Heritage Audio Successor Bus Compressor - 1U Stereo Compressor

Heritage Audio Successor Bus Compressor - 1U Stereo Compressor

The Heritage Audio Successor Bus compressor is a stereo compressor based on the vintage diode bridge design. 

A fully Carnhill transformer coupled input and output unit, the new Successor is a true stereo diode-bridge based bus compressor with advanced sidechain filtering and built-in parallel processing capabilities, sharing the class A ´73 type output stage that Heritage Audio is famous for.

Based on legendary vintage diode bridge designs, it keeps the sonic character of such units, but the added features make it a new beast on its own and will make your mixes shine in modern production environments. Ultra-fast attack and releases allow for larger than life drum bus compression sounds, while the complex sidechain filter lets you tailor your mix in ways not previously available.

Specifications

• True Stereo operation on single controls with matched gain cells for extremely precise left/right tracking and nearly zero offset in between channels. Compression tracking works in Oxford mode (highest signal takes over compression opposed to summing left and right channels).
• Carnhill based, transformer coupled balanced inputs and outputs for added character and vintage vibe.
• ´73 style class A output stages bring the desired ´73 sound to your mix or drum buses.
• Diode-bridge based compression excels in bringing 2nd order harmonic distortion characteristics and true vintage tone while eliminating nasty odd harmonic content.
• Ultra-fast attack and release time options never found in vintage designs allows for far more flexible settings, including FET like sounds and volume maximizing without transient artifacts.
• Complex sidechain filtering options work with the already common high pass filters, introducing mid band peak type filters and high-frequency compression, allowing bus correction not possible before.
• Sidechain SEND and RETURN connections allow for external sidechain signals or further external processing of the internal one.
• Blend control offers built-in parallel compression without any external equipment. Blend ON/OFF button allows for instant comparison in between WET and DRY signals.
• Stepped controls for easy recall of settings.