American company known for Apollo interfaces and UAD plugin processing

Universal Audio

Two-channel USB interface with a vintage mic preamp mode inspired by classic UA hardware, bundled with plugins.

Four-input USB interface with built-in 76-style compressor, vintage preamp mode, and MIDI connectivity.

Thunderbolt 3 desktop interface with two Unison preamps and dual SHARC DSP for running UAD plugins with near-zero latency.

Quad-core SHARC version of the Apollo Twin X, offering double the real-time UAD plugin processing power.

Thunderbolt 3 desktop interface with four Unison preamps and quad-core DSP for professional home studio recording.

Thunderbolt 3 rack interface with eight Unison preamps and quad-core SHARC DSP for tracking full bands.

Rack-mount Thunderbolt 3 interface with eight premium Unison preamps and HEXA Core DSP for demanding sessions.

Rack-mount Thunderbolt 3 interface with 16 channels of elite conversion and HEXA Core DSP, no built-in preamps.

Classic tube channel strip combining a hand-built tube preamp with T4 opto-compressor. Delivers rich, vintage warmth on vocals and instruments.

Single-channel version of the iconic 610 tube preamp. Switchable impedance and a simple gain structure yield classic UA warmth.

Reissue of the legendary FET compressor known for its fast attack and aggressive character. A studio essential on vocals, drums, and bass.

Reissue of the iconic optical tube compressor. Delivers smooth, program-dependent compression that flatters vocals and bass guitar.

Stereo reverb pedal modelling three iconic hardware reverbs: Lexicon 224, EMT 140 plate, and AKG BX20 spring.

16x22 Thunderbolt 3 audio interface with 8 Unison mic preamps, HEXA Core UAD DSP, and Gen 2 Elite-Class 130 dB dynamic range converters. Targets professional studios needing low-latency UAD plug-in processing.

Survey-backed studio equipment entry from the Upsound 2026 studio equipment research. Observed in 6 studios with 6 total mentions. Country coverage: US: 1, DE: 2, SE: 2, DK: 1. Raw survey examples: Urei 1178: 1 unit — Studio B | Urei 1178 | Urei 1178 (3x, Studio 3) | Urei 1178 | Urei 1178 x2. Imported as a production pilot record from the consolidated canonical queue.

Survey-backed studio equipment entry from the Upsound 2026 studio equipment research. Observed in 5 studios with 5 total mentions. Country coverage: US: 2, DE: 2, SE: 1. Raw survey examples: Universal Audio 6176 (1) | Universal Audio 6176 Microphone Preamp/1176 Compressor | UA 6176 EQ/Comp./Preamp (Studio A + B) | Universal Audio 6176 (2x) | UA 6176 (x2). Imported as a production pilot record from the consolidated canonical queue.

Survey-backed equipment entry from the Upsound 2026 studio equipment research. Observed in 4 studios with 4 total mentions. Country coverage: US: 3, DE: 1. English category/type: Compressors. Raw survey examples: UREI LA-3A (2) | 2x Urei LA-3A | 2x Urei Teletronix LA-3A — Studio D | Urei LA-3A (2x, Studio 3).

Survey-backed equipment entry from the Upsound 2026 studio equipment research. Observed in 2 studios with 2 total mentions. Country coverage: US: 1, DK: 1. English category/type: Channel Strips. Raw survey examples: Universal Audio 4-710d (4 channels) | UA 4-710d mic preamps.

Universal Audio LA-4 — a piece of outboard signal-processing hardware used in professional studio recording and production.

Universal Audio UAD-2 Octo — a piece of outboard signal-processing hardware used in professional studio recording and production.

Universal Audio 1178 — a piece of outboard signal-processing hardware used in professional studio recording and production.

Universal Audio 6176 — a microphone preamplifier used in professional studio recording and production.

Universal Audio LA-3A — a piece of outboard signal-processing hardware used in professional studio recording and production.

Universal Audio 4-710d — a microphone preamplifier used in professional studio recording and production.

Universal Audio 610 — a microphone preamplifier used in professional studio recording and production.

Universal Audio 175B — a piece of outboard signal-processing hardware used in professional studio recording and production.

Survey-backed equipment candidate from the 2026-04-28/29 Upsound studio equipment survey. Observed in 2 of 44 surveyed studios (2 mentions; US 0, UK 0, DE 2, SE 0, DK 0). Raw examples: Universal Audio Apollo x6 (Producer Room) | Apollo X6

Survey-backed equipment candidate from the 2026-04-28/29 Upsound studio equipment survey. Observed in 1 of 44 surveyed studios (1 mentions; US 0, UK 0, DE 0, SE 0, DK 1). Raw examples: UAD Quad

Survey-backed equipment candidate from the 2026-04-28/29 Upsound studio equipment survey. Observed in 1 of 44 surveyed studios (1 mentions; US 0, UK 0, DE 0, SE 1, DK 0). Raw examples: Universal Audio 2192

Survey-backed equipment candidate from the 2026-04-28/29 Upsound studio equipment survey. Observed in 1 of 44 surveyed studios (1 mentions; US 1, UK 0, DE 0, SE 0, DK 0). Raw examples: Urei 811

Survey-backed equipment candidate from the 2026-04-28/29 Upsound studio equipment survey. Observed in 1 of 44 surveyed studios (1 mentions; US 0, UK 1, DE 0, SE 0, DK 0). Raw examples: Universal Audio 4110 4-channel Mic Preamp/DI

Survey-backed equipment candidate from the 2026-04-28/29 Upsound studio equipment survey. Observed in 1 of 44 surveyed studios (1 mentions; US 0, UK 0, DE 1, SE 0, DK 0). Raw examples: Urei 545 Eq (2x)

Survey-backed equipment candidate from the 2026-04-28/29 Upsound studio equipment survey. Observed in 1 of 44 surveyed studios (1 mentions; US 0, UK 0, DE 1, SE 0, DK 0). Raw examples: Universal Audio Apollo 16 MkII (Quad-Core)

Survey-backed equipment candidate from the 2026-04-28/29 Upsound studio equipment survey. Observed in 1 of 44 surveyed studios (1 mentions; US 0, UK 0, DE 1, SE 0, DK 0). Raw examples: Universal Audio Satellite (Octo-Core)

Universal Audio Sphere DLX is a dual-output large-diaphragm modeling condenser that captures front and rear capsule signals for post-recording mic, pattern and proximity modeling. It includes software models of classic microphones for vocals, instruments, drums and stereo recording.

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