Universal Audio has announced the release of UAD Software v8.7, incorporating the Manley VOXBOX Channel Strip plugin exclusively for Apollo interfaces and UAD-2 DSP accelerator hardware.
The Manley VOXBOX is designed specifically for vocal production. Introduced in 1997, it combines the Manley high-fidelity tube mic preamp, vactrol optical compressor, Pultec-style passive EQ, and de-esser/limiter in a 3U package.
Developed under Manley Labs’ scrutiny, theVOXBOX Channel Strip plugin has been designed to capture every section of this modern classic channel strip.
Owners of UA Apollo audio interfaces can track in real time with all-tube vocal channel strip. The plugin also supports Universal Audio’s Unison technology, giving Apollo users the VOXBOX’s impedance, gain staging, and circuit behaviors.
For users of UAD-2 Satellite and PCIe DSP Accelerators, the VOXBOX plugin can serve as a “go-to” channel strip for processing during mixing and mastering to give vocal recordings a final “sheen and polish.”
“I’m impressed by the high level of authenticity and diligence the UA team embodies to make the Manley plug-ins as faithful to the original hardware as possible,” says EveAnna Manley, president of Manley Labs. “We have all worked hard to make the Manley VOXBOX Channel Strip plugin the most accurate ever. No mean feat when you remember that it is a complex, multi-function unit—that’s a lot of work.”
The VOXBOX plugin is available at $299, and can also be acquired as part of the new Manley Complete Plugin Bundle ($699), which includes the Manley Massive Passive EQ and Variable Mu Compressor Limiter plugins.
