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UA 1176 Classic FET Compressor

UA 1176 Classic FET Compressor

Add the iconic punch of a world famous compressor.

  • Add punch and attitude to your vocal and instrument recordings with a special edition of the classic UA FET compressor
  • Harness the fast attack and colorful saturation of an original 1176, right down to the transformers and FET amplifiers
  • Dial in your sound quickly with the Input/Output controls and fine tune your Attack and Release for nearly any source
  • Go from subtle to extreme, for smashed textures using the infamous “All Button” mode

Runs natively on your macOS or Windows computer without UA hardware. View full system requirements.

UA 1176 Classic FET Compressor

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Fast FET Compression and Limiting for Your Mixes

Start your journey with the iconic compression used on nearly every hit recording of our time. This special version of our UA 1176 Classic FET Compressor features the same authentic analog modeling of the full collection, so you can dial in the punch and attitude of an iconic “desert island” compressor on nearly any source.

What They Say

The UA 1176 Rev A is the only vocal compressor I use on every artist I work with.

Daniel Nigro

Chappell Roan, Olivia Rodrigo, Dermot Kennedy

I love my UA 1176 Rev A. I use it on pretty much anything. It has impeccably good tone and a lovely, gentle saturation when pushed.

Justin Meldal-Johnsen

M83, St. Vincent, Beck

An 1176 is always on my guitar or bass DI. I use it to tighten up the performance before re-amping. It glues things together to without killing dynamics.

Will Yip

Turnstile, Title Fight, Superheaven

Frequently Asked Questions

No. These plug-ins run natively on your computer. No UA hardware is required.

Yes, 14-day plug-in demos are available. Find eligible plug‑ins

We provide three activations per license. We support activation on your computer or on an iLok USB key.

Native plug-ins are supported on macOS and Windows systems. See our Native UAD System Requirements article for full system requirements. An iLok account is required for managing your native plug-in licenses. We support iLok USB keys for portability, but one is not required.

Check our Knowledge Base for additional questions

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