A truly pro solution for your project studio!

The Universal Audio 6176 Channel Strip gives you the classic sound of the legendary 610 Modular Console. Advances in digital recording technology are providing users with tremendous power and flexibility for increasingly less money. All too often, however, the audio quality of these systems is limited by their input stages. Many users who demand the power and flexibility of today's recording technology find themselves yearning for the warmth and tone of yesteryear's hand-built analog circuitry. Now with the release of the 6176, Universal Audio combines their highly acclaimed 610 tube microphone preamp with their legendary 1176LN compressor to create the ultimate single-channel signal path for everything from vocals to vibraphones.

Universal Audio 6176 Channel Strip Features:

• Combines the acclaimed 610 tube mic pre with the legendary 1176
• Variable-impedance input
• Transparent compression
• Outstanding value

The 6176 gives you the juice you need without squeezing you dry! ORDER YOURS TODAY!

Universal Audio 6176 Channel Strip Specifications:

• Audio inputs - mic pre section
• Microphone: female XLR
• Balanced line: female XLR
• Unbalanced line/instrument: 1/4" jack on front panel
  
  Audio inputs - compressor section
• Balanced line: female XLR for use in Split Mode
  
  Audio outputs - mic pre section
• Balanced line: male XLR for use in Split Mode
  
  Audio outputs - compressor section
• Balanced line: male XLR
  
  Front panel controls - pre-amp section
• Impedance selector
• Mic: selectable - 500 ohms or 2kOhms
• Line: fixed - 13.8kOhms
• Hi-Z: selectable, 2.2 Meg ohms or 47kOhms
  
  HF Shelf EQ
• Switchable boost/cut at 1.5, 3, 4.5, 6, and 9dB
• Corner frequency select: 4.5kHz, 7kHz, 10kHz
  
  LF Shelf EQ
• Switchable boost/cut: 1.5, 3, 4.5, 6, and 9dB
• Corner frequency select: 70Hz, 100Hz, 200Hz
  
  Polarity Reverse Switch
• 48-volt phantom power
• Join/Split switch for joint or independent compressor/pre-amp operation
  
  Front panel controls - compressor section
• Input gain
• Output gain
• Attack
• Release
• Compression ratio: bypass, 1:1, 4:1, 8:1, 12:1, 20:1 and "All Button" mode
• Meter Select: Pre-amp output, compressor gain reduction, and compressor output
  
  Additional Features
• Stereo interconnection - with 1176 SA Network accessory
• Vacuum tubes: one 12AX7A and one 12BH7 per channel

Universal Audio 6176 Channel Strip

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MOST VERSATILE CHANNEL STRIP!!!

Posted by Love Gun Owner from Boston,MA on Aug 11, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Professional Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock,Punk,Blues,Funk

I've had this unit for 2yrs and its amazing all around.I would like to fill my rack up with 8-24 of these when I get the funds.Its an unbeatable deal in terms of a pre and comp-Its great for drums,Vocals and guitar-I dunno about bass-Its a little too gritty for that in my estimation...But my favorite strip yet...Totally Pro

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Awesome Strip!!!

Posted by Roady73 from Newark, CA on Jun 7, 2006

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Mexican / Ranchera

Before I bought this channel strip I checked out a bunch of forums and got opinions about using outboard pre's and channel strips. Seems like most live sound engineers find it too costly and unecessary. Most recommended trying different mics for desired response instead of spending 2K for a channel strip/ pre. I am going to have to disagree. Before I even thought about buying a channel strip, I had bought three different and extremely popular vocal mics. Beta 58, Beta 87, and Neumann KMS105. I went with these mics because they tend to be very popular with other vocalist in the genre of music I represent(Mexican/Ranchera), but still, I did not get that nice, big, round, sound I was looking for. I would turn up the gain a bit, or move the vocal foward in the mix to try to achieve it, but that annoying distortion in the mid highs was annoying everytime I belted one. I would also turn it up a bit around 200hz to capture warmth, and cut out some mid-high, but it sounded artificial and muffled(I own a Onyx1640. Great board, just that the pre's are not for me). So, I would mention this in the forums and got several of reccomendations, but most of the recommendations that they gave me I had already tried. So, I said "well, if the UA6176 does not solve my problem, I can always return it. Now that I have been using it, those problems are over. I got that nice round/full sound I was looking for out of the 6176. It puts you right up front in the mix. The compressor and EQ are wonderful. UA took "transparent" to another level with there eq & comp. Also, when I would solo the channel on the board, and crank the level up on the pre past +10, or more, it would distort in a very musical way. All my mics on this thing sounded wonderful passing through it. This is by far one of the best investments I made. Awesome!!! I will conclude with this. This may, or may not, be the product for you. It will not fix bad singing, playing, etc, etc. What it will do is make things sound bigger and warmer. The compression and EQ are tranparent (non-linear). Very vintage sound. If that's what you want, then purchase it. You won't be disipointed.

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My secret weapon

Posted by Anonymous Musician on Feb 22, 2006

Experience w/product: I own it

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This was a huge buy for me. I'm not rich, and I'm not a pro. I got this thing because the vocal tracks on my home recordings sounded like home recordings. Now they sound totally pro. Really. This thing has a preamp that has been a studio standard since 1960 and a compressor that has been THE studio workhorse compressor since 1964. If you want your recordings to have that familiar rock sound of the last 30-35 years, get one of these. You will not be disappointed.

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