Lang Electronics P.LANE Type 436
all-tube vari-mu compressor, ALTEC 436C-inspired (LANG Electronics collaboration)
Compressor / Limiter$799Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Compressor / Limiter
- Description
- all-tube vari-mu compressor, ALTEC 436C-inspired (LANG Electronics collaboration)
- Topology
- tube vari-mu compression, 3 tubes (NOS 6H5P, JJ E88CC, NOS 6AL5), custom transformers
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono
- Form factor
- rackmount
- Rack units
- 2U
- Powered
- internal
- Introduced
- 2025
Details
Controls: Attack (6 stepped settings), Recovery (6 stepped + Hold), SuperFast recovery, threshold, output level
I/O: XLR and TRS balanced in/out (custom transformer-balanced)
Notes: Joint Heritage Audio / LANG Electronics Inc. collaboration — manufacturer set to 'Heritage Audio' per task instructions. Inspired by a modified ALTEC 436C circuit used during the British Invasion era. 'SuperFast' recovery mode is a modern addition not in the vintage original. Re-branded to Lang Electronics (the Lang brand, revived/built by Heritage Audio, Spain).