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 Stereo Passive Equalizer?

The Bettermaker Stereo Passive Equalizer is a dual-channel analogue passive equalizer with digital parameter control. It combines a 100% analogue passive filter signal path with DAW plug-in control, instant recall, automation, presets and A/B comparison for recording, mixing and mastering workflows.

Is the audio signal path analogue on the Bettermaker Stereo Passive Equalizer?

Yes. The Stereo Passive Equalizer uses a 100% analogue passive EQ filter signal path. Digital control is used for parameter adjustment, recall and automation, while the audio itself remains analogue.

Can Bettermaker Stereo Passive Equalizer settings be recalled from a DAW?

Yes. The dedicated Bettermaker plug-in allows remote hardware control, preset management, snapshots, A/B comparison, parameter automation and rapid recall when reopening a compatible DAW session.

Can the Bettermaker Stereo Passive Equalizer be used for mastering?

Yes. The Stereo Passive Equalizer is suitable for mastering, mix-bus processing and stereo programme material. Its analogue passive EQ curves, fine stepped control resolution, output gain adjustment and recallable settings make it useful for precise tonal finishing and revision workflows.

Can the Bettermaker Stereo Passive Equalizer 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 technique can add low-end weight while controlling excessive bloom or low-frequency build-up.

What is the Air Band on the Bettermaker Stereo Passive Equalizer?

The high-frequency boost section extends to 28 kHz, providing an Air Band for adding openness, detail and high-frequency polish. It is useful for vocals, acoustic instruments, overheads, stereo buses and mastering material.

The Bettermaker Stereo Passive Equalizer combines the broad, musical curves of a passive analogue equalizer with the speed, precision and repeatability of plug-in control. Its 100% analogue signal path, digital parameter control, DAW automation and instant recall make it a powerful tool for tracking, mixing, mix-bus processing and mastering.

Product description

The Bettermaker Stereo Passive Equalizer is designed for engineers who want the unmistakably musical behaviour of a high-end passive analogue EQ without sacrificing the recall, automation and workflow advantages of a modern DAW environment.

At its core, the Stereo Passive Equalizer uses a fully analogue passive filter network inspired by classic inductor-based equalizer designs. The audio remains in the analogue domain, while its parameters are digitally controlled and can be stored, recalled and automated from the front panel or the dedicated DAW plug-in. This hybrid approach allows you to work with genuine analogue EQ curves while maintaining the session recall and revision speed normally associated with software processing.

The dual-channel architecture supports stereo or dual-mono operation. Use it across a stereo mix bus, mastering chain, drum bus, piano recording or stereo instrument source, or treat the two channels independently for individual tracks. High-resolution stepped control provides accurate matching between channels and repeatable EQ moves, which is especially valuable in mix revision, mastering and commercial studio workflows.

The low-frequency section provides selectable boost and attenuation frequencies at 20 Hz, 30 Hz, 60 Hz and 100 Hz. Like classic passive EQ designs, it allows simultaneous low boost and low attenuation, making it possible to add depth and weight while controlling unwanted low-frequency bloom. This is useful for bass, kick drum, acoustic instruments, drum buses and full mixes.

The high-frequency boost section offers ten frequency options from 3 kHz to 28 kHz, including an extended Air Band. Use it to add openness, definition, presence and high-frequency polish to vocals, overheads, acoustic guitar, piano, stereo buses and mastering material. A variable bandwidth control adjusts the shape of the high-frequency boost, moving from broad tonal enhancement to a more focused response.

High-frequency attenuation is available at 5 kHz, 10 kHz and 20 kHz. This allows engineers to gently control harshness, excessive brightness or upper-frequency density while retaining the natural character of the source. Combined with high-frequency boost, it supports sophisticated passive-EQ curves for shaping air, presence and tonal balance.

The output-gain stage offers ±8 dB adjustment in 0.1 dB steps, allowing accurate gain matching when comparing processed and unprocessed signals. This is important for critical listening: it helps ensure that decisions are made based on tonal changes rather than simple loudness differences.

The supplied Stereo Passive EQ plug-in integrates with compatible DAWs and enables remote hardware control, parameter automation, preset management, snapshot storage and A/B comparison. Hardware settings can be recalled rapidly when reopening a session, making the unit especially practical for hybrid mixing engineers and mastering studios that need genuine analogue processing without manual note-taking or time-consuming reset procedures.

With balanced XLR inputs and outputs, 2U rackmount format and mastering-grade specifications, the Bettermaker Stereo Passive Equalizer is suited to engineers who want classic passive-EQ depth and musicality with a significantly more efficient analogue workflow.

Key features

Dual-channel passive analogue equalizer
100% analogue passive signal path
Digital parameter control with dedicated DAW plug-in
DAW automation, instant recall, preset management and A/B comparison
Stereo or dual-mono operation
Pultec-style passive EQ behaviour with modern workflow control
Low-frequency boost and attenuation at 20 Hz, 30 Hz, 60 Hz and 100 Hz
Simultaneous low-frequency boost and cut
High-frequency boost at 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20 and 28 kHz
Extended Air Band up to 28 kHz
High-frequency attenuation at 5 kHz, 10 kHz and 20 kHz
Variable high-frequency boost bandwidth
101-step control resolution for low boost, low cut, high boost and bandwidth
34-step control resolution for high cut
Output gain adjustment of ±8 dB in 0.1 dB steps
Balanced XLR inputs and outputs
USB connection for plug-in communication
Suitable for tracking, mixing, mix-bus processing and mastering
Professional 2U rackmount format

Applications

Stereo mix-bus EQ and analogue tonal finishing
Mastering EQ with repeatable recallable settings
Vocal air, presence and high-frequency polish
Drum bus punch, weight and top-end control
Bass and kick-drum low-frequency contouring
Piano, acoustic guitar, strings and overheads
Synthesizers, drum machines and stereo keyboard processing
Hybrid mixing workflows with DAW automation
Mix revision workflows requiring instant analogue recall
Stereo or dual-mono analogue equalisation

Bettermaker Stereo Passive Equalizer – Analogue Passive EQ with Recall

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Specification	Bettermaker Stereo Passive Equalizer
Product type	Dual-channel passive analogue equalizer
Channel configuration	Stereo / dual mono
Signal path	100% analogue passive EQ filters
Control system	Digital parameter control with hardware and DAW plug-in access
DAW integration	Recall, automation, presets, snapshots and A/B comparison
Inputs	2 × balanced XLR
Outputs	2 × balanced XLR
Computer connection	USB
Nominal audio level	+4 dBu
Maximum input level	+24 dBu
Maximum output level	+27 dBu
Input impedance	48 kOhms balanced
Output impedance	50 Ohms + 50 Ohms balanced
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
Control resolution	101 steps for low boost, low cut, high boost and bandwidth
High cut resolution	34 steps
Output gain	±8 dB in 0.1 dB steps
Frequency response	7 Hz–30 kHz, −0.5 dB
Frequency flatness	±0.2 dB, 20 Hz–20 kHz
Dynamic range	101 dB at +24 dBu, 20 kHz bandwidth
THD+N	0.009% at +4 dBu, 1 kHz
THD	0.0025% at +4 dBu, 1 kHz
CMRR	Greater than 70 dB
Crosstalk	Greater than 88 dB
Rack format	19-inch, 2U
Depth	140 mm
Weight	Approx. 2.7 kg

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