Universal Audio 4-710D Twin-Finity

This is my first UA product and it was bought this with an offer together with Universal Audio UAD-2 Qua. Overall, this preamp consists of some very good feature which has increased my creativity in terms of tone. The solid state preamp carries a very clean sound and it is good for vocal and other acoustic instrument like acoustic guitar. The tube side slightly colour the signal and it is good for some male vocal (I don't like it on female vocal). The digital converter is a very good feature in particular I directly link that to an optical input of my audio interface.

In terms of the compressor and limiter feature, I didn't find it very useful though it is a good add on. I usually do processing with other plug in subsequent to the recording. However, this might not be your practice and you might found them useful.

Overall this is a very good preamp if you don't have a lot of budget for 4 channels.

Unless you're recording very quite and exposed music this is a stunning and musically versatile pre-amp. Each channel has independent controls; Phantom Power / 15dB Pad / Mic or Line input / Low Cut / Phase Invert / Insert points / Slow or Fast Compression / classic VU Metering for Input, Gain reduction or Output AND the option of colouring the tone from a clean solid state sound or dialing in a warmer, more, "vintage" tube sound!!

With 4 mic inputs / 4 Hi-Z DI inputs and 4 additional jack inputs (for digital send only) this pre-amp has served me very well when recording artists in the studio, most notably on vocal sounds, drums and guitars. The digital out and variable sample rates are also a real bonus. A great product from Universal Audio!

Well where to start. For those who are looking for a single mic pre amp with tone of a saturation and distortion. You should go and look elsewhere.
BUUUUT. if you're looking for a Clarity, clean and shiny signal with a chance to add a little of a warm saturation and not only that. It's you choice.

To specify this unit is not just a regular 4 I/O gear. Literally i'm able to squeze 8 mono or 4 stereo signals in and out with additional send and return for outboard synth pedals at once ! crazy. And the best thing with in-build AD/DA convertor which sounds truely amazing is you can send 8 outs using adat cable into your interface. say goodbye to tons of cables!

And for new users. Jitter your clock with this pre amp- it helps conversion a little.