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Two iconic modes: classic British-style Glue and American-style Punch (FWD). On a mixbus, Glue mode effortlessly enhances cohesion and smoothness. When working with drums or pianos, FWD mode precisely captures transients for a more lively, energetic sound. You can even place FWD on your mixbus, combine it with the flexible Mix control for parallel compression, and achieve an exceptionally solid and full-bodied lift.

The Z&H Colour Module is where real magic happens. With the module bypassed, it delivers ultra-clean compression with distortion below 0.0005%. Engage it, and you can smoothly dial in transformer saturation up to 1%, adding subtle harmonic flavour as desired—driven by a pair of classic American transformers working their magic inside a carefully engineered Z&H circuit.

Spark = air at 10kHz. Boom = weight at 120Hz. But it’s not EQ—it’s feedback from the transformer windings themselves. A subtle, organic shift in tone you won’t find in plugin land.

Used to be a standard on British consoles. Now it's here again: a true analogue Auto Fade function built directly into the compressor. One switch, one knob, an elegant outro—no automation needed.

The entire unit uses premium modern VCA chips, carefully matched to achieve ultra-low distortion better than 0.0005%.

It features a meticulously designed modern power supply and high-quality PCB layout, ensuring a consistently excellent noise floor better than -95 dBu.

Built with top-tier BC resistors and Panasonic capacitors, every component is carefully selected for optimal performance.

Before it gets shipped, 2 real mixing engineers will test it and sign their names, so will every craftsman who participated in the making. Boutique-grade craftsmanship makes no effort in producing many.