When it comes to audio hardware modeling, Waves sets the standard to which others aspire. Our plug-ins don’t just mimic components and circuit schematics; they recreate every last nuance of actual hardware behavior.
Now, Waves has captured the most respected recording consoles in the world.
The consoles that made music history. The big budget studio sound.
Waves Studio Classics Collection packages their hugely successful emulations of API, SSL, and Neve-inspired classics into a single bundle. These recreations of vintage gear pipe the classic sound of some of the most sought-after vintage hardware pieces straight into your DAW - and at a fraction of the cost of finding these devices in their natural analog form.
The Studio Classics Collection bundles together a gang of classic plug-ins including a variety of EQs and compressors. Inject vintage sound into your DAW with the Studio Classics Collection.
Waves takes it's audio hardware modeling very serious, as do the professionals who utilize their plug-ins. Knowing how sound engineers strive to capture every subtle nuance of the song they are recording, the Waves developers went the extra mile with the Studio Classics Collection to make sure they've meticulously recreated the key components and circuit schematics of their hardware inspirations so that its virtual replications behave just like the real deal.
Waves Studio Classics Collection Includes :
- SSL 4000 Collection
- API Collection
- V-Series
- API 550A - 3-band Equalizer
- API 550B - 4-band Equalizer
- API 560 - 10-band Graphic EQ
- API 2500 - Stereo Compressor
- SSL Master Buss Compressor
- SSL 4-band Equalizer
- SSL E-Channel
- V-4 EQ 4-band equalizer
- V-Comp compressor
- V-EQ3 3-band equalizer
- Native
- Mac/Win Compatible
SSL 4000 CollectionTo faithfully recreate the extraordinary SSL sound, Waves engineers spent more than a year analyzing and modeling the distinctive sonic characteristics of SL 4000 factory reference consoles and components provided by Solid State Logic. Extensive testing reveals that the Waves SSL 4000 plug-ins sound virtually identical to their hardware counterparts. Now, the classic sound of the SSL 4000 Series can be your sound.
API CollectionThe Waves API Collection brings four classic processors from Automated Processes Incorporated to the masses. API is used by engineers worldwide, and has been heard on countless records. Their sound is like no other. The API Collection from Waves captures every nuance of their unique sonic signatures. Developed in association with API, this plug-in bundle recreates the magic of four of API's most renowned modules: the 550A 3-Band Equalizer, the 550B 4-Band Equalizer, the 560 Graphic Equalizer, and the 2500 Stereo Compressor.
V-SeriesThe Waves V-Series plug-in bundle features three exceptional vintage-style signal processors for classic tone-shaping and dynamics, each based on sought-after Neve hardware console units. Included in the V-Series bundle are V-Comp, a responsive compressor, the versatile V-EQ3 3-band EQ, and V-EQ4, a 4-band equalizer modeled on the sought-after 1081. All three units feature the classic sound you want from vintage gear, with all the modern versatility and convenience of digital plug-ins.
Note:
Waves products require iLok USB key authorization.
Authorizing your bundle to your iLok is a one-time process that can be completed on any computer with an internet connection. It doesn't have to be your audio computer.
The iLok authorization process consists of two phases: Selecting your products and iLok in your Waves account. Running the Authorizer to complete the process.