
Since most UAD plug-ins use more DSP than PGM or MEM, this is the most commonly seen message of this type. "The plug-in was unable to load because the DSP load limit was exceeded."

Here are some common examples of DSP, PGM, & MEM messages:

The percentage of DSP, PGM, and MEM currently being used is shown for the UAD system as a whole in the UAD Meter, and for each individual DSP chip of the system on the System Info tab of the UAD Control Panel.ĭSP, PGM, & MEM percentages for the UAD system as a whole shown in the UAD MeterĭSP, PGM, & MEM loads for each individual DSP chip shown on the System Info tab of the UAD Control Panel

If a UAD plug-in becomes disabled when you try to load it and you get a message referring to DSP, PGM, or MEM then this indicates that you don't have enough of a particular resource available to process the UAD plug-in that you are trying to load.ĭSP, PGM, and MEM are resources used to process UAD plug-ins. DSP, PGM, & MEM), and error code messages. The messages can be broken down into two main categories - messages relating to UAD resources (i.e. These messages always start with the text "One or more UAD plug-ins have been disabled", but will go on to give more details about why the plug-in was disabled. The only situation where a UAD plug-in will load as disabled without showing an error message is if there is no UAD device recognized by the system, so if you don't see any error messages first check to make sure that your UAD device is turned on, connected to the computer, and recognized in the UAD Meter & Control Panel software. Sometimes a UAD plug-in will be disabled immediately when you load it into your DAW or Console and other times the plug-in will become disabled after a period of time, but in either case a message will accompany the plug-in being disabled.

The first step in understanding why a particular UAD plug-in has become disabled is to check the message that appears. The troubleshooting guide below addresses these possible causes through a number of general troubleshooting steps that we have found to reliably resolve the majority of issues with disabled UAD plug-ins. Sometimes the cause is something simple, such as running out of resources to process UAD plug-ins or a UAD device getting unplugged from the computer, and other times the cause is less clear such as a failed data cable or a corrupt software installation. UAD plug-ins can become "disabled" when loaded into your DAW or Console application for a number of reasons - when this happens, a red DISABLED message appears across the bottom of the plug-in GUI and the plug-in itself will stop processing audio.
