It shows up in everything they do.Īnd as far as tweaking, I was an assistant for some very good engineers back in the day (80's) and I can tell you one thing, in terms of outboard gear such as compressors, limiters, and gates during the recording phase, these guys had their proven settings.

I quite like the look and I understand it as UA has an 'analog-vibe, print to tape' type philosophy. The input knobs layout isnt super intuitive as well. I guess that tickles the nostagia for some buyers but I just dont dig it myself. I mean, the whole cream color and garish buttons/lights. This may well exposes my ignorance, but how much utility is there in a compressor with no settings of any kind? Isn't the ability to dial in attack, release, ratio, gain etc kind of the point? I see you have 'presets' for voice/guitar, but how can there be a one-size-fits-all-voices (or guitars)?Īnd this is just a bit of candid feedback: I really dont dig the aesthetic direction UA took with these. I guess Steinberg is still the only one in this price bracket to brave that.Įven though the 76 series is still too much money for me, I am curious about the compressor. I do wish there had been even just a smidge of on-board DSP for live/streaming applications (EQ, Compressor, and 'verb would have been nice). When I heard about UA doing a more novice-priced USB interface I was very excited (because even your USB Solo is well out of my price range).

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