State-of-the-art modeling of the four legendary EMT 140 reverb plates housed at Abbey Road Studios and used on recordings by the Beatles and Pink Floyd.   Introduced in the 1950s, plate reverbs have been a fixture of recorded music ever since. Used most prominently in the "60s and "70s by pioneering bands, including the Beatles and Pink Floyd, Abbey Road Studios" original reverb plates " four EMT 140 units " were first installed in 1957 to complement the fixed reverberation times of the studios"…

Video of Introducing the Waves Abbey Road RS124 Compressor Plugin Give your music the sound of silky-smooth Abbey Road RS124 compression - the legendary velvety tones heard on every Beatles recording made at Abbey Road. With two distinct flavors to choose from, this classic tube model is the only software emulation of the ultra-rare RS124s, approved by Abbey Road Studios. Few pieces of gear define music history as the RS124 does. The custom-built RS124 compressors were the secret weapon of Abb…

A passive equalizer with powerful sound-shaping capabilities, the RS56 Universal Tone Control was originally introduced in the early 1950s and used in Abbey Road Studios to prepare recordings for the record-lathe, as part of the process we now know as "mastering." Later, Abbey Road's pop engineers began using the RS56 for studio recordings because of its abilities to dramatically manipulate sound " unlike the basic treble and bass EQs found on the mixing consoles of the time. This earned it the …

Musical analog saturation & distortion from the legendary Abbey Road Studios: The sound of classic tubes and transistors, driven hard from subtle to extreme, and excited by the ultra-rare EMI TG12321"a secret weapon of Abbey Road engineers. Saturation is the heart and soul of analog recording and mixing"from the subtle soft clipping of a tube preamp, which adds warmth and pleasing harmonics to a drum or vocal part; to full-blown console distortion that makes a synth, bass or guitar part 'sing" i…

The Abbey Road Studio 3 plugin brings the acoustic environment of the legendary Abbey Road Studio 3 control room to your headphones, so you can always trust the production and mixing decisions you are making.  For the first time ever, you can produce, mix and hear music inside the world's greatest studio control room - no matter where you really are.  Abbey Road Studio 3: The Perfect Control Room The Abbey Road Studio 3 control room is Abbey Road Studios" flagship mix room, designed by the world…

A modular mastering chain plugin modeled after the EMI TG12410 Transfer Console used in all Abbey Road's mastering suites since the early '70s to this day. Use the Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain to create custom processing chains with a flexible flow and the TG magic on the master bus, or on individual tracks/groups in a mixing session. The distinct solid-state transistor-based sound of the TG12410 has proven itself time and again over many decades. Whether it's used for mastering as a complete c…

Used exclusively by the royal family for speeches on momentous occasions, each of these three priceless microphones dating back to the 1920s and 1930s was tailored and tuned especially for its specific user: King George V, King George VI, and Queen Elizabeth. Beautifully designed and decorated with gold, silver, and chrome adornments bearing the royal coats of arms, each is a one-of-a-kind aesthetic masterpiece with its own distinctive sonic character. The King's Microphones plugin offers stunni…

Give your music the vintage warmth of vinyl records played on classic turntables and needles: a precise model of Abbey Road Studios" vinyl cutting and playback gear. There are few things in music that capture the emotion of diehard fans more than vinyl. The retro feel of a record, combined with the analog warmth of its sound, makes vinyl a beautiful nostalgic statement.  Designed with Abbey Road Studios, this plugin faithfully captures every stage of the vinyl production and playback process: yo…

Modeled on one of only a few tube-powered units ever made, the Waves Aphex Vintage Aural Exciter® plugin delivers all the unique character of the rare original hardware unit, with all the advantages of software.   When it was originally introduced in the mid-1970s, the Aphex Aural Exciter brought its distinctive sound to select sessions by leading recording artists, traveling from studio to studio as an exclusive (and expensive) rental unit.   A true groundbreaker, the original Aural Exciter was…

The API 2500 is a versatile dynamics processor that lets you shape the punch and tone of mixes with absolute accuracy. Its dual channel design lets the 2500 also function as two separate mono channels via a single compression setting. Using auto-makeup gain, you can adjust Threshold or Ratio while automatically maintaining a constant output level. With both "feed back" and "feed forward" compression types, the API 2500 boasts a wide range of incredibly musical parameters which have made it a fav…

API 550A and 550B Equalizers Modeled on the late 1960's legend, the API 550A EQ provides reciprocal equalization at 15 points in 5 steps of boost divided into three overlapping ranges. The high and low frequency ranges are individually selectable as either peaking or shelving, and a band-pass filter can be inserted independently of all other settings. The 550A is a uniquely powerful equalizer with that one-of-a-kind API sound. Featuring four overlapped EQ bands, the API 550B is invaluable as bot…

Based on the 1967 classic, the API 560 10-Band graphic equalizer features precision filtering and high headroom, ideal for signal enhancement and room tuning. The API 560's curve shaping potential is unmatched, while API's unique "Proportional Q" design intuitively widens the filter bandwidth at lower boost/cut levels and narrows it at higher settings. And since boost and cut characteristics are identical, previous actions can be easily undone. For precision equalization with unmatched versatili…

Developed in association with Automated Processes Incorporated, The API Collection features four precision processors based on renowned API modules: the 550A 3-Band Equalizer, the 550B 4-Band Equalizer, the 560 Graphic Equalizer, and the 2500 Stereo Compressor.   Used by engineers worldwide on countless hit records, these modules deliver a sound like no other. And with The API Collection, Waves captures every nuance of their unique sonic signatures.   Four modeled plugins based on renowned API …

With 3 processors " EQ, compression and gating " in one easy-to-use plugin, AudioTrack functions like a mixing console's channel strip, serving your most essential needs on any audio track. Waves 25th Anniversary edition: You can now choose between the classic Legacy and the new Modern user interfaces. Both offer new plugin features, including: Focused EQ band display: Shows only the selected band's controls, to let you quickly control band values Double Precision: 32-bit floating-point processi…

The most detailed and nuanced fingerstyle bass virtual instrument in existence. Lay down authentic and realistic-sounding basslines with the personality of a seasoned bass player"intuitively on your keyboard.  It ain't easy creating realistic sounding MIDI basslines. It's more than just notes"you want to hear the expressiveness, the touch of the strings hitting the frets, and all the goodness that happens in-between the notes to make a bassline sound like a player and not a computer.  Bass Finge…

Bass Rider is an innovative, easy-to-use plugin that rides bass levels automatically. A companion to our popular Vocal Rider plugin, Bass Rider delivers perfect bass levels, without changing the natural sound of your bass. Optimized especially for the frequency range and envelope characteristics of bass instruments, Bass Rider covers all the basses: DI, amplified, acoustic, synth, upright"you name it.    A real timesaver with dedicated studio and live components, Bass Rider keeps bass levels in …

Manny Marroquin on the MM EQ: "When I sit down to do a mix, and I"m looking to do some creative equalization, as opposed to doing some "clean up," I always seem to end up reaching for the same frequencies. That's when I go for one of my six go-to equalizers, depending on the frequency: SSL 9080 XL K for its high and low pass filters; Quad 8 or Neve 1073 for the low end; Quad 8 or Motown for lows/low mids; Motown, 1073 and API 550B for mids/high mids; and Avalon 2055 for its silky high end. Waves…

Tony Maserati on the ACG Acoustic Guitar Designer: "The ACG is a comprehensive tool to help gain ultimate control and energy boost from a variety of acoustic guitar types. The "ACG 1" setting allows you to maximize level and sculpt your top and bottom. "ACG 2" setting has more built-in compression for bringing out the subtleties in a live performance. Both have appropriate room settings available to be dialed in at varying levels."   All-in-one multi-effect plugin for acoustic guitars Created i…

Manny Marroquin on the MM Triple D: "Getting rid of "boxy" sound, harshness and sibilance can take a lot of work " if you want to do it right, which means not EQing things out and carving certain frequency ranges completely out of your signal. The Triple D plugin makes it easy to remove those unpleasant, even painful, frequencies. So why is it called "Triple D", you may ask? Here's why: DeBoxy, to remove "boxy" sound from the low mid area; DeHarsher, to eliminate harshness in the mids/high mids;…

Manny Marroquin on the MM Tone Shaper: "Parallel compression plays a huge part in my mixing technique. It adds richness and really brings out the full character of almost any sound and helps different elements stand out within a mix. Tone Shaper is a parallel compressor with four separate bands plus EQ and a few other 'secret ingredients" that make it quick and easy to change tonality of a track to match your mix. I"ve found that when a mix is like 80% there, instead of EQ or volume, adding the …