Antelope Audio Tubechild 670 Vari-Mu Tube Compressor Plug-in - Electronic Delivery

Modeled after the most expensive and sought after tube compressor/limiter of all time – The Fairchild 670. The Antelope Audio Tubechild 670 Vari-Mu Tube Compressor Plug-in is based on a legendary beast from the 50s featuring a unique circuitry of 20 carefully matched valves and an array of 14 colorful vintage transformers that have shaped the sound of more hits than any other piece of gear in the history of music.

UPFRONT IN THE MIX

The unique topology of the Fairchild 670 gained its popularity by being able to ad unparalleled character, thickness, and natural warmth to tracks and being able to glue mixes together like nothing else. Furthermore, the 670 can put any track in-front of your mix, whilst preserving its musical smoothness. That has made it an essential tool for music makers in any genre or era, starting with the vintage pop & rock of The Beatles, Pink Floyd, and Motown to the modern metal hits from Erik Valentine as well as almost every other pop & hip-hop producer/engineer today. The 670 has a unique ability to grip transients firmly and level any source material with unobtrusive gain riding. No artifacts, no pumping – just natural and pristine-sounding lush compression, which has made this tool is a must for every hit-maker today.

LINEAGE

The era (early 50s), which gave birth to this iconic piece of engineering was one where hiss, artifacts, and low level were common struggles for recording engineers. Developed by the American console-maker & inventor Rein Narma, the Fairchild 670 was designed to provide maximum level control with clean and pristine natural sound. For the first decade of its life, the 670 was used as a protective device for cutting vinyl as well as broadcast limiting. It’s after those units made their way to Abbey Road and became the weapons of choice for The Beatles that the legend began and engineers and producers embraced this compressor as a tone-shaping machine.

HOW THEY DID IT

We found one of those well-preserved rare beasts and deconstructed it to its bare bones. They measured every single component from the valves and transformers down to the wires and the unique non-linear relationship of the internals. They then individually re-created every one of those components in a digital form and using the original blueprints for the hardware they put together the Tubechild 670 – the most faithful and accurate modern recreation of a vintage classic. Instead of using basic EQ and harmonic saturation to color passing signals, their unique modeling method allows you to accumulate the vintage color and mojo of the 670, by running your signal through every single valve and transformer, just like the original.

ANTELOPE AUDIO TUBECHILD 670 VARI-MU TUBE COMPRESSOR PLUG-IN FEATURES:

• Vari-Mu tube compressor plug-in modeled after the legendary Fairchild 670
• Complex tube and transformer-based circuitry for authentic analog character
• Delivers rich warmth, thickness, and smooth dynamic control
• Exceptional mix “glue” for bus and mastering applications
• Firm transient control with natural, artifact-free compression
• Adds presence and forward positioning in the mix
• Faithful component-level modeling of valves and transformers
• Suitable for vocals, drums, instruments, and full mixes
• Ideal for both subtle leveling and musical coloration
• Designed for professional mixing and mastering workflows

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

Mac

• Apple Mac 2015 or newer, with Intel or Apple Silicon processor
• Minimum: Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave (Recommended 11 Big Sur or higher)
• Memory (RAM): 8 GB minimum (16 GB or more recommended)
• VST3, AU, and AAX formats

Windows

• Windows 10/11 (64-bit) with latest Microsoft Updates
• Memory (RAM): 8 GB minimum (16 GB or more recommended)
• CPU: Minimum Intel Core i3 or AMD Ryzen 1000 (Higher recommended)
• VST3 and AAX formats