Signal Processors

Will Waves' plug-in emulation of the Abbey Road RS124, which was based on a much modified Altec 436B valve compressor, find favour with today's engineers and producers?

Waves breathe a little freshness into the familiar.

Submarine's role in life is to add natural-sounding sub-bass content by generating frequencies that are one octave and two octaves lower than the input signal.

Waves’ latest signature plug-in distils the accumulated wisdom of a master engineer into a powerful channel strip.

Torque lets you retune a drum that’s already been recorded, but without introducing the artifacts that simple pitch-shifting always seems to throw up.

Is it really possible to carry out studio-quality pitch-correction in real time? Waves think so...

Room simulation on headphones usually stops being convincing as soon as you move your head. Not so with Waves’ new Nx...

Infected Mushroom isn’t some kind of embarrassing and painful ailment, but rather a ‘make it all sound bigger’ plug-in...

Developed in collaboration with top mixing engineer Andrew Scheps, Waves' Scheps Parallel Particles plug-in is probably the closest you’ll get to a ‘more of everything’ processor.

A trio of easy-to-use plug-ins from Waves aims to bottle the signature sounds of pop producer Greg Wells.

Effects and processors don’t get much more simple than Waves’ new OneKnob range. But is this a case of one knob to rule them all, or are these plug‑ins simply nobbled?

Not all of us can afford to have our tracks mixed by Chris Lord-Alge. But Waves' latest plug-in bundle might just be the next best thing...

Eddie Kramer is a producer and engineer who knows a thing or two about rock 'n' roll, so when he gives his name to plug-ins modelled after his favourite hardware, we expect great things...

No matter how many compressors we own, when it comes to getting vocal levels right, theres no substitute for faders and hard work. Until now...

Waves latest plug-in collection attempts to bottle the genius of Eddie Kramer, for our benefit!

Waves have made a rare foray into the world of hardware with the GTR Ground, designed to give hands-free control over their Guitar Tool Rack software amp simulator.

Renowned mix engineer Jack Joseph Puig employs his massive collection of vintage outboard gear on everything from the Black Crowes to Black Eyed Peas. Now, thanks to Waves, you can get your hands on some of the same goodies.

Most of us cannot afford to have Tony Maserati mix our tracks — but thanks to Waves, we can now use his personal effects and processing chains in our own mixes.

With their Vocal Bundle, Waves look to take voice processing and automatic pitch correction to a new level of sophistication.

Software guitar amp modelling has been around for a while, but GTR is Waves' first foray into the field — and as you'd expect, they have made a huge effort to get it right, even hiring guitar maker Paul Reed Smith to design a bespoke preamp.

If you want your mixes to go to 11, Waves' new mastering limiter might be the weapon you need.