What is the IGS Audio Volf Compressor designed for?

The Volf Compressor is a stereo VCA-based bus compressor built to deliver punch, glue, and clarity on mix and drum busses. It’s inspired by classic console designs but refined for modern production standards.

How does the Volf differ from the IGS S-Type or Tubecore models?

While the S-Type offers traditional SSL-style compression and the Tubecore adds tube coloration, the Volf emphasizes transparency and precision. It maintains impact while keeping your mix open and detailed.

Can the IGS Volf Compressor be used for mastering?

Yes – its low noise floor, precise controls, and smooth VCA response make it suitable for both mixing and mastering tasks when used with moderate settings or gradually introducing the compressed signal into the audiotrack by using the dry/wet-mixknob.

What features make the Volf stand out in hybrid studios?

It offers sidechain filters, switchable ratios, and a built-in stereo link, allowing seamless integration into analog-digital workflows. Engineers value it for its fast response and musical compression curve.

Does the Volf Compressor color the sound?

The Volf delivers subtle harmonic richness typical for high-end analog gear, but its design focuses on control rather than coloration – perfect if you want clean, punchy compression.

Is the IGS Volf built in Europe?

Yes, every Volf is hand-assembled and tested in Poland by IGS Audio, ensuring consistent build quality and precision component matching.

What is the Bettermaker VSPE?

The Bettermaker VSPE is a dual-channel valve stereo passive equalizer. It combines a fully analogue passive EQ signal path with a vacuum-tube and transformer output stage, HEAT harmonic enhancement, stereo or dual-mono operation and DAW-based recall and automation.

Is the audio path analogue on the Bettermaker VSPE?

Yes. The VSPE uses a fully analogue passive EQ signal path with a tube gain stage and transformer-balanced output. Digital control is used for parameter adjustment, recall, automation and plug-in workflow integration, while the audio signal remains analogue.

What does HEAT do on the Bettermaker VSPE?

HEAT increases drive through the VSPE tube and transformer output stage. It adds stronger harmonic density, warmth, body and analogue saturation. Valve FLAT offers a cleaner and more transparent valve output response, while HEAT provides more pronounced tonal colour.

Can the Bettermaker VSPE be controlled and recalled from a DAW?

Yes. The supplied Bettermaker plug-in connects through USB and provides remote hardware control, parameter automation, preset management, snapshots, A/B comparison and session recall in compatible DAWs.

Can Bettermaker VSPE work in stereo and dual-mono modes?

Yes. VSPE can process stereo sources such as mix buses, mastering material, piano and overheads, or operate as two independent mono equalizers for separate tracks and sources.

Can the Bettermaker VSPE boost and cut low frequencies at the same time?

Yes. The low-frequency section allows simultaneous boost and attenuation at the selected frequency. This classic passive-EQ approach can add low-end weight while helping control excessive bloom and low-frequency build-up.

Does Bettermaker VSPE include high-pass and low-pass filters?

Yes. The supplied plug-in provides access to digital high-pass and low-pass filters, adding further tonal-control options alongside the fully analogue passive EQ and valve output stage.

The Bettermaker VSPE Valve Stereo Passive Equalizer combines classic passive analogue EQ curves with a vacuum-tube and transformer output stage, HEAT harmonic enhancement, digital recall and DAW automation. It delivers broad musical equalisation, controllable tube colour and repeatable hybrid workflow control for stereo mixing, mastering and dual-mono processing.

The Bettermaker VSPE is a dual-channel valve stereo passive equalizer for engineers who want the musical curves and broad tonal shaping of a classic passive EQ, but with added tube character, transformer weight and complete DAW recall.

Its core audio path remains fully analogue. Passive filter networks shape the signal with the smooth, wide-band response associated with classic inductor-based equalizers, while a vacuum-tube gain stage and transformer-balanced output add depth, harmonic texture and analogue authority. Digital control does not replace the analogue audio path; it makes the hardware faster to operate, easier to automate and practical to recall in demanding professional sessions.

VSPE operates in stereo or dual-mono mode. It can work across a mix bus, mastering chain, drum bus, piano, acoustic guitar, synthesizer or stereo recording, while allowing independent left and right processing when separate sources need different EQ treatment. All key parameters can be controlled from the hardware or the supplied plug-in, allowing presets, automation, A/B comparison and instant recall when reopening a DAW session.

The low-frequency section offers selectable boost and attenuation at 20 Hz, 30 Hz, 60 Hz and 100 Hz. As with classic passive EQ designs, boost and attenuation can be used together to create powerful but musical low-end contours. This is useful when adding weight to a bass, kick drum, drum bus or full mix while managing excess bloom and low-frequency density.

The high-frequency boost section provides ten selectable frequencies from 3 kHz to 28 kHz, including an extended Air Band for adding openness, detail and polished top end. A variable bandwidth control shapes the high boost from wide, gentle enhancement to more focused presence work. High-frequency attenuation at 5 kHz, 10 kHz and 20 kHz provides a musical way to soften harshness, control brittle high end or refine overall tonal balance.

What separates VSPE from a conventional passive EQ is its valve and transformer output stage. The unit offers Valve FLAT and HEAT modes. Valve FLAT provides the tube output stage with a cleaner, more transparent response. HEAT increases saturation through the tubes and transformer, adding stronger harmonic density, warmth, body and analogue character. This makes VSPE useful not only as an equalizer, but also as a tonal finishing processor for signals that need more depth and cohesion.

The supplied Bettermaker plug-in connects over USB and provides hardware control, full parameter recall, DAW automation, preset management and snapshots. The plug-in can also access digital high-pass and low-pass filters, stereo and dual-mono modes, control quantization and HEAT switching. This makes VSPE particularly effective in hybrid mixing and mastering studios where clients expect fast revisions without sacrificing true analogue signal processing.

With balanced XLR I/O, precise digitally controlled analogue parameters and a compact 2U chassis, Bettermaker VSPE bridges classic passive tube EQ tone and modern recallable workflow. It is an excellent choice for mastering engineers, mix engineers and producers who need analogue musicality, tube richness and the flexibility to return to any setting instantly.

Key features

Dual-channel valve stereo passive equalizer
Fully analogue passive EQ signal path
Vacuum-tube gain stage and transformer-balanced output
Valve FLAT and HEAT modes
HEAT mode for increased tube and transformer saturation
Stereo and dual-mono operation
Digital parameter control with supplied DAW plug-in
USB-based recall, automation, presets, snapshots and A/B comparison
Low-frequency boost and attenuation at 20 Hz, 30 Hz, 60 Hz and 100 Hz
Simultaneous low-frequency boost and cut
High-frequency boost from 3 kHz to 28 kHz
Extended Air Band at 28 kHz
High-frequency attenuation at 5 kHz, 10 kHz and 20 kHz
Variable high-frequency boost bandwidth
Digital high-pass and low-pass filters available through the plug-in
101-step control resolution for low boost, low cut, high boost and bandwidth
34-step high-cut control, with Quantize mode available in the plug-in
Output gain adjustment of ±8 dB in 0.1 dB steps
Balanced XLR inputs and transformer-balanced XLR outputs
Suitable for mixing, mastering, stereo buses and dual-mono processing
Professional 19-inch, 2U rackmount format

Applications

Stereo mix-bus tonal finishing
Mastering EQ with tube colour and recallable settings
Vocal air, presence and harmonic density
Drum bus weight, punch and top-end shaping
Bass and kick-drum low-frequency contouring
Piano, acoustic guitar, strings and overheads
Synthesizer, drum machine and stereo keyboard processing
Hybrid mixing with DAW automation and instant hardware recall
Dual-mono analogue EQ for individual tracks
Adding tube warmth, transformer weight and harmonic saturation with HEAT

Bettermaker VSPE – Valve Stereo Passive Equalizer with DAW Recall & Automation

2 879,00 €

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Specification	Bettermaker VSPE
Product type	Dual-channel valve stereo passive equalizer
Channel configuration	Stereo / dual mono
Signal path	Fully analogue passive EQ with tube and transformer output stage
Valve modes	Valve FLAT and HEAT
HEAT function	Increased tube and transformer saturation
Control system	Digital parameter control with hardware and DAW plug-in access
DAW integration	USB recall, automation, presets, snapshots and A/B comparison
Inputs	2 × balanced XLR
Outputs	2 × transformer-balanced XLR
Nominal audio level	+4 dBu
Maximum input level	+24 dBu
Maximum output level	+22 dBu
Input impedance	48 kOhms balanced
Output impedance	120 Ohms; 30 Ohms with HEAT active
Low boost/cut frequencies	20 Hz, 30 Hz, 60 Hz, 100 Hz
Maximum low boost	15 dB at 100 Hz
Maximum low cut	16 dB at 100 Hz
High boost frequencies	3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 28 kHz
Maximum high boost	18 dB
High cut frequencies	5 kHz, 10 kHz, 20 kHz
High boost bandwidth	Variable
Digital filters	High-pass and low-pass filters via plug-in
Control resolution	101 steps for low boost, low cut, high boost and bandwidth
High cut resolution	34 steps; 17-step Quantize mode via plug-in
Output gain	±8 dB in 0.1 dB steps; 1 dB in Quantize mode
Rack format	19-inch, 2U
Dimensions	482 × 88 × 140 mm
Weight	Approx. 2.7 kg
Power consumption	18 W; 2 W standby
Power supply	Included 100–240 V AC adapter

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