Avalon VT-737 Tube Channel Strip
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The larger-than-life sound of pop, hip-hop, and R&B — now on UAD.
The dominant player in chart-topping pop, hip-hop, and R&B productions, Avalon's flagship VT-737 channel strip is the best-selling standalone channel strip ever made. From Jay-Z and Dr. Dre, to Babyface and Beyonce, to Eric Clapton and The Rolling Stones, the VT-737 delivers consistently polished results, with radio-ready gloss and detail.
Exclusively for UAD hardware and UA Audio Interfaces, and fully endorsed by Avalon Design, the Avalon VT-737 Tube Channel Strip plug-in captures the entire hit-making essence of the channel strip that defined the sound of modern music.Track and mix through an exacting emulation of the Avalon VT‑737 analog channel strip
Get the full character of the original hardware’s tube mic preamp with Unison technology
Add legendary Avalon gloss and presence to bass, vocals, voice‑over, and more
Sculpt your sources with a vocal‑flattering optical compressor
Tweak sounds with four-band EQ and add high‑end detail with 32k "air" band
Mix with artist presets from Eric J Dubowsky, (Flume, Odesza), Hector Delgado (A$AP Rocky, Lana Del Rey), Michael Brauer (Coldplay, My Morning Jacket), and more
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Capturing the Sound of Modern Music
After carefully auditioning multiple Avalon 737 hardware units, the UA team selected a "golden unit" with the ideal optical compression response. UA's DSP team then artfully captured the target hardware's class-A tube amplifier section with custom-wound transformer, LED-style optical compression, and discrete four-band EQ — the signature Avalon sound heard on thousands of chart-topping hits.
Unison™ Technology for UA Audio Interfaces
Harnessing UA’s groundbreaking Unison technology, the Avalon VT-737 plug-in captures the hardware’s mic preamp impedance, gain stage “sweet spots,” and exact circuit behaviors, giving you all the detailed sonics of the original Avalon hardware — including its gentle high-pass filter for removing mud and low-end gunk. And because the VT-737's front-panel Hi-Z input is a legendary bass DI, the VT-737 plug-in's Unison-enabled Hi-Z input endured rigorous evaluation, ensuring it was virtually indistinguishable from the original hardware.
Versatile Optical Compression
Excelling on vocals, bass, acoustic guitar, and voice-over work, the VT-737 plug-in's dynamics section emulates the hardware's gentle touch, rather than adding squash or crunch. Its relatively transparent compression also make it perfect for "stacking" the compressor again at mixdown, expertly controlling the dynamics of a vocal in a dense mix. An exclusive plug-in only, super-fast mode gives you “X4” faster attack, pushing the VT-737 beyond its physical limits, affording you tons of new dynamic versatility.
EQ with Details
The Avalon VT-737 Tube Channel Strip plug-in expertly emulates the hardware's discrete four-band EQ, allowing you to sculpt lead vocals with a visceral, larger-than-life presence and sophistication, placing them front-and-center in any mix. Like the hardware, the EQ can easily be placed before or after the compressor, and the mid bands can be engaged as sidechain filters for laser-focused compression. And with the 32k high frequency "air band," you can add delicate shimmer to everything from strings to background vocals to acoustic guitars.
Add Chart-Topping Sheen with Any UAD Hardware
Of course, the Avalon VT-737 Tube Channel Strip isn’t just for UA Audio Interface owners. UAD hardware owners can use the VT-737 Tube Channel Strip plug-in on any mix, giving your sources legendary fat bottom, "glassy" top-end textures, and a bevy of clear-eyed color — without ever going outside the box.
“The UAD Avalon VT‑737 plug‑in captures all the details of the hardware — from the preamp to the EQ and compression — this emulation is spot on. UA nailed it with this one.”
– Mike Larson (Pharrell, Ariana Grande, Migos)
“The Avalon VT-737 Tube Channel Strip plug-in captures the hardware perfectly. Plus, it's incredibly versatile, allowing me to add polish to vocals or warmth to bass.”
– Eric J Dubowsky (Flume, Odesza, Weezer)
“The UAD Avalon VT‑737 plug‑in is an indispensable recording and mixing tool with texture for days.”
– Hector Delgado (A$AP Rocky, Selena Gomez, Lana Del Rey)
“The UAD Avalon VT-737 Tube Channel Strip is an amazing sounding emulation. It’s a must have in any modern engineer’s toolkit.”
– Ian Boxill (Lenny White, Prince, 2Pac)Customer Reviews
K. il
August 18, 2023
avalon vt737sp Review
난 실제 아발론 vt737sp를 가지고있었다.마이크는 u87ai 를 사용했고 오디오 인터페이스는 rme fireface 800을 사용했었다. 시스템을...
Read Morej. whelan
August 13, 2023
AV 737
This thing is smooth and I love the comp for gentle tracking squeeze db or so. This is in my chain 50% of the time if tracking...
Read MoreA. Borges
July 25, 2023
Better Impossible
A plugin with great sound, texture and precision, simply Fantastic
Read MoreC. M
July 24, 2023
Avalon VT-737 Tube Channel Strip
Yes excellent, Just putting a signal path through it. Brings any sound into focus!!!
Read MoreM. Hui
July 17, 2023
Surprisingly Faithful to the hardware
I have had the hardware 737 for many years in the studio. For those considering the hardware unit save your money, A/B this plugin and the difference to my ears anyways is so marginal...
Read MoreA. Ayer
July 17, 2023
Tracking magic
This is the greatest channel strip for tracking. Put it in the unison spot (or not if you don’t want to commit). The gentle compression will sound transparent but stop overload and...
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Key Features
VT-737sp exclusively licensed by Avalon Design, modeled by Universal Audio
Made famous as the ultimate pop, R&B and hip-hop performance and production tool specializing in tight, focused vocals and bass guitar
Best of Avalon's design: high headroom tube mic preamp, optical compressor, and discrete four-band EQ
Feedback-style 58 dB tube mic preamp with Mic, Line, or Hi-Z input with Unison technology
Models entire VT-737sp “Special Performance” circuit path, including transformers, tube amplifiers, active and passive EQ filters, and optical gain reduction
Compressor Sidechain Unlink/Link and EQ Pre-Dynamics, EQ Sidechain filtering, Hi Q and Frequency multiplier
Physical input impedance and front panel control of gain staging and other preamp parameters via Unison
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Customer Reviews
Avalon VT-737 Tube Channel Strip
K. il
avalon vt737sp Review
난 실제 아발론 vt737sp를 가지고있었다.마이크는 u87ai 를 사용했고 오디오 인터페이스는
rme fireface 800을 사용했었다. 시스템을 아폴로트윈으로 교체하면서 vt737sp plugin을 사용해보고 실제 vt737를 판매하였다. 그만큼 근접한 뉘앙스를 내주었다 훌륭한 플러그인이다.j. whelan
AV 737
This thing is smooth and I love the comp for gentle tracking squeeze db or so. This is in my chain 50% of the time if tracking via the UAD
A. Borges
Better Impossible
A plugin with great sound, texture and precision, simply Fantastic
C. M
Avalon VT-737 Tube Channel Strip
Yes excellent, Just putting a signal path through it. Brings any sound into focus!!!
M. Hui
Surprisingly Faithful to the hardware
I have had the hardware 737 for many years in the studio. For those considering the hardware unit save your money, A/B this plugin and the difference to my ears anyways is so marginal that I recently just sold mine and leaning towards moving to in the box mixing and recording.
A. Ayer
Tracking magic
This is the greatest channel strip for tracking. Put it in the unison spot (or not if you don’t want to commit). The gentle compression will sound transparent but stop overload and the tube harmonics are beautiful. Vocals, bass and acoustic guitar seriously shine.
M. Tomlinson
Vocal Pre-amplification
Simple to use. I used it mostly for the pre-amp for vocal takes. It does wonderful on BVGs. Nice tube warmth up front.
F. SARGENTINI
Sounds great !
What a cool emulation !!! It sounds really precise and pristine ,with fantastic and various possibilities. I'm stunned by the richness it supplies on voices . Impressive plugin
R. Byers
Pristine
Rap, Pop, Country, you name it - this unison pre delivers all the pro shine and sheen you need!
J. Miller
Yup.
Been eyeing this for a while and finally grabbed it. Tracked a vocal with it for the first time and my purchase was justified. Didn't have to do much to the recording during the mix, as it came in sounding killer. The high-end is so musical. Also been putting my electric bass through it. Very impressive plugin!
E. bartlett
THE BEST...
ITS THE BEST AVALON 737 PLUGIN . JUST GET IT. I'M SO HAPPY I GOT IT... GAME OVER.
D. Pal
Its a very nice and helpful channel
The VT737 is a very nice channel plugin, from clear sound to a nice mellow warmth, vocals are easy to record and mix. It's a Go to for me to mix entire vocal tracks quickly and accurately with just one channel and a good allround solution for a more modern sound.
Y. PATZI
increíble sonido
muy feliz por el resultado en las voces, tiene un color muy agradable y moderno muy satisfecho y muy recomendado
Y. PATZI
increíble sonido
muy feliz por el resultado en las voces, tiene un color muy agradable y moderno muy satisfecho y muy recomendado
A. Jemison
Audio Engineer, Producer, Songwriter
I have wanted this preamp for a long time. Now that it’s available as software. I can’t express how excited I’ve become about this product! Thanks!!
J. Mateo
Very glassy and flexible
This thing really captures a avalon tone. the eq is very clean and the compressor really does smoothly control dynamics. overall I love it with vocals that need just that shine and subtle control that avalon can do very well
M. Vila Nova
Really voice centric
I've used other UA channel strips before and I absolutely love them. Recently decided to go with Avalon VT-737 Tube Channel Strip and a vintage AKG D12 dynamic mic for recording spoken words for a small poem and was absolutely delighted with the results. Silky, fat and cutting well above the music backtrack in an effortless and very pleasant way, right from the recording! Love it!
J. Vranken
A real must have for me
It just gives the right punch and sits so well in the mix. I use it on loads of tracks. Nothing better so far except the real hardware.
B. Bekka
Avalon VT-737 Tube Channel Strip
It parfect Plugin
A. Koilybayev
Amazing!
I really liked this plugin, it literally breathed life into my microphone. Very happy with the purchase.
