Universal Audio are one of those brands that don’t ever really seem to put a foot wrong. From their industry-defining studio hardware tools to their expansive range of pro-level and beginner-friendly audio interfaces, UAD has changed the game via innovative and well-executed design. This Black Friday at Guitar Center, you can grab a slice of that industry-defining pie for a song – with up to $800 off some of the best recording gear on the market.
Universal Audio’s presence in the audio interface niche is, in a word, considerable. They have a device for practically every price point, every use case and every studio set-up; when a significant handful of your favourite creatives are happily using Universal Audio at the centre of their own rigs, you know you’re barking up the right tree.
Guitar Center is discounting a veritable smorgasbord of Universal Audio products, from their incomparable software plugins to their shiny new range of guitar effects pedals – but for audio engineers, the real gold is found in these crucial hardware discounts.
The biggest of the bunch is the whopping $800 discount on the UA Apollo X8 Heritage Edition, an audio interface with a frankly ridiculous number of ins and outs. It’s an 18x24 device, four inputs of which benefit from UA’s world-class preamp emulation via its proprietary Unison preamp tech. This rack-friendly audio-interfacing powerhouse is the best recording-rig brain you could ever ask for, with quality conversion and a high-quality build - better yet, you can score 25% off this Black Friday.
On the entry-level end of the spectrum, UA’s Volt series is also getting some serious Black Friday treatment - a standout deal of which relates to the Volt 476P. This is a 4-input interface with some killer analogue and digital architecture; each input served by hardware circuitry designed after the illustrious 1176 compressor. Along with the easy color and punch this 76 mode adds, each input also has a fun Vintage setting – more specifically, a digital emulation of the characterful 610 tube preamp.
This is a hell of a lot of mojo for a portable interface – to say nothing of the studio-quality conversion hiding behind those studio-quality signal chains! And that mojo can be yours at an 11% discounted price of $419. There’s also 10% off the more austere little-sibling desktop interface, the Volt 276.
If you’re looking for Apollo-level conversion quality with a desktop-friendly form factor, the iconic Apollo Twin MKII – the favoured at-home interface of countless musicians and engineers – is discounted by 22%, bringing it down $200 from $899 to $699.
Whichever level you’re buying at this Black Friday, you’re still buying Universal Audio. Every one of these products is an impressive example of its type, lauded by at-home producers and pro engineers alike for the simple reason that they’re damn good. And for a limited time, they’re a steal!
