Heritage Audio LANG Electronics P.LANE TYPE 436 Vari-Mu Compressor

The Heritage Audio LANG Electronics P.LANE TYPE 436 is an all tube vari-mu compressor - a take on the illustrious modified version of the ALTEC 436C that graced the fresh and furious British Invasion sound that conquered the world in the 60s. This classic design has continued to gain popularity to this day due to its velvety, flattering character and its sublime ability to control dynamic transients without killing the high-end.

Used on a daily basis at the hottest studio in London for tracking bass and guitars, the defining sound of the Type 436 vari-mu compressor was extensively used when tracking guitar, piano, sitar, mellotron, strings, brass, and woodwind by a particularly talented band from Liverpool and has set a gold standard for modern instrument recording up until today.

THE SOUND THAT DEFINED AN ERA

The legend of the modified ALTEC 436C is not just a myth from the 1960s, as its simple yet flexible functionalities have proven to be the secret sauce for many experienced contemporary producers and in almost any musical genre you can imagine (from pop to rock, alternative music, metal, hip hop, and even electronic music) due to its unique character when tracking any instrument.

No effort was spared in the design process. The P.LANE Type 436 covers all development stages of the original, from the rather simple but incredibly effective model 436C, to the more evolved "London Mod" with 6 selectable constants and "HOLD" positions for each constant that keep the source signal compressed to the most recently processed peak level. Heritage have also taken it one step further and included the SuperFast setting, not found in the vintage 436C, that takes the unique character of the P.LANE Type 436 to a whole new level, adapting it to the modern needs of studio recording.

P.LANE IS IN YOUR EARS, IN YOUR EYES

Heritage Audio and LANG Electronics Inc. have just done it again by releasing one of the most mysterious vari-mu compressors of all time in a convenient 2U rack unit, and at a price that would have even been hard to believe in the 1960s... so every studio owner or self-recording artist can justify getting at least one. The P.LANE falls under the "sound-that-defined-an-era" line that seeks to revive historical units that fit into today’s studios and are either unavailable or too overpriced.

HERITAGE AUDIO LANG ELECTRONICS P.LANE TYPE 436 FEATURES:

• Heritage/LANG's take on one of the most mysterious compressors of all time, the celebrated modified version of the ALTEC 436C that graced the fresh and furious British Invasion sound that conquered the world in the 60s
• Vintage design that has proven to be a staple in almost every modern genre, from pop to rock, alternative music, metal, hip hop, and even electronic music
• 3 tubes (1x NOS 6H5P, 1x JJ E88CC, 1x NOS 6AL5) matching the original design, and LANG Electronics Inc. input and output transformers custom designed by Heritage Audio
• Attack: selectable, stepped (6 settings)
• Recovery: selectable, stepped (6 settings, plus Hold)
• SuperFast recovery setting not found in the vintage 436C units
• 2U steel rack-mount chassis
• XLR and TRS input and output, transformer-balanced (custom-wound)
• Worldwide internal power supply