Heritage Audio has released a plug-in version of its Successor stereo bus compressor. recreating the functionality of the Successor outboard predecessor in a DAW friendly package.
As a British diode-bridge stereo bus compressor released to critical acclaim in 2019, Heritage Audio’s Successor readily represented a first in its class, allowing creative engineers, musicians, and producers alike to apply colourful, fat and warm compression to their productions. Prior to its release, only clean and transparent VCA-based processors had been available for performing those duties.
Originally conceived for mix bus use itself, Successor subsequently became a popular choice for all aspects of the music and audio production process. Present in thousands of studios worldwide, it has made its way into tracking sessions, on sub-groups and even at the mastering stage, showing that it works well wherever anyone chooses to use it. Top-tier engineers have integrated Successor into their set-ups, drawn to how it lets them feel how their separate tracks interact and blend together in a way that was previously not possible when master bus compression duties are relegated to the mastering stage.
The Successor plug-in recreates outboard predecessor’s features as a DAW workflow-friendly plug-in with additions. The new Nuke function will apply an extra 20dB to the front end before compression, so Successor is working much harder and, therefore, producing more and more of the artefacts and characteristics for which its hardware namesake is renowned. An Output Trim control offers an additional +20dB of gain makeup before the output stage to compensate for the extreme compression.
Heritage Audio’s goal with its Successor plug-in is to create a tool to channel creativity and put the focus back on music production, which is why the vintage- developer wants to reach as many users as possible through a pricing scheme that is both comprehensive and fair.
The native version of Successor is available to purchase as a 64-bit AAX, AU and VST3-format-compatible effect plug-in for MacOS (10.15.7 and higher, with both Intlel and Native Apple Silicon M1/M2/M3 compatibility) and Windows (10 and 11) directly from Heritage Audio
