Manley Tube Preamp
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Get clear, smooth Manley tube sound for your vocals, bass, and more.
Manley® tube mic preamps are a modern classic, adding unmistakable clarity and detail to any signal that passes through them. Now, you can easily get the harmonically "alive" Class‑A sound in a simple Unison™-equipped plug-in, perfect for Apollo audio interface users.
Now You Can:
Give vocals and other instruments the smooth, clear sound of Manley's Class‑A tube mic preamp
Record "through" the iconic Manley preamp in real time using Apollo audio interfaces
Add tube detail and rich complex circuit behaviors to make your tracks come alive
Control Apollo mic preamp gain staging and impedance from the Manley Preamplifier plug‑in via Unison™ technology
Capturing a Modern Classic with Unison
The UAD Manley Tube Preamp plug-in gives you all the clarity and sheen of a Manley hardware preamp, faithfully modeling every stage of its overbuilt circuit with accuracy. Harnessing UA’s Unison technology, this plug-in blurs the lines between analog and digital, giving you all of the hardware’s impedance, gain staging “sweet spots,” and sonic DNA.
Give Your Tracks High‑End Gloss
Like the hardware, the Manley Tube Preamp plug-in adds smooth "hi‑fi" texture. Just drop it into the Unison slot of your Apollo interface’s Console or LUNA software to inject instant life to vocals and bass, punch up acoustic guitars and drums, or add forwardness to synths.
Add Clarity and Weight to Any Source
Of course, the Manley Tube Preamp plug‑in isn’t just for Apollo owners. UAD hardware owners can employ the Manley Preamplifier plug‑in for mixing and tone shaping in their DAW of choice — without ever leaving the box — bathing your tracks in pure Manley tube goodness.
“The UAD Manley Tube Preamp is my new go‑to for adding warmth and gain.”
– Darrell Thorp (Beck, Radiohead, Foo Fighters)Customer Reviews
U. Soto
June 24, 2022
AMAZING SOUND!!!
WHAT A COOL UNISON PREAMP! I ACTUALLY HAVE THE MANLEY VOXBOX AS WELL BUT WHEN I JUST WANT TO ADD SOME GREAT COLOR TO THE SIGNAL THIS IS MY GO TO NOW. SOOOOO GOOD! GET IT!...
Read MoreZ. Abresch
June 16, 2022
Clean, with just the right amount of warmth
This thing sounds beautiful and, from what I can recall of Manleys IRL, is like having a $3000 piece of gear you can use on every recording and every channel. This has become the first...
Read MoreF. TATTI
June 14, 2022
Incredibile!!!
Da alle voci un suono caldo e ricco di armoniche, conferendo grande spessore.
Read MoreS. Rakhmatov
May 27, 2022
Power Ranger
I haven't heard such amazing warmth for a long time. You can safely sell hardware as this plugin works 99.9% like real hardware
Read Moree. stewart
May 14, 2022
AMAZING
This Tube Pre sounds amazing! I use it more than I use the Voxbox its self. I would recommend this Pre many times over.
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Customer Reviews
Manley Tube Preamp
U. Soto
AMAZING SOUND!!!
WHAT A COOL UNISON PREAMP! I ACTUALLY HAVE THE MANLEY VOXBOX AS WELL BUT WHEN I JUST WANT TO ADD SOME GREAT COLOR TO THE SIGNAL THIS IS MY GO TO NOW. SOOOOO GOOD! GET IT!
Z. Abresch
Clean, with just the right amount of warmth
This thing sounds beautiful and, from what I can recall of Manleys IRL, is like having a $3000 piece of gear you can use on every recording and every channel. This has become the first piece of my voiceover channel strip and believe me, I tested every single Unison available. Get it, you won't be disappointed. It's like having the heart of a Voxbox without all the unnecessary features.
F. TATTI
Incredibile!!!
Da alle voci un suono caldo e ricco di armoniche, conferendo grande spessore.
G. Todaro
Wonderfull
I put on all my channel…
S. Rakhmatov
Power Ranger
I haven't heard such amazing warmth for a long time. You can safely sell hardware as this plugin works 99.9% like real hardware
e. stewart
AMAZING
This Tube Pre sounds amazing! I use it more than I use the Voxbox its self. I would recommend this Pre many times over.
M. Lajeuness
Warm and Full
It really takes the edge of some sounds and gives a nice full and round sound. I also love how simple it is to use but the only downside is the presets are not that great. I usually start with a preset then tweak it but most of the presets on this one are just so so.
W. Bene
Really adds some ooomph
I have the Voxbox plug-in but for a quick mojo adder, I simply add this plug-in on my unison and boom! Great tone as all Manley stuff has. Love this plug-in
m. Dream
Super warm
I like it very much
C. Alexander
Very smooth
I love the sound on my percussion. I make mostly reggae and for live percussion recording it’s a nice sound I’m getting.
M. Pearce
Nice!!
Nice tone with minimal fuss and system overhead
M. Diaz Velez
Amazing Sound!!!!!
Really well achieved by UA!!!!! More preamps like this please!!!!
S. Mgele
Smooth
My new favourite Virtual Preamp! Love how it rolls off the highs for a buttery smooth and natural sounding vocal. Excellent!
M. Prod
NICE
Very Nice For Vocal ! I like this..
B. Ratiu
Great to have
Great product, sounds good especially if you know how to use it. Great to have in your computer. Voice sounds warm and more clear.
M. MABADA MABAYE
Very impressive
I used it for my voice recordings for a rap session. One word: GREAT, WARM, DYNAMIC. Very impressed by the well-resolved bass and precise treble without being aggressive. A masterstroke UAD.woaw
J. SALAZAR
Great for clear classical voices
I use this mainly for classical voices and it works perfect for the genre.
R. Little
Surprisingly useful
I didn't expect much from this guy, to be honest, but the gentle tube saturation and beefy low end are super useful. I used to use Neve on almost everything, but lately it's about 50/50 with the Manley pre. It's not a fast pre (like API, etc.), but it has a certain swagger to it.
I see people complaining that Voxbox owners don't get it for free. I would certainly have appreciated that! But to be fair, we do get a nice discount, and it offers different features than the Voxbox. It's not just Voxbox minus the compressors & EQ.K. Haritatos
Secret weapon!
Love it! Not only as unison preamp with my TLM103 but coloring tracks.
J. SALAZAR
Great for classical voices.
I have the avalon preamp and the manley, and as a classical singer, I find it worth to have both, tha manley specially dedicated to the more classically oriented vocals.
