UA 610 Tube Preamp & EQ Collection
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Authentic tube mic preamp modeling – featuring Unison™ technology for Apollo interfaces.
When Universal Audio founder Bill Putnam Sr. introduced the 610 Modular Amplifier preamp in the early '60s, it was a milestone in audio recording history. The 610 became famous among record producers for its startling harmonic detail, and rich clipping characteristics, and its ability to overdrive in a warm, ultra-musical fashion.
The original 610-A preamp was integral to countless legendary recordings — from the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds and Johnny Cash’s At Folsom Prison. Its modern variant, the 610-B, helped to create new classics by Adele and Cold War Kids. Today, you can add the same tube presence, warmth, and body to vocals, guitars, bass and more with the UA 610 Tube Preamp & EQ Plug-In Collection for UAD-2 and Apollo interfaces.Give your tracks startling three-dimensional tube warmth, presence, and body
Record “through” the 610-A or 610-B tube preamp models in real time using Apollo Twin, DUO, or QUAD
Mix and saturate signals with any UAD-2 hardware for an iconic tube glow
Use the 610-A plug-in to get the tone of the Wally Heider "Green Board," used to record Neil Young, Ray Charles, Elvis Presley and Jimi Hendrix
Get the character of the 610’s entire signal path, including tube amplifiers and transformers, and circuit nonlinearities
Control Apollo interface mic preamp gain staging and impedance directly from the plug-in via Unison™ technology
Take a Listen
Apollo Recording with Unison Plug-Ins
Featuring the UA 610-B Tube Preamp & EQ plug-in
The First Genuine 610 Tube Preamp Emulation
With over three years of development, the UA 610 Collection represents the first comprehensive modeling of the legendary 610-A tube preamp and its modern variant, the 610-B — including their tube and transformer components and all of the unique distortion characteristics of the originals. The 610-A is modeled on a channel from the storied Wally Heider "Green Board," used to record Neil Young, Ray Charles, Elvis Presley and Jimi Hendrix, and offers simple 10 kHz high-shelf and 100 Hz low-shelf EQ. The modern 610-B offers selectable input impedance, adjustable high- and low-shelf EQ, and expanded gain range.
Unison Technology for Apollo Interfaces
With UA’s Unison technology, the UA 610 Preamp & EQ Collection blurs the lines between analog and digital, giving you all of the 610’s important impedance, gain stage “sweet spots,” and circuit behaviors that have made it legendary. And just like their hardware relatives, both the 610 plug-ins allow Line and Mic levels, with both 500 Ω and 2.0 k Ω impedance setting options available in the 610-B. Combined with Apollo's physical preamp gain, this provides a tonal range from clean to clipped — with tons of broad, musical sweet spots in-between.
Add Tube Color to any Source
UAD-2 and Apollo 16 owners can use the UA 610 Collection for mixing, adding color and saturation to any source, without going outside the box. Inject your tracks with the legendary warm, natural compression the 610 is famous for, allowing you to place instruments perfectly in the mix while giving them a rich, three-dimensional tube character.
“Thanks to Unison™ technology, I feel bad for my 610 hardware. The UAD 610 Tube Preamp & EQ Collection is so easy to use and it sounds the same. Turn one knob up, then one knob down and it sounds good.”
– Jacknife Lee (R.E.M, The Cars, Snow Patrol)
“The UAD 610-B Preamp plug-in gives me the size and feel of a great tube preamp, in a design that allows me to use it anywhere, at any time, and at any point in the recording process.”
– John Paterno (Robbie Williams, Badly Drawn Boy, Bonnie Raitt)Customer Reviews
C. Britos
December 16, 2024
Great!
Love’em Awesome as unison plug in.. really big and warm sound . Really excited about it!
Read MoreN. Hansen
July 13, 2024
Warmth and clarity
I haven’t worked the hardware versions, but the bring lots of saturation and tube warmth. I use them mainly on vocals and bass
Read More片. 浩和
June 13, 2024
とにかく太く存在感のある音
SphereマイクにUNISONで使ったのと、エレクトリックベースにも使いました。歌録りも良い感じですが、やや歪みぎみになりやすいので、歌や歌...
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Key Features
Universal Audio modeled UA 610 Tube Preamplifier and EQ
One of the most popular preamps ever made — designed by M.T. “Bill” Putnam
One purchase provides both modern 610-B and vintage 610-A based on historical Wally Heider desk
Models UA 610 electronic path including tube amplifiers and transformers, with circuit nonlinearities
Realtime UAD Processing and exclusive Unison Mic Preamp Technology features with Apollo audio interfaces
Mic, Line and Hi-Z inputs with Unison Mic Preamp Technology
Physical analog 500 Ω or 2K Ω switchable input impedance of 610-B fixed 600 Ω impedance for 610-A with Unison Mic Preamp Technology
Tactile control of Gain staging and common preamp parameters with Unison Mic Preamp Technology
Requires a UAD-2 DSP Accelerator or Apollo Interface available from authorized dealers worldwide
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Customer Reviews
UA 610 Tube Preamp & EQ Collection
C. Britos
Great!
Love’em
Awesome as unison plug in.. really big and warm sound . Really excited about it!N. Hansen
Warmth and clarity
I haven’t worked the hardware versions, but the bring lots of saturation and tube warmth. I use them mainly on vocals and bass
片. 浩和
とにかく太く存在感のある音
SphereマイクにUNISONで使ったのと、エレクトリックベースにも使いました。歌録りも良い感じですが、やや歪みぎみになりやすいので、歌や歌い手を選ぶかと思います。クリアな音が欲しい時にはSSLを使っています。ベースも野太い音で録れるのでこちらも曲に合わせて活用しています。
A. Giroux
Simple
Simplicity with great results of warmth
G. Spiridion
Lovley
Real Sounds for Real Musicians and Real Producers
a. cristofalo
amazing
very useful
K. Shaw
Smooth
Smooth pre amp that is highly usable on everything. Little dsp usage on the UAD 2 Solo internal card.
K. ETIFIER
SO GOOD
What a vibe :)
O. Ferstl
Cool plugin!
I was pleasantly shocked by this preamplifier. Huge difference in sound with and without it. I really like it.
P. Motyczak
Vintage vibe
Beautiful vintage vibe preamp !
M. Schneider
brilliant sound-character
I was suprised about the smoove sound of this plugin and it`s history is amazing. Try it, you will like it!
P. Bonifazi
Este Pre suena igual al hardware
Este Pre suena igual al hardware, es ideal para voces, guitarras acusticas.
Pude comparar el fisico que lo tiene un amigo y este plugin suena igual.
Felicitaciones Universal Audio .K. Schwarzer
Great sound!
Great sound!!!
F. Malagié
Puting your track well in the mixe
By direct recordîng or by reamping, this preamp is really puttîng your track sound right in the mixe.
M. Schmidt
No customer support
Awesome plugins! That work really great. The only thing that sucks is there's no customer support. They have a number but it just hangs up on you and tells you to go online. I've been waiting for them to get back to me for over a week now for a plug-in that I've owned for 3 years. With the latest update, it does not show up in my UA connect even though everything else does. I've updated everything, I've uninstalled everything, reinstalled everything and I've been waiting. Still haven't heard back.... Works great but if it doesn't you'll never get help.
M. Schmidt
No customer support
Awesome plugins! That work really great. The only thing that sucks is there's no customer support. They have a number but it just hangs up on you and tells you to go online. I've been waiting for them to get back to me for over a week now for a plug-in that I've owned for 3 years. With the latest update, it does not show up in my UA connect even though everything else does. I've updated everything, I've uninstalled everything, reinstalled everything and I've been waiting. Still haven't heard back.... Works great but if it doesn't you'll never get help.
J. Janev
My favorite preamp for acoustic guitars!
The 610-A tube preamp is definitely my favorite for acoustic guitars! Gives a very special drive and presence, sounds very rich and warm. It also sounds great on vocals, drums, gives a slightly retro feel, but also suitable for modern music. The 610-B also sounds very good and more precise, but I love the sound of the 610-A!
A. Ogarev
UA 610 Tube Preamp & EQ Collection
super)
C. YEŞİLYURT
Nice
Perfeckt
C. Bors
One of the best Unison preamps
Really vintage tone, my favorite is the "A"
