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
M. Giraldo
March 30, 2023
Suena rico
Suena un color dulce paara las grabaciones, bajele la ganacia y subaa el input
Read MoreC. Amza
March 15, 2023
Simple. Does get you there!
It is quite simple to use. It does not have all the functions of the Voxbox but it does do a great job on my mic. Sounds amazing in Unison and that, for me, it’s how I think it’s...
Read MoreR. Evans
March 2, 2023
Warm and clean
Warm, clean, hi-fi. Does exactly what it says it will.
Read MoreJ. Mendel
February 26, 2023
Wonderful!!
Love the rich tone of this preamp! I love the VoxBox, but this is way better for unison slots in Luna! Super glad UA came out with this version!...
Read Morec. rosario
February 12, 2023
Low on dsp
I like mixing it with the neve 1073 eq It’s savory and sweet , the perfect TLC combo on anything.
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Customer Reviews
Manley Tube Preamp
M. Giraldo
buen preamp
suenaa bien y tiene buena coloracion
M. Giraldo
Suena rico
Suena un color dulce paara las grabaciones, bajele la ganacia y subaa el input
C. Amza
Simple. Does get you there!
It is quite simple to use. It does not have all the functions of the Voxbox but it does do a great job on my mic. Sounds amazing in Unison and that, for me, it’s how I think it’s intended to use.
R. Evans
Warm and clean
Warm, clean, hi-fi. Does exactly what it says it will.
J. Mendel
Wonderful!!
Love the rich tone of this preamp! I love the VoxBox, but this is way better for unison slots in Luna! Super glad UA came out with this version!
c. rosario
Low on dsp
I like mixing it with the neve 1073 eq
It’s savory and sweet , the perfect TLC combo on anything.R. Giraldo Taveras
Buen Sonido
Buen sonido y buen balance en el consumo de DSP.
T. Stankiewicz
Real Manley
Sounds as expected
C. Panetta
Great preamp
own the voxbox already, so I got this one free with two discounts, why bother? simple enough, I wanted the tone of the preamp, less dsp and to hit a noise gate before compressing my vocals. The preamp alone offers flexibility to use other processes on my vocal chain going into my DAW. The voxbox is great all in one tool on it's own, visually this preamp is more upfront and less options to choose from, so I can make quicker adjustments to my chain. Great sound. Love it.
S. El Hammami
Great Preamp
Sounds different from Neve one. Really well adapted to C800 emulation from Sphere L22 plugins using my Towsen microphone
J. McNair
In love
I love the sound and clarity and ease of use of this plugin absolute must have $40 plus dollars well spent and the gui is beautiful what more could you ask for
D. Pal
Nice for a warm Tube sound
After buy the Voxbox i habe buy this little pre, its nice to give my voice after the recording a little bit of warm tube sound
J. Shin
Good
Nice tube saturated sound.
L. Spilger
Great preamp!
Wonderful preamp tone. Glad to have it in my unison arsenal.
M. Johannes
Tube Sound of Manley
Good !!!
B. Thomas
Instant analog bliss
This preamp turns my Apollo Solo into a pro front end for my tracking. What's not to like? The smoothness, the detail, the grit when pushed hard... the simplicity. One of the best additions to the UA range of plugs.
G. Gádor
Clean and warm
Clean and warm
R. Frederiksen
Vocal soft sound
The manley mic pre amp gives a smoothness and A little saturation to vocals. A warm sound
P. Sarkar
Wam Sound
This preamp is a decent one. Very pleasant and warm sound.
M. Demirel
Clean
Sounds clean and is simple
