The
making of
The
making of
making of
Behind the scenes with Geoff and George from Hazelrigg Industries.
Powerful, elegant, all-tube preamp and eq.
$149.00
Taxes are calculated at checkout. VAT is applied at checkout for EU and UK customers.
Overview
Founded by brothers Geoff and George Hazelrigg, Hazelrigg Industries brings a unique artist-centric approach to designing studio equipment. Their debut offering, the VLC, is a versatile All-Tube Preamp and EQ combo that combines the legendary D.W. Fearn preamp design with modern functionality, delivering exceptional sonic transparency and headroom for a wide range of sources. Enlisting our component level modeling technology in concert with the team at Hazelrigg Industries, we were able to debut the world-class sonics of the VLC to the digital world.
Introducing, MixWave: Hazelrigg VLC.
A swiss army knife
A versatile mixing tool, the VLC features Mic, Line and Instrument input options. Each mode has its own unique gain structure, saturation and EQ curve, making it ideal for a variety of sources. Add some D.W. Fearn magic and breathe new life into any audio signal.
Beautifully musical
The VLC delivers powerful tone contouring in the form of a passive-style EQ. Featuring High and Low Cut and Boost with corresponding Frequency Select switches for a variety of incredibly musical tone shaping. Encouraging you to mix by ear with frequencies selected to be, as the Hazelrigg founders simply put it, “the right ones."
Built for modern workflows
Exclusive plugin only features enable modern workflows to this industry staple. Get instant parallel processing with Dry/Wet mix controls, use the input and output filters to high-pass or low-pass before and after the signal while working beautifully on mono or stereo signals; bringing the Hazelrigg sound to a new age.
The Hazelrigg VLC is exceptionally smooth and musical, offering a rich range of saturation tones that can elevate any sound source.
Not only has the Hazelrigg VLC sped up my workflow, it has help me achieve a tonality and saturation unlike I have achieved before.
The VLC is my new go-to plug in to eliminate harshness and add fullness effortlessly.
The Hazelrigg VLC is a great tool for simple and effective results. The broad stroke EQ helps contour sound in a unique way and the 3 way selector has great tonal differences.
These four switchable EQ knobs can make some of the most interesting, bizarre, and musical shapes I have ever heard. I make assumptions about what I am doing when turning knobs, but something more unpredictable and beautiful is actually happening. I never had the luxury of using the hardware, but I feel like I have now.
At first I really loved this VLC plugin... Now I’m convinced it’s one of the greatest plugins ever made.
After using the Hazelrigg VLC, so many of my plugins are going unused. The sound of this thing is tremendously good.
I feel like I should cashapp you for what you just did for the audio community with this plugin. It doesn’t sound like a plugin at all!
The VLC has been living on my 2bus, vocals, drums, bass. It does something that I haven’t experienced in the digital realm until now.
Mixing with this plug-in is a total breeze. The Hazelrigg VLC makes everything stand out and it just sounds right.
MixWave does it again! As someone who’s strict on sonics, the Hazelrigg VLC plugin has a new home in all of my mixes.
I'm an all in-the-box mixer. Having access to a perfect digital version of this amazing piece of hardware is greatness. Now we have real tube sound in the digital domain! What an amazing product by MixWave!
The Hazelrigg VLC has become a staple at the start of my vocal chain. I feel like I can get more out of my vocals and the further processing that I add by adding this on the chain in the first slot!
MixWave has done something special once again with the Hazelrigg VLC. Insanely musical and unique enough that I find myself reaching for it ahead of the many dozens of EQs in my arsenal. It’s my new favorite tone shaper.
The VLC plugin is incredible. It’s virtually impossible to make it sound bad. Being able to not limit myself to the hardware and stretch out to wherever I want is a game changer.
The Hazelrigg VLC is immediately another MixWave plugin that I just won't mix without. If you're looking for real world analog in the digital domain, MixWave already makes it...
MixWave has crushed it with this faithful recreation of one my favorite pieces of gear! It's very musical and easy to use. I throw it on an insert and every move I make with it has the potential to be the thing I need sonically.
The fellas at Mixwave have done it again. I can’t praise the Hazelrigg VLC enough. Its exceptional clarity and rich, warm tones make everything sound more exciting.
As soon as I put the Hazelrigg VLC on a vocal my eyes opened up wide. It does everything I would want from a big tube box and the musicality of the inductor EQ is just remarkable. I honestly didn't think a sound like this could be captured in the digital realm yet. Seriously guys, amazing amazing job.
Hazelrigg VLC has been a mainstay on various parts of my mix process. I used it most often on the vocal bus, it has a certain character and eq curve that I'm obsessed with!
System requirements
Available in 64-bit VST3 / AU / AAXmacOS 10.13 to macOS 14 (Intel & Silicon Native)
Windows 10 to 11 (64-bit)
iLok License Manager & iLok account required
Authorization via iLok 2/3 & iLok Cloud
For more system requirements information, visit our Support Page.
