In 2010, Waves announced the release of its SoundGrid technology at the Winter NAMM show. Other software includes the Torque drum tone shifter plug-in. Waves has launched plug-ins in collaboration with Abbey Road Studios, such as the King's Microphones plug-in released in 2011, the REDD Console plug-ins released in 2012, the J37 tape saturation plug-in, the Abbey Road Reverb Plates plugin, the RS56 Passive EQ plug-in released in 2013, and the EMI TG12345 plug-in released in 2014. Virtual effects rack for live performanceĪ virtual platform that incorporates plug-ins into mixing consoles (replaces MultiRack)įIT Controller for the eMotion LV1 Live Mixer Pitch-correction and auto-tuning in real timeġ19th AES CONVENTION, NEW YORK, NY, October 7, 2005 Multiple, modeling Abbey Road Studios equipmentĪndrew Scheps signature mixing channel strip Software based live-audio mixing console with low latency consolesĬlassic rock-oriented virtual instrument pluginsĪudio networking and plugin processing platform Multiple modeled Automated Processes, Inc. Waves Audio sells over 200 software products dedicated to music production, engineering, mixing, and mastering, in addition to a variety of virtual instruments and effects. The chain is modeled after the EMI TG12345 consoles used in the Abbey Road Studios mastering suites. In 2018, Waves released the Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain as part of their Abbey Road collection. In 2015, Waves worked with music producer Butch Vig to release the Butch Vig Vocals plug-in as part of the Waves Signature Series. The Waves Signature Series continued in 2013 with the Manny Marroquin Signature Series. In 2011, the company was honored with a Technical Grammy Award for 'contributions of outstanding technical significance to the recording field.' The Chris Lord-Alge Signature Series followed in 2010. In 2009, as part of the Signature Series, Waves released the Eddie Kramer Signature Series of five plug-ins focusing on classic rock.

Waves launched the Waves Signature Series working with music producers and engineers to explore their unique sounds.

Record producer Tony Maserati said of early Waves software, ' were the only plugins quality and they were creative.' Waves later launched a signature line of Maserati inspired plugins. Waves' L1 Ultramaximizer, released in 1994, became a prominent plugin, with some publications pointing to it as contributing to the ' loudness war' behind modern music mastering. The Q10 was the audio industry's first commercially available audio plugin. Later that year, Waves released its first product, the Q10 Paragraphic Equalizer. Waves Audio was founded in 1992 by Gilad Keren and Meir Sha'ashua in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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