Kazrog has announced the release of its second plugin collaboration with Grammy-winning mix engineer Michael H. Brauer.
MHB Red is a virtual analog compressor and saturator based on Michael’s rare Fairchild 666 – a lesser-known but highly musical design within the Fairchild lineage, and a long-time secret weapon in his personal collection. If you’ve heard Michael’s mixes for Coldplay, John Mayer, or Florence and the Machine, you’ve heard this compressor at work.
“The 666 has a very different feel from other Fairchild designs. It responds in a way that’s uniquely musical, and brings elusive character to vocals and other tracks like nothing else. MHB Red captures that behavior in a way I can easily integrate into my mix templates, as its own unique color in the sonic palette.” – Michael H. Brauer
MHB Red features
- Developed with Michael Brauer— Modeled on the personal Fairchild* 666 of Grammy-winning mix engineer Michael H. Brauer (Coldplay, John Mayer, Florence and the Machine), capturing the behavior of a compressor that has been a key part of his vocal chain for decades.
- A Fairchild unlike any other— The 666 was Fairchild’s hybrid opto-compressor, distinct from the delta-mu 660 and 670. Its unique combination of tube amplification and solid-state control circuitry produces a musical compression character all its own — part compressor, part saturation box.
- Modernized controls with vintage soul— Attack, ratio, threshold, release, and makeup gain controls have been updated for an intuitive workflow, while a dedicated THD control lets you dial in everything from subtle tube warmth to aggressive saturation.
- Built for the mix— Sidechain high-pass and low-pass filters, stereo link, wet/dry mix for parallel compression, and Kazrog’s Analog Entropy feature for authentic component-level variation between channels.
Available for Windows, macOS and Linux (VST/VST3, AU, AAX and LV2), MHB Red is on sale for the intro price of $49.99 USD for a limited time (regular $79.99 USD).
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