UAD Teletronix LA-2A Leveler Collection – Digital Delivery

With its gentle, program dependent optical compression, and meticulously designed tube amplifier, the LA-2A is the go-to compressor for professional mixers around the world. In 2001, Universal Audio set the standard in analog emulation with the original UAD LA-2A plug-in. Today, UA’s engineers have redesigned the LA-2A plug-in with more obsessive detail. The LA-2A Classic Leveler Plug-In Collection features immaculate models of three highly sought-after LA-2A units, giving you the most authentic emulations ever of this iconic compressor.

The Teletronix Story

• Teletronix founder Jim Lawrence first used photocells for controlling audio gain in the early 1960s.

• His ingenious optical compression design was a technological breakthrough, far surpassing the stability and transparency of earlier circuits.

• Universal Audio founder M.T. “Bill” Putnam later purchased this patented technology, continuing to manufacture the LA-2A for years to come.

Three Historical Units

• The Teletronix LA-2A Leveler Collection puts three of the most coveted incarnations of the iconic Teletronix processor at your fingertips.

• Like the hardware, the LA-2A Silver, LA-2A Gray, and LA-2 models offer distinct variations in time constants, compression knee, headroom, distortion, program and frequency dependence, and more.

LA-2A Silver & Gray

• With a brushed aluminum panel and original T4B gain reduction module, this cherished late-1960s “Silver” version of the LA-2A, manufactured by Bill Putnam, is perhaps the most flexible of the three plug-ins in the collection.

• Its fast time constant makes it suitable for the widest variety of program material, including transient-rich sources like drums and percussion.

• Jim Lawrence’s original mid-1960s “Gray” version the LA-2A maintains a more average time constant, providing a range of “medium-speed” compression.

The Original LA-2

• The exceptionally rare, early 1960s LA-2 unit preceded the LA-2A by several years.

• It provides the slowest response and a unique “mellowed” sound due to 50 years of luminescent panel aging inside the T4 module.

• Use the LA-2 with legato tempos and vocal sources for a transparency and sublime mood unlike any other compressor.

Features

• Track and mix with three historic versions of revered Teletronix LA-2A Leveling Amplifiers, each with its own distinctive sonic attributes

• Record through a Teletronix LA-2A/LA-2 in real time with Apollo interfaces

• Dial-in ideal optical compression textures for vocals, bass, drums, and more

• Harness presets from LA-2A users Ross Hogarth, Darrell Thorp, and Vance Powell

Tech Specs

• MAC: Supported

• WINDOWS: Supported