“The world’s most advanced analogue dynamics processor”: Cranborne Audio’s new Brick Lane MC4 is a four-channel analogue dynamics powerhouseCranborne Audio has announced the Brick Lane MC4, a four-channel, 19-inch rackmount Modal PWM Dynamics Processor described as the brand’s “most powerful and flexible” to date.
Building on the innovative architecture of the Brick Lane 500, the MC4 expands the concept into a fully featured, digitally controlled analogue dynamics system designed for tracking, mixing, and mastering.

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At the heart of the MC4 is Cranborne Audio’s Modal PWM Compression architecture, which offers six distinct compression modes: VELVET, FLOAT, SMASH, TAME, GLUE and POLISH. The STRESS control adds analogue harmonic saturation that evolves dynamically with gain reduction, making compression as much a creative tool as a corrective one.
Each of the four channels can operate independently or as part of advanced routing configurations including Mono, Stereo, Mid/Side, Series, Dual-Band, and De-Esser modes.
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Series mode chains two dynamic stages for smoother gain control, Dual-Band splits frequencies for precise multiband processing, while the De-Esser mode – built around analogue lookahead – provides precise high-frequency control without loss of clarity.
Despite its advanced control capabilities, Brick Lane MC4 maintains a 100% analogue audio signal path. All parameters are digitally controlled for precision and recall, along with a 5” full-colour TFT display, LED rings, and encoders providing detailed visual feedback. Remote control and preset management are available via USB or Ethernet via Cranborne Audio’s dedicated control plugin, enabling seamless DAW integration and instant recall across sessions.
“Brick Lane MC4 isn’t just more channels or more features; it’s the most advanced analogue dynamics processor we’ve ever built, and one of the most advanced ever made,” says Cranborne Audio Managing Director Sean Karpowicz. “Discovering Analogue Lookahead was thrilling in itself, then applying it to compression, and then realising that the same technology could create what is quite possibly the best analogue noise gate and expander ever made – that’s the kind of invention we live for.”
Priced at $2,799/£2699, the Brick Lane MC4 will be available from Cranborne Audio resellers at the end of Q1 2026.
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