Herchild 670N Compressor Fairchild Style Analogue Glue
Herchild 670N Compressor Fairchild Style Analogue Glue
Fairchild glue without the museum price
The original Fairchild 670 is a six-figure collector's item. The Herchild 670N reproduces that variable-mu topology — fourteen valves, enormous transformers, and the two-knob simplicity that makes it impossible to over-think.
What it does to a master
Two things nothing else in our rack does. It glues: transients settle into the body of the mix rather than sitting proud of it. And it thickens: even at a decibel of gain reduction, the harmonic content the valve stage adds makes the whole record feel closer to the listener.
Our settings
Time constants 2 or 4 for most programme material, 1 dB to 2 dB of reduction, lateral/vertical mode when we want the centre held while the sides stay open. Anything more aggressive and it stops being glue and starts being an effect — occasionally that is exactly what the track wants.
Hardware info
A genuine Fairchild would cost more than the rest of this room combined. The Herchild is still one of the largest, heaviest and most expensive single units we own.
Hear it on your record
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This chain is available on every stereo and stem master we deliver from Manchester.