Universal Audio LA-6176 Signature Channel Strip Plug-In (Crossgrade)

Universal Audio UADX-LA-6176-CROSSGRADE Overview

Experience decades of classic and modern vocal, guitar, drum, and bass sounds with the Universal Audio LA-6176 Signature Channel Strip. This plug-in allows you to record and mix using three of the most historically significant pieces of analog gear, all within one elegant channel strip.

Enjoy the smooth harmonics and rich overdrive of a vintage UA 610 tube preamp for vocals and instruments. Instantly switch to the famous punch of the 1176 Limiting Amplifier or the smooth warmth of the LA-2A Leveling Amplifier. With Unison-Enabled technology, you can record in real-time with Apollo interfaces, integrating three legendary processors into a single Unison slot.

This crossgrade is available to owners of any Apollo interface.

Plug into a World-Famous Tube Preamp

• Bill Putnam's 610 Modular Amplifier tube preamp was a milestone in audio history, introduced in the 1960's and used to record everyone from the Beach Boys, Ray Charles, and Johnny Cash, to Coldplay and Adele.
• The LA-6176 plug-in features the modern 610-B circuit, giving you even deeper EQ controls for adding rich tube sound that works on everything.

Get Legendary 1176 Punch

• The 6176 hardware is the first channel strip to pair UA's iconic 610 tube preamp with the classic 1176 Limiting Amplifier. The 1176 is the compressor that defined decades of popular rock and pop music, from Led Zeppelin to Bob Marley and Beyonce.
• Its FET-based circuit delivers ultrafast response to guitar, bass, and drum transients, making your tracks pop through the speakers.

Add Smooth LA-2A Tube Compression

• Borrowing from UA's LA-610 MkII hardware channel strip, the LA-6176 plug-in packs iconic optical compression at the flip of a switch.
• In LA-2A mode, you'll get the same silky compression heard on classic vocal and instrument recordings for over 60 years.
• Plus, you can easily toggle between the LA-2A and 1176 modes to find your perfect sound.

Unison-Enabled for Realtime Recording on Apollo Interfaces

• With an Apollo interface and Unison technology, the LA-6176 Signature Channel Strip makes you forget you're recording through a plug-in.
• You'll get all the unique impedance, gain-staged sweet spots, and circuit behaviors of an original 610 tube preamp.
• And when you add in two legendary compressors, it puts three of UA's most famous analog circuits on a single Unison channel.