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Universal Audio LA-6176 Signature Channel Strip

Get the plugin ↗Goes to the maker's own page · link checked 15 Nov 2026

Gear it stands in for

  • Emulation of this unit

    Universal Audio 6176

    Universal Audio's own channel-strip plugin based on the 6176, with the 610-B valve preamp and an 1176 compressor (plus an LA-2A option the hardware lacks).

    On 2 records here

  • Covers this kind of unit

    Universal Audio 620 MkII

    Pairs a 610 valve preamp with an optical compressor, the layout of Universal Audio's valve channel strips. The source's model name matches no Universal Audio product, so it is not a model of this unit.

    On 1 record here

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