Seasoned engineers and producers looking to record critical signals, where it is essential to retain all the individual character and emotion while offering a natural, transparent control will be thrilled with the Heritage Audio TUBESESSOR, an optical tube compressor with the sweetest, warmest, and most natural dynamic control possible. The compressor utilizes premium components, custom input/output transformers, and high-quality tubes to ensure a clarity, depth, and headroom previously unheard of.
Seasoned engineers and producers looking to record critical signals, where it is essential to retain all the individual character and emotion while offering a natural, transparent control will be thrilled with the Heritage Audio TUBESESSOR, an optical tube compressor with the sweetest, warmest, and most natural dynamic control possible. The compressor utilizes premium components, custom input/output transformers, and high-quality tubes to ensure a clarity, depth, and headroom previously unheard of.
Key Features at a Glance
Heritage Audio's take on the unobtainable classic, blue-faced optical tube compressor.
Innovative Tube Saturation section for added creative tonal possibilities.
Heritage Audio's famous internal sidechain section with 5 selectable options.
Continuously adjustable Attack & Release controls with 3 different operating modes to guarantee absolute control over the signal.
Large, friendly control surface with huge multifunction VU.
High-quality components and tubes in all tube-based amplification stage.
Custom transformers for fully transformer-balanced Input & Output.
Tube Saturation
There are 4 available settings including Classic, Mild, Medium, and Hot. Classic has no saturation, while Hot provides a heavily treated signal with tons of attitude. This feature alone opens up a ton of possibilities for drums and other instruments, vastly expanding the TUBESESSOR´s uses by gradually increasing the mojo and vibe. And thanks to Heritage Audio's unique design and elevated internal voltage, a solid output stage is guaranteed all while allowing much higher headroom than other tube compressors, whether vintage or modern.
Side-Chain Settings
There are five internal sidechain settings to choose from. This is the exact same filter section that helped the SUCCESSOR obtain its legendary status. Two of the options make sure the compressor is not being unfairly overpowered by lower frequencies and the other three are frequency specific options for extra creativity.
Adjustable Attack and Release Controls
Continuously adjustable Attack and Release controls in addition to a FIXED mode and a combination of the two will provide all the necessary settings possible, allowing you to mold your signal exactly as you´d like. An attractive, oversized custom VU meter for monitoring either Input, Output, or Gain Reduction guarantees you´ll always be informed with a clear reading of exactly what is happening. Everything you could require to achieve a top-notch professional recording.
