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

For today’s shootout, Warren is accompanied by the unique vocal stylings of Juno Hasson, to demonstrate the differences and similarities between the infamous Universal Audio 1176LN Classic Limiting Amplifier and the Warm Audio WA76 Discrete FET Compressor.

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[chrisdover]

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

[WanderingRobotStudio]

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

[melissabell]

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.

[Bloor]

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

[leoalvarez]

I've been seeing quite a few comparisons between Warm and the originals. The theme with the compressors (LA2A, TUBETECH, 1176) seems to be that the main difference (to my ears) is a bit more top/mid high on the originals. Not something I would consider a problem as it would be very simple to compensate for. The price difference is IMHO simply not justifiable. Warm should be commended for the quality of these reproductions.
Well done!

[YoYo]

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

[paulallen]

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.

[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!

[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!

[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.

[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 !

[MarkoSax]

Original 1176 better highmids, but warmaudio smoother

[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!

[Mitsch]

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 ;-)

[jonnyoh]

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

[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!

[chadkelly]

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.

[adrianwagner]

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

[mikefarmer]

where do you go to sign up for giveaway?

[KimboH]

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.