Heritage Audio Successor

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Heritage Audio Successor

Heritage Audio

Successor

4.6 Expert Rating

Product Info

Article Number: 457623
Model: Successor
Price: $1,703.90

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The Heritage Audio Successor is a seriously good-sounding bus compressor, bringing a classic, warm vibe to your mixes. It's built around a 1073-inspired circuit and Carnhill transformer – a potent combination for gluing your tracks together. This is perfect for engineers and producers seeking that vintage analog feel without the vintage headaches.

Product Description

  • Heritage Audio Successor
  • Stereo Bus Compressor
  • Analogue bus and master compressor with transformer-coupled inputs and outputs
  • Vintage sound character thanks to 1073-inspired amplifier circuit with Carnhill transformer and diode bridge-based compression
  • Extremely fast attack and release control times
  • Flexible sidechain path with 5-stage filter with high-pass and peak characteristics
  • Gridded blend control for parallel compression
  • Stepped controls for threshold
  • ratio
  • attack
  • release and gain make-up
  • Input and output (XLR) and sidechain send/return (6.3 mm jack) per channel
  • Frequency range: 20 - 20.000 Hz
  • Threshold: 20 - 20 dBu
  • Ratio: 1.5:1 up to 20:1
  • Attack time: 50µs to 20ms
  • Release time: 25ms to 400ms
  • Auto-switching for programme-dependent compression
  • Sidechain filter high-pass: 80
  • 5000 Hz
  • Sidechain filter Peak: 1
  • 3 kHz
  • Gain: 0 to 10 dB in 2 dB steps
  • Power supply: 100 - 240 VAC (external universal power supply unit)
  • Format: 19" / 1 U
  • Includes Heritage Audio Successor Plugin (download after registration)
PROS
  • • Carnhill transformer delivers a distinctly warm, vintage coloration.
  • • 1073-inspired amplifier circuit provides a pleasing, musical compression.
  • • Stepped controls offer precise recall and repeatable settings.
  • • Flexible sidechain filter allows for surgical shaping of compression.
CONS
  • • Limited to stereo bus duties; not ideal for tracking individual instruments.
  • • Transformer coloration might not suit all modern, clean productions.
  • • Premium-priced, representing a significant investment for many studios.

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Key Features

Type Stereo Bus Compressor
Channels Stereo
Controls Threshold, Ratio, Attack, Release, Gain Make-up, Blend, Sidechain Filter
Connections XLR, 6.3 mm Jack
Metering LED, likely calibrated to VU-like response
Weight Approximately 10 lbs

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Successor aims for a similar sonic territory, but the 33609 is generally considered more aggressive and impactful. The Successor offers a more refined, musical compression.
It's a parallel compression control, but the 'gridded' aspect provides more nuanced control over the blend, allowing for subtle or more dramatic parallel processing.
The 'peak' filter ducks the compressor more aggressively on transient peaks, while the 'high-pass' filter avoids triggering on low-frequency rumble and bass frequencies.

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