Universal Audio Century Tube Channel Strip

Universal Audio Century Tube Channel Strip

Universal Audio Century Tube Channel Strip: With a vintage-inspired tube mic preamp, transparent dynamics control, and intuitively voiced EQ, the Century Tube Preamp plug‑in lets you stay in the creative zone while you record and mix, helping you capture inspiration with stunning results.

 

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Description

The Century Tube Channel Strip’s mic preamp provides the warmth and detail characteristic of a tube mic pre for vocals, with a stunning range of tones from subtle to saturated. The Low/High gain switch matches the Tube Preamp to your microphone, with Low suiting modern condensers and High excelling with dynamic and ribbon microphones.

Unison Technology For Apollo

Century Tube Channel Strip, utilizing UA’s groundbreaking Unison technology, blurs the lines between analog and digital by providing the impedance, gain staging sweet spots and circuit behaviors of a vintage tube preamp. Unison’s bi-directional control communicates between the plug-in and the digitally controlled mic preamps in Apollo.

Easy Eq Seasoning For Vocals, Guitar, And More

The intuitive, musically voiced, three-band EQ is perfect for quickly bringing out details in a breathy vocal, adding punch to an overdriven electric guitar, or giving an acoustic rhythm guitar propulsive sizzle and shine.

Get Optimal Compression Quickly

Featuring a classic optical leveler, the dynamics section uses a single knob to simplify compression settings. Quickly tame dynamic vocals or bass, and add energy and harmonics to acoustic guitars or piano. The leveler can also be used as an effect to add grit and texture to keys and soft synths.

Add Character And Color To Your Mixes

The Century Tube Channel Strip plug-in is not limited to real-time recording with Apollo; it can also be run natively in your DAW to give vocals, guitars, and synths vintage-inspired tone and character.

Features

• Use any audio interface, with both UAD Native and Apollo Realtime/UAD-2 versions included.
• Enhance and simplify your recording workflow with a first-pass tool designed for tracking vocals, guitars, synths and more.
• Stay in the creative zone and confidently record performances with a broad stroke, do‑no‑harm, tube channel strip.
• Easily flatter your tracks with a vintage-style tube mic preamp, simple three-band EQ, and optical compressor.
• Control Apollo interface mic preamp gain staging and impedance directly from the Century Tube Channel Strip plug-in via Unison technology.

Versions Included With Your Purchase

• UAD Native: Runs on your Mac or PC without any UA hardware.
• Apollo Realtime & UAD-2: Runs accelerated on Apollo interfaces and UAD-2 hardware.

Tech Specs

• macOS 10.15 Catalina, 11 Big Sur, 12 Monterey, 13 Ventura
• 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

DAW Compatibility

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

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

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