Built upon award-winning UAFX dual-engine processing and aburning desire for the ultimate in sonic legitimacy, the Universal Audio Max Preampand Dual Compressor puts the colorful sound of three legendary limiters and aniconic tube preamp, right at your feet.
Explore Iconic Compression with the UA 1176
From the mind of UA founder Bill Putnam to your pedalboard, Max gives you thesame FET compressor used on decades of legendary studio guitar sounds, whetheryou're looking to make your funk a little funkier, add soulful sustain, orinject subtle infusions of tone.
Get Warm Tube Compression with the Teletronix LA‑2A
This legendary optical tube limiter gives you softer, warmer dynamics controlversus the 1176. Plus, you can fine-tune your compression with apedal-exclusive Ratio feature, for limiting beyond the vintage hardware and UADplug‑inversions.
Create Funky, Dirty Tones with the Classic Dyna Comp
Add the grimy squeeze of this (in)famous red box to your sounds for lo-ficompression and funky overdrive - perfect for sleazy slide tones.
Add a Legendary UA 610 Tube Preamp to Your Rig
Get the warm detail and character of UA's iconic tube preamp and EQ, and dialin killer sounds with the perfect amount of harmonics and grit.
Stack Compressors for Tones that Go Beyond the Norm
With Max, you can easily layer compressors in any combination for a dizzyingarray of sounds and textures, letting you push your tones to the front nomatter how much limiting you apply.
Personalize your Pedal with a Mobile App
With the UAFX Control app, you can tweak EQ settings, get serial and paralleloperation, and add a sidechain bass filter for fully customized compression andpreamp effects.