Take the sweat out of audio work
For now you’ll be left with the blood and tears
Ingenious parallel tube driven design.
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- HCL Islander is a dual gain stage feeder with time controls.
- Classic vari-μ design with a gritty groove and a high-end clipper with added tonality options.
- Mastering-grade clipper
- Your gain stage’s first or final step.
AAX, VST, VST3 and Audio Unit
VOLUME VARIES; VARIS
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- Dual Pentode & Triode signal path
- Vari Gain emphasis for dual harmonics
- Mu-Differential reaction and air circuit
- Feedback & Feed forward operational modes
- Dynamic sidechain and level calibration with internal or external inputs
- Tempo synced auto release
AAX, VST, VST3 and Audio Unit
Carlos Flores A.K.A: Maxter “El de la magia”
Collaborator on the Latin Grammy Winner album "Mi Niña Bonita" by De Chino y Nacho. Nominated 2021 with Billos Legendarios. Magic Juan, Don fulano, Budu, Treo, La Nueva Calle, Jaison Jeack
Excellent, they have their magic! … I’m using the Varis on the Buses to generate the Glue effect, and the Islander to get the Claw 🤟🏻 HCL is part of my diary nowadays, they are doing it Very Well Wavegrove 🔥
Maged Khalil
Naughty Dog, Ms. Lauryn Hill, MF DOOM, Kool G Rap, and more
HCL has been apart of my sound for a few years now, to have anything Gena makes as a plugin is beyond exciting. The Islander plugin delivers on everything you’d expect as a buss compressor. It’s even best out some of my favorite ITB comps for certain duties. I need more HCL plugins from Wavegrove…now. Lol
Adrian Schinoff
Adrian Schinoff Studios, Latin Grammy nominated mixing engineer and composer of the ASCAP Pop Ballad of the Year winner
I’m in love with the plug in! Finally a compressor that sounds like a real thing!!