VHL-3C

Vintage High/Low Pass Filter

VHL-3C Frontplate
Free Plugin

Manual Download

VHL-3C Manual

Supported formats

AAX plugin support VST plugin support VST3 plugin support Audio Unit plugin support

Supported platforms (32/64 bit)

Requirements

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (MAC)

  • Intel Core CPU or Apple SIlicon M+ Processor
  • 1GB of RAM
  • Mac OSX 10.10 or newer (M1/M2 supported)
  • VST, VST3, AU or AAX compatible host (64bit)
  • Display resolution of 1280x1024 pixels or more

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (WINDOWS)

  • SSE2 compatible processor (Intel Core CPU recommended)
  • 1GB of RAM
  • Windows 7 or newer
  • VST, VST3 or AAX (x64) compatible host
  • Display resolution of 1280x1024 pixels or more
 

Overview

Built around a cascade of two constant-K filters the VHL-3C‘s analog counterpart - a sought-after processor from the early 1950s - comprises an entirely passive design with very musical and interactive pass filters. Offering 3 simple and intuitive controls, the VHL-3C allows you to effectively remove rumble, hum or harsh frequencies from your signals. Set both filter knobs to their extreme positions and you‘ll end up with a narrow telephone-line bandpass. „So what?“, you may wonder - Black Rooster Audio is giving away this goodie for FREE!

Features

Authentic circuit emulation

Our real time SPICE type component based circuit simulation approach allows to authentically capture the sound and feel of the analog counterpart in all nuances. Every crucial part of the passive filter network including filter stage interaction and the influence of different load resistances have been faithfully modeled.

SSE2 optimized code

DSP operations are pipelined using the SSE2 instruction set. This ensures highest possible performance operation despite very complex computations.

Auto-adjusted oversampling for maximum audio transparency

Aliasing artifacts are efficiently attenuated using a low latency linear phase Dolph-Chebyshev poly-phase design. The oversampling is auto-adjusted to your session‘s sample rate to save valuable CPU power while offering the most transparent sound possible.

HighDPI / Retina support

All our plug-Ins support high pixel density on Mac OSX and Windows to bring you the most enjoyable user experience on high DPI displays. Please refer to your manual to find whether your DAW is HighDPI capable if you‘re working on Windows.

Examples & Videos

Notes & additional info

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Customer Reviews

5
Vintage Sauce by Jamey Deemer (2025-10-09)

"Beautiful filters! Simple to use and very good at smoothing out the higher frequencies."

4
Worth Exploring by Splash (2025-10-09)

"Good enough to try. useful."

5
Sounds great by Dom (2025-10-09)

"Does a simple job, but does it well. It just sounds ‘nice’. "

5
The curves are excellent. by masaki tabuchi (2025-10-09)

""The curves are excellent. It's very musical and intuitive, making it easy to dial in the perfect sound just by listening. Thank you!" "

5
Excellent by Shiwu (2025-10-09)

"Simple and does what it's supposed to do! "

5
Nice color! by Steven (2025-10-08)

"When I want some color from a lp/HP filter, I often reach for this!!! I love the characteristics, and goes perfect alongside my more transparent lp/HP filters. Its just one of those simple tools that make a direct sonic impact, and I love it. "

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