Heritage Audio Successor

The Heritage Audio Successor brings all these and then more 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.

From FET like, all-buttons-in drum sounds (now in stereo!)

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.

THRESHOLD:

Variable between -20 to +20 dBu

RATIO:

Stepped adjustable from 1.5:1 to 20:1 (lim)

ATTACK:

Stepped adjustable from ultra fast(50usec) to slow (20m)

SIDECHAIN FILTER:

Configurable with different high pass or mid emphasis filters

GAIN MAKEUP:

Restores the gain in 2dB steps, up to 10dB

GAIN REDUCTION METER:

DYNAMICS IN:

Enables dynamics control

RELEASE:

Stepped adjustable from ultra fast (25mS) to Auto (compund times)

BLEND:

Allows for parallel compression withou external processors.

EXTERNAL SIDECHAIN:

Allows using an external trigger signal, or further processing of the internal one