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Guitars are the sound of rock, and Grammy-winning engineer Chris Lord-Alge knows guitars. His hits with guitar-focused bands like Foo Fighters, Gre...

The mix bus is the last stop before mastering, so engineers often add bass shelving EQ, treble for sparkle, a “glue” compressor, and console emulat...

Mixing on a big analog console is magical. Now, CLA MixHub brings the rich sound of mix legend Chris Lord-Alge’s (Foo Fighters, Bruce Springsteen, ...

Compared to mixing in a beautifully tuned mix room with world-class monitors, mixing through headphones used to be a poor substitute. But that’s in...

Acoustic instruments play in an acoustic space, so enveloping them with a realistic ambiance is crucial to the mixing process. Chris Lord-Alge (Foo...

We worked with Grammy-winning mixer Chris Lord-Alge to pack his six favorite vocal effect, each with three optimized variations, into a plugin that...

The CLA-2A models what may be the most coveted and popular hardware compressor/limiter ever made. A favorite of studio engineers everywhere, this s...

The CLA-3A combines solid-state circuitry’s fast attack with the gentle release of optical-based compression. A favorite on guitar, bass, and drums...

Unlike the smooth sound of optical control-based compressors, the CLA-76 models the ultra-fast response, and tube-like distortion, of FET control c...

Got great vocal recordings ruined by unwanted background noise—air conditioner, room rumble, rain, traffic, airplane flyovers, background talking, ...

Clarity Vx DeReverb’s groundbreaking AI technology does the heavy lifting, giving you professional-sounding vocal & dialogue recordings instant...

Welcome to a faster and smoother workflow for dereverbing dialogue & vocals. Use Clarity’s pioneering AI technology to dry up recordings instan...

Welcome to a faster and smoother workflow for dereverbing dialogue & vocals. Use Clarity’s pioneering AI technology to dry up recordings instan...

The plugins bundled with DAWs continue to improve, but they’re only add-ons—not the main attraction. At Waves, we’re passionate about plugins—and S...

Over 1 million producers and mixers have bought Gold—the most popular plugin collection in the history of modern mixing. You’ve heard these plugins...

The Platinum collection of audio plugins covers dynamics, EQ, reverb, delay, pitch correction, low-end enhancement, stereo imaging, mastering, and ...

Diamond includes all the plugins from the Platinum bundle, plus more plugins for advanced mastering, sound design, and audio repair and restoration...

The plugins bundled with DAWs continue to improve, but they’re only add-ons—not the main attraction. At Waves, we’re passionate about plugins—and S...

This comprehensive plugin collection is the audio professional’s choice to master, repair, refine, and polish soundtracks, narration, effects, and ...

With many mixes, mastering is simply about more—more impact, more tonal balance, more clarity, and more definition. This outstanding bundle deliver...

From Beyoncé to Billie Eilish, from Drake to Taylor Swift to Kendrick Lamar, the Renaissance plugins have arguably been used on more recordings tha...

Break away from the conventional, and think outside the box, with these transformational plugins. Transform offers the tools that can alter a sound...

The big-budget sound of SSL’s finest 4000 E and G consoles. The API processors synonymous with high-end recording. The colorful, character-driven s...

From the character of tubes and transformers used in hallowed vintage gear, to the clarity and performance that exists only in the digital domain, ...

The Horizon bundle includes all the plugins from the Platinum bundle—plus dozens more: Vintage analog-modeled plugins, advanced mastering plugins, ...

Vocals and guitars are the most common lead elements in many popular music genres, and this collection brings out the best in both. Intuitive, fast...

Musicians 2 provides popular tools for all instruments, whether for live performance or mixing in the studio. Optimize punch and dynamics for voice...

Many engineers and producers would nominate these as “desert island” plugins—so start here, and find out why so many pros choose Waves. This compel...

Dave Audé’s Grammy-winning remixes turn hits into mega-hits—just ask Beyoncé, Selena Gomez, Katy Perry, Madonna, Coldplay, Celine Dion, U2, Rihanna...

With more #1 dance club hits than any other producer on the Billboard charts, Dave Audé is one of the world’s most in-demand producers. He’s the ma...

Multi-head tape delays defined the sound of spacey echoes. SuperTap does everything the vintage hardware did, but its 6 independent stereo delay li...

There’s nothing quite like the magic of huge-sounding analog tube saturation—and this one must be heard to be believed. An original-design plugin f...

Travel back in time, then bring the sound and vibe back with you. Or, discover past treasures, with the degraded sound from decades of neglect. Ret...

Analog sound’s most compelling component is subtle harmonic distortion. Cobalt Saphira’s harmonic synthesis engine allows you to add harmonics to y...

In the 70s, the Aphex Aural Exciter had almost mythical status. It ‘excited’ tracks by restoring the highs lost through the recording and playback ...

The classic C1 combines a musically pleasing dynamics sound with rich features and functionality: Compression, expansion, upward expansion, gating,...

The C4 blends an optimum combination of compression, expansion, limiting, dynamic EQ, and standard EQ to edit both dynamics and EQ with ease and ac...

C6 is ideal for serious audio surgery on individual tracks and masters. Its extreme flexibility comes from 4 configurable frequency bands—and 2 add...

The dbx 160’s VCA-based compression was a clean break with previous designs. Its savagely fast attack and fresh transparency made it an instant hit...

Dynamic EQ takes parametric equalization a giant step forward, by letting you boost or cut a defined frequency range in a way that dynamically depe...

You’ve spent countless hours crafting the perfect mix, and it’s time for multiband compression to add that final touch. Conventional multiband dyna...

Waves Spherix is a suite of two plugins, a compressor and a brickwall limiter, designed from the ground up for fast, efficient work on the beds (fi...

Whether for live mixing or for studio work on music, voiceovers, or narration, eMo D5 incorporates 5 essential dynamics processing solutions: Compr...

Inspired by the vintage gear used for precision de-essing and high-frequency limiting, DeEsser tames “ess” and “shh” sounds. As recordings boost hi...

Sibilance breaks down sound into basic, individual components prior to processing. When Sibilance recognizes unwated “ess” and “shh” vocal sounds, ...

Make drums leap out of a mix. Help the snare crack instead of thud. Get strummed acoustic guitar to sound crisper. Enable percussive rap vocals to ...

Mixing live shows is a rollercoaster ride, where things constantly change. Mic bleed could be causing feedback that prevents you from turning up th...

In the later eras of hardware, this processing powerhouse was huge for live sound, broadcast, and studios—thanks to VCA compression, peak limiting,...