Avalon VT-737 Tube Channel Strip
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Get the larger-than-life sound of pop, hip-hop, and R&B.
The dominant player in chart-topping 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, the Avalon VT-737 Tube Channel Strip plug-in delivers the same consistently polished results, with radio-ready gloss and detail.
Included Versions
UAD Native
Runs on your Mac or PC without UA hardware.Apollo Realtime & UAD‑2
Runs accelerated on Apollo interfaces and UAD‑2 hardware.UAD Native plug-ins run on both macOS 10.15 Catalina or newer and Windows 10 and 11. Go to our UA Support page for system requirements.
- 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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Capture the Sound of Modern Music
By artfully capturing our "golden unit" Avalon's flagship VT-737 hardware's class-A tube amplifier section, LED-style optical compression, and discrete four-band EQ, you can give your tracks the signature Avalon sound heard on thousands of chart-topping hits.
Record Vocals and Bass “Through” a Hit-Making Tube Preamp with Apollo
UA’s groundbreaking Unison technology lets you track in realtime through the Avalon VT-737 Channel Strip plug-in using your Apollo, giving you the chart-topping sound of the original hardware’s line/mic preamp impedance, gain stage “sweet spots,” and exact circuit behaviors.
Experience Versatile Compression on Vocals and More
Excelling on vocals, bass, acoustic guitar, and voice-over work, the VT-737 plug-in's dynamics section gives your tracks the hardware's gentle touch, rather than adding squash or crunch. This transparent compression is perfect for "stacking" the compressor again at mixdown, so you can control a vocal in a dense mix.
Fine-Tune Your Mixes with Bold EQ
The Avalon VT-737 plug-in's four-band EQ, gives your vocals a lively presence and sophistication, placing them front-and-center in any mix. Like the hardware, the EQ can 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.
“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
S. Villanyi
November 29, 2023
Great front end
Had the hardware and was so pleased when UA released the native version. Sounds great, thank you :)
Read MoreJ. Keen
November 24, 2023
Superb Tube channel strip plugin
The Avalon VT-737 channel strip is just awesome. As transparent as you want i to be or as nasty gritty slamming as you want. An all in between go to channel strip plugin for any...
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Customer Reviews
Avalon VT-737 Tube Channel Strip
S. Villanyi
Great front end
Had the hardware and was so pleased when UA released the native version. Sounds great, thank you :)
J. Kulphaisal
Superb
nothing to say....its Great plugin
J. Kulphaisal
Warm
Great Plugin
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J. Keen
Superb Tube channel strip plugin
The Avalon VT-737 channel strip is just awesome. As transparent as you want i to be or as nasty gritty slamming as you want. An all in between go to channel strip plugin for any application.
N. Martens
Interesting understanding of customer orientation
UAD waits until you have bought a plugin for full price and sends you exactly one day later a loyality price offer for same plugin. I like their sense of humour :-D
C. Lara
OMG!
It's awesome, just what I was looking for.
F. Roberts
Like the hardware
Ive been using the hardware for 20 years, but didn't use this emulation until the native version dropped. Sounds as good as you could possibly expect and definitely captures the spirit of the analog unit. At the very least it allows me to match recordings made seay from the hardware. Thumbs up.
P. Thomas
Avalon VT-737 Tube
Sounds really close to my hardware
P. Thomas
Avalon VT-737 Tube
Sounds really close to my hardware
A. Caro
Mi favorito
wow lo utilizo en todo es perfecto
A. Dafin
Avalon VT-737 Tube
A unique sound, it molds perfectly to the voice and any instrument
J. Primas
Avalon VT-737 Tube Channel Strip
This plug-in loaded and working well. BUT I am disappointed with other plug-ins I bought from you. They ether did not load properly or loaded and now showing as Demo with number days left. I very dissatisfied with technical/customer support.
u. mamani
acabo de comprar por internet el avalon VT 737 y no funciona.
despues de la compra no me enviaron ningun lick de descarga del producto y sigo dando vuelvas sin dar solucion a mi problema, me siento estafado.
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.
