

Tuned By The Pros Adding to the authenticity, UA sought out some of the world’s most famous 1176 users - responsible for millions of albums sold worldwide over more than four decades.
#Uad 1176 mods#
The 1176AE provides UA’s rare 1176 40th Anniversary Edition, complete with exclusive “hot-rod” mods - including its lower 2:1 compression ratio, a fixed “super slow” 10ms attack mode, and the program dependence of Rev A. The Rev E “Blackface” covers the early 70’s / Brad Plunkett “LN” (Low Noise) era of the 1176 circuit lineage, with variations including a more linear compression response, transistor gain amplification, and a change to the program dependence. The Rev A “Bluestripe” represents the original Putnam FET limiter design, complete with its higher distortion and unique FET gain amplifier characteristics. A Triple Threat The 1176 Limiter Plug-Ins Collection provides three distinct 1176 revisions, representing over 40 years of design iterations to the original 1176 - the world’s most recognized compressor. The resulting 1176 Classic Limiter Plug-In Collection provides unrivaled emulations of three distinct 1176 units, and is indispensable for any serious engineer or producer. Today, we’ve circled back to the 1176, and modeled its entire electronic path from stem to stern - including its transformers, FET and bipolar transistor amplifiers, for colorful input/output distortion.

This plug-in single-handedly launched the UAD platform, and inspired a decade of analog emulation software.

Universal Audio released its first 1176 plug-in emulation in 2001. Ever since its announcement in 1967, the 1176 has lent its character and punch to some of the greatest recordings in history, creating a solid framework for any mix, in any genre. The first true peak limiter to feature all-transistor circuitry and FET gain reduction, the original 1176 offered superior performance and a signature sound - including a lightning-fast 20 microseconds attack time. “Bill” Putnam, represented a major breakthrough in limiter technology. The original Universal Audio 1176, designed by audio Renaissance man and UA founder M.T. The Definitive Collection of the World’s Most Famous Compressors.
