How It Was Recorded

Gear · preamp

Hazelrigg Industries VLC-1

Single-channel valve microphone preamp and equaliser, 2010s–2020s (reviewed 2022). All-valve signal path using 6072A double triodes in Class A, transformer-balanced in and out, with a passive inductor-based equaliser; adapted from the D.W. Fearn VT-15 channel strip. Brings D.W. Fearn's valve preamp and passive EQ designs into one lower-cost unit.

Source, read 15 Nov 2026

Records it appears on · 2

  • Praying

    Kesha · Rainbow, 2017

    • Lead vocal (mix) · Mix effectsVerifiedOne of his valve channel-strip units used as an insert on the lead vocal in the analogue mix.
    • Choir group and mix bus · Mix effectsVerifiedTwo units on the mix bus for this song.
  • A Bar Song (Tipsy)

    Shaboozey · Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going, 2024

    • Lead vocal · Input chainVerifiedPreamp the lead vocal microphone was recorded through.
    • Acoustic guitars · Input chainVerifiedPreamp most of the guitar microphones went through, among several preamps used.

Sources for each use are on the record’s own page.

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MixWave Hazelrigg VLC

preamp and EQ

A component-level model of the Hazelrigg VLC itself, made with Hazelrigg Industries.

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