UAD Studio Classics Bundle (Exclusive)

Exclusive to our website, the Studio Classics Bundle offers a collection of iconic audio plugins, each faithfully reproducing the distinct analog warmth and character of classic studio hardware.

This bundle features five legendary tools: the Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection, LA-6176 Signature Channel Strip, Lexicon 224 Digital Reverb, Ampex ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder, and the 175B & 176 Tube Compressor Collection. Together, they bring the unmistakable quality of classic analog processing to digital production, giving your tracks that renowned vintage feel while providing flexible control over dynamics, tone, and reverb.

From the classic compression of the Fairchild and 175B/176 compressors to the lush reverb of the Lexicon 224 and the authentic tape warmth of the Ampex ATR-102, this bundle equips you with all the essential tools to elevate your mixes. Each plugin is meticulously crafted to emulate the original hardware, with added features like advanced sidechaining, parallel processing, and artist presets to streamline your workflow.

Perfect for producers seeking the warmth and richness of analog sound, the Studio Classics Bundle brings the best of vintage audio engineering directly to your DAW.

Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection

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.

The Ultimate Companion to the LA-2A & 1176 Collections

Combined with the Electro-Optical (LA-2A) and FET-based (1176) compressor plug-ins, the Fairchild’s unique tube-driven sound completes the compression “Triple Crown.” Renowned for its aggressive power on piano, bass, and guitar, the 660 is a stereo/mono version of the original mono compressor, while the flagship 670 is a full stereo compressor that can inject vibe and color into tracks or add the final touch to mixes.

Features

• Use any audio interface, with both UAD Native and Apollo Realtime/UAD-2 versions included
• 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 OceanWay Studios

LA-6176 Signature Channel Strip

Experience Universal Audio’s 70+ year analog heritage with a supercharged plug-in version of their flagship tube channel strip, the 6176. The new LA-6176 Signature Channel Strip plug-in gives you three iconic UA products in one: the 610 mic preamp, the 1176 Limiting Amplifier, and the LA-2A Leveling Amplifier.

Released in 2004, the hand-built 6176 has been the channel strip to stars including Coldplay, Adele, and Pharrell. Now you can get an entirely new UAD channel strip that puts decades of classic and modern vocal, guitar, drum, and bass sounds at the flip of a switch. 

Features

• Record and mix with three of the most historically-significant pieces of analog gear ever made, in one elegant channel strip 
• Get the smooth harmonics and rich overdrive of a vintage UA 610 tube preamp on vocals and instruments
• Instantly get the famous punch of the 1176, or the smooth warmth of an LA-2A, at the flip of a switch 
• Record in realtime with Apollo interfaces, putting three legendary processors in a single Unison slot

Lexicon 224 Digital Reverb

From the moment it was unleashed in 1978, the Lexicon 224 Digital Reverb — with its tactile, slider-based controller and famously lush reverb tail — single-handedly defined the sound of an entire era.

From Talking Heads' Remain In Light to U2's The Unforgettable Fire, the Lexicon 224 remains one of the most popular digital reverb units of all time. Now you can track and mix with this singular piece of audio history with the Lexicon 224 Reverb plug-in.

Using the exact algorithms and control processor code from the original hardware, the Lexicon 224 plug-in precisely captures all eight legendary reverb programs and the chorus program — based on the Lexicon 224's final and hard-to-find firmware version 4.4. The Lexicon 224 plug-in also incorporates the original hardware’s input transformers and early AD/DA 12-bit gain stepping converters.

For total authenticity, the UA-exclusive System Noise control enables or disables the inherent dynamic system noise of the original Lexicon 224 hardware — removing the modeled gain stepping, parameter zippering, and quiescent noise. Clicking the “Open” text to the right of the display panel exposes several hidden controls, including Input/Output gain and Pitch Shift, and even a selectable “Bug Fix” mode which enables/disables historical bug fixes from the Hall B and Chorus programs. Taken together, the Lexicon 224 plug-in is the world’s most authentic model of a true studio classic.

Features

• Use any audio interface, with both UAD Native and Apollo Realtime/UAD-2 versions included
• Track and mix with the legendary Lexicon 224 Digital Reverb, using the same algorithms as the original hardware
• Employ eight classic reverb programs and one chorus program on drums, vocals, guitars, and more
• Use the Plate and Concert programs for vintage '80s sounds
• Mix with presets from famous Lexicon 224 users Chuck Zwicky (Prince), Kevin Killen (Peter Gabriel), and others

Ampex ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder

The Ampex ATR-102 UAD plug-in and LUNA Extension provides the final “analog glue” for your music, turning your recordings into records. 


The only emulation that’s fully authenticated by the Ampex Corporation, and trusted by producers and engineers the world over, the Ampex ATR-102 UAD plug-in puts the colorful saturation, warmth, and harmonics of this industry-standard tape machine at your command.

Ignite your inspiration with presets from longtime ATR‑102 users Chuck Ainlay (Chris Botti, Mark Knopfler) Richard Dodd (Wilco, Robert Plant), Buddy Miller (Martina McBride, Emmylou Harris), Mike Poole (Keith Urban, Dolly Parton) and more. Use these presets as a starting point and season to taste on your mixes — you'll marvel at the cohesive, rich sound that can only come from an Ampex tape machine.

Features

• Mix and master your music with the most popular professional 2-track tape machine ever made
• Get classic Ampex tape saturation, selectable tape types, and color to "glue" your mix together
• Use the entire ATR-102 circuit, including its transformers, amplifiers, Repro, Sync, and Input paths
• With Auto-Gain, make adjustments to Repro/Record levels while maintaining perfect gain staging
• Enjoy enhanced retina GUI with interactive tape reels and controls true to the original hardware
• Use the ATR-102 LUNA Extension to produce with rich, analog tape sound right in LUNA’s mixer

175B & 176 Tube Compressor Collection

Introduced in the early 1960s, Universal Audio's 175B™ and 176™ compressors were the first audio compressors purpose-built for studio recording and mixing music. Often cited among the crowning achievements of audio pioneer and UA founder Bill Putnam Sr., the 175B and 176 are prized for their rich tube gain reduction character, fast attack, and sonic flexibility.

With only roughly 1,000 units made, vintage 175B and 176s easily command well over $5,000 on the vintage market today, and they can be found in the racks of some of the world's finest studios. Now, you can track and mix with the only authentic plug-in emulation of the original UA 175B and 176 compressors.

Delicate when you need subtle control, but colorful when slammed, these plug-ins can add depth to room mics or a drum bus, give your guitars definition, park a bass in a mix, and inject vocals with energy. You can even turn off the compression completely and use the 175B/176 plug-ins as a "tone box," lending rich tube amplifier and transformer textures galore.

Features

• Painstaking circuit emulation of Bill Putnam Sr.'s rare and iconic 175B and 176 tube compressors
• Models the entire circuit path and control set of the original hardware units
• UA 175B features a fixed 12:1 Ratio, 176 features four selectable Ratios: 2:1, 4:1, 8:1 and 12:1
• Exclusive plug-in features include Sidechain Link, Dry/Wet Mix parallel processing and Headroom for user-customizable operating level
• Includes artist presets from Jacquire King (Kings of Leon, Tom Waits), Carl Glanville (U2, Bruce Springsteen), Joe Chiccarelli (My Morning Jacket, Beck), and more

System Requirements

• macOS 10.15 Catalina, 11 Big Sur, 12 Monterey, 13 Ventura, 14 Sonoma
• Windows 10 or Windows 11 (64-bit only Editions)
• Intel, AMD, or Apple silicon processor
• Internet connection to download software and authorize UADx plug-ins
• Free iLok account with iLok Cloud or iLok USB (2nd generation or higher)
• A physical iLok dongle is NOT required to activate this product

You can activate this software on an online system (using iLok Cloud) or an offline system (using an iLok USB):

1. Online: an active internet connection and a FREE iLok account are required to authorise UAD Plug-ins using iLok Cloud

2. Offline: you will need a physical iLok USB (2nd generation or higher) to authorise this software

Important note: UAD plugins do not work in Apple's Garageband DAW