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Chapter 47: UA 1176 Classic Limiter Collection
In All Button mode the ratio goes to somewhere between 12:1 and 20:1, and
the bias points change all over the circuit, thus changing the attack and re-
lease times as well. The unique and constantly shifting compression curve that
results yields a trademark overdriven tone that can only be found in this family
of limiter/compressors.
All Button mode is available in all 1176 models.
Multi Button
Modes
The UA 1176 Limiter Collection includes the ability to select a variety of “Multi
Button” combinations, offering various interpretations of the “All Button” idio-
syncrasies. Various button combinations will yield audibly different compres-
sion characteristics.
Selecting
All/Multi Button
Ratio Modes
In UA 1176 Limiter Collection
• To select the various combinations of multiple buttons, shift+click the Ratio
buttons.
• Combinations are limited to the modes that actually affect the sound in the
below for the available combinations.
• For the combinations with three or more buttons, the shift-clicking the outer
buttons will automatically engage the inner buttons (the inner buttons cannot
be disengaged; such combinations don’t affect the sound in the hardware).
• These models can be used as “tone boxes” without compression/limiting by
disengaging the Ratio control altogether (all Ratio buttons “up”). This is ac-
complished by clicking any Ratio button so only one button is engaged,
then shift-clicking the engaged button so none are engaged.
In 1176LN/SE
• To select All Button mode on the 1176LN/SE, shift+click any Ratio button.
Available Multi
Button Modes
VU Meter
This is a standard VU meter that displays either the amount of gain reduction,
or output level, depending upon the setting of the Meter Function switch.
Figure 139. The Multi-Button modes available in the UA 1176 Limiter Collection. All-Button mode (far
right) is available in 1176LN and 1176SE.
