1176 Shootout on Drums: Waves CLA-76 vs Hardware Compressor

Can the Waves emulation of the UA 1176 compressor hold up to the real thing? While both the CLA-76 and hardware UA 1176LN versions are easy to come by, most budget minded engineers may have only had the chance to use a plug-in version.

To help those who might be looking to make the upgrade to the analog world, we will compare these compressors on two sound sources: snare drum and bass drum (kick drum).

We'll record these tracks initially, duplicate them, and then re-amp for purposes of the hardware version.

Compressors used in this video:
Hardware: UA 1176LN (as part of a Universal Audio 6176 Tube Channel Strip) https://amzn.to/48URvwS
Software: Waves CLA-76 Blacky
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Introduction: 0:00
The Sound Sources: 0:25
How We Did True Comparisons: 1:04
Sample 1 - Kick - Individual Hits: 2:34
Sample 2 - Snare - Individual Hits: 3:55
Sample 3 - Drum Beats: 5:26

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