NEOLD V76U73

A Piece of German audio history
Capture the vibe of one of the richest sounding tube preamps and compressors. The NEOLD V76U73 is an emulation of the Telefunken V76 and U73, which are legendary pieces of audio history. The V76 preamp was designed with nearly unlimited funding from the German government and has enhanced countless songs from the 1950s until today. With the nickname "The German Fairchild," the U73 compressor/limiter used a variable mu design that made it incredibly popular with mastering engineers in Europe until 1980 when it was discontinued.

Get rich low end and smooth highs
With a rich and enchanting low end, along with some of the smoothest highs you’ll ever hear, it’s no wonder that the original V76 preamps have all been snatched up for top dollar by high-end studios and collectors all around the world. Simply running signals through these devices without moving a single knob can bring new life and dimension to just about any signal. The U73 compressor/limiter builds on this tone, adding exceptionally smooth-sounding “variable mu” dynamic control.

Create your own tube mixing console
Have you ever dreamt of owning a 1960's tube mixing console? Now you can. Apply an instance of the V76U73 to all of your instrument tracks and busses to achieve a compelling old-school vibe. Enchant vocals, guitars, basses, drums, and synths with rare vintage tones and dynamic control.

A faithful emulation with extra features
The V76U73 is a painstakingly accurate emulation of the real analog circuits of both the V76 and U73. While the plugin honors the straightforward simplicity of the original modules, it also provides some features and optimizations that are only possible in plugin form. There's a resizable GUI, four layouts that you can manipulate and use to conduct A/B comparisons, a sidechain filter, Mix knob, and a stereo mode selector.

The first of a new brand
Designed by Dominik Klaßen, Roger Schult, and Reimund Dratwa—the masterminds behind the groundbreaking Phil’s Cascade plugin from elysia—this is the first entry in the new pro audio plugin brand NEOLD, a line devoted to seamlessly bringing the best-untapped resources of the analog world into the digital domain.

• A faithful model of the V76 preamp and U73 compressor/limiter.
• Powerful high- and low-pass filters for broad and musical tone shaping.
• A unique “linear function” to capture the textures of the V76 without its traditional band-limited frequency response.
• The addition of a sidechain filter, Mix knob, and stereo mode selector.
• Automatic gain compensation for adding saturation and pleasing harmonics without level jumps.
• Incredibly simple operation that provides immediate results.

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  Greg Wells

  Grammy-winning producer, mixer, songwriter (Taylor Swift, Adele, Pharrell Williams, Kid Cudi)

  It’s so f*$!ing cool! This plugin has a major vibe… excellent work, folks!

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  Mosty

  Latin Grammy Winning Producer, Engineer, Mixer

  The NEOLD V76U73 is a beast of a compressor capable of making everything sound huge with a musical taste. The compression this unit brings is addictive.

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  Jason LaRocca

  Producer, Engineer, Scoring Mixer

  The NEOLD V76U73 is a serious beast. I am using it now on my mixes for Assassin's Creed Valhalla and it is just making everything sound big and open.

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  Brian Vibberts

  Grammy Winning Mixing Engineer (Chick Corea, Sting, Metallica, Disney, Michael Jackson)

  I love using the V76U73 to give my drums more punch and to get rock guitars to pop out of the speakers and be strong in the mix!

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  Dave Pensado

  Grammy Winning Mix Engineer/Host of Pensado’s Place (Michael Jackson, Kelly Clarkson, Christina Aguilera, Beyonce)

  The V76U73 is a combination of two rare and highly coveted pieces of audio gear as the name implies. It is essentially a tube channel strip that faithfully emulates the finest of German… Read More

• It is good for everything

  ★★★★★

  by András Eckert

  January 28, 2024
  I use the plugin for recording vocals and sound samples with large transients. The basic preset alone is sufficient for almost all sound samples. It really mixes up vocals.

• Still the best

  ★★★★★

  by PaoloT

  September 30, 2023
  This one is so sweet, that one has to ask why technology has gone forward. Wasn't this clean, accurate, musical enough? Great for finding that really vintage sound, but still at ease in the modern… Read More

• Put it on everything!

  ★★★★★

  by George G

  April 24, 2023
  Really!! Literally on everything!! Makes everything amazing!!

• So, so good!

  ★★★★★

  by jasontm18

  December 16, 2021
  Finally bit on the subscription, and this thing is almost worth the price of admission. Throwing this on a direct electric bass is just awesome. Totally gives a "vibe" and is easy to use. Thrilled… Read More

• Amazing thing!

  ★★★★★

  by OutOfKey

  December 12, 2021
  Quickly evolved to one of my go to color boxes, and that's just the preamp. The compression sounds great as well and can be blended with the pure preamp tone. Sounds like a german tube circuit and I… Read More

Supported Plugin Formats
AAX Native, AU, AAX AudioSuite, VST2, VST3

Supported Operating Systems
macOS 14 down to macOS 11
Windows 11 down to Windows 10

Mac
Intel or Apple Silicon architecture

PC
x64-compatible CPU

System Requirements
Display resolution: 1440 × 900px or 1280 × 960px or higher
Memory: 2 GB RAM