UA 175B & 176 Tube Compressor Collection
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UA 175B & 176 Tube Compressor Collection
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n. binns
Solid
Solid emulation. Absolutely gorgeous tone and very effective tool to have around.
G. Merino
Nasty!!
Awesome comps, the most colorful of my arsenal, lot of grit and character!
I’m not giving 5 stars only because the small GUIs, the graphics are nice but so tiny. Please make this one bigger or resizable!
T. Liljegren
Woaw!
My favourite compressor on almost everything. Fat and natural.
Watch out for huge ess-boosting on vocals though.
D. Shapland
Epic 1167 alternative
The 175/176 bundle is awesome, I love these compressors on just about everything, if you are looking for 1176 style compression but with a rounder warmer tone these are the way to go!! A staple in all of my mixes.
F. Martinsen
Fat warm huge tone
Love this compressor, tried the demo first and it got stuck on several things in my mixes just had to purchase this amazing compressor.
P. Bryer
Beautiful sound. Great tone.
Got these to round out my compressor collection. Put the 175B on Ravel - stunning! Just sounds great. Lovely warm tone. Can’t wait to try them in all situations!
J. Manness
Amazing tone box!
I've been revisiting the 176 because it's made such a difference putting it on submixes and the master bus. The trick is to mess with the HR so you get the right balance of tone and compression. If you normally reach for the Fairchild plugin, use this!
R. Neville
This came with my octo satellite
I’ve never heard of these compressors before but damn, they sound so good. I replaced the LA-2A with the 175 and 176 and immediately it added some colour that really brought out the vocals. Absolutely amazing!
J. Markunas
A Must Have For Vocals!
I bought this plugin after reading Sylvia Massey's book (and seeing a few of her studio tours on YouTube). This compressor set is magic on vocal chains, I'd even go as far as to say I like it better than the LA-2A on vocals. It adds a magic sheen and smoothness to harsh vocals, and in my case, vocals that weren't recorded in a sound-dead room. Plus, at $150 it's a no-brainer. Buy it!
D. Montoya
These two rule on acoustic instruments
Fat. Huge. Warm. Round. Clear. I've always had trouble getting smaller acoustic instruments to sit in a mix. Whatever voodoo UA has placed in this plugin magically makes these instruments sit authoritatively in a mix.
P. Gent
Peter G
I trialled this one and bought it on the spot. I record podcasts and although I like LA-2A and 1176 compressors on my voice, this thing is pure butter with my SM7B. Absolutely gorgeous sounds.
I use the compressor in the Precision Channel Strip as a peak limiter, then have this following just taking off a further 1 to 2 dB.
I highly recommend that you try this compressor.
J. MARTINEZ
The closest to the real McCoy I guess
Excellent plugins. Easy to work with on pretty much any application.
R. Walsh
Great Compressor
My go to for acoustic guitar
M. Johannes
Good Collection Of Tube Compressors
Last year I wanted to buy Virtual Tube Collection by Slate, but this UAD collection is good.
N. Acrisio
Great
Classic analogue sound. Precise and well-defined. Great.
P. Koubi
very good on vocals
very smooth and natural! the 176 works perfectly on my vocals and acoustic guitar
S. Roth
Great to give a little colour
I haven’t had time to fully discover their power, but for now they are already great to just give a little bit of colour
B. Tari
Alap!
Legyen ilyened!
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pretty fire my g
Didn’t know this existed till the plug-in came out. Imagine a vari-mu like the Fairchild or Manley but with the snappiness and agility of an 1176. The 175B has a grittier darker texture. 176 sounds relatively hi-fi and modern with a sparkle that’s defined and sharp without being harsh. Manley vari-mu is more sizzly and diffused on the top end. Brings things forward in a crunchy but not annoying way. Definitely the evil but cool twin of the Manley. Sick vibes bro.
D. Binnall
These are phenomenal.
Anything you run through them, guitars, drums, bass, vocals, you name it, comes out the other end creamy and warm. These are quickly becoming my go to compressors when I need to warm up and fatten up a signal.
Very tasty.
