Waves V-Comp - "When you need vintage comp look no further"
Waves is a solid company that really hasn't failed me yet. Normally I use the SSL plugin for compression but when some of my clients started asking for a more vintage sound I picked this up. Out of…
Waves V-Comp - "Vintage sounding comp"
Waves has a TON of different compressors. In fact, they have so many that I tend to forget which ones to use for which genre most of the time. This is yet another vintage style sounding (and lookin…
Waves Vocal Rider - "Level rider for vocals"
Levels are something that should always be watched, and when you have vocals with a huge dynamic range, constantly tweaking the level with automation gets to be a real pain. Waves has released a voc…
Waves Trans-X - "Transient adjusting utility"
Transients are very important in music, especially in drums. Getting them right can make a mix sound extremely dynamic and realistic. Get them wrong, and it can sound very flat, almost as if a robo…
Waves Renaissance Vox - "Dynamic processor for vocals"
I'll be up front about this in that I don't use this plugin too often given that I'm a death metal guitarist. When I do vocals, it's mostly guttural stuff with tons of compression and gain boosts. …
Waves Renaissance DeEsser - "Solid DeEsser"
DeEssers can be life savers in mixes, especially when it's something regarding spoken words. I've used plenty of DeEssers throughout the years, and this has always been one of my main choices. For …
Waves Renaissance Compressor - "Analog sound with digital accuracy"
Compression has been probably the number one effect ever since The Beatles started using it heavily. There is always a battle between trying to find a compressor that sounds organic and vintage, yet…
Waves Renaissance Axx - "Simple "dynamics compressor""
Compression has long since been a staple of today's music. It's been one of the most used and abused effects to ever hit the market. A lot of compressors out there are extremely complex and contain…
Waves MV360° - "5.1 surround dynamics processor"
This is meant for anybody who works with 5.0 or 5.1 audio on a regular basis. One of the biggest issues faced with working with audio that's not stereo is trying to find plugins that can adjust ever…
Waves MV2 - "Simple compressor that sounds good"
Compression has been the effect of choice for nearly everything ever since the 60s. This is actually a very simple compressor compared to some of the other plugins out there, including the other Wav…
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 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 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 L3-16 Multimaximizer - "Very powerful limiter"
The L3 was a revolution when it came to limiters. It had tons and tons of features that most other limiters didn't have. Even today, some limiters don't have what the L3 can do. However, to always…
Waves L3 Ultramaximizer - "Slimmed down L3"
The L3 is an awesome limiter, and it's very complex both in operation and sound. The L3 Ultramaximizer basically takes the L1 and L2 approach to limiting but with the great sound of the L3. I'm sur…
