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UA 1176 Classic FET Compressor

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UA 1176 Classic FET Compressor

UA 1176 Classic FET Compressor

4.9 (29)

Add the iconic punch of a world famous compressor.

  • Add punch and attitude to your vocal and instrument recordings with a special edition of the classic UA FET compressor
  • Harness the fast attack and colorful saturation of an original 1176, right down to the transformers and FET amplifiers
  • Dial in your sound quickly with the Input/Output controls and fine tune your Attack and Release for nearly any source
  • Go from subtle to extreme, for smashed textures using the infamous “All Button” mode

Runs natively on your macOS or Windows computer without UA hardware. View full system requirements.

Fast FET Compression and Limiting for Your Mixes

Start your journey with the iconic compression used on nearly every hit recording of our time. This special version of our UA 1176 Classic FET Compressor features the same authentic analog modeling of the full collection, so you can dial in the punch and attitude of an iconic “desert island” compressor on nearly any source.

What They Say

The UA 1176 Rev A is the only vocal compressor I use on every artist I work with.

Daniel Nigro

Chappell Roan, Olivia Rodrigo, Dermot Kennedy

I love my UA 1176 Rev A. I use it on pretty much anything. It has impeccably good tone and a lovely, gentle saturation when pushed.

Justin Meldal-Johnsen

M83, St. Vincent, Beck

An 1176 is always on my guitar or bass DI. I use it to tighten up the performance before re-amping. It glues things together to without killing dynamics.

Will Yip

Turnstile, Title Fight, Superheaven

Reviews

4.9
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
Based on 29 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 26 Total 4 star reviews: 2 Total 3 star reviews: 1 Total 2 star reviews: 0 Total 1 star reviews: 0
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29 reviews
  • DF
    David F.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    5 days ago
    Practically the real thing

    I've used multiple models of famous compressor plugins for almost three decades. UA's 1176 and LA-2A plugins are the first to instantly take me back to working with the real things in various Nashville studios. They just sound right. They have the magic.

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  • JK
    John K.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 month ago
    It's great...

    Using for nylon and electric solo finger-style guitar... Deals with those right hand fingernail transients (clicks) very well....

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  • JM
    Jakov M.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    2 months ago
    1176

    Simply i like it !!!

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  • VV
    Vlad V.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    4 months ago
    I'm happy with the sound. Easy! It 's being adjusted ! I recommend it!

    I'm satisfied ! I'm going to mix the next track ! Bye for now !

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  • JM
    Jason M.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    4 months ago
    UAD Plug-ins

    These Plug-in are Epic . Playing around with all of them getting the feel to learn them all for my perfect tuning

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Frequently Asked Questions

No. These plug-ins run natively on your computer. No UA hardware is required.

Yes, 14-day plug-in demos are available. Find eligible plug‑ins

We provide three activations per license. We support activation on your computer or on an iLok USB key.

Native plug-ins are supported on macOS and Windows systems. See our Native UAD System Requirements article for full system requirements. An iLok account is required for managing your native plug-in licenses. We support iLok USB keys for portability, but one is not required.

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