Limited edition of the super-famous studio limiter.
Celebrating a decade of Universal Audio s refounding and just over 40 years since the birth of the 1176, the 1176AE Anniversary Edition is a custom, limited-run, hot-rodded version of the world s most recognized studio limiter-only 500 1176AE units will be made available worldwide.
The AE descriptor not only stands for Anniversary Edition, but counterpart with its blackface/bluestripe cosmetic treatment, signifies the very unit revisions this unique instrument draws from. The 1176AE borrows the sonically unique program-dependent characteristics from the original, Revision A "Bluestripe", while retaining the class-A low-noise ("LN") circuit and custom transformers of the most popular 1176: Revision E.
Giving the product another sonic distinction, the ratio selections hearken back to the 1176 s predecessor the UA 176 Limiting Amplifier. The 1176AE offers a gentler ratio array of 2:1, 4:1, and 8:1 perfect for compression duties-but also preserves 20:1 at the top, for full limiting applications. This ratio modification also allows for a unique range of multi-button ratio combinations, pushing the unit beyond the famous all-button mode of the standard unit.
Lastly, the 1176AE offers something fresh for bass-heavy tracks or over-the-top effects, with a unique super-slow attack setting of 10ms cleverly repurposed from the redundant Off/Bypass position from the 1176 s Attack control. This gives the user an option not achievable with the original unit, allowing transients to pass more freely—again furthering the versatility of the 1176AE beyond its predecessors.
