What is the maximum # of tracks you record in a single pass?
None, I don’t record, 1-2 Tracks per pass, 3-4 Tracks per pass, 5-8 Tracks per pass, 9-16 Tracks per pass, 17-24 Tracks per pass, >24 Tracks per pass
29. How many tracks do you use in your largest DAW sessions?
8 or less, 9-16, 17-32, 33-48, 49-64, 65-80, >80 tracks
30. How many plug-ins do you use in your largest mixes?
<16, 11-20, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, 61-70, 71-80, 91-100, 100-129, >130
31. Which Sequencer/DAW program do you use most?
Ableton Live, Adobe Audition, Apple Garage Band, Apple Logic Pro, Cakewalk SONAR, Cockos Reaper, Digidesign ProTools HD, Digidesign ProTools LE, Image Line FL Studio, Mackie Tracktion, Magix Samplitude, Magix Sequoia, Merging Pyramix, MOTU Digital Performer, Presonus Studio One, Propellerhead Record, Sony Acid, Sony Vegas, Steinberg Cubase, Steinberg Nuendo, Other
32. Which computer audio interface do you use?
Alesis, Apogee, Digidesign, Echo, E-MU, ESI, Focusrite, Lexicon, Line 6, Lynx, Mackie, M-Audio, Metric Halo, MOTU, Native Instruments, PreSonus, Prism, RME, Roland, SSL, Steinberg, Tapco, TASCAM, TC Electronic, Yamaha, Other
33. Audio Interface Model
34. What is the primary way you stay informed on the latest music gear?
Music store (in person), Music store website, Music store catalog, Music / production magazines, Music / production websites, Online forums, Google, Friends / Word-of-mouth, Social Networking, Other
35. What music and production magazines / websites / forums do you regularly read or visit?
36. How likely is it that you would recommend UA and its products to a friend or colleague?
Please rate on a scale of 1-9, where 9 = extremely likely and 1 = not at all likely.
1-9
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