Plugins

When you need that ideal instrument sound, you’ll find it here. Play the timeless beauty of a first-class acoustic piano, integrate analog synthesi...

For hyper-realistic acoustic spaces, nothing beats convolution reverb—it’s like the difference between a photograph of a concert hall, and a painti...

Convolution reverb has become a favorite in the studio for its ability to produce super-realistic acoustic spaces. Now, IR-Live brings convolution ...

Maybe you’d like to record in the Sydney Opera House. Or in the Grand Ole Opry. Or in the Manhattan Center, or in Wembley Stadium, or in Birdland. ...

With the increasing popularity of immersive audio, creating a realistic, believable space has never been more crucial. The IR360, based on the IR1’...

Grammy® winner Jack Joseph Puig knows how to bring out the best in vocals, drums, cymbals, percussion, strings, keyboards, bass, and guitars. These...

Whether for DI, synth, or amplified bass, JJP Bass isn’t about variations on a specific bass tone—but finding the perfect bass color for any musica...

Grammy® winning producer/mixer Jack Joseph Puig (Rolling Stones, U2, John Mayer, Lady Gaga) knows that a good drum sound isn’t just a big kick and ...

Amp sims are the go-to for grandiose, iconic amp sounds, but may not provide what’s needed for country, R&B, reggae, folk and acoustic, funk, A...

Created with multiple Grammy®-winning producer/engineer Jack Joseph Puig (John Mayer, U2, Lady Gaga, the Rolling Stones), JJP Strings & Keys br...

Created with Grammy®-winning producer/engineer Jack Joseph Puig (John Mayer, U2, Lady Gaga, the Rolling Stones), JJP Vocals is an entirely differen...

Kaleidoscopes combines classic modulation pedals—phaser, flanger, tremolo, and chorus—into a multi-FX playground. Create new production effects by ...

Key Detector is a time-saving tool for all music makers. Replace manual work with AI-powered key detection, for any sample, track or full mix.Using...

The Helios console at London’s Olympic Studios was famous for fat bass, sweet saturation, and high-end presence. Working in close collaboration wit...

Early analog tape was the sound of rock’n’roll. Recording engineers pushed analog tape ever-further into distortion, creating a type of tape compre...

Based on pulse-width modulation (PWM) technology, the Pye compressor’s speed, transparency, and low distortion set it apart from other compressor t...

Waves’ first-ever limiter, L1 quickly became a favorite among audio engineers, whether to control peaks, change the dynamics and character of music...

With its legendary combination of look-ahead brickwall peak limiting, level maximization, and ultra-high resolution, the L2 has become a mainstay i...

There’s a reason why the L3 Multimaximizer has been the choice of top mastering engineers for over a decade: It artfully merges five-band parametri...

There’s nothing like the L3-16. Fusing paragraphic EQ and dynamics control, the informative displays shows 16 virtual bands, with response represen...

Standard EQs delay some frequencies, which produces phase shifts. This can be a problem when mastering or when mixing multi-miked groups. EQ can ex...

You’ve spent countless hours crafting the perfect mix, and it’s time for multiband compression to add that final touch. Conventional multiband dyna...

Step Up Your Live SoundEnhance your live sound with 91 must-have processors for superior live sound, including precision tools for EQ, dynamics, dy...

Go to any movie, and you’ll experience the power of low frequencies. Whether giant dinosaurs pound the ground, or an alien ship explodes, an intens...

Most reverbs spend their lives shyly in the background. Lofi Space is primed to steal the stage. With Echo to create rhythms, and Spring or Plate r...

Spring reverb is nostalgic, but timeless. It makes some things sound vintage, and other things sound fresh. Its metallic twang defined eras, and it...

Sculpt your tracks with the rich, textured analog tube Magma sound—now available in a full channel strip, covering your most crucial mixing needs: ...

Manny Marroquin’s pursuit of the perfect mix has won him 10 Grammy® Awards. And now, his creative approach to delay is available to you in this ima...

10x Grammy winner Manny Marroquin’s secret to creative equalization is to pick specific EQ curves from 6 different go-to vintage equalizers. Now, w...

10x Grammy® winner Manny Marroquin’s personal vision of reverb requires multiple effects—and for the first time, Waves has put them together in one...

10x Grammy® winner Manny Marroquin is the mixer of choice for hip hop, pop, and R&B royalty: Rihanna, Post Malone, Lizzo, The Weeknd, Ed Sheera...

Multiband compression can do wonders, but the sheer number of interacting parameters is daunting. Let 10x Grammy®-winning mix legend Manny Marroqui...

The usual technique of using EQ to fix boxy, sibilant, or harsh vocal sounds also gets rid of the EQed frequencies even when there’s not a problem....

There’s nothing like a driving acoustic guitar to push a song’s rhythm, or solo picking for expressive leads. But in a dense mix, acoustic instrume...

Designed for both and synth bass, Maserati B72 is the ideal touch-up tool for tone. DI mode, optimized for electric or acoustic bass, shapes the so...

DRM leverages its THUMP, SNAP, and TREBLE controls for individual drums: kick, snare top, snare bottom, hi-hats, toms, overheads, and room mics. Fi...

There are plenty of effects for individual tracks and sounds, but Maserati GRP—created with Grammy®-winner mixer Tony Maserati (Beyoncé)—addresses ...

If your guitar had more controls than just tone and volume, they’d probably be the ones in GTi—a different type of guitar processor from Grammy win...

HMX from Tony Maserati (Beyoncé, Jason Mraz, David Bowie) brings new textures, ambience, and imaging to keyboard instruments—from acoustic piano to...

Contour 1 provides the sound of studio recording, 2 is a larger chamber, and 3 is a small room with delay optimized for uptempo songs. These aren’t...

With many mixes, mastering is simply about more—more impact, more tonal balance, more clarity, and more definition. This outstanding bundle deliver...

MaxxBass® does the seemingly impossible: it gives a strong sensation of bass, even on the smallest speakers. Based on psychoacoustic research about...

MaxxVolume’s quartet of dynamics processors is the key to maximum sonic impact. The Low-Level Compressor brings up detailed sounds, like room tone ...

The plugins bundled with DAWs continue to improve, but they’re only add-ons—not the main attraction. At Waves, we’re passionate about plugins—and S...

MetaFilter transforms filtering into a creativity machine—with 6 different modes, envelope following, LFO and sequencer control, drive and bit-crus...

Creating a flanging sound is easy, but creating one that truly captures the sound and feel of tape-reel based, 60s-style flanging is far more diffi...

Whether you’re a seasoned sound designer or exploring the furthest reaches of what effects can do, MondoMod re-casts the role of tremolo, vibrato, ...