Heritage Audio Tubesessor

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Heritage Audio Tubesessor

Heritage Audio

Tubesessor

4.6 Expert Rating

Product Info

Article Number: 555270
Model: Tubesessor
Price: $1,978.90

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The Heritage Audio Tubesessor is a seriously tasty compressor for anyone chasing that classic, warm tube sound. It's not a surgical tool; it's more about adding character and glue to your mixes – vocals, drums, busses, you name it. Producers and engineers aiming for vintage vibes will absolutely appreciate this.

Product Description

  • Heritage Audio Tubesessor
  • Optical Tube Compressor
  • Fully tube-based amplifier stage and fully transformer-balanced inputs and outputs
  • Separate tube saturation section for tube saturation
  • Adjustable attack and release times
  • 5 Built-in filter options for the sidechain section
  • VU meter
  • Gain: -10 to +30 dB
  • Ratio: 2:1 to 10:1
  • Threshold: 10 to -40 dB
  • Sidechain filters: HP: 80 Hz
  • 160 Hz
  • 5 kHz
  • Peak: 1 kHz
  • Dimensions (W x H x D): 482 x 134 x 153 mm
  • Weight: 3.364 kg
PROS
  • • Fully tube-based amplification delivers a warm, harmonically rich compression.
  • • Transformer-balanced I/O ensures pristine signal integrity and robust handling.
  • • Dedicated saturation circuit adds a pleasing, controllable tube 'glow'.
  • • Flexible sidechain filters provide precise control over compression response.
CONS
  • • Significant weight makes it less ideal for portable or rack-mounted setups.
  • • Relatively limited compression ratio range compared to some digital options.
  • • Tube components require occasional maintenance and may impact long-term costs.

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Key Features

Type Optical Tube Compressor
Channels Stereo
Controls Attack, Release, Ratio, Threshold, Gain, Saturation, Sidechain Filters
Connections TRS/XLR Inputs & Outputs, Power Switch, IEC Power Inlet
Metering VU Meter (Gain Reduction & Output Level)
Weight 3.364 kg

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Frequently Asked Questions

It shares a similar warmth and smoothness but lacks the LA-2A’s extreme program dependency; the Tubesessor offers more consistent, controllable compression.
Yes, the tubes are user-replaceable; it primarily utilizes 12AX7 and 12AU7 tubes, though specific brands aren’t specified and substitution is at the user's discretion.
While it excels at smoothing, the attack time settings are crucial for handling transients; faster settings are needed to avoid unwanted softening, but experimentation is key.

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