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…
Waves Linear Phase EQ - "Very cool master buss EQ"
When people EQ, they generally want to have the most transparent EQ possible. The Waves Linear Phase EQ attempts just that, and this is meant more for the master buss than other busses in the DAW. …
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…
Waves L3 Multimaximizer - "Auto-summing multiband limiter"
The L3 plugin is the one that really started to put Waves ahead of the competition in terms of flexibility and power. The L1 and L2 plugins were always great, and they contained an awesome look-ahea…
Waves L2 UltraMaximizer - "Powerful and easy to use"
Along with the L1, the L2 is also one of the more popular adaptive limiters out there. Where as the the L1 adds this neat little bit of character to the mix, I find the L2 to be a little bit more na…
Waves L1 Ultramaximizer - "The original loudness plugin by Waves"
Waves has long since been one of the leaders when it comes to making very useful plugins. This plugin was one of the original loudness plugins in the Waves world, and it's been used on tons of mixes…
Waves Kramer Guitar Channel - "Works alright on mid gain stuff"
Eddie Kramer is one of the more famous engineers out there. He comes from Cape Town and has done everything from Hendrix to Kiss and beyond. Waves has been doing quite a few different plugins like …