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
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UAD Quick Tip
Learn how to thicken vocals, add aggressiveness to drums, and widen your mixes 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.
5-Minute Tip: Joel Hamilton
(Pretty Lights, Highly Suspect)
Add presence and texture to lead vocals with the Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection.
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
A. Victoria
December 11, 2024
The sound I always want to get
I always want to get a leveled and present sound without the feel an evident compression, now, finally, I got it!
Read MoreH. Acero
December 6, 2024
Solo lo probe una vez y me enamoré
Soy advenedizo en el mundo de la Producción Musical. Sé que los compresores son muy importantes, así que, solo lo probé y, realmente el sonido que me dio los Fairchild, realmente me...
Read MoreJ. Haim
December 6, 2024
Great Sound!
It sounds amazing. Definitely best emulation of Fairchild till today!
Read Moree. madi
December 1, 2024
The great gluing glow for mixing and mastering
I love uad Fairchild, for me it's the most greatest mastering limiter mix drum buss comp mixer processor enhancement, for glowing glue the multitracks music mix...
Read MoreG. Spiridion
November 26, 2024
Great Plugin, Great Sound
Amazing sounds!!! Indispensable on my productons.
Read MoreL. Predator
November 20, 2024
Coleção Fairchild Tube Limiter
Nunca vou conseguir chegar perto de um Fairchild original , mas em relação com as marcas mais conhecidas, tenho Waves ,etc... Esse UAD Fairchild é incomparável. Mágico!...
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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
A. Victoria
The sound I always want to get
I always want to get a leveled and present sound without the feel an evident compression, now, finally, I got it!
H. Acero
Solo lo probe una vez y me enamoré
Soy advenedizo en el mundo de la Producción Musical. Sé que los compresores son muy importantes, así que, solo lo probé y, realmente el sonido que me dio los Fairchild, realmente me fascinó.
J. Haim
Great Sound!
It sounds amazing. Definitely best emulation of Fairchild till today!
e. madi
The great gluing glow for mixing and mastering
I love uad Fairchild, for me it's the most greatest mastering limiter mix drum buss comp mixer processor enhancement, for glowing glue the multitracks music mix on the master mix buss stereo out, for to glue everything together, I'm so excited and happy for the results, I love you more uad
G. Spiridion
Great Plugin, Great Sound
Amazing sounds!!! Indispensable on my productons.
L. Predator
Coleção Fairchild Tube Limiter
Nunca vou conseguir chegar perto de um Fairchild original , mas em relação com as marcas mais conhecidas, tenho Waves ,etc... Esse UAD Fairchild é incomparável. Mágico!
e. madi
The great gluing glow for mixing and mastering
I love uad Fairchild, for me it's the most greatest mastering limiter mix drum buss comp mixer processor enhancement, for glowing glue the multitracks music mix on the master mix buss stereo out, for to glue everything together, I'm so excited and happy for the results, I love you more uad
i. copeland
If your here , You know what’s up
“Apollo Dual , Quad ,
Heritage Edition , and A Nuemann
103 or 87 mic / Beyer Dynamic Cans
/an Akai MPC live 2 / Mac Book Pro
Logic & Luna
Abelton
“Don’t play around”
IndioPoetD. Skeel
It’s a Fairchild and it’s amazing
The Fairchild is a great compressor, legendary and this sounds like the hardware. If you aren’t familiar it will take a learning curve but being able to compress the center different from the side which is what made this thing famous is amazing, the tone and what it does to your music is worth it…..learn it use it and get it if you want great results
t. ecuvillon
i love it
just put it with the default preset at last place on the master bus chain.
My classical solo piano is better with it :)S. Schwartz
The Fairchild 670 . . . Wow!
Really, really pleased with how the Fairchild 670 plugin adds a new dimension to my voiceover tracks in my podcast as well as the mastering bus. It's very subtle, but discernibly wonderful! Like the icing and cherry atop a delicious cake.
T. Blanch
Smooth
The Fairchild just makes everything sound so smooth. I love it, and with a tweak of the input gain it just creates a subtle texture to my mixes and sounds.
D. MixLab
Fairchild
The Beast
K. Purwin
Fairchild
Wspaniały! Jestem Bardzo Zadowolony!
D. Black
Fairchild Duo
Great compression and modified sounds that only the Fairchild can add. It's still king of the compressor family for good reason.
M. Coutausse
un grand traditionnel du traitement
belle réalisation , mais assez difficile a maitriser , comme l'original ..
S. Shin
Great plugin!!
Perfect! I love it!!
L. Sant anna
Amazing Tube FairChild Emulation!
The Fairchild Tube Limiter plugin by Universal Audio is a faithful emulation of the legendary Fairchild 670 tube compressor. It accurately captures the harmonic richness and smoothness of the original, offering exceptional dynamic control. With its intuitive interface, it allows fine adjustments in compression and release. Ideal for mixing and mastering, it provides unparalleled analog warmth and presence, making it indispensable for producers seeking vintage sound quality. In short, it is an essential addition to any professional audio toolkit.
j. nieva
Instant mojo!
Lovely emulations of the classic hardware. Smooth and punchy , with lots of harmonics. I really love it on drum buses and vocals.
S. Chihota
Easily the best Fairchild emulation.
I've used a variety of Fairchild emulations and in part, saw the composer Al Hug used when mixing his sample compositions. It has this smooth compression that lifts the source and pushes it forward while adding character the emulations of the Fairchild fail too. I'm certainly going to be adding more UA plugins to my arsenal off the strength of the quality of the Fairchild 670.
