UAD Amp pedal plugins - best bang for buck amp sims?

Genuinely don’t get the UA love. I briefly had a Dream 65 - when driven it created some awful sounds with the reverb on and the app hardly ever connected via Bluetooth. I had the Dumble one (Enigmatic) and returned it almost immediately. I ‘really’ didn’t like the sound of it.

I realise the functionality may be better with plug ins but I’m unconvinced by their sonics. 

Current offer is the 2 for $79 bundle, plus a third for free.

$26 per amp sim vs £325 per pedal equivalent

jamesguitar said:

Current offer is the 2 for $79 bundle, plus a third for free.

$26 per amp sim vs £325 per pedal equivalent

Amazing FOMO marketing, will Black Friday / Cyber Monday yeild even better bargains? Who knows?

Can these be used standalone or only via your DAW?

duotone said:

Can these be used standalone or only via your DAW?

They're plugins only, no standalone.

I guess most people buying plugins have a DAW of choice in which they can be used.

Hi all - daft question I'm sure but I have the UA Lion pedal and prefer that from a usability point of view.....how are you actually using these plug-in's, what hardware etc? I went with the pedal and have tried a few bits from Spark but messing about with a iPad or Tonemaster type UI isn't really my thing hence the appeal of the UA pedals