Fairchild® Tube Limiter Collection
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Get the rich sound of the world's most famous compressors.
The Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection gives you the silky warm compression heard on hundreds of hit records from The Beatles and Pink Floyd to countless Motown classics.* Now you can add the same analog "glow" to your vocals, drums, and entire mix with the most accurate plug-in emulations ever made of these one‑of‑a‑kind tube compressors.
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.
- Give your tracks and mixes classic Fairchild tube warmth and character
- Add harmonics and punch to vocals, drums, and more using Fairchild’s tube-driven gain control and transformer sections
- Control your compression easily with simple Wet/Dry, Sidechain Filter, and Headroom controls
- Enjoy the only accurate emulations of “golden-reference” vintage Fairchilds from Ocean Way Studios
TAKE A LISTEN
5-Minute Tip: Joel Hamilton
(Pretty Lights, Highly Suspect)
Add presence and texture to lead vocals with the Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection.
Add the Iconic Tone of Two Compressors
The Fairchild 670 and companion, the Fairchild 660, have defined some of popular music’s most revered sounds. Renowned for its aggressiveness, the 660 punches up piano, bass, and guitar, tracks, while the flagship 670 is a full stereo compressor that injects vibe and color onto channels, final mixes, and even masters.
The Closest You Can Get to Vintage Fairchilds in a Plug‑In
Far beyond other Fairchild emulations, only the UAD Fairchild Collection is based on accurate circuit models of “golden‑reference” units from legendary Ocean Way Studios, giving you all the rich tube tone of the unattainable iconic hardware.
Blend Sounds with the Wet/Dry Mix Control
The Mix control lets you blend your unprocessed signal with the compressed signal, opening worlds of textural possibilities on everything from a drum bus to a mix bus.
Enhance Drums with Sidechain Filters
Punch up your drum bus without triggering the threshold of the compressor with the kick drum, for drums with max impact using the Fairchild's Sidechain Filters.
Add Grit with the Headroom Control
The Headroom (HR) control can be increased to make mastering applications a breeze, raising the gain reduction threshold and lowering distortion. Conversely, you can decrease headroom, lowering the gain reduction threshold and raising distortion for grittier textures that work on everything from vocals and drums to guitar and bass.
“If your drums, bass or vocals are lacking a little vibe, just grab the new UAD Fairchild 660 or 670, turn the input knob up, and listen to how much life your song has now.”
– Darrell Thorp (Beck, Radiohead, Charlotte Gainsbourg)
“The much sought after Fairchild 660 and 670 are now accessible to UAD/Apollo users, allowing them to enjoy an audio treat that had previously only been available to a select few.”
– Steve Levine (Culture Club, Beach Boys, Ziggy Marley)
“The UAD Fairchild 670 compressor is beautiful on drum subs, the mix bus, and pretty much anything else. It has a smoothness that's hard to beat.”
– Jacknife Lee (R.E.M, The Cars, Snow Patrol)Watch The Reviews
*Use of artist names does not constitute official endorsement of Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection software.Customer Reviews
U. Juhl
March 10, 2023
Harmonics and control
I use it to give analog harmonics. Or to control instruments and sounds. I like to use it on bass and piano.
Read Morei. Arriola
March 3, 2023
Warm enough to use as a coat
Very versatile plug-in that can give you a subtle flavor or be the main ingredient depending how you use it. Highly recommend
Read MoreV. German
February 27, 2023
Great compressor!
Excellent in working on the drum bus. Good voice warming, works very nicely on the master bus.
Read MoreE. ARRUDA
February 21, 2023
Too hot on the Mix Bus!
This here is a monster, it works for everything. I appreciate a lot in guitars and drums bus.
Read MoreI. Tyrväinen
February 14, 2023
Very good
I actually don't even care if it sounds like the real hardware or not, because this just sounds so good. It pretty much makes many other tube compressor plugins sound like a joke.
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Key Features
Includes the mono 660 and stereo 670, each with their own sonic attributes and feature sets
Models entire electronic path, including tube amplifiers and transformers for complete analog color and behavior
Modeled after Ocean Way’s famous, meticulously maintained golden Fairchild channels
Lateral-Vertical mode for stereo imaging and balance control
Includes custom hardware Stereo Sidechain Link mod
Six attack and release Time Constants (plus additional Time Constant variations with Sidechain Link)
Includes all-new “digital only” features: Sidechain filtering, Dry/Wet parallel blend and Headroom
Includes artist presets from Darrell Thorp, Michael Brauer, Ryan West, and more
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Customer Reviews
Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection
U. Juhl
Harmonics and control
I use it to give analog harmonics.
Or to control instruments and sounds.
I like to use it on bass and piano.i. Arriola
Warm enough to use as a coat
Very versatile plug-in that can give you a subtle flavor or be the main ingredient depending how you use it. Highly recommend
V. German
Great compressor!
Excellent in working on the drum bus. Good voice warming, works very nicely on the master bus.
E. ARRUDA
Too hot on the Mix Bus!
This here is a monster, it works for everything. I appreciate a lot in guitars and drums bus.
M. Alexandru-George
Very iconic comp
10 stars <3
I. Tyrväinen
Very good
I actually don't even care if it sounds like the real hardware or not, because this just sounds so good. It pretty much makes many other tube compressor plugins sound like a joke.
J. Tornay
Legendary compressor
It's legendary and it is for a reason: if it's right for your song you'll quickly realize the warmth and glue it brings.
J. Berthier
Lot of harmonics and warmness
I had great result with the 660 on bass recorded DI (Beatles style), and the 670 on the whole mix : just with a little bit of compression ( around -1db) and 50% mix it add warmness, harmonics, body to the mix and tames harshness (a trick I did read in an interview with sound enginer andrew scheps)
B. Lyons
Smooth sound!
Sound good on instruments and mix bus for what I’ve done so far.
O. Okoke
Wowwww
This is the sound you looking for when you say “analog”.
Well done Guys!D. Naja
Great Collection of Timeless Classics
Loved the trial of these and had to jump on them over the holidays. Smooth and easy to use. Have one on every mix now!! Would buy these again for sure. Try them, you will not be disappointed.
A. SOSA KOSIR
Fairchid unique!
Just incredible!
E. Peterson
Sounds like a classic
Love the Fairchild sound so much. The 175-b is still my favorite color comp but the Fairchild is a close second and sounds so tasty on acoustic guitar and drum overheads. Love it so glad I took the plunge
T. NGO
I love it
I like the color it makes for my mix. So rich and vintage
D. Stanchev
Boom
Unic sound , fear representation of original gear. Very useful. I like it !!?
D. Baker
Fairchild Tube to transformer heaven
Even when not pushing it hard the Fairchild brings a wonderful mojo to the party that is hard to describe.
V. Ruzicic
Musical and on the spot!!!
One of the best UAD plugins EVER!
M. Glover
Instant vibe!
I’m a Beatles nut, so these make it into every session. 660 for the goo, 670 for the glue!
V. Trendel
Nice Product !
i love use this Fairchild Tube Limiter, because it's nice and easy to have a good sound with
L. Spilger
Creamy Mojo
I sometimes use this babe as third (and Last) compressor on my lead vocal - just slightly to add some extra cream!
