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Analog heaven in a plug-in.

Experience Universal Audio’s 70+ year analog heritage with a supercharged plug-in version of our flagship tube channel strip, the 6176. The LA‑6176 Signature Channel Strip plug-in gives you three iconic UA products in one: the 610 mic preamp, the 1176 Limiting Amplifier, and the LA‑2A Leveling Amplifier.

Released in 2004, the hand-built 6176 has been the channel strip to stars including Coldplay, Adele, and Pharrell. Now you can get an entirely new UAD channel strip that puts decades of classic and modern vocal, guitar, drum, and bass sounds at the flip of a switch.

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.

  • Record and mix with three of the most historically-significant pieces of analog gear ever made, in one elegant channel strip
  • Get the smooth harmonics and rich overdrive of a vintage UA 610 tube preamp on vocals and instruments
  • Instantly get the famous punch of the 1176, or the smooth warmth of an LA-2A, at the flip of a switch
  • Record in realtime with Apollo interfaces, putting three legendary processors in a single Unison slot

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LA-6176: Watch & Learn
LA-6176: Watch & Learn

LA-6176: Watch & Learn

Bill Putnam Jr. discusses UA’s long legacy of innovating legendary hardware like the 1176, LA-2A, and 610 preamp — and what inspired him to combine them into modern tools that help musicians around the world make records.

Plug in to a World-Famous Tube Preamp

Plug in to a World-Famous Tube Preamp

Bill Putnam’s 610 Modular Amplifier preamp was a milestone in audio history, introduced in the 1960’s and used to record everyone from the Beach Boys, Ray Charles, and Johnny Cash to Coldplay and Adele. The LA-6176 plug-in features the modern 610-B circuit, giving you even deeper EQ controls for adding rich tube sound that works on everything.

Get Legendary 1176 Punch

Get Legendary 1176 Punch

The 6176 hardware is the first channel strip to pair our iconic 610 tube preamp with classic 1176 Limiting Amplifier. The 1176 is the compressor that defined decades of popular rock and pop music, from Led Zeppelin to Bob Marley to Beyonce. Its FET-based circuit delivers ultra fast response to guitar, bass, and drum transients making your tracks pop through the speakers.

Add Smooth LA-2A Tube Compression

Add Smooth LA-2A Tube Compression

Borrowing from our LA-610 MkII hardware channel strip, the LA-6176 plug-in packs iconic optical compression at the flip of a switch. In LA-2A mode, you’ll get the same silky compression heard on classic vocal and instrument recordings for over 60 years. Plus, you can easily toggle between the LA-2A and 1176 modes to find your perfect sound.

Unison-Enabled for Realtime Recording on Apollo Interfaces

Unison-Enabled for Realtime Recording on Apollo Interfaces

With an Apollo interface and Unison technology, the LA-6176 Signature Channel Strip makes you forget you’re recording through a plug-in. You'll get all the unique impedance, gain stage sweet spots, and circuit behaviors of an original 610 tube preamp. And when you add in two legendary compressors — it puts three of our most famous analog circuits on a single Unison channel.

Get Heavenly Analog Sound
Get Heavenly Analog Sound

Get Heavenly Analog Sound

Learn the settings on LA-6176 Signature Channel Strip that unlock dreamy analog sounds for vocals, drums, and bass.

Customer Reviews

LA-6176 Signature Channel Strip

Overall Rating

4.8/5
(92)

A. Botaro

October 1, 2024

O melhor som está aqui

Versátil vai em qualquer coisa instrumento ou masterização

A. Botaro

October 1, 2024

O melhor som está aqui

Som incrível e único e versátil !! Obrigado universal áudio por tornar o meu som melhor!!

R. Robertson

September 25, 2024

LA-6176 Signature Channel Strip

LA-6176 Signature Channel Strip by design is convenient when switching between compressors to test which one you like better for your application.
"I like this one the best kind of situation."
So have fun dialing the sweet spot in after trying the presets to help familiarize yourself with what this plugin can do.

L. Brown

September 23, 2024

A+

A+

D. Bordin

September 23, 2024

Versatile and great value

Mellow and acoustical sonic quality. Good price and works well with other plugins. Realistic repro.

A. Paradiso

September 22, 2024

awesome

on the drums bus, bomb!!

A. Navarro

September 22, 2024

Sutil, limpieza, color, perfecta

Todo lo que se propone lo hace, y consume muy pocos recursos. Excelente

C. King

September 20, 2024

Well...

I was a bit hesitant to buy this plug because like most we all have enough compressors, right?
Well, this thing sounds amazing, sounds so close to a hardware unit it's crazy. I will say, this thing is a resource hog but with work arounds it's usually not an issue.

A. Junior

September 16, 2024

I lovely!

A new sound !

R. Novak

September 15, 2024

Perfect

Great colors for every instrument!

V. Vasilev

September 12, 2024

Versatile beast

Although I mostly find myself using it as my go-to drum bus compressor, I had used it on individual tracks from vocals through brass and guitars, etc...getting a quick result in a matter of a few mouse clicks is a breeze with this one. It's a truly "Swiss knife" of a tool.

S. Engström

September 12, 2024

Excellent

Using it in a mix in a newly released song. The plugin sounds very good.

J. Powell

September 11, 2024

Never Guessing the Compression

It's wonderful having these two legendary compressors at your disposal. It would truly amazing to have this as an actual piece of hardware gear, but it doesn't exist!. It's only available here at UA!

J. Kelly

September 10, 2024

Bam!

I’ve been waiting for this one. Smooth operator!!

R. Lachaine

September 10, 2024

Really nice addition to my plugins

I’ve never owned the hardware version of this so I cannot compare, however, I can say that this plugin sounds fantastic on everything you put through it. Universal Audio plugins in general sound great, not just this one.

D. Bassal

September 10, 2024

Part time useful

I have tried the LA-6176 on a dozen different contexts, when I need a little excitement on a track. I have kept it maybe 2 or 3 times, which is not bad, considering that it is a replica of obsolete tech, which, in principle, should do nothing more than dirtying the signal. But obviously it is more complicated than that - think of dither - so we can ask ourselves: why should it be working? A track may need some veil, some phase canceling to calm its enthusiasm a bit in order to work harmoniously with the rest? Probably. That said, the presets are the key, here - I would never spend more than a minute fiddling with the parameters, which, in a modern DAW environment, are little more than symbolic. And it is not that the LA-6176 is miraculously apart from the rest: I have a bunch of such replicas, with various ratios of success... Some have proven to be absurdly subtle, which leads to useless, while this one is more intrusive, powerful, so in the end it will either do something for real, or...destroy the quality. Use your ears, mistrust the hype!

L. Mottalli

September 9, 2024

Great all around channel strip

If you want to keep things simple and safe, with ensure good results, you can't go wrong with this

L. Mottalli

September 9, 2024

Great all around channel strip

If you want to keep things simple and safe, with ensure good results, you can't go wrong with this

C. King

September 9, 2024

Nice, but be warned, it's a resource hog

This plugin sounds amazing but here are some things to be aware of. I have an Apollo x6, a Twin & a UAD-2 Satellite totaling 16 SHARC chips and when I insert 8 of these channel strips they utilizes 31% of the chips. Obviously I'll have to be creative when applying this plugin and start using the render track feature in LUNA or print it while tracking. So other than that, it is an excellent sounding plug!!

I. McElroy

September 8, 2024

Truly Transparent

This thing is like a cheat code. Really stackable as well so it'll be hard to overuse in a mix. Works great on Bass, Vocals, Snare, Toms, killer on a kick. I just love this thing.