UA 1176 Vs. WA76 Compressor Shootout: WHO Will Win?! - with Warren Huart & Juno Hasson

[@Producelikeapro]

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[@kristianmarschewski1590]

distressor because distressor (:

[@thomaskunz3726]

0 hardware, just UAD plugs&VST's.... Btw, i can't hear much difference between the clone and the original. I would buy the clone :)

[@MarkoSax]

Thanks for this shootout

[@tonye9045]

Distressor :-)

[@supasoulproductions]

It would be so nice to be able to afford hardware. 😆

[@melissabell585]

The WA76 is great for the price! I owned one until recently. For me I hear the biggest difference in the low end, and from experience, if you try to push it hard it has a bit less headroom than the more expensive units. Sometimes those are good things! I really liked it for making a bass guitar a bit grindy, for example! Personally, I think the UA reissues are a bit pricey for what they deliver, but the AudioScape units or a Hairball 1176 (especially if you build it yourself) are priced really fairly for very high quality "clones". I've got a handful of Hairball 1176s that I built myself in constant use here, both in 19" rack and 500 series format, alongside all my other compressors.

[@legacyShredder1]

Dude I was just about to say that you sound exactly like this chick I know.. Then I read the name. Definitely the chick I know.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing Melissa! I really appreciate it

[@WanderingRobotStudio]

Love my WA-76. Have WA-2A and two Portico II channels, plus tape machines.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@Fl4ppers]

WA76 really holds its own. Every actual 1176 seems to have its own character anyway.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@chrisdover8507]

I’ve done my own shootout with an original vs Warm. On percussive sources the UA is so much better. The Warm doesn’t come close. On bass, the Warm is better than the UA, due to extra grit. Maybe I got a lack luster warm unit, I’m not sure. But I also listened to a friend’s mix a while back and I commented that the vocal sound was truly amazing, it turns out it was a WA76. If they improve the Warm on percussion sources in say a mkii version, I will most definitely buy four of them. Exciting company imo

[@DarkTrapStudio]

Conclusion : Warm or UA 5% difference doesn't matter much when you have a wonderful interpretation like this. I mixed it she sound like a world wide superstar !

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@MarkoSax]

Original 1176 better highmids, but warmaudio smoother

[@felipeReisfelipereis]

Fun fact: the boy heard from a smartphone 😂😂😂

[@TransistorLSD]

​​You can actually hear highmids relatively well on a phone speakers. In fact that's usually the only thing you hear. ​@@felipeReisfelipereis

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks for sharing Marko!

[@JdsBleedo]

on sale for 499 this month is a no brainer for the wa76

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous!

[@pmfont]

The WA76, in addition to the WAEQP, is a workhorse in my home studio, as I track everything through it, including drum machines. I'll never be able to afford the UA1176, though it sounds slightly less aggresive to me than the WA76. Anyway, I love your channel; it's taught me so much!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@CrushingAxes]

Man that's quite a interesting Telecaster, the jazz bass sounds good too! Very nice song! Man I love 1176 so much! I use on everything!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@chadkelly1402]

the differences are neglible at safe recording levels, you have to start driving it into light saturation to start to hear it. the WA is actually a bit cleaner than the ones with the vintage transformers from the original production runs, but sometimes people like that 'distressor' type drive.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@paulallen6849]

Thanks, I enjoyed the video. I've been using the WA76 with Rupert Neve Pre and JZ67 or SM7b and getting good results on vocals and acoustic guitar. I haven't had the opportunity to compare with a UA 1176. I find recording with a touch of compression makes my job of mixing the tracks easier, especially for vocals. I'll often use the UA 1176 plugin on the mix as well.

[@NickName-rm2nt]

Which 1176 do you think is the best currently available on the market? The Purple Audio MC77, Black Lion Audio Bluey Limiter, or WES Audio ng76?

[@KimboH55]

Aww, what a shame and I thought you were going to give away 'original' 1176. Dang! I have 3 WA 76 and they are terrific as are the WA 2As. Thanks - good show. Heart breaking song. Kim Aust.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks Kim for sharing!

[@YoYo69894]

thanks again Warren. Always good to get your input and expertise. keep up the great work.

[@Producelikeapro]

My pleasure! Thanks ever so much!

[@gabrielharleymusic]

It's honestly pretty close, though I feel like the original is a tiny bit more open on the top end. Thanks for the video!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@jonnyoh4731]

The WA sounds almost grainy comparably. Not a huge difference but I’m instantly feeling more clarity and focus when the UA pops in.

[@gutekzpoligonu]

Like every clone of the UA 1176 - they come pretty damn close BUT THERE IS ONE THING: Those high compressed 8K/10K that You can hear for those "S" is just hard to copy for a cheaper units. That's just the hard true. The same with other vintage EQ/compressors. Make it by 24/48 tracks and You've got a CLA'ish clarity for the start. Then mix it with tie same amount of this high top end equipment and it's twice cleaner than normal stuff/in the box. Ofcourse those knock offs are way better for giving You an analogue feeling and puting track/tracks through the tubes but I just didn't hear any cheaper unit to mimique this high end compressed beautiful needle around 8/10K. Great video as always Warren!

[@adrianwagner336]

i was thinking that the differences were "negligible" until you said the very term lol so there you have it 😄

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha indeed! Thanks Adrian!

[@adrianwagner336]

@@Producelikeapro and you good sir...rock the beaches mahn 🤙🤙

[@Producelikeapro]

@@adrianwagner336 aw shucks! Thanks ever so much!

[@LesVegasMusic]

Great shootout! I came to this video from the Produce Like A Pro email that was sent. I was wondering why the email referred to the 1176 by "the infamous Universal Audio 1176LN Classic limiting Amplifier". Infamous essentially means famous for a bad reason. Maybe they meant the classic, famous, popular, well known, legendary or industry standard 1176? I think so. Maybe just a misusage of the word. In either case, it got me here! 🙂 Great video! Very nice song.

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, that was a 'joke'! Haha

[@LesVegasMusic]

@@Producelikeapro 🙂You've got to tell me when you're joking!

[@DadRockAndGuitars]

If you watch The 3 Amigos, you'll learn that "infamous" is when you're more than famous 🤣 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXjYl3lun9qrY6s

[@Producelikeapro]

@@LesVegasMusic haha I thought it was obvious! Haha Oops!

[@JesusSanchez-pz1ii]

Behringer 369 test please

[@mariodriessen9740]

The WA76 was going to be my next ‘big’ purchase. I didn’t change my mind. 😊

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks for sharing!

[@Mitsch76]

Hm...to me the 1176 is a little cleaner. Listen 11:00 the arpegio sounds pretty clean, no background noise. The WA then sounds a bit more harsh and there is a little sparkle noise in background. I feel the WA is also a tiny bit louder here. I would resume...you can do it in-the-box as well and save even more money ;-)

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@etlifeform]

Thanks!

[@Producelikeapro]

You're very welcome!

[@giugnete]

I think the Warm Audio did a solid job, slightly different sound but that's what is great about hardware as you have more options available that you can pair with microphones for a more diverse sound. The 1176ln had more midrange articulation that suites the WA67 IMHO that slightly lacks compared to a U67. The more tools the better! Thanks for creating all the videos you make. They're informative.

[@OriginalRaveParty]

Listening on a pretty dodgy TV speaker bar, I heard barely any difference. Will listen later on my genelecs and see if anything is there 😅

[@_hide_-lb1gk]

I got a Black Tone Beast that I compress with plugins or my GAP LA 2A, but I'm leaning to getting a WA76 so the TB12 has a friend. 😂

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks for sharing!

[@TheMaddoxfam]

Hit this video with my 1.25x player still engaged… might I suggest a sped up take? It sounded even better than the original tempo.

[@Producelikeapro]

Aha! Thanks for the great comment! As I discussed at the beginning Juno did this freeform without a click and I cut guitar and bass to her.

[@Kenneth-F]

Think both of them sounds great just a little different on the highs and mids. The same goes for the klark teknik kt76.

[@Producelikeapro]

I know the components are very similar, although I'm not sure about the KT76?

[@Kenneth-F]

@@Producelikeapro only diffrent is behringer aka klark teknik makes midas FETs.

[@josegabriellagares6862]

Thanks for all your vids!!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Glad you like them! Thanks ever so much!

[@mikefarmer1944]

where do you go to sign up for giveaway?

[@Producelikeapro]

Absolutely! Enter The Giveaway Here: producelikeapro.com/blog/universal-audio-1176-vs-warm-audio-76-who-will-win-with-warren-and-juno/

[@robfincham5407]

I can here a touch more body and depth on the Urie. And so the Warm feels a touch more crispy. Or shiny. But all so small differences I had to concentrate and honestly sometimes I wonder if I'm even hearing it at all hahahha

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@AndyA1234]

Why is the UA 1176 Infamous (known for some bad quality or deed: Collins dictionary)?

[@Producelikeapro]

It was a joke! Ha

[@PharaohLawLess1]

I have the Warm Audio wa76 and it’s nice on my vocals

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks for sharing!

[@BlackDecibelMusic]

It seems that WA unit has slower attack then overall when matching so that Urei can achieve faster max attack time. And that external wart psu is not ideal. But you are correct the metal case and psu, transformer is the most expensive part plus the original 76 doesn’t have that many parts inside.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing your opinion!

[@aleksamrkela831]

I prefer the 1176. The WA76 seems to break up in a less than pleasant way where the 1176 doesn't.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing your opinion!

[@sebastian_meier]

when she goes for the high sighs I feel like her voice is slightly hitting a ceiling with the WA76 - the 1176 seemed to have a bit more clarity and airiness but that difference is so subtle that you have to look for it in an A/B - if you'd hear any vocal recording through the WA76, I bet nobody would say it needed more of a 1176 character or that something's off

[@mitkothemacedonian]

Nope, G was too high for her, should have tuned down a step or played it from E.

[@sebastian_meier]

@@mitkothemacedonian Maybe, but I'd say she did it very well to the point where it might have been intentional. Anyway, I'm confident I heard a difference there - irrespective of her vocal performance.

[@thesearethesuns]

WA- too much coloration/overly saturated for this material. The UA does the job nicely for this clean midrangy material. I could see the WA working on other material (heavier material) or more ethereal sounding stuff.

[@JonAnderhub]

The UA 1176 is more detailed in it's sound.

[@jimhoman4415]

That one sounded better.

[@TransistorLSD]

I agree, but the other one has a slightly more 3D high-mid subharmonic overtones in the low end.

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha exactly! You nailed it! That one was much better than the other one!

[@derdude8201]

Love the original 1176. it’s gorgeous.

[@Producelikeapro]

It's classic!

[@ohstudiousa]

The actual 1176 was fuller to my ears.

[@stewie3128]

The null test when I open the multitracks will be interesting on this one.

[@Producelikeapro]

They won't null! No two pieces of even identical hardware ever completely nulls, it's definitely not digital!

[@alankelly1001]

@@Producelikeapro Tell that to Glenn Fricker and his hammer...

[@stewie3128]

@@Producelikeapro I'm sure they won't :) I'm just curious to see what the tiny differences are

[@Producelikeapro]

@@stewie3128 thanks let me know what your thoughts are!

[@DeltaWhiskeyBravo13579]

Myself, I honestly can't hear much of a difference between the 1176 and Warm 76. Despite that, if money were no object, I'd get the 1176 Blue Stripe for nostalgia. I have zero hardware but plug-ins for my Studio One DAW. I have a Waves 1176 that I've not used for a while. I've got a Pulsar Audio 1178, UAD LA-2A, Fairchild, and Distressor, Manley Variable-Mu, SSL Bus Compressor 2 and G3, Harrison Mulitband and Spectral, etc. within my SSL /Slate Complete then others like Melda, TDR Molot and Kotelnikov, stock DAW.

[@1loveMusic2003]

When 2 units are that close buy the cheaper one! I heard the Behringer 1273 pre-amp eq and I pre-ordered it right away. $700 for dual Neve style pre-amps and eqs? Yes please!

[@JohnSk82]

If we want to be honest the best 76 is the MC77 hah .Nice one mate

[@DarkTrapStudio]

At least Its our favorite, love purple Audio :)

[@JohnSk82]

@@DarkTrapStudio I think I've just opened the Pandora's box .Hopefully Internet won't kill me by tomorrow

[@Producelikeapro]

@@JohnSk82 not at all! Haha Ultimately we were looking at an 1176 that was a fraction of the cost not a similar or more expensive unit, there's lot's of those and yes, the Purple is excellent but not considerably cheaper than the original, like the Warm

[@JohnSk82]

@@Producelikeapro WA is great and affordable and used them twice so far as well as the KT ones which are even cheaper but not so accurate.The WA reacts very well in vox-snares .I would go for a WA and the antelope 76 or 78 if you can't afford the hardware as those plugins sound literally 99% like the hardware.If you have a good converter you don't need to spend a fortune on those things (mc77 also has a bit more color just for the info).So yes all the way WA (!!) BUT BE CAREFUL where you spend money people it's not the 1980s anymore that's all I'm trying to say with respect :P

[@DarkTrapStudio]

She's amazing !

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous!

[@cgillsf]

Is the UA 1176LA famous for being bad? “in·fa·mous adjective well known for some bad quality or deed.”

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha I think Mike was being 'funny'!

[@ernestbuckley8671]

When I buy gear, I’m looking at 3 factors: 1) how does it sound, 2) build quality, and 3) resale value For me, the Warm Audio does not meet two of those cruteria: build quality and resale. Purple MC77 for the overall winner.

[@Producelikeapro]

The Purple is great! Used it many times! However, of course, it's not an inexpensive unit like the Warm, so we were compared inexpensive with expensive to hear what the differences were. Many thanks

[@stiptreezy8481]

My lord that electric guitar is sexy, I am a sucker for wood tones. 😅

[@TransistorLSD]

Tone is not in the wood

[@_hide_-lb1gk]

​@@TransistorLSDwe all know tone is in the color of the guitar, expensive cables and Gearspace likes. 😂

[@TransistorLSD]

@@_hide_-lb1gk Haha! I'm a guitar racist, i judge them by their color.

[@_hide_-lb1gk]

@@TransistorLSD 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😳

[@TransistorLSD]

Warm Audio is... Warmer. Lol. I mean slightly darker.

[@legacyShredder1]

Well I own a bunch of both of these comps, and I'd say without a doubt the UA 1176 is better however the WA76 is still useful to have in the racks.

[@lowandodor1150]

"...still useful to have.." is not too convincing really. I used to think that "Warm" was the U.S. version of "Behringer" but i suppose that was wrong. Even "Behringer" nowadays build better quality gear from what i have read. I never tried any of their gear, would love to know how their WA-73eq and their WA MPX pres are as well as their WA-44 ribbon mic. I heard good, decent things about all of them and since i doubt i'll ever be able to afford one of the original pieces, i will have to settle for something in the WA price range.

[@legacyShredder1]

@@lowandodor1150 Cool story, bro.

[@lowandodor1150]

@@legacyShredder1 Yours was so much cooler. Bro.

[@legacyShredder1]

@@lowandodor1150 How do you know about quality if you've never tried any of it? I own all this stuff and I use it professionally every day. I own all the originals like Urie, API, Neve, vintage Telefunken, vintage Neumann, Pultec, Teletronix, and most of the other classic go-to's. If you would like my professional opinion here it is: Behringer is garbage that will never have a place in any of my commercial studios while Warm Audio is useful to have around. How does that stack up against the comments you've read?

[@lowandodor1150]

@@legacyShredder1 Excuse me, but where did i say anything about knowing about their quality? I said i would like to know how they are, the 73, the mpx and the 44, directing that towards you, since you said you own some of their stuff. That is also why i did not understand your douchy "cool story bro", since i just asked your opinion, but okay. Behringer used to be garbage, that i know from way back when, i heard and read they improved a lot. All i said was that i used to think that WA was the US version of Behringer but that was just an opinion, you probably never have an opinion about sth based on reviews and what other people say, no way.

[@charleshenri5847]

Orignal 1176 is more précise.

[@PrantoKoX]

Warm sounds OK - BUT their quality control and component tolerance is awful, in my experience. Have had a couple of these die, meter ballistics quite non-1176-ish and meter often needing recalibration, PSU hum. Never again, for me (even though I see they already gearing up on YT to try and combat the pretty huge blow Behringer is currently delivering them). 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@phillipallen3323]

My WA76 sounded great while it was working. Which was just over a year before it stopped working. I guess you get what you pay for.

[@splashesin8]

Too sleepy to grasp the question, at the moment.

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha did you wake up enough to grasp it later?

[@splashesin8]

@@Producelikeapro Not yet. I got another three weeks behind before I could. Still catching up on that. 😳 Eventually...

[@TheMentalblockrock]

You can't tell any difference here because KZbin audio, laptop audio and the cheap headphones I have mask the subtleties.

[@Producelikeapro]

Absolutely! That's why recorded it and provide the multitracks for download to hear in your own environment!

[@felipeReisfelipereis]

People who says can hear the difference is clearly lying (sometimes it is genuine, they believe they can)

[@mirkomarkovic3438]

You do realise there are people doing professional audio for a long time that have trained their hearing to so much subtleties...they are also listening for different things than the average man.

[@theCarouselPainter]

I agree, even well trained "professionals" would have no fucking clue what is what if you were to do a full blind test, black screen, no video and no subtitles.., Actually Most of the time when they do these, they are the 1st ones to screw it up.. So yes there's a difference, but lost in a mix, no one listening in their car would say "huh this has been compressed with Warm Audio duhh", again people listen with their eyes.

[@felipeReisfelipereis]

If 10% of viewers are professional it would be too much

[@mirkomarkovic3438]

@@theCarouselPainter well then you haven't met the right people... and what kind of argument is that? of course noone will say that, it's the engineer mixing that will say-well this gear isn't giving me what i expect and need from a gear looking like that

[@nocuh]

Speak for yourself and leave the rest of us out of your cope 👍

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

Dear Juno Hasson. You have a wonderful capable voice. But if you listen to a good song like how Frank Sinatra delivers, it's about delivering the text/lyric first. It is only then that you maybe have one opening in a song to show people your voice is THAT capable. Please try the song a half step down. That would force you to stay in the midrange of your voice. My guess is that the song would have much more reach. All the best. I love your music and voice. Believe me. There aren't THAT many people with a voice as beautiful as yours. There just aren't.

[@risingphoenix1484]

AmI the only one who dislikes Warm Audio’s products? I think Wes Audio 1176 is better plus recall…..

[@Producelikeapro]

The Wes Audio 1176 is great! It is also twice the price of course

[@jswen702]

Warm Audio is Behringer with a cowboy hat.