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.Now You Can:
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
Take a Listen
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
S. Neron
May 25, 2022
Avalon
This is my new must for my voices and basse it’s amazing sond
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May 25, 2022
Avalon
This is my new must for my voices and basse it’s amazing sond
Read Morer. polania
May 25, 2022
The Best
Aunque el Plug-in es muy versátil, en voces hace un increíble trabajo. Love it
Read MoreJ. Han
May 25, 2022
Great
I have real one hardware but they are similar It’s very good and convenient
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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
J. Harris
Thanks!
Now I have the plugin to supplement my hardware unit.
S. Neron
Avalon
This is my new must for my voices and basse it’s amazing sond
S. Neron
Avalon
This is my new must for my voices and basse it’s amazing sond
r. polania
The Best
Aunque el Plug-in es muy versátil, en voces hace un increíble trabajo. Love it
J. Han
Great
I have real one hardware but they are similar
It’s very good and convenientR. Juniel
The Avalon!!!!
This is one of the greatest plug-ins I own!!!
J. DUAN
Avalon VT-737 Tube Channel Strip
Super Monster, very powerful tube compression, saved me a ton of money, great.
S. Wilkinson
Sounds amazing!
Just acquired this in the plugin of the week deal. I've had a play around with it and I'm very impressed. I'd held back on it before as I don't often record vocals which most people seem to use it for. I've tried it on bass and synths and it sounds great and a little different to my other channel strips. Pick it up now especially at this price, you won't regret it.
B. Williams
Tight
Saved me a bunch of money vs buying the hardware version.
Like others, I wish the interface was resizable but sound-wise it's great.s. raper
6 Estrellas
Pensaba que sería "otro plugin más", pero no es así. Es increíble el carácter que se puede conseguir en una voz con este plugin. No puedo decir que suena igual que el original, no tengo uno, pero tampoco me importa ni lo necesito. Gracias a este plugin ahora sí consigo el típico sonido característico de las voces "agresivas" de música urbana. Lo compré en descuento, pero si tuviese que volver a comprarlo por 300 dólares lo haría. <3
K. Kearney
Avalon VT-737 Tube Channel Strip
Prestine!
D. Reinoso
universal audio 6176
is very good
D. Thompson
Avalon VT-737
STELLAR PLUGIN!!!!!!
C. Jackson
Keep disabling
When I use it in protools it keep disabling please help spent too much money
D. Bojan
A classic
I’ve used the hardware version. This is as good and not as heavy.
R. De Pompeis
Avalon VT 737
Sono rimasto di stucco ha veramente le qualità di un hardware,eccellente ,suono moderno,e se ci perdi un pochino di tempo ...ne fai un uso indispensabile
f. de la rosa
muy bueno
muy Bueno Excelente
A. HUSSON
Best software preamp I ever used !
If you're into modern-polished vocal sound, this might be your best buy. The 32K eq band is absolutely crazy and the saturation is so full, crisp and clean. Add a 1176 and you're getting a perfect chain with 2 plugs. Resizable GUI is however necessary !!
s. george
In love with this avalon 737 vt.
I’m in love with this plugin sound very close to the Hardware
M. Smith
Got it back
I sold my Avalon 737 when I purchased my Focusrite ISA828 which I really love. But I never got the same vocal richness that the Avalon delivers. Well I am here to say after 8 years without it…I got that sound back in the UAD Unison Avalon plug-in. Just like I remember. I am so pleased!! Great job UAD!!!
