UAD API Vision Channel Strip Collection – Digital Delivery

API Vision Channel Strip: 50 Years of Punch

• Flagship analog console: Artfully captures the unmistakable punch, presence, and color of API’s flagship analog console desks.

• Hit record heritage: Delivers the exact console tone responsible for shaping legendary albums from Stevie Wonder’s Innervisions to Radiohead’s In Rainbows.

• Expanded modules: The updated collection features switchable EQ modules, an expertly modeled output section, and full console functionality.

• Comprehensive channel processing: Combines iconic API preamplification, parametric and graphic equalization, compression, gating, and filtering into a single strip.

Sculpt with Parametric and Graphic EQs

• Revered 550L EQ: Features the classic 4-band parametric EQ layout for musical, wide-stroke frequency carving and sweetening.

• Famous 560L Graphic EQ: Switches instantly to API’s coveted 10-band graphic EQ layout to introduce tight, aggressive tone shaping.

• Complex band interactions: Fully emulates the original hardware’s complex band interactions and musical filter amp distortions.

• Sonic versatility: Perfectly optimized to sweeten electric guitars, add heavy aggression to acoustic drums, and push lead vocals forward.

The 212L Preamp with Unison Technology

• Hardware-software integration: Pairs seamlessly with Apollo interfaces to harness UA’s revolutionary Unison mic preamp technology.

• Authentic circuit behaviors: Matches the exact input impedance, gain-stage “sweet spots,” and physical component behaviors of the hardware 212L preamp.

• Famed custom components: Emulates the harmonic richness driven by the legendary 2520 API op-amp and custom API transformers.

• Console-grade utilities: Packed with native hardware features including a Mic/Line switch, a dedicated low-cut filter, and a -6 dB line pad.

Shape Dynamics with the 225L Compressor

• Character-rich compression: A highly versatile dynamics block that thrives on any individual instrument track or entire stereo mix subgroups.

• Dual operational topologies: Select between “Old” and “New” functions to toggle between two entirely different flavors of compression.

• Old feedback mode: Utilizes classic feedback compression for smooth, vintage, and highly musical dynamic control.

• New feed-forward mode: Engages a modern feed-forward design for tighter, punchier, and more aggressive transient clamping.

API 235L Noise Gate and 215L Filters

• Ultra-fast 235L Gate/Expander: Easily shapes room ambience, tightens up transient attacks on kick drums, or cleans up messy bass lines.

• Eliminate tracking noise: Designed to effortlessly clamp down on noisy acoustic drum kit bleed and gnarly guitar amp hiss.

• Passive 215L sweepable filters: Features fully sweepable High and Low pass filters for broad-stroke corrective cleanups.

• Preserve original tone: Safely rolls off unnecessary low-end rumble or high-end fizz while preserving the core integrity of your source audio.

• Elite artist presets: Includes production-ready factory presets from legendary mix engineers like Joe Chiccarelli, Neil Dorfsman, and David Isaac.

Tech Specs

• MAC: Supported

• WINDOWS: Supported