6 Application-Specific Audio Plug-insCreated in collaboration with Grammy winning mixing engineer Chris Lord-Alge They call him Lord of the Mix. For over 20 years, Chris Lord-Alge has beenthe mixing engineer of choice for rock & roll royalty. Green Day | U2 | Nickelback | Creed | Nine Inch Nails Foo Fighters | Goo Goo Dolls | Alanis MorissetteDaughtry | Bon Jovi | Avril Lavigne | Snow PatrolHoobastank | Lifehouse | Sum 41 | PinkDave Matthews Band | All American RejectsMy Chemical Romance | Santa…

  Ideal for final mixes and mastering, Waves Center is an innovative processor that separates phantom Center content from Side (L/R) content. With Center, you can zero in on the phantom center and bring out or bring down the vocals without affecting everything else. Perfect for post-production engineers and DJs as well, Center lets you reposition, isolate, and even eliminate elements of your mix.   Mastering plugin Change lead vocal levels during mastering Add high-end sparkle to side content w…

For years, the C4 has been a favorite of studio engineers the world over, and in live sound, it's quickly become a must-have for front-of-house and monitor professionals as well. To create the C6, we took the tried-and-true functions of the C4, and added two additional floating bands plus a sidechain feature, for one-stop vocal and instrument shaping. Equally at home in the studio, live, and in post production, the C6 lets you zero in on problem frequencies with surgical precision.   Perfect for…

A multiband dynamics processing powerhouse, the C4 does it all: Four bands of up and down expansion, limiting, and compression, plus dynamic and standard EQ. Combining technologies from our acclaimed Renaissance Compressor and the powerful C1 Parametric Compander, the C4 gives you unprecedented control over the contours of your tracks, with maximum clarity and transparency.   Multiband compressor plugin Four parametric bands Sculpt vocal frequency and dynamic response with pinpoint precision Co…

  With compression, expansion, gating, and equalization, the C1 is a true production workhorse, featuring three independent modules which can be used separately or combined for maximum flexibility.   Compressor plugin with gate and sidechain Compressor/Expander, Gate/Expander, Filter/EQ modules Split-band dynamics Internal side-chaining External side-chaining (Pro Tools only) Look-ahead feature for precision transient processing

Widely considered one of the most influential rock producers of recent decades, Butch Vig helped spawn an entirely new rock genre. From Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins to Foo Fighters, Green Day and his own band Garbage, Butch Vig has contributed his signature sound to some of the most legendary albums of the modern rock era.   One of the defining elements of the "Butch Vig Sound" is Vig's unique vocal stamp. The celebrated producer ushered in the sound of distorted vocals in a beautifully musical…

Long favored by studio, live and broadcast engineers, the BSS® DPR-402 dynamics processor is known for its punch, versatility, and the explosive sound it delivered on countless rock, dance and hip-hop hits since the 80s.   Working in association with BSS Audio, Waves has now modeled this long-unavailable unit, bringing back its diverse functions and sounds, and adding new features for extra flexibility and ease of use.   BSS DPR-402 can be used as a straightforward compressor, limiter or de-esse…

From major television networks to Hollywood soundstages, Broadcast & Production is the collection audio professionals turn to when they want to give their projects the finishing touches of power and perfection. With over 20 state-of-the-art plugins for audio restoration, mixing, mastering, and more, B&P gives you the processing power you need to take it to the airwaves.   Over 20 state-of-the-art plugins For audio restoration, mixing, mastering and more Includes vintage models, noise reduction …

Create an unprecedented world of movement inside your mixes with this circular stereo auto-panner designed with top mixer Michael Brauer (Coldplay). Few people understand how to add emotional movement to a mix in the way that multiple Grammy®-winning mix engineer Michael Brauer does. The man behind top-selling albums from Coldplay, John Mayer, James Bay, Elle King, Florence & the Machine, My Morning Jacket, Bob Dylan, Hall & Oates, Aretha Franklin and countless others, Michael has a deep underst…

The go-to plugin for wild, deranged, creative distortion: 10 all-original distortion shapes, advanced feedback, pitch, dynamics, sidechaining and M/S options for versatile experimentation"plus the 'Go Berzerk!' button for randomized, unpredictable distortion madness. When you're producing a new beat, playing around with a synth line, or putting together song ideas on the fly, you often need that kick of inspiration, that sound which redefines the project and takes the music forward. We developed…

you've never heard anything like this. Huge-sounding tube saturation which makes any vocal or instrument jump out of the speakers. From delicate to aggressive analog brilliance, BB Tubes makes your mixes sound expensive and brings your music to life. you've probably heard the sound of tube saturation before. Sure, a little drive from an analog-modeled plugin can go far in making instruments and vocals sound full and cut through the mix. This does not explain the magic of BB Tubes. The sound of t…

The most elaborate and realistic-sounding slap bass plugin ever created, allowing you to create all the nuances and articulation of a seasoned bass player. Slap bass is one of the most popular styles of bass playing. Over the years there have been many attempts to sample the sound and recreate it as a virtual instrument, but nothing has come close to the sound of recording a great bass player who has mastered this technique. Until now. Waves Bass Slapper lets you recreate on your keyboard the re…

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 …

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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…

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…

Waves and Abbey Road Studios present the J37 tape saturation plugin, a precision model of the very machine used to record many of the greatest masterpieces in modern music. With a variety of user-adjustable controls including Tape Speed, Bias, Noise, Saturation, Wow and Flutter, the Waves: Abbey Road J37 faithfully recreates the inimitable sonic signature of the original machine. In addition to the J37 itself, three exclusive oxide tape formulas have been modeled. Specially developed by EMI duri…