Universal Audio's "Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection", the most accurate emulation to date of the world's most famous tube compressors, Fairchild 660/670, is now available and 50% off in a special launch sale!

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Universal Audio's "Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection", the most accurate emulation to date of the world's most famous tube compressors, Fairchild 660/670, is now available and 50% off in a special launch sale!




Universal Audio's "Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection", the most accurate emulation to date of the world's most famous tube compressor, Fairchild 660/670, has been released and is now 50% off in a commemorative sale. The release of that famous tube compressor emulation from UAD is pretty big news.

The Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection delivers the silky warm compression heard on hundreds of hit records, from The Beatles and Pink Floyd to countless Motown classics. These are the most accurate plug-in emulations ever created with these unique tube compressors.





The world's most coveted compressor

The first Fairchild limiter, created by audio genius Rein Narma on a Les Paul kitchen table, changed recording forever. Soon, these 20-tube, 14-transformer, 67-pound giants resided in world-class studios, many of which still use vintage Fairchilds. For half a century, the Fairchild 670 and its aggressive sibling, the Fairchild 660, have defined some of popular music's most revered vocal and drum sounds. In fact, the world's elite mixers often use the 670 simply to bring "sparkle" to the final mix without compression.



The closest thing to vintage Fairchild in a plug-in

In 2004, Universal Audio released the Fairchild 670 Legacy plug-in. It was quickly touted as the best 670 emulation available. Today, UA's team of DSP experts has improved on the original's time constant and gain reduction curve, and modeled the complete hardware tube amplifier and transformer section for the first time. Far beyond other Fairchild emulations, only the new UAD Fairchild Collection is based on an accurate circuit model of Ocean Way Studios' "golden reference" unit.



New Features - Classic Tones

The Fairchild Tube Limiter Plug-In Collection faithfully reproduces the classic sounds of yesteryear, but also includes new features useful for modern workflows.





Wet/Dry Mix controls for blending sounds

Parallel Mix controls allow you to blend raw signals with compressed signals, opening up a world of textural possibilities from the drum bus to the mix bus and everything in between.



Enhancing Drums with Sidechain Filters

Fairchild's sidechain filtering gives you another level of control over your tracks. Use it to punch up a drum bus to increase its impact without triggering the compressor threshold on the kick drum.



Headroom control for added grit

Raise the headroom (HR) control to easily create a mastering application and raise the gain reduction threshold to lower distortion. Conversely, you can reduce the headroom, lower the gain reduction threshold, and increase the distortion for a coarse texture that works on everything from vocals and drums to guitars and bass.



The ultimate companion to the LA-2A & 1176 collections

When combined with the Electro-Optical (LA-2A) and FET Bass (1176) compressor plug-ins, Fairchild's unique tube-driven sound completes the "triple crown" of compression. 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, color, or the final touch to a track It is a Mix.

Features.
  • Includes both UAD Native and Apollo Realtime/UAD-2 versions so you can use any audio interface.
  • Adds classic Fairchild tube warmth and character to tracks and mixes
  • Use Fairchild's tube-driven gain controls and transformer section to add harmonics and punch to vocals, drums, and more.
  • Simple wet/dry, sidechain filter, and headroom controls for easy compression control
  • Enjoy the only accurate emulation of OceanWay Studios' "Golden Reference" vintage Fairchild
  • Versions Included in Purchase
  • UAD Native: Runs on Mac or PC without UA hardware
  • Apollo Realtime & UAD-2: runs faster with Apollo interface and UAD-2 hardware
System Requirements
  • macOS 10.15 Catalina, 11 Big Sur, 12 Monterey, 13 Ventura
  • Windows 10 or Windows 11 (64-bit only)
  • 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 later)
  • No physical iLok dongle required to activate this product
DAW Compatibility

Pro Tools 2022 (AAX)
Logic Pro (Audio Unit)
Ableton Live 11 (VST 3, Audio Unit)
Cubase 12 (VST 3)
Studio One 5 (VST 3)
Luna Recording System

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