Ocean Way Studios Deluxe

Ocean Way Studios Deluxe models the recording and mixing environments of one of the industry's most sonically influential facilities. Using UA's Dynamic Room Modeling technology, the plugin emulates the acoustic characteristics of Ocean Way's Studio A and B - spaces that shaped recordings across multiple decades and genres. The core value lies in its approach: rather than offering generic room simulations, it captures the specific tonal signature these rooms imparted on sources.

The plugin functions as both a room modeling tool and a comprehensive console emulation. You can route signals through modeled Focusrite and Dalcon consoles with their associated outboard gear - Fairchild compressor, LA-2A, 1176, and dbx 160 - before placing sources within the studio spaces themselves. Three reverb chambers, designed by Bill Putnam Sr., provide the ambience characteristic of the facility's original hardware-based approach.

A distinctive workflow feature involves re-miking: sending processed audio through models of Ocean Way's monitor systems (UREI 813 coaxials or Altec A-2 cabinets) and capturing it with approximations of the facility's microphone collection. This approximates the room treatment techniques that defined many classic recordings.

Ocean Way Studios Deluxe suits mix engineers and producers seeking authentic analog-era room character without access to the original facility. It's particularly effective on vocals, drums, and acoustic instruments where dimensional space contributes meaningfully to the final product. While other room modeling plugins exist, Ocean Way's specificity to a documented facility with extensive recording history gives it particular appeal for engineers working in genres - rock, pop, soul - shaped by this room's sound.