V76 Preamplifier
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Get the big, rich tube sounds of the world's most coveted standalone mic preamp.
The venerable V76 Preamplifier is arguably the most coveted standalone mic preamp ever made. Developed in the 1950s by the German Institute of Broadcast Technology (IRT), the V76's distinctly "hi-fi" tube sound was integral to legendary studios across Europe from the 1950s through present day, including Decca, EMI, and Abbey Road.
Now, you can get all of the beautiful, harmonically rich tube gain and classic frequency response of this iconic mic preamp in a great-sounding, easy-to-use emulation with the V76 Preamplifier plug-in, exclusively for UAD hardware and UA Audio Interfaces.Get the big, rich "hi-fi" tube tone of the legendary V76 Preamp in the box
Record vocals, guitars, drums, and more through the V76 in real time using UA Audio Interfaces
Confidently shape signals with an impressive 76 dB of clean gain
Control UA Audio Interface mic preamp gain staging and impedance directly from the plug-in with Unison™ technology
The Only Authentic V76 Preamp Emulation
In developing the V76 Preamp plug-in, UA engineers pored over an original, fully-restored "golden" unit, serial #302, based on the original IRT schematics. We modeled every aspect of its military-grade design, including the pentode tube and transformer input and output stages, circuit nonlinearities, and clipping.
Hi-Fi Tube Perfection
Brimming with tonal complexity and 76 dB of hi-fi tube gain, the V76 Preamplifier plug-in will breathe fresh life into your mic locker and give your tracks the big, larger-than-life presence heard on some of the biggest records ever made. Perfect for nearly every source — vocals, acoustic guitars, strings, drums, or bass — each of the V76 Preamplifier plug-in's gain steps will gently shape your sounds, letting you quickly dial in "mix-ready" tracks.
Unison Technology for UA Audio Interfaces
Harnessing UA’s Unison technology, the V76 Preamplifier plug-in blurs the lines between analog and digital, giving you all of the original hardware’s impedance, gain staging “sweet spots,” and circuit behaviors. The secret is Unison’s bi-directional control and communication from the V76 Preamplifier plug-in to the digitally controlled mic preamps in UA Audio Interfaces.
Add Clarity and Color to Any Source
Of course, the V76 Preamplifier plug-in isn’t just for UA Audio Interface owners. UAD hardware owners can use the V76 Preamplifier on any mix, getting bold, rich colors, without going outside the box. With the V76 Preamplifier's complete circuit emulation, you can craft your projects with the same rich flavor heard on countless classics.
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Features
An exhaustive physical model of the most prized and iconic standalone microphone preamp ever made
Models entire pentode tube and transformer circuit path, including preamp, output amplifier, nonlinearities, and clipping
Mic or Line operation, 76 dB of total gain, onboard low and high cut filters, includes U70 module Input and Output metering
Variable, physical input impedance and front panel control of Gain staging and other preamp parameters (with Unison™ technology)
Requires a UAD DSP Accelerator Card or UA Audio Interface available from authorized dealers worldwide
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Customer Reviews
V76 Preamplifier
P. Nortey
Warm
I love the the warm tone of this plugin plus the color I feel that it add
V. Sgargi
amzing flat sound
Flat rich sound, for recording sessions, probabily the best from UAD. Warm. Perfect for vocals imho
A. Lee
favourite
My favourite preamp of them all
F. Rosa
Great!
Loved it over other emulations.
M. Alexandru-George
Very good preamp
Unison creation <3
K. YILDIRIM
Excellent!
Excellent..
V. Ruzicic
Surprisingly good!
I have not expected so much musicality....suprised!
E. bartlett
STOP PLAYING AROUND?
YOU WANT TO BE THE BEST? TAKE YOUR WORK FLOW TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH UAD. THIS V76 CHANGE THE GAME FOR ME. DOIT...
l. jones
Great vintage sound!
Great vintage vibes from this preamp!
M. Hebert Talbot
My ‘go to’ unisson preamp!
Simple to use, Love how it sounds!
D. Faggiolino
Anybody said tube?
Really great preamp! Big sounding!
D. Palek
Very impressiv
I tried it with a dynamic and a neutral condenser mic for my voice and it produced a nice open pickup. A little bit of eq and I was happy
Y. Marchadour
Great preamp
I love it for vocals and acoustic guitars, the filter section is magical, vintage and classical sound instantly
A. Brown
German made and is one of my favoureds
Just got this and Wow !!
I. Finney
Incredible
As I said in my previous reviews, hearing is believing. To my ears of 35+ years in the business, it sounds almost indistinguishable from the hardware. Beautiful.
M. Park
like it
I really like the preamp from UAD
D. Castellani
Rad…love it.
Awesome - scary how much they are like the real thing.
D. Caputo
The Hidden Gem of Mic Preamps
This is a such a “Telefunken” good preamp and likely the most overlooked, hidden gems of all mic preamps on the UAD roster. My vocals really shine when recording with a Blue Blueberry condenser mic in combination with the Unison V76. It has a very unique and harmonic colorization profile to it that really compliments my voice and style.
It’s such an easy plugin to use. I get phenomenal results, even with minimal adjustments. It’s very simple for me to to find my gains staging “sweet spot”.
The plug-in version definitely replicates that hi-fi sound the original V76 units were so infamous for. Now, my ears wouldn’t classify it as a “warm” sounding preamp. At least not in the way that the 1073/1084/1290a/UA 610-B are. Which are all excellent preamps and arguably more renowned (in modern times) than the V76 is. However, the V76 has a very unique colorization that just sounds better on my voice than the others do.
This is definitely one mic preamp every recording enthusiast should own!
s. Pfeiffer
TAB 76
The best/almost purest- but with slight saturation pure preamp that I've ever heard.
J. Song
Awesome Pre-amp
The biggest reason a bought a UAD product was because of the mic preamps.
I got the V76 as part of a Heritage purchase and it fulfilled all my expectations.
Using it for all my vocals right now.
