{"product_id":"universal-audio-1176ln-the-fastest-punchiest-fet-compressor-ever-made","title":"Universal Audio 1176LN: The Fastest, Punchiest FET Compressor Ever Made","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 1176 is the other most-famous compressor in the world (the FET one), and this is Universal Audio's hand-built reissue of the blackface 1176LN, true to Bill Putnam's D\/E-rev design. Where the LA-2A is smooth and slow, the 1176 is lightning: attack times down to 20 microseconds, the snap that gives vocals presence, drums an explosive front end, and bass guitar that sits like a rock. Push the input and you get that singing FET saturation; hit the famous all-buttons-in mode and it goes gloriously unhinged. Class A output, custom Putnam transformer, built by hand in California. Serviced and ready to track. Reissues run R28,000+ used elsewhere; this is a clean one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFEATURES \u0026amp; PROS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLightning-Fast FET:\u003c\/strong\u003e Attack from 20 microseconds, the secret to 1176 punch and presence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Sound on Everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vocals, drums, bass, guitars, it flatters all of them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAll-Buttons Mode:\u003c\/strong\u003e The legendary \"British\" ratio for aggressive, characterful squash.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClass A Output:\u003c\/strong\u003e Custom Putnam-designed transformer for that rich, musical drive.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHand-Built Reissue:\u003c\/strong\u003e Made by Universal Audio in California, true to the blackface D\/E revs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBelow Used Market:\u003c\/strong\u003e Clean reissues sit around R28,000+; here is your shot at a tidy one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGENRE \/ USE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA studio fixture across virtually every genre. It is the go-to FET compressor for adding punch and presence to lead vocals, snare and drum room mics, bass guitar and electric guitar. Engineers reach for the all-buttons mode on drums and room mics for aggressive, characterful squash, and a fast, gentle setting to push a vocal forward in the mix. If a record was made in a pro studio, chances are an 1176 touched something on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WORD:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sweetwater calls the 1176LN a \"must-have,\" prized for the sonic hug it wraps around vocals, drums and bass in nearly every pro studio. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/store\/detail\/1176LN--universal-audio-1176ln\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eRead more at Sweetwater.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Universal Audio 1176LN (reissue)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e FET compressor \/ limiter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAttack:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20 to 800 microseconds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRelease:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50ms to 1.1s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRatios:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4:1, 8:1, 12:1, 20:1, plus all-buttons mode\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOutput:\u003c\/strong\u003e Class A, custom Putnam transformer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConnectivity:\u003c\/strong\u003e XLR and Jones barrier-strip I\/O\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuild:\u003c\/strong\u003e hand-built, UA Custom Shop, Santa Cruz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThis unit:\u003c\/strong\u003e serial 5800, manufactured 2012\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Universal Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49720907202799,"sku":null,"price":35500.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/5992\/9071\/files\/ua-1176ln-1.jpg?v=1781117564","url":"https:\/\/innerpieces.art\/products\/universal-audio-1176ln-the-fastest-punchiest-fet-compressor-ever-made","provider":"Inner Pieces","version":"1.0","type":"link"}