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.
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.