Heritage Audio BritStrip discrete Class-A console channel strip

Heritage Audio BritStrip discrete Class-A console channel strip

A European-flavoured Money Channel for Your Studio Launched December 2020, Heritage Audio introduces BritStrip — a single-space 19-inch rack device that recreates a British-spec discrete Class-A console channel...

Vendor :Heritage Audio

Type :Compressor

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A European-flavoured Money Channel for Your Studio

Launched December 2020, Heritage Audio introduces BritStrip — a single-space 19-inch rack device that recreates a British-spec discrete Class-A console channel strip, with the same diode bridge compressor found in Heritage’s Successor stereo bus compressor. This console channel strip combines a 73 mic preamplifier, an expanded 73 equalizer, and a discrete Class-A DI (Direct Input) with the Successor’s diode bridge compressor.

This channel strip boasts a transparent passive design to minimize insertion loss, with top-level components to ensure the best sound possible. The BritStrip’s preamp delivers a classic “British Iron” sound with up to +80dB of input gain, and its 3-band EQ nails the sonics and behaviour of revered British-style units. And when you fire up its compressor, your tracks will gain a studio-quality polish, with incredible weight and colour. The BritStrip’s 24-step detented output provides rock-solid stereo imaging when using the built-in stereo link to pair it with another unit. If you’re in need of an amazing-sounding analogue front end for your DAW, the BritStrip from Heritage Audio is highly recommended. 

BritStrip

The BritStrip starts with the same preamp as the Heritage Audio 73JR, with a new custom input transformer co-designed with Carnhill and exclusively made for HA in the St Ives factory. The preamp also features a custom Carnhill/St Ives output transformer, which completes its all-discrete, Class-A, 3-gain stage design. The preamp features 80 dB of gain, 20dB pad, phase reversal and an impedance switch for 1200 or 300 ohm input. 

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DI Input

The DI is also taken from the Heritage Audio 73JR, and all-discrete Class-A JFET circuit in front of the microphone transformer. The DI also includes a passive thru output to feed a separate amplifier.

Heritage Audio EQ

Expanded 73 EQ

The EQ is a 3 band design with high and low shelves, with a mid band and a 5 position HPF. The EQ features 3 Vinkor pot core inductors in the mid-band and high pass filter sections. The high and low shelves have been extended to include a bell mode — making them more versatile than ever before.

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Main features:

  • 1-channel British-flavoured channel strip with preamplifier, equalizer, and compressor
  • Transparent passive design minimizes insertion loss
  • 24-step detented output provides rock-solid stereo imaging when using the built-in stereo link
  • 73-style preamp delivers a classic “British Iron” sound with up to +80dB of input gain
  • Selectable input impedance adapts to your low-output microphones
  • -20dB pad accommodates extra-loud sources
  • +48V phantom power for your condenser microphones
  • Polarity reverse function solves phase-alignment issues
  • Line-level mode makes re-amping pre-recorded tracks a breeze
  • High-impedance JFET DI input for electric guitars and basses
  • 3-band inductor EQ nails the sonics and behaviour of revered British-style units
  • High band includes +/-16dB of shelving, selectable at 10kHz, 12kHz, or 16kHz
  • Low band includes +/-16dB of shelving, selectable at 60Hz, 110Hz, or 220Hz
  • High and low bands have selectable shelving/peak filter types
  • Semi-parametric mid band includes +/-18dB of peaking with switchable Q, selectable at 0.36kHz, 0.7 kHz, 1.6 kHz, 3.2 kHz, 4.8 kHz, or 7.2kHz
  • Highpass filter, selectable at 50Hz, 80Hz, 160Hz, or 300Hz, makes short work of muddy sources
  • Diode-bridge compressor reins in out-of-control dynamics while adding weight and colour
  • Intuitive controls for threshold and makeup gain make dialling in your settings easy
  • Attack speed toggles between ultra-fast (great for slamming drums) and slow (ideal for glueing a mix together)
  • Release values range from 50ms to 400ms, plus you get a super-useful automatic mode
  • Sidechain filter makes it easy to keep excessive frequencies from unbalancing your mix
  • Blend control supplies dead-simple parallel compression

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