Heritage Audio HERCHILD Next Gen 670N Vari-Mu Compressor

About: Heritage Audio HERCHILD Next Gen 670N Vari-Mu Compressor

The HERCHILD Next Gen is designed for engineers who care about sound and features but have a limited budget. Every design choice serves one goal: deliver the unmistakable Vari-Mu tone heard on thousands and thousands of #1 hit records for the past seven decades with 21st-century reliability and accessibility.

• Finally, the Fairchild for those who can’t justify the price tag of a full scale HERCHILD Model 670 or don’t want to commit to the 500 series format.
• A true recreation of the classic Fairchild sound in an impressive 5 rack unit beast with hands on stepped controls for every parameter.
• Never-seen-before independent bypass for each channel and output gain make-up functions.
• Real Vari-MU compression powered by 4 NOS military grade 6BA6 tubes and 6 custom made transformers at its core.
• 6 Attack and Release times that have been adapted to today’s production needs, making it more flexible than the original unit.

SOMETHING ONLY HERITAGE AUDIO COULD ACHIEVE

While our flagship HERCHILD Model 670 recreates the legendary Fairchild sound to perfection, our GRANDCHILD 670/500 also successfully achieves that loveable warm vibe, with the assumed limitations of the 500 series format. So…with all the knowledge acquired, the only step left will be to rethink the Fairchild with today’s studio needs in mind.

VINTAGE SOUL WITH MODERN CAPABILITIES, AFFORDABLE POWER FOR YOUR STUDIO

Independent bypass, side chain filtering and a thoroughly designed output gain make-up stage for each channel based on our revered transformer coupled HA-880 opamp (that successfully achieves a non-intrusive output gain completely preserving the soul of the HERCHILD 670) are some of the never-seen-before modern additions to the Next Gen.

The 6 Attack and Release times have been carefully thought to make it even more flexible than in the original unit. The progressive DC Threshold, combining control of the ratio and the knee (from hard limiting to a very smooth transparent compression).

Powered by the same NOS tubes of the HERCHILD 670 and six newly designed custom transformers, the Next Gen will infuse your tracks with rich analog warmth and commanding presence, while remaining remarkably quiet and transparent—perfectly suited for the creative demands of mixing and the precision and finesse of mastering.

THE KING OF COMPRESSORS IS NOW WITHIN REACH OF EVERY BUDGET

The HERCHILD Next Gen is designed for engineers who care about sound and features but have a limited budget. Every design choice serves one goal: deliver the unmistakable Vari-Mu tone heard on thousands and thousands of #1 hit records for the past seven decades with 21st-century reliability and accessibility.

Feel the warmth as it hugs your tracks and breathes new life into them. The Next Gen has the soul of its predecessors, assuring that the king of tube compression sound, that influenced hundreds and hundreds of producers, is now available for you to craft your very own masterpieces without breaking the bank.

Features

• INPUT GAIN CONTROL: Control the amount of input gain applied. From -20dB to 0dB.
• DC THRESHOLD: Here you decide what kind of curve will be applied to the compression.
• TIME CONST: 6 options for the attack and release timings.
• AGC: Choose between the 4 different modes of operation.
• BYPASS: Bypasses the selected channel when on BYP.
• AC THRESHOLD: AC threshold determines when the compression begins.
• SC FILTER: Side chain filter applied only to the control signal.
• OUTPUT GAIN CONTROL: +/- 10 dB of output gain makeup.
• LAT/VERT mode makes MID/SIDE processing possible
• Dual mono / Stereo functionality
• Immediate access to the continuously variable slope

Specifications

• Dimensions (LxWxH): 5.51 x 19 x 8.76in (140 x 482.6 x 222.5 mm)
• Weight: 12.78 lbs (5.8kg)