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This is the first episode of a series of videos where we talk about legendary gear and why it is still relevant in the 21st Century. Recorded in just one take and with the aim of bringing that touch of magic behind each legendary vintage unit closer to everyone.
In this first video we talk about the legend behind the FAIRCHILD compressor. Peter and Sam have a relaxed chat about the FAIRCHILD and our take on the original units which became the HERCHILD.
00:00 Intro
00:33 The story behind the original Fairchild
04:21 The importance of transformers
08:51 The varimu tubes (NOS vs new ones)
22:35 The sidechain filter
23:51 The different number of tubes on each different recreation
27:34 Why create the Herchild?
31:35 What added features does the Herchild have that were not on the Fairchild
37:10 Why there is not a bypass
39:17 Final conclussions
References:
GearSpace Thread on the Herchild 660 and 670:
https://gearspace.com/board/product-a…
GearSpace Thread on the RS660 and the use of JJ 6386:
https://gearspace.com/board/product-a…
Real Gear Online Thread on the Herchild 660 and 670:
https://realgearonline.com/thread/141…
Group DIY Thread on the JJ 6386:
https://groupdiy.com/threads/jj-6386-…
JJ Tubes 6386 LGP:
https://www.jjtubes.eu/jj-6386-lgp-new
POM Audio Design Tube Testing and Matching:
http://www.fairchild-recording-equipm…
UTA Unfairchild 670M II Manual v1.4:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12L2i…
More info:
https://heritageaudio.com