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Sound Machine Wood Works

Sound Machine Wood Works

4.0 (126)

Easily transform your acoustic piezo pickup into a multi-miked acoustic.

  • Record your acoustic guitar direct, in real time with microphone quality sound using Apollo
  • Use any UAD-2 hardware to re-voice pre-recorded acoustic guitar, transforming its resonance and character
  • Record stunning acoustic tracks in noisy environments and onstage without bleed
  • Mix multiple mic voicings for rich, complex tones without re-tracking

Runs on macOS or Windows. Requires an Apollo audio interface or UAD Accelerator. View full system requirements.

Sound Machine Wood Works

$59$299

$59$299

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Easily Transform your Acoustic Piezo Pickup into a Multi-Miked Acoustic

The Wood Works plug-in gives you exceptional studio microphone sound from any piezo-equipped acoustic guitar. Now you can easily track multi-dimensional acoustic tones in real time — even in situations that would challenge physical microphones. Wood Works also allows you to “re-mic” your guitar tracks as you mix — refocusing or radically reshaping them at any stage of the mix, even if your guitar was recorded in a less-than-perfect environment or a live performance.

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4.0
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
Based on 126 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 69 Total 4 star reviews: 24 Total 3 star reviews: 10 Total 2 star reviews: 12 Total 1 star reviews: 11
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126 reviews
  • TZ
    T. Z.
    I recommend this product
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    9 months ago
    Great - with room to grow

    This is designed for acoustic guitar, but I purchased it to use on acoustic bass for DI tracks. It was definitely helpful and brought out more of the acoustic vibe. I’ve heard some sampling pedals that do even better job, so I know there is room for improvement, but this did help quite a bit. Not exactly equal to the microphone, but enough that when I needed to duck the microphone out because of noise or other issues, it was definitely much better sounding than the DI even with EQ. Still have to try it on acoustic guitar at some point, but worth the purchase price – at least the on sale purchase price. The full retail price is pretty expensive. Hoping that if there is an update, there might be some focus on acoustic bass presets, though I know that market is pretty small.

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  • JS
    J. S.
    I recommend this product
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    1 year ago
    Acoustic plug in

    Sounds not bad at all though I’d say it makes the sound wider n deeper, I’m pleased with the resulting sounds available

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  • PJ
    P. J.
    I recommend this product
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    1 year ago
    Handy and easy to use

    I had used this plug in years ago as the demo during a session where I only had the piezo pickup. It worked great but I didn't want to spend the $$ at the time as I didn't think I would be using very often.

    Recently I started tracking my shows live with a digital mixer two acoustic guitars, fiddle and mandolin all DI into the mixer. I drag and drop the files into LUNA and good to go. Wood Works is a fast and easy way to get a good sound with the guitars and I was surprised that it did a nice job on the fiddle.

    Ya I would prefer to use mics in the studio but for this mixing live recordings application this plug in is a great tool. I got it on sale with a coupon so no regrets.

    I suspect over time I will use it more often and find better sounds with experience.

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  • SB
    S. B.
    I do not recommend this product
    Rated 1 out of 5 stars
    1 year ago
    2 minute demo told me to save my money

    J35 Gibson with factory Baggs. Every last setting on this made it sound worse. I got a better sound literally in 30 seconds on an SSL channel strip. Words cannot describe how bad it is.

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  • RS
    r. s.
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 year ago
    It's fantastic!!!

    I don't get what the harsh critics about. You don't use your ears?? It's of course a great helper when it comes to make DI acoustics sound better but for me, even with miked acoustics, it's a fantastic tool to bring edge and a much more interesting and versatile sound to your guitars.

    In short, it makes the recordings sound much more "expensive", for lack of a better term. For those of you that think this plug-in sucks, please tell me what your expectations were? To be honest I've used it on many releases and a few of them has been major hits. (I'm a producer and a good guitar player)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, you’ll need an Apollo audio interface, UAD-2 Satellite, or UAD-2 PCIe card to run these plug-ins, using the onboard DSP. The plug-ins run on the hardware itself, without adding strain to your computer’s CPU. In an Apollo, onboard DSP processing allows you to run realtime UAD plug-ins with near-zero latency, and even record that processing directly to your DAW.

This refers to the number of SHARC DSP processors in Apollo and UAD-2 hardware. A DUO core system has twice the amount of processing power compared to a SOLO core system. More SHARC DSP cores increases the number of UAD-2 plug-ins you can run on the hardware.

No, Satellites provide DSP to run UAD-2 plug-ins in your DAW.

Yes, you can start a fully functional 14-day demo from any plug-in bundled with the UAD software. Simply click “Start Demo”, and start using it in your DAW.

UAD-2 licenses follow the hardware, it does not matter which computer they are connected to. You can have up to six UAD-2 devices registered to a system in your Universal Audio account, which share those licenses. See UAD-2 Plug-In Licensing Explained for full details. Authorisation of UAD-2 hardware is managed by the UAD Meter & Control Panel Application.

Check our Knowledge Base for additional questions

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