Offering vintage character and flexible dynamic control that's well suited for individual instruments, submixes, and stereo mastering, the Heritage Audio HA-609A is an Elite Series boutique dual-channel bus compressor and limiter with a discrete, Class-A, diode bridge design and three Carnhill transformers per channel.
Offering vintage character and flexible dynamic control that's well suited for individual instruments, submixes, and stereo mastering, the Heritage Audio HA-609A is an Elite Series boutique dual-channel bus compressor and limiter with a discrete, Class-A, diode bridge design and three Carnhill transformers per channel.
Whether stereo linked or used in dual mono, the HA-609A provides versatile configurability via per-channel rotary switches and stepped potentiometers for settings such as threshold, ratio, release, and make-up gain. Featured enhancements include an extended threshold range, standard/fast attack times, and true bypass.
Connectivity is accessible via balanced 3-pin XLR jacks on the rear panel. The HA-609A's front panel sports two large VU meters for clear display of each channel's gain reduction. The HA-609A occupies 2 RU of rack space.
Heritage Audio HA-609A Dual-channel Compressor Features:
- Stereo/dual-mono boutique British-spec compressor/limiter
- All discrete, Class A design featuring three Carnhill/St. Ives transformers per channel
- Rotary switches and precision, stepped potentiometers for accurate recall and channel matching
- Unique diode bridge design allows compression curve/response to be precisely matched from channel to channel within hundredths of a dB
- Extended range for both compressor and limiter threshold increases flexibility for modern workflows
- Standard and fast attack times work well for tracking, mixing, and mastering
- True bypass on each channel in addition to bypass on individual compressor and limiter functions
- Handcrafted in Spain at Heritage Audio headquarters
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