Universal Audio LA610 MKii

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Can anyone talk about their experience with the Universal Audio LA610 MKii ?  I'm thinking of purchasing this during the studio upgrade promotion where you get a UAD 2 DUO for free when you buy the LA610 MKii.  Better off saving for a 6176?

I like mine very much and will buy a second very soon for stereo tracks, very versatile and sounds great.  Before you buy one check out ADK computers for a price quote, then I guarantee you will buy one.  Seriously give ADK a phone call and talk to Scott, then enjoy your LA610 MKii and your UAD2 Duo.

I also have the LA-610 (not the mkii). I find it to be excellent for my bass guitar and vocals. You may well love the UAD plugs (if you don't already have one). I'm thinking you can not go wrong with mkii.

DeeringAmps


Tone,
I have the 6176 and an LA-610 (not the mkii). I will probably jump have jumped on the promo.
Both are excellent channel strips, and just enough different to warrant both, or in my case having all 3.

Sweet!  I hear good things about the UAD Plugins.  I'm definitely looking forward to the strip and plugins.  Peace.

This latest UA promo had peaked my interest in finally getting a bonafide professional channel strip. I've been mulling over this for the last few days and after I found a sweet deal (34% off list price with free shipping and no sales tax), I just had to pull the trigger and make myself an early Christmas present.   I already have a UAD QUAD and SOLO in my DAW rig and have all the DSP I need for my projects, so I'll be selling my new boxed UAD-2 DUO to offset the cost. I figure I should get at least $600 for it which means I will have got my new Universal Audio LA-610 MKII for about $743 net! Wow, thanks UA for helping me get a world class channel strip that I can truly afford and be proud of.

Cheers,

Billy Buck

UA has done it again. No sooner did I post the above message, I get an email from UA offering me a $25 plug-in coupon for filling out a simple survey. The coupon does not expire until December 31st and can be redeemed for any plug-in. So I will be able to apply it toward a plug-in during their annual holiday plug-in blowout sale (up to 15%-40% off every plug-in) which will be kicking off soon for even more savings. They are the crack dealers of the plug-in business I tell ya.......always offering another fix!


Cheers,

Billy Buck

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bapu
I also have the LA-610 (not the mkii). I find it to be excellent for my bass guitar and vocals.

LixiSoft
Prepare to be blown away !!!!

I am completely blown off the planet by what this thing does for bass!!!  

See?

According to Fedex tracking I should be getting my new american made, hand crafted, five tube, channel strip today! Come to daddy my bold blackface beauty! The perfect front end for my DAW. Woohoo!  
  
  
  
 

Mine showed up yesterday!

Actually Mike I already love it!
I have the original, wanted the UAD card.
I'll put the old one in a friend's rack, and that way I'll have it when I track in his studio.

Ta

How does the 610 stack up against a Neve style preamp? I'm thinking about getting one of these

The newer MKII version can be split, it's just the original LA610 that cannot. But you probably knew that.

I would be jealous of all you guys getting an LA610 MKII but today I picked up a very pristine used LA2A for $1800. Just couldn't pass that deal up. Now I have to go find a solo 610. I would like to have that color of preamp in the arsenal.
 
The 610 in the MKII has a midrange bump that the normal 610 does not have, so you might find a stand alone 610 a bit darker. Regarding the 610 comparison to a Neve preamp the answer can vary. If you have a Neve clone, they don't always come with the EQ found on the original Neve preamps. So your results can be varied but basically something like a Great River, or Portico will be tighter sounding, a bit more defined upper mids and high end. The 610 will be more rounded, warm and full sounding. So if you want something where you need a full low end like bass or to fill up a thin vocal, you would reach for the 610, especially with a line DI, Transformer based condenser or dynamic mic. If you had a tube based condenser, which starts with a fuller richer low end, then the Neve might bring a better balance. No bad and good here, just different depending on the need.

"The newer MKII version can be split, it's just the original LA610 that cannot. But you probably knew that."

How is the MkII different from the original LA-610 with regards to this? I recall reading something about a better bypass for the compressor section if you just want to use the box as a preamp.

Is there some way to split the two functions so that they may be used independently in the same fashion as UA's 6176 Channel Strip?


best regards,
mike

Better explaination there and thanks Tom. Frankly, I would find that a bit frustrating as you couldn't substitute another preamp in front of the LA2A section. They should put a by pass on the preamp.

Middleman


They should put a by pass on the preamp.

Sounds like you need the 6176 or any dedicated pre  and a separate dedicated compressor.  Wouldn't we all like to have the option of buying the 6176 for the same price of the La610 Mkii !?  Just saying.

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