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The UniChannel Black Friday deal puts 89% off this channel strip plugin from United Plugins, so it costs $16 until Nov 29, 2026.
UniChannel packs a vintage-style console channel into one plugin: a preamp, an EQ and a compressor you can load on every track in your session.
United Plugins built it after SounDevice Studio owner Boris Carloff described the pain of vintage racks. Over 20 years of collecting, something was always broken, from tubes to scratchy pots to noisy caps.
The idea was to gather the best of those devices in one plugin. Rare units can rarely run on many channels at once, but a plugin can sit on all of them.
There are 3 preamp types, 3 EQ types and 3 compressor types. That makes 27 combinations, each with its own character.
The three channel flavours, as the maker describes them:
Bypass the EQ or the compressor and the section drops out of the chain, which gives you even more tonal variety.
Swapping components takes one click, with no screwdriver or patch bay. There is a preset for every occasion, and no ageing parts to maintain.
VARM II is the maker's technology for the chaotic behaviour of analogue gear. Each plugin instance acts slightly differently.
It models the small random differences in the values of electrical parts, as in real units and console channels. The maker says this gives the truest representation of the hardware sound.
The photorealistic 3D interface resizes. Drag the arrow in the bottom right corner to shrink it and save screen space, or enlarge it for easier control.
Processing runs at 64-bit internally and handles any sampling rate, 192 kHz or higher. When the plugin detects silence, it switches to sleep mode and needs virtually no CPU.
Activation uses license files. No iLok, dongle or internet connection is needed, and you can use it on all your computers as long as you are the user. A 15-day unlimited trial version is also offered, with no saving limits.
Yes. The UniChannel Black Friday deal takes 89% off United Plugins' channel strip plugin, so it costs $16 until Nov 29, 2026.
UniChannel has 3 preamp types, 3 EQ types and 3 compressor types. Together they make 27 combinations with a unique character each. It also includes presets, the VARM II analogue-variation technology and a resizable photorealistic interface.
On Mac it runs in VST2, VST3, AAX or AU hosts. On Windows it runs in VST2, VST3 or AAX hosts. Mac needs macOS 10.10 or later, Windows needs Windows 8 to 11, and both need an Intel or AMD processor with SSE2.
No. The maker says it needs no iLok, dongle or internet access. UniChannel is activated through license files, so you may install it on every machine you personally work on. A free 15-day trial is available.
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