Make sure the MUSIC VOLUME knob on the Spark is turned up, and test the basic audio playback with YouTube or iTunes. If you are speaking softly, make sure to increase the input volume so your Mac can better capture your voice. Go to Windows Control Panel > Sound, and set the Spark as the default audio device for Playback & Recording. Under input make sure the volume is set to an appropriate level. in a visceral, not necessarily rational way. MAC If you use a Mac, choose the Apple menu > System Preferences > Sound. I just really don't like the subscription model at all. It's looking more and more like I should not have popped for the 480L plug in.
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You have to continue to pay the premium price for the DSP-dependent plugs to get the free UADx version without the subscription, or you give in and subscribe. So I wonder, if native UADx plugs will always be free if you pop for their DSP-dependent plugs? I guess they've got it so you either buy the hardware or you buy the subscription. Looks like I may be buying a TB Satellite at some point I guess. Weirdly, the Spark versions are not for some reason. Have moved to a Mac Studio and am afraid UAD might get left behind despite that I own probably 10-15 of their plugins. what are the odds they port their apps to M1 silicon before porting them to Spark? I have 2 UAD PCIe cards on my old Mac Pro. Last I checked, UAD was not M1 native, correct? So. I don't want a monthly bill to use my software. I have monthly bills for electricity, water, trash pickup, internet, cell phone, and my mortgage. I'm really, REALLY averse to the subscription model that some plug-in developers are pushing. So it looks to me that when I make the move to a Mac Studio sometime this year as hoped, if I want to use my UA plug-ins that I own, I'm going to have to buy some flavor of UA external DSP box to run them on. I asked the support guy if as new ones are ported, those of us who own the non-native versions will still be able to get them for free. So I guess I wish I'd bought the Lexicon 224 instead of the 480L.