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.
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
L. Martin Lee
September 19, 2022
awesomeee
when I put this on the unison preamp, and I take my AKG C214 sounds awesome dude
Read MoreP. Diaz
August 20, 2022
Very nice
Not sure why this doesn't have 5 stars overall at the time I purchased. it is a little heavy on DSP for a Pre but it sounds great on Vocals....
Read MoreE. Behrendt
August 16, 2022
Looks Complicated
I have had this plugin for sometime but have always used other preamps because the front panel of the device seems fairly complicated. After using it for the past week I'm thinking i...
Read MoreP. Diaz
August 6, 2022
Very nice
Not sure why this doesn't have 5 stars overall at the time I purchased. it is a little heavy on DSP for a Pre but it sounds great on Vocals.
Read MoreI. Papagiannidis
July 23, 2022
My go to uad preamp for vocals
Great preamp , in your face sound , reach harmonics!
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Customer Reviews
Manley Tube Preamp
L. Martin Lee
awesomeee
when I put this on the unison preamp, and I take my AKG C214 sounds awesome dude
P. Diaz
Very nice
Not sure why this doesn't have 5 stars overall at the time I purchased. it is a little heavy on DSP for a Pre but it sounds great on Vocals.
E. Behrendt
Looks Complicated
I have had this plugin for sometime but have always used other preamps because the front panel of the device seems fairly complicated. After using it for the past week I'm thinking i should have been using this all along. It's pretty simple once you break down the parts and it works like a dream. Have never used the hardware ver so not sure how it compares to that.
P. Diaz
Very nice
Not sure why this doesn't have 5 stars overall at the time I purchased. it is a little heavy on DSP for a Pre but it sounds great on Vocals.
y. kim
부드럽고 깔끔한 소리.
부드럽고 깔끔한 소리.
I. Papagiannidis
My go to uad preamp for vocals
Great preamp , in your face sound , reach harmonics!
S. Shaw
manley
this makes singers sound more manly! .. just kidding. This preamp is serious without the all the complexity of the voxbox. Worth the $25 (for ones who own the voxbox)!
I. Papagiannidis
My go to preamp for vox !
I own the Manley voxbox ,some say it's the same ,but the mtp is sounding more up front in your face and make the source sound more alive! Great one!
M. Perno
Tone audiblement différent!
High end smooth non abrasif. Mids punchy. Basses transparentes.
Très musical . Un must sur ma contrebasse.T. KOIVU
MANLEY TUBE PREAMP IS WARM AND JUST RIGHT
Just try a demo of this. I don't even feel like a review is necessary. This and/or the Voxbox on ANY type of vocals, hiphop, pop, countryyyyyy, whatever, So warm and clean. Virtually distortion free if dialed right. I dont wanna say "but its good on," taking away from the facts I just stated, but, I do gotta say: lowkey, play with this joint on some bass... enjoi
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.
