Cranborne AudioBrick Lane 500 Modal PWM Compressor

Cranborne Audio Brick Lane 500

Bring uncompromising dynamic control to your 500 series rack with the Cranborne Brick Lane 500 Modal PWM Compressor, a fully-analog compressor that revolutionizes your workflow with radically flexible sonic character. The Brick Lane 500 is not merely one fantastic compressor, but an entire collection of analog dynamics processors, offering six distinct compression characters through switchable mode settings. These modes alter the topology of your compression circuit, delivering a fully analog circuit in every mode, imparting rich and real analog saturation to your sounds.

Whether you're smoothing out a master with the clean sound of Polish mode's analog lookahead technology, driving hard-hitting beats with Smash, or adding the warmth and nostalgia of Vari-Mu compression with Velvet, the Brick Lane 500 delivers fantastic and flexible dynamic control with highly musical saturation. The stress control adds harmonic distortion suited to your chosen mode, expanding dynamic control into creative timbral management. Your compression chameleon, the Brick Lane 500 can cover virtually any compression task in your studio, with a professional studio sound quality to enhance your productions. With Cranborne's convenient OPTOSYNC technology, you can easily connect two Brick Lane 500 units for a stereo studio-workhorse you'll turn to session after session. If you're looking for a compressor to deliver analog richness with maximum tonal flexibility, the Brick Lane 500 Modal PWM Compressor from Cranborne is a perfect addition to your 500 series rack.

Brick Lane 500 Features

• Modal PWM Compressor 500 series module
• Fully analog design with six distinct compression characters:
  • Velvet: vintage Vari-Mu style with tube-inspired harmonic compression
  • Float: Opto-inspired dynamics, transparent and gentle
  • Smash: FET-style aggressive compression with punchy transients
  • Tame: precise, transparent, and fast compression for surgical control
  • Glue: master bus style gentle glue compressor
  • Polish: clean mastering limiter with analog lookahead technology
• Wide ratio control between gentle 2:1 and aggressive 20:1
• Stress control increases harmonic distortion with character distinct to each mode
• Combine two units with OPTOSYNC for seamless stereo linking
• 41-way detented potentiometers on each control
• Threshold and attack/release controls vary response in each mode
• 4 selectable sidechain high pass filter modes: off, 60Hz, 100Hz, and 200Hz
• +/- 20dB input and output gain for dialing in your compression character
• True-bypass in/out switching