Tubesessor
The deal
$64.34 at Loot Audio (down from $99.00). The sale runs through May 31, 2026 - no coupon code needed.
What it is
Tubesessor is an optical tube compressor plugin from Heritage Audio, modeled after their critically acclaimed 2022 hardware unit of the same name. Unlike standard optical compressors, it pairs the classic crystal-clear opto-compression circuit with a dedicated tube saturation section, letting you push the signal through a faithfully recreated Raytheon double triode tube for added harmonic color. Heritage Audio spent two years developing the plugin to capture every nuance of the hardware.
Who it's for
Mix engineers and producers who reach for optical compression on drums, guitars, vocals, and stereo buses - and want the option to go beyond transparent control into genuine tube-driven coloring. If you already love LA-2A-style compression but want more creative tools in the same signal path, Tubesessor is worth a close look.
Key features
- Faithful optical tube compression modeled from Heritage Audio's own hardware, developed over two years to capture the original circuit behavior
- Tube saturation section recreates a NOS Raytheon double triode tube, ranging from subtle warmth to full tube-driven fuzz on drums and guitars
- Five built-in side-chain filter settings provide frequency-conscious compression for carving space in dense, busy mixes
- Natural, transparent gain reduction preserves signal character and emotion even at higher ratios
