Native / Apollo - Runs either natively on your macOS or Windows computer or on the DSP of your Apollo interface. Works with or without UA hardware.

Tap into Universal Audio’s 70+ year analog heritage with the **LA-6176 Signature Channel Strip plug-in**, a supercharged version of our flagship tube channel strip. This powerful plug-in gives you the essence of three iconic UA products in one elegant package: the legendary **610 mic preamp**, the punchy **1176 Limiting Amplifier**, and the smooth **LA-2A Leveling Amplifier**. Originally released in 2004, the hand-built 6176 hardware has been the go-to channel strip for stars like Coldplay, Adele, and Pharrell. Now, you can access decades of classic and modern vocal, guitar, drum, and bass sounds with the flip of a switch, directly in your DAW.

Plug into a world-famous tube preamp that has shaped countless records. Bill Putnam’s 610 Modular Amplifier preamp, introduced in the 1960s, was a milestone in audio history, used to record everyone from The Beach Boys, Ray Charles, and Johnny Cash to modern artists like Coldplay and Adele. The LA-6176 plug-in features the advanced **610-B circuit**, providing even deeper EQ controls for adding rich, musical tube sound that works perfectly on everything from vocals to guitars and drums.

Get legendary **1176 punch** that has defined decades of popular rock and pop music. The original 6176 hardware was the first channel strip to successfully pair our iconic 610 tube preamp with the classic 1176 Limiting Amplifier. The 1176 is renowned for its FET-based circuit, delivering ultra-fast response to guitar, bass, and drum transients, making your tracks pop through the speakers with unmatched energy – a sound heard on records from Led Zeppelin to Bob Marley to Beyoncé.

Add smooth **LA-2A tube compression** with just the flip of a switch. Borrowing from our LA-610 MkII hardware channel strip, the LA-6176 plug-in packs this iconic optical compression. In LA-2A mode, you’ll instantly get the same silky, transparent compression heard on classic vocal and instrument recordings for over 60 years. Plus, the ability to easily toggle between the LA-2A and 1176 modes allows you to quickly find the perfect dynamic control and character for any source.

For real-time recording, this channel strip is **Unison-enabled for Apollo interfaces**, making you forget you’re recording through a plug-in. With an Apollo interface, Unison technology gives you all the unique impedance, gain stage sweet spots, and circuit behaviors of an original 610 tube preamp. When you combine this with two legendary compressors, it effectively puts three of Universal Audio’s most famous analog circuits on a single Unison channel, providing unparalleled authenticity and low-latency performance for tracking.

• Record and mix with three historic analog pieces in one: Combines the 610 preamp, 1176, and LA-2A into a single, elegant channel strip.
• Get smooth harmonics and rich overdrive: Impart the vintage sound of a UA 610 tube preamp on vocals and instruments.
• Instantly switch between legendary compression: Access the famous punch of the 1176 or the smooth warmth of an LA-2A with a single toggle.
• Real-time recording with Apollo and Unison: Experience authentic impedance and gain stage behaviors, putting three legendary processors in a single Unison slot.