All multi-button ratio combinations now available - including famous “All-Buttons”.New “No Ratio” or Attack “Off” provides popular amplifier-only mode Input and Output amplifier distortion.Famous ultra fast attack time – 20 microseconds to 800 microseconds.Compression circuit model includes improved gain reduction nonlinearities and Attack/Release fits.Models entire electronic path, including transformers, FET and bipolar transistor amplifiers.Includes three famous versions: Rev A, Rev E, and AE - each with their own specific features and sonic attributes.“Bill” Putnam-designed classic FET Limiter, the most popular compressor ever made. The 1176AE emulates UA’s rare 1176 40th Anniversary Edition, complete with exclusive “hot-rod” mods - including its lower 2:1 compression ratio and a fixed “super slow” 10ms attack mode.Īlso included in the 1176 Classic Limiter Plug-In Collection are handcrafted presets from some legendary 1176 enthusiasts: Ed Cherney (Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt), Joe Chiccarelli (The White Stripes, The Killers), Carl Glanville (U2), David Isaac (Marcus Miller, Luther Vandross), Andy Johns (Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones), Jacquire King (Kings of Leon, Norah Jones), Hugo Nicolson (Radiohead, Björk), Vance Powell (The Dead Weather, The Raconteurs), and Andrew Scheps (Adele, Red Hot Chili Peppers). The Rev E “Blackface” covers the early 70’s / Brad Plunkett “LN” (Low Noise) era of the 1176 circuit lineage, with a more linear compression response, transistor gain amplification, and a change to the program dependency. The Rev A “Bluestripe” represents the original Putnam FET limiter design, complete with its higher distortion and unique FET gain amplifier characteristics. The 1176 Limiter Plug-In Collection provides three distinct 1176 revisions, representing over 40 years of design iterations. “The results are simply stunning, and we’re thrilled to be able to offer this to our UAD-2 customers.”

That knowledge has produced the 1176 Collection,” says Matt Ward, President of Universal Audio. “While our original 1176LN plug-in is still the closest software emulation of the original hardware available, we’ve learned a lot in the ten years since its release.

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