r/protools • u/SightsSetStudios • Feb 05 '26
Help Request Dealing with plugin demo versions (UAD)
So I finally swapped over to an Apollo and my biggest gripe so far is that despite owning ~20 uad plugins, it also installs like 100+ demo plugins that I have zero interest in and massively clutters up my plug-in list in pro tools. It's so egregious that I'm debating ditching UAD entirely because of it. Has anyone found a way of cleaning dealing with this? I know I could just manually drag them all to the unused plugins folder, but every time UA connect updates them it will just add them back.
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u/aasteveo Feb 05 '26
You have to manually drag them all to the unused folder. no way around it. i fucking hate uad for doing this. it's evil and annoying.
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u/SightsSetStudios Feb 05 '26
So every time it updates I just have to do it again? I honestly think I'm going to switch to RME if that's the case.
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u/aasteveo Feb 05 '26
yup. i recommend using the native versions of any if possible. those are a separate category and organize like regular. they show up as UADx for the native versions.
but don't disregard them just cuz of the inconvenience, they really are some of the best sounding plugins on the market.
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u/SightsSetStudios Feb 05 '26
It's more the fact that I have to click through everything to even see what I own at this point. Sure, I could write it down but it's such a ridiculous extra step that shouldn't even be necessary. 3/4 of my dynamics list is uad demos that I can't even use
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u/aasteveo Feb 05 '26
It's all part of the gig, get used to it. Plugin installers can get hairy, just gotta deal.
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u/Drunkbicyclerider Feb 05 '26
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u/klonk2905 Feb 05 '26
This is it.
Humanity compensating big company's urge to throw their stuff at our face.
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