Universal Audio Century Tube Channel Strip

Full Description

The warmth of tube mic preamp technology

Experience the exquisite warmth and detail in your vocal recordings that can only be achieved with a tube mic preamp. The Century Tube Channel Strip's mic preamp is designed to bring out the best in your vocals, offering a stunning range of tones from subtle to saturated. No matter the genre, this tube mic preamp will inspire you to deliver captivating performances. With the Low/High gain switch, you can easily match the Century's Tube Preamp to your microphone. The Low setting is ideal for modern condenser microphones, while the High position excels with dynamic and ribbon microphones. Take your vocal recordings to the next level with the Century Tube Channel Strip.

Unison technology: the perfect blend of analog and digital

Blurring the lines between analog and digital, the Century Tube Channel Strip is equipped with UA's pioneering Unison technology. This innovative feature ensures that you get the authentic impedance, gain staging "sweet spots," and circuit behaviours of a vintage tube preamp. Unison achieves this by allowing bi-directional control and communication between the Century Tube Channel Strip plug-in and the digitally controlled mic preamps in Apollo. Experience the best of both worlds and enjoy the vintage tube preamp sound with the convenience of digital technology.

Intuitive three-band eq for versatile sound shaping

Whether you're working on vocals, guitar, or any other instrument, the Century Tube Channel Strip's intuitive three-band EQ is perfect for bringing out the details in your recordings. This musically voiced EQ allows you to quickly and easily enhance the breathiness of a vocal, add punch to an overdriven electric guitar, or give an acoustic rhythm guitar a vibrant and shimmering quality. With the Century Tube Channel Strip, achieving the perfect EQ seasoning has never been easier.

Effortless compression with classic optical leveler

Say goodbye to complicated compression settings. The Century Tube Channel Strip features a classic optical compressor that takes the guesswork out of compression. With just a simple twist of a knob, you can quickly tame the dynamics of a vocal or bass performance. Need to add energy and harmonics to your acoustic guitars or piano? The Century's compressor has got you covered. You can even use the compressor as an effect to add grit and texture to keys and soft synths, injecting character and vibe into your mix. Achieve optimal compression with ease and elevate your recordings with the Century Tube Channel Strip.

Reviews

"The Century Tube Channel Strip is a simple-to-use starting point for just about anyone - offering tube sound in a straightforward signal path." - John Paterno

"The Century Tube Channel Strip makes it effortless to get awesome, vintage, warm sounds from sterile-sounding digital tracks." - Ian Boxill

"The Century Tube Channel Strip powerfully combines the best of vintage and modern. On vocals and dialogue, it imparts forwardness, sheen and body - remarkably simple, but versatile and effective." - Richard Chycki

Features

• Streamlined workflow lets you capture the perfect vibe first time
• Includes vintage tube-style microphone preamp, three-band EQ and optical compressor
• Seamless integration with Apollo interfaces using Unison technology to directly control gain staging and impedance from your interface
• Modular design lets you pick and choose which aspects of the channel strip you need for your processing
• Delivers a wide variety of tones from subtle to highly saturated
• Pairs perfectly with every instrument in your mix, from vocals, guitars, drums and much more
• Low and High gain positions help to optimise gain staging for different microphone types
• Highly musical three-band EQ lets you bring out the best parts of any instrument
• Eliminates the guesswork of compression with a single knob for compression, adding energy to basses, glue to drums and even grit and texture to vocals

Specifications

• Operating system:
  • Mac: 10.15 Catalina, 11 Big Sur, 12 Monterey, or 13 Ventura
  • Windows: Windows 10 or Windows 11 (64-bit editions)
• Processor: Intel, AMD or Apple silicon processor
• Disk space: 10 GB available SSD storage
• Activation:
  • Internet connection to download software and authorize native UAD plug-ins
  • Free iLok account with iLok Cloud or iLok USB (2nd generation or higher)
  • Free UA Connect application for managing native UAD plug-ins
• Product code: 1172-48