Eventide Ultrachannel

What UltraChannel Is For

UltraChannel is designed to shape, control, and enhance a track or bus in a single plug-in. It is suitable for both mixing and mastering, regardless of style, offering a coherent set of tools to clean the spectrum, stabilize dynamics, create impact, and add a controlled stereo dimension. On vocals, it helps gain intelligibility and presence; on guitar or synth, it allows you to immediately find the right place; on drums, it reinforces attack and density without losing control.

Main Features

FlexiPath: a channel strip that adapts to your method

The strength of UltraChannel lies in its ability to integrate with very different approaches. With FlexiPath, you can reorder the main components (O-Pressor, compressor/de-esser, EQ, Gate) to quickly test multiple chains: for example, EQ before compression for a smoother response, or compression before EQ to shape the tone after dynamic control. This freedom speeds up decisions and encourages experimentation while maintaining a unified interface.

Two compressors, including the essential O-Pressor

UltraChannel includes two compression stages: a versatile compressor featuring de-essing and side-chain to tame sibilance, control bass, or let a pad breathe with a kick. Additionally, the O-Pressor provides a more pronounced color and more extreme compression behaviors, ideal for adding character, thickening a track, emphasizing a room, or giving a more "forward" edge to a source.

5-band parametric equalizer: precision and musicality

The 5-band parametric EQ covers the entire audio spectrum with control over frequency, gain, and Q on each band. You can clean up the low end, remove a resonance, carve out a crowded area, or add air and presence surgically. It's a central tool to "make space" and achieve clearer mixes without multiplying plug-ins.

Patented pitch shifting and micro pitch: thickness, width, and depth

The pitch shifting section brings Eventide expertise to enrich a source: gently thicken a vocal, widen a guitar without doubling, or create a more immersive stereo halo on synths. The pitch shifting operates in parallel with a pair of delays allowing control over diffusion and pushing creativity, with the possibility to route the signal back to other modules for more complex textures while staying within a single channel strip.

Soft saturation and transformer emulation: the analog touch

The output module includes an analog transformer emulation that can be driven into saturation. Used subtly, it helps better define signals rich in low end and adds a sense of "texture." More pronounced, it recreates a characteristic transformer core saturation, useful for adding character, density, and a slight controlled aggressiveness depending on the source.

Production-oriented presets: immediate time savings

With over 200 presets, UltraChannel offers effective starting points for many sources: kick, snare, bass, piano, strings, synths, vocals, etc. They allow you to quickly get a sonic direction, then refine according to the mix context. Ideal for speeding up a mix, unifying a session, or discovering inspiring processing approaches.

Technical specifications