Waves Morphoder - "A vocoder taken to the next level"
The vocoder has gotten a lot of attention lately. In fact, most people talk about using auto tune and cranking it to snap to the grid, but the vocoder has been doing a similar effect for almost 70+ …
Waves Mondo Mod - "Unique rotation modulator"
Achieving those AM and FM modulation sounds isn't exactly the easiest thing in the world. Way back when, I was using my pickups and a wah to act as an antenna to get some sort of sweep recorded in m…
Waves MetaFlanger - "Awesome flanger"
Flanging has long been a heavily used technique in the rock world. In fact, it almost got to the point where it was overused, but it seems to be going out of style at the moment. That's good for th…
Waves MaxxVolume - "Watch your clipping levels carefully"
Volume is easily the most overused and abused thing in the music industry today. Low mixes make things sound lacking in production, and overly hyped volume causes extreme ear fatigue. Waves tries t…
Waves MaxxBass - "Neat bass shaper, but easy to overuse"
In electronica music, the number one thing you always want is some huge bass that really thumps you in your chest. Because of that, Waves made this plugin to help those who are trying to achieve tha…
Waves Maserati GRP - "Interesting master buss finalizer"
Tony Maserati is one of the top music engineers and producers. He's done stuff from the Simpsons to Tupac and nearly everything in between, but his major focus tends to be on the more R&B/rap/rock s…
Waves Maserati VX1 Vocal Enhancer - "Solid vocal enhancer"
Tony Maserati's music mostly focuses on things like vocals, and this plugin is a great plugin to show off how he approaches things. The plugin itself has knobs for sensitivity, bass, compress, trebl…
Waves Maserati HMX Harmonic Generator - "Very nice on the master buss"
Harmonic generators can be a true godsend to certain mixes. They can really add some cool depth and life to something that would otherwise sound a touch dull. Tony Maserati has been a long time mas…
Waves Maserati GTi Guitar Toner - "Solid, but I prefer other methods"
Tony Maserati mainly deals with stuff in the R&B field, so it was interesting to see him help co-design a plugin where guitars aren't the prominent instrument. Because of this, I feel our philosophy…
Waves Maserati DRM Drum Slammer - "Got some cool tones out of this"
Tony Maserati is mostly known as an R&B style producer, so my approach to drums and his approach are a bit different. This plugin is meant for those more acoustic sounding kinds of drums instead of …
Waves Maserati B72 Bass Phattener - "Works great for that low end thump"
Tony Maserati is one of the kings when it comes to things like R&B and pop music. He's helped produce and engineer stuff from Destiny's Child to Tupac, and he knows this genre inside and out. Consi…
Waves Maserati ACG Acoustic Guitar Designer - "Great for sparkling acoustic sounds"
Tony Maserati is a producer/music engineer who has worked on everything from Tupac to Mariah Carey. He's one of the top producers in this style of music, so it's no surprise he got his own special p…
Waves LoAir - "Interesting subharmonic synth"
For those of you who have ever wanted a subharmonic generator for post production work, this could quite possibly be the exact plugin you're looking for. The plugin is basically a super adjustable l…
Waves W43 Noise Reduction - "Versatile noise reduction VST"
Noise is a huge pain. I'm a metal guitarist, and it's the number one issue I always deal with in a mix. Nothing is perfect when it comes to taking out all string noise and amp hiss, but there are c…
Waves GTR Tuner - "Not a bad software tuner"
When it comes to guitars, the number one thing that every guitar must do is be in tune. If a guitar is not in tune, it'll throw your entire mix off. Personally, I'm fairly adamant about perfect tun…