Experience the legendary sound of the Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection with Universal Audio's meticulously crafted plugin. Renowned for its warm, vintage-style compression, this plugin captures the iconic tones that shaped hits from The Beatles to Pink Floyd. Whether you're enhancing vocals, drums, or entire mixes, the Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection provides an analog "glow" that is unmatched in the digital realm.

The Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection offers a faithful recreation of the original hardware units, revered for their transformative effect on music production. With its innovative Parallel Mix control, you can seamlessly blend compressed and unprocessed signals, adding varied textures to your tracks. The Sidechain Filters enhance drum impact while maintaining control, and the Headroom Control provides flexibility for both clear and gritty soundscapes.

Incorporate the Fairchild's unique tube-driven sound into your production arsenal for a complete compression experience, especially when paired with the LA-2A and 1176 collections. Optimize your workflow with compatibility across major DAWs and platforms, ensuring you can bring classic tones into any project.

Key Features:

• Compatible with any audio interface; includes UAD Native and Apollo Realtime/UAD-2 versions
• Authentic emulation of vintage Fairchilds for classic tube warmth and character
• Simple controls: Wet/Dry Mix, Sidechain Filter, and Headroom for versatile compression
• Accurate modeling based on "golden-reference" units from Ocean Way Studios
• Works with macOS (Catalina to Ventura) and Windows (10 and 11) systems
• Compatible with popular DAWs: Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Cubase, Studio One, and LUNA
• Activate through iLok Cloud or USB (no physical iLok required)
• Note: Not compatible with Garageband

Product specs

FAQs

What makes the Universal Audio Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection unique compared to other limiter plugins?

The Universal Audio Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection is renowned for its authentic emulation of the classic Fairchild 660 and 670 limiters, offering rich, warm analog sound with unique character and tone. It's particularly effective for adding punch and sustain to vocals, bass, and drums without crushing transients.

Is the Universal Audio Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection compatible with my DAW?

The plugin is compatible with major DAWs as it supports AAX, AU, and VST3 formats. Ensure your DAW supports these formats for seamless integration.

What are the system requirements for the Universal Audio Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection?

For Mac, you need macOS 10.15 or later, an Intel Core 2 Duo or higher, and at least 4GB RAM. For PC, it requires Windows 10 or later, an Intel Core 2 Duo / AMD Athlon 64 X2 or higher, and 4GB RAM minimum.

Does the Universal Audio Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection require any special authorization?

Yes, the UADx Native version of the Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection requires an iLok account for authorization.

What are the main differences between the Fairchild 660 and 670 models in this collection?

The Fairchild 660 is a mono limiter with controls for input gain, threshold, and time constant, while the dual-channel 670 can be used as two independent limiters or as a sum and difference component limiter, offering more flexibility.