Using The 1176 - The British Nuke Setting

While the Americans were going for clean, British engineers in the 60s and 70s where going for big and brash. Here’s a really aggressive setting for the venerable 1176 compressor/limiter that’s sometimes called "British" mode and other times called "Nuke" mode, depending on who's using it.

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Using the 1176 - The Bones Howe Setting

The Universal Audio 1176 limiter is a perennial favorite compressor limiter, but there are some standard settings that work especially well.

Here’s one used by the famous Los Angeles engineer Bones Howe, who engineered so many great hits of the 60s and 70s by Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Mama’s and Papas, Johnny Rivers and many more.

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Using The 1176 - The Dr. Pepper Setting

The Universal Audio 1176 is one of the greatest compressor/limiters ever made and has been used on countless hits throughout its 50 year history. Here's one of the go-to settings that works like magic on either the hardware or the plugin version.

This is called the Dr. Pepper setting because it takes its name from the old soft drink commercials where it was "Pepper time" at 10AM, 2PM and 4PM.

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