VNE
Designed for tracking and mixing, the Hazelrigg Industries VNE stands as a pinnacle of audio engineering, featuring an all Class-A vacuum tube audio path akin to all D.W. Fearn and Hazelrigg Industries products. Born from the legacy of the D.W. Fearn VT-7 Stereo Tube Compression Amplifier, the VNE's gain reduction circuit utilizes accessible tubes for classic tube compressor performance, enhanced by an innovative Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) control circuit, resulting in a tool that provides comprehensive dynamics control without compromising the source material's sonic integrity. Whether applied subtly or aggressively, the VNE retains a beautifully transparent sonic signature.
Key Features
- Class-A Vacuum Tube Audio Path: Delivers superior audio quality with an all Class-A vacuum tube audio path, maintaining the high standards of D.W. Fearn and Hazelrigg Industries products.
- Innovative PWM Control Circuit: Integrates an inventive Pulse Width Modulation control circuit for precision dynamics control, ensuring a transparent sonic signature without unwanted tonal artifacts.
- Versatile Application: Can be applied with subtlety or aggression, offering flexibility in dynamic processing without compromising audio quality.
- Hand-Selected Components: Each component is hand-selected for superior audio performance and rock-solid reliability, ensuring excellence on any source and session.
- Rigorous Listening Tests: Critical decisions in the development process are made through rigorous listening tests, guaranteeing superlative audio performance.
- Intuitive Front Panel Controls: Designed for fast and intuitive operation, the front panel features controls for Threshold, Attack, Release, and Gain, along with a three-way rotary switch for compression bypass or High-Pass Filter (HPF) insertion in the side-chain.
- High-Pass Filter (HPF) Functionality: Insert a gentle roll-off at 100Hz in the side-chain to reduce gain-reduction sensitivity to low frequencies, preventing heavy low-frequency transients from overly modulating the audio level.
