KA1776 Limiting Amplifier

The classic FET-style limiter taken to a new level. Vintage compression and saturation with modern controls and double the creative options.

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KA1776 Limiting AmplifierIconic FET Compression, Limiting and Saturation

This iconic limiter has been an industry mainstay since 1967. You've heard it on almost every record ever recorded. It's fast and responsive, with a unique character caused by its FET solid-state circuitry.

Our KA1776 is a precise emulation of that circuit, with all the controls and sound of the hardware. And then we doubled down.

We put two of them together in one plug-in, to give you even more routing options. Run the KA1776 in stereo, dual mono, and M/S. You can even set it in serial—one unit feeds into the other—giving you all sorts of double compression and compression/saturation options.

We've also included a comprehensive visual display to help you precisely set your controls and speed up training your ears to hear the nuances of this wonderful limiter, and extract full creative control from it.

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Legendary compression to enhance your recordings

	
					Control dynamic vocal performances while adding presence and grit.				

					Add cohesion and a bit of edge across a full mix.				

					Slam a snare or drum bus for extra snap and density.				

					Even out an inconsistent bass performance without losing low-end punch.				

					Add punch, control dynamics and add saturation and distortion for great guitar and lead sounds.

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Great sound, lots of options

All the original functionality and then some.

We maintained the spirit of the '76 by precisely emulating its topology and all of the original controls: Input (sets the threshold) Output, the meter display, and the reversed Attack and Release knobs.

From a little to too much.

The KA1776 has selectable ratios from 4:1 to 20:1. But there is also the iconic "British Mode": all four ratios selected for massive compression full of artifacts and character.

Turn it off to turn it on.

Switching Attack to OFF turns the KA1776 into a pure FET saturator—no compression, just gnarly tone and noise. And we've made it tweakable with an extra control.

Two units, more creativity.

Use the KA1776 in stereo, dual mono, or feed one into the other. Set one fast, one slow, one compressing, one saturating. Craft perfect compression environments to spice up your mixes.

A comprehensive, modern analyzer

We give you an analyzer to help you keep track of compression, signal levels and routing to get the most out of your mix and faster train your ears.

The KA 1776 works with all major DAWs.

Hear the KA1776 in action

Korneff Audio · KA1776 Limiting Amplifier

I've hand-built over 100 hardware versions of this thing—I love it and use it that much. This software version is true to the original, but we've made it more flexible and user-friendly. It'll be all over your recordings just like it's all over mine.

Dan Korneff

Producer/Engineer/Mixer/Plugin Developer

Pierce the Veil, Paramore, Breaking Benjamin, Sleeping With Sirens, My Chemical Romance, Papa Roach, El Niño

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Korneff Plugin Licensing

Software Based

Korneff Audio uses a software-based licensing system. No USB or hardware dongles, no special drivers are needed.

Four Activations

Our plugins can be activated on up to four (4) machines at the same time.

Connections

An internet connection is required to activate our software. Internet connection required for all demos.

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS: KA1776 Limiting Amplifier

Current Version:

1.0.0

Minimum System Requirements

Intel, AMD or Apple Silicon i5 quad core processor
4GB of RAM
Mac OSX 10.14 or later
Windows 7 & Above
Linux minimum: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS or equivalent (x86-64)
Linux recommended: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS or later, Debian 11+, Fedora 36+, or any modern distribution using glibc ≥ 2.28
Screen res: 1024 x 768 or higher