The Waves Ltd. Renaissance Maxx Bundle is one that consists of ten different plug-ins, most of them with the 'Renaissance' tag in front of them. This is definitely one of the most popular Waves bundles as far as I can tell, as virtually every studio will have these plug-ins on their system. Part of the reason for this is because the bundle is also included in many different larger bundles from Waves. For this reason, I've got the Renaissance Maxx bundle running on my home system and have also used them on a number of different professional studio systems, including the studio where I'm currently working. As far as installing it on my home system goes, the process was easy and pain free as I did so along with the full bundle of Waves plug-ins that I've got. Most of the plug-ins have a specific application, as you can tell by the names of them. Those included in this bundle are Renaissance Bass, Renaissance Axx, Renaissance Compressor, Renaissance Equalizer, Renaissance Channel, Renaissance DeEsser, Renaissance Reverb, Renaissance Vox, IR-L Convolution Reverb, and Waves Tune LT. For the most part, the plug-ins are really simple to use, so I haven't had a look at a manual...

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

I've currently got the Waves Ltd. Renaissance Maxx Bundle running on my system at home, which consists of Pro Tools 9 and a Mac Book Pro computer. The computer has 4 GB of RAM and a 2.2 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, while I'm running Pro Tools with a Digi 002R audio interface. The plug-ins in the bundle won't take up too much of your processing power, or at least I can say that I've yet to have any issues running them on my system or any of the Pro Tools HD systems I've used them on...

OVERALL OPINION

If you're looking into getting a Waves plug-in bundle, the Renaissance Maxx Bundle is a great one to start off with. You've got plug-ins in here for virtually all applications, so it's perfect for DAW users who are just looking to start up their plug-in collection or to expand theirs. I use many of these plug-ins regularly for mixing, especially the Renaissance Bass plug-in which I use on virtually every bass track. I also like using the Renaissance Channel plug-in a lot as it's a great place to get all of your essential processing done in one place. Overall, the Waves Ltd. Renaissance Maxx bundle is one I'd highly recommend for DAW users on all levels!