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Brainworx seems unstoppable these days. The Purple Audio MC77 is the fourth plug-in the company has released in quick succession, after the Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor, Focusrite SC and Ampeg V-4B. The plug-in’s hardware counterpart is an evolution of the legendary 1176 limiting amplifier with extended functionality. With the Plugin Alliance Purple Audio MC77, you […]
Black Rooster Audio has released the VLA-FET compressor plug-in, giving you another option for 1176-style FET compression. According to the developers, the emulation uses “real-time component based circuit simulation”, thereby “capturing the sound and feel of the analog unit as close as possible”. Black Rooster Audio has been making a name for itself with releases […]
Want an 1176, and an LA-2A, but can’t afford either? Then you’re like most of us. But don’t worry, because now you can have both – in a single unit! The Black Lion Audio B172A is an 1176-style FET compressor on one side, and an LA-2A style optical compressor on the other. It also gives […]
It’s been a while since we got a first glimpse of the UK Sound 276 compressor at NAMM 2018, along with its single-channel sibling 176. The company has announced that it is now shipping the 276. As always when the two magic digits “76” are involved, it’s clear where this is going. The UK Sound […]
Arturia has released the 3 Compressors bundle, the newest addition to its “3 FX you’ll actually use” series. The plug-in bundle contains software renditions of three classic compressors: dbx 165A, UREI 1176 and Gates STA-Level. Following up on last year’s “3 preamps you’ll actually use” and “3 filters you’ll actually use”, the French plug-in maker […]
Stam Audio has a very interesting offer for fans of the fabled UREI 1176 FET compressor. The new SA-76ADG packs the circuits of all three hardware revisions, respecting their tonal and component differences, in a single unit that’s priced as low as USD 700. That’s a fraction of the price of one original unit, and […]