I know little about 1176 which is best please

[MystikDrift]

hello everyone so many to choose and I did never use the original box and I wondered what of the many ones are authentic to real box and also just good sound

Some cheap and some expensey.I would like to know definite best one. thx

I can try all for long time after you say thanks for euthentics bass guitar and classic vocal and snare

Without alias is best I think maybe I missed one of them that I don't know about for cheaps. i like identical versions and flavour one let know your knowledges please.

[Frankie.T]

I tried lots of 1176 and compared them, if you want i shared my comparison here

If you wanna know my favorite is MTurboComp, but you need to be good at setting it cause the default settings to me doesn't sounds very good. But if you know your stuff, this can be the best compressor to buy, also because it comes with other models too.
I use this one for both 1176 and la-2a but i created my own compressors using the advanced modes.

If you are looking for something that just work out of the box i like MC77 from Purple Audio, i really like this one more than the original 1176, can be way more crunchy in a good way if you need it.
Otherwise the one from Waves sounds good to me.

Although keep in mind every song is different and our taste too, that's why a comparison is important, so i suggest you to watch it and make an idea yourself, then pick the best 3 and try them on your music to see which one sounds the best for you

[diroxe7660]

At some point I picked up Lindell's 7X-500 and it's been my favourite 1176-style compressor since. Not much point obsessing over which 1176 plugin is 'objectively' the best. Get the one that sounds best to you / has the best feature set.

[comfortablynick]

The UAD 1176 collection is my choice.

[DCrown]

Waves CLA 76 or some distressor emu, distressor has 1176 style, as well and with nuke feature it can get even more aggressive

[jamcat]

The UAD 1176 collection is going to be your best choice. The sound is authentic to the real hardware, and gives you 3 distinct 1176 models: the most popular 1176LN ("Low Noise") Revision E from 1972, the early "blue stripe" Revision A from 1967 which is preferred by some notable engineers, and the limited run AE ("Anniversary Edition") from 2008.

You can get by with just one 1176, but when you have different flavours you have the luxury of finding which one works best in any situation, and you do.

The Purple Audio MC77 from Plugin Alliance also has a good reputation for sounding like hardware, and is a more modern take on the 1176 sound (similar to the AE). It's modeled on Purple Audio's boutique hardware MC77 compressor.

I've also heard that the Sonic Academy SA76 sounds very much like a real 1176LN.

[billcarroll]

The UAD 1176 collection is going to be your best choice. The sound is authentic to the real hardware, and gives you 3 distinct 1176 models: the most popular 1176LN ("Low Noise") Revision E from 1972, the early "blue stripe" Revision A from 1967 which is preferred by some notable engineers, and the limited run AE ("Anniversary Edition") from 2008.

You can get by with just one 1176, but when you have different flavours you have the luxury of finding which one works best in any situation, and you do.

The Purple Audio MC77 from Plugin Alliance also has a good reputation for sounding like hardware, and is a more modern take on the 1176 sound (similar to the AE). It's modeled on Purple Audio's boutique hardware MC77 compressor.

I've also heard the Sonic Academy SA76 sounds very much like a real 1176LN.

Nice to see Sonic Academy SA76 mentioned. I love this compressor, an 1176 with some modern tricks up its sleeve.

[bmanic]

Having owned quite a few different 1176 revisions over the years and a few clones, in my opinion the most flexible and also perhaps the most "hardware like" sounding plugin for this particular compressor is DMG Audio Trackcomp 2. The downside of all that flexibility is that you need to tweak it to whatever hardware spec you want it to do and then save that as a preset.

The good thing about DMG Audio Trackcomp 2 is that it also comes with amazing renditions of other hardware compressors. It's a real Swiss army knife compressor plugin and can cover almost all the bases.

If you just want a simple set and forget authentic 1176 experience then UA plugins are the best for that. Also the Purple Audio 1176 emulation from Plugin Alliance is extremely close to the hardware (yes, I had access to a Purple Audio MC77 about 15 years ago and the plugin really does trigger some memories from that time).

[jamcat]

Nice to see Sonic Academy SA76 mentioned. I love this compressor, an 1176 with some modern tricks up its sleeve.

The SA76 seems like a good option if you want that general 1176 sound, but also want to be able take it beyond strict 1176LN territory. The same goes for the Arturia COMP-76.

The 1176 really only does one thing, but it does it well. The expanded features on these two models lets you get additional sounds out of it that a real 1176 can't do. That's good if you only want to own one compressor, but not so good if you want to ensure you are always getting the most authentic 1176 behaviour.

Having owned quite a few different 1176 revisions over the years and a few clones, in my opinion the most flexible and also perhaps the most "hardware like" sounding plugin for this particular compressor is DMG Audio Trackcomp 2. The downside of all that flexibility is that you need to tweak it to whatever hardware spec you want it to do and then save that as a preset.

The good thing about DMG Audio Trackcomp 2 is that it also comes with amazing renditions of other hardware compressors. It's a real Swiss army knife compressor plugin and can cover almost all the bases.

I think TrackComp completely misses the point of good engineering design. It's great that it can do everything, but it's pretty useless if you have to figure it out for yourself. Good design is all about limiting choices to only the most useful options, and guiding the user towards the best results.

That's really what makes the 1176 and LA-2A such great compressors. Either one can only do one thing. But those are the things that you want, and they're the best at doing their respective things, and above all, they're fool-proof at delivering it. Sure, some other compressor could maybe get close, too, at just the right settings. But good luck dialing them in unless you're already an expert.

[mixtur.se]

I have like 10 1176 style compressors but PSP Fet pressor wins on drums every time for me.

[bmanic]

I think TrackComp completely misses the point of good engineering design. It's great that it can do everything, but it's pretty useless if you have to figure it out for yourself. Good design is all about limiting choices to only the most useful options, and guiding the user towards the best results.

.. no, TrackComp works just fine if you only want to tweak the basic controls. But if you want to actually MATCH a specific hardware unit, you need to dig deeper.

If you just tweak Threshold, Ratio, Attack and Release it works just as easily as any other compressor. But it gives you the OPTION to mimic the behavior of almost infinite amounts of different 1176 models.

It's up to you, the user, to either use that capability or not. I'd argue that it's quicker to explore some of the advanced features in TrackComp2 than it is to try 10 different 1176 plugins to get exactly what you are after.

[vitocorleone123]

Why do you need an 1176 compressor?

[Funky40]

That's really what makes the 1176 and LA-2A such great compressors. Either one can only do one

Thats what ?
a short explanation -for an uninformed dude- would be much welcome.
At what -typical- usecase scenarios would each be good for ?

[jamcat]

That's really what makes the 1176 and LA-2A such great compressors. Either one can only do one

Thats what ?
a short explanation -for an uninformed dude- would be much welcome.
At what -typical- usecase scenarios would each be good for ?

1176 is when you need a really fast compressor, and the LA-2A is for when you need a really smooth, transparent compressor.

Use cases for 1176 would be drums, bass, electric guitar.

LA-2A would be vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, sax.

Though people use 1176 on vocals a lot as well. And then there is the trick of using both on a vocal.

[Funky40]

Thanks @jamcat ! much appreciated