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Helios Type 69 Preamp and EQ Collection Black Friday pricing is 73% off at $39, ending Nov 30, 2026, for Universal Audio's preamp and EQ plugin built around the Helios Type 69 console.
UA says the collection delivers the punchy, fat analog tone heard on hundreds of classic albums, including records by Bob Marley, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix.
The pitch is a classic console channel you can drop into any project. You get both the EQ and the mic/line preamp from the Type 69 in plugin form.
Helios Type 69 consoles lived at Olympic in London, Musicland in Munich and the Rolling Stones' mobile studio. UA lists Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Black Sabbath and AC/DC among the artists recorded through them.
UA's engineers studied two original Type 69 "golden units" and modeled their custom-made character. The maker says the result gives vocals, guitars, drums and bass a colorful flavor.
The plugin carries the hardware's three-band EQ, which UA describes as famously assertive. It models the saturation behavior of the original, so heavy EQ moves stay musical on any source, even at extreme settings.
The Bass band has a second job. Switch it into a fixed 50 Hz low cut and you can clean up overheads and room mics.
With an Apollo interface, UA's Unison technology lets you track in realtime through the plugin. Per the maker, that brings in the hardware's line/mic preamp impedance, the gain stage sweet spots and the exact circuit behavior.
If you don't own UA hardware, the plugin still works with any audio interface.
Yes. The Helios Type 69 Preamp and EQ Collection Black Friday deal is 73% off, bringing it to $39. The offer ends Nov 30, 2026. It covers Universal Audio's plugin version of the Helios Type 69 preamp and three-band EQ.
No. UA says it works with any audio interface, and no UA hardware is required. An Apollo adds Unison technology, which lets you track in realtime through the plugin with the original preamp's impedance and gain behavior.
It gives you the original hardware's assertive three-band EQ with saturation behavior that keeps extreme moves musical. The Bass band can also switch to a fixed 50 Hz low cut, useful for cleaning up overheads and room mics.
UA names Bob Marley, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Black Sabbath and AC/DC. The consoles were housed at Olympic in London, Musicland in Munich and the Rolling Stones' mobile studio.
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