How the 610 Preamp, LA-2A & 1176 Compressors Revolutionized Recording

Join UA CEO Bill Putnam Jr. as he shares how he found purpose in the recording industry, discovering his "tribe" in the music community and following in his father's footsteps to bring legendary studio gear to producers and engineers around the world. He discusses the origin of the 610 tube preamp, Teletronix LA-2A optical compressor, 1176 limiter, and how they inspired the creation of the modernized 6176 & LA-610 channel strips- and eventually the LA-6176 channel strip plug-in.
Learn more about the UAD LA-6176 Signature Channel Strip: www.uaudio.com/uad-plugins/ch...
0:00 Tribe & community
0:25 Finding a new path
1:11 Continuing the Putnam legacy
1:45 Origins of the 610 console
2:27 Re-launching UA
2:58 Creating modern UA channel strips
3:27 LA-2A & 1176 design
4:13 LA-610 channel strip
4:53 Emulating analog hardware w/ software
5:17 Looking forward
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[@carlasker9285]

There is not one day in the studio that goes by without my sincere gratitude towards Universal Audio, their products and their legacy.

[@KiDAppleBorg]

I literally just bought a 610 mkii over the weekend. This is encouraging

[@piggycity]

I love the UA videos with this gentleman. Plus, I Love that he had his epiphany while following the “dead”

[@RONNYMORRISMUSIC]

Bill Putnam Jr. you have an amazing team and wow some f...amazing products which allow me to record my dream records from a mountain side in beautiful Spain.

[@thegroove2000]

Thank you for your hard work and dedication Bill.

[@LipazMusic]

I loved this footage and Bill Putnam Sr. was a real progressive inventor, type of person we are lacking today.

[@reidmoto]

Awesome history! I love my UA plugins and own all of the above. Thank you for sharing!

[@baselinesweb]

This was a great look back - I enjoyed it.

[@groovedealerfeaturing-ashl6476]

LOVE my 6176 hardware, had it ages now, being able to split the unit is great, it makes it incredibly flexible when combined with other bits of kit or you just want to use a valve pre or an 1176. GREAT bit of kit!!!!!

[@PuRe_AdDicT]

Nice to have this in Unison. Would love to have a Unison lunchbox that I could swap in/out my own pre/comp combos :)

[@kingech_B15]

The LA2A been living on my vocals for 10 year now.

[@niklassilen4313]

It's slightly ironic that Mr Putnam Sr. would probably have "looked forward" in terms of digital, yet here we are in 2024 and most companies are still constantly re-creating the past. Would love it if UA would put some R&D into creating completely new and unique digital tools instead of constantly modelling the past classics. Yes, I do understand that there is a bigger market for the old classics because nostalgia is such a huge driver of our culture but the only way to create FUTURE classics is to innovate and to create something new! Please embrace digital and use your excellent know-how to do so!

[@thaexception3406]

Insightful

[@Kharrari]

awesome

[@Mobile.recording]

I haven’t heard original 1176 but I own modern one and it makes my life waay easier 😂

[@guyshard]

Sold :)

[@wernerotti6712]

No I have both - Hardware and Software 👍🙏

[@bco0t6]

Look UAD I’m all for the hard work that you guys put into your plugins etc, but would it kill you to actually listen to your community?! There should have been a poll before this roll out about which plugins we in the community wanted first, the fact that we’re screaming to get the SSL strip and Bus native is outrageous, you do know you’d make a TON of money by just making those two native … most people view them as the best emulations, stuff like this plug-in can wait honestly

[@bco0t6]

PS I’m also tired of being able to use a few SSL strips and I have a Twin Quad

[@jeymbeatz]

@bco0t6 Just get yourself the original SSL emulation or the one from Plugin Alliance; they are both very, very good. But I totally agree with you and share your opinion. It's time for the native version. Maybe they aren't allowed to due to licensing issues with SSL?

[@Droniste.Balagne]

😊👏👏👏

[@faizaldric]

finally this legendary channel strip became a plugin! may i know what controller fader behind sir Bill? Thanks a lot UA for the hardwork! keep it up :)

[@UniversalAudio]

That's an Avid Artist Mix

[@faizaldric]

@@UniversalAudio cool, thanks a lot for the answer!

[@UniversalAudio]

@@faizaldric Our pleasure.

[@Strepite]

I just found out you cant use Spark on two computers unless one has usb dongle. Is that true!?

[@UniversalAudio]

That is correct.

[@Strepite]

@@UniversalAudio What a load of nonsense… Well done UA

[@UniversalAudio]

This is how iLok works.

[@Strepite]

@@UniversalAudio yeah I know, but it’s 2024. !

[@Krutcher79]

A third-rate plugin that changes only the GUI and resells a 10-year-old technology. Why has UAD stopped evolving technically & sonically? I expect innovative technology from UA, but I feel nothing but stagnation from UA these days.