News: Waves Audio

—Waves offers 64-bit host support and new easy-to-use authorization system—

— New Plugin Corrects Track Phasing and Alignment Issues —

KNOXVILLE, TN, February 21, 2012 — Waves Audio, the industry-leading developer of professional audio digital signal processing technologies, is now shipping its InPhase plugin. Designed for recording, mix, mastering and live FOH/monitoring engineers, InPhase has been developed to correct phasing issues between tracks. Phasing can cause drops in volume and wreak havoc on frequency response and stereo image; InPhase gives users a comprehensive tool to correct such problems.

As many engineers and producers know, phasing problems are encountered during all stages of the production process:

1. In recording, when multiple sources such as microphones and direct signals are used to capture the same sound (e.g., individual drums and drum overheads, guitars recorded using both an amp and DI, amps recorded using multiple mics, etc.).
2. In mixing, when phase issues that were not addressed during the recording process need to be corrected.
3. In mastering, when the stereo mix has phasing issues.

Even small timing differences can cause subtle drops in volume as well as reduced punch and clarity. Waves’ InPhase gives users the power to align their tracks and restore phase coherence.

InPhase is the ultimate phase correction plugin, featuring high resolution dual waveform displays with up-to-sample resolution zoom; phase shift filters with adjustable frequency and Q; and an intuitive correlation meter, which shows users just how much they are in or out of phase. Users can move their waveforms manually or using the delay control, and even align them in relation to a sidechain input. The phase shift curve window shows users the phase shift curve across the frequency line; the correlation meter shows to what extent tracks are in- or out-of-phase; and the plugin features dual second-order allpass filters. InPhase includes mono, stereo, and dedicated live components, plus InPhase LT, a simplified version that gives you easy access to creative phase manipulation.

InPhase Controls:

• Alpha and Beta processing sections.
• Process controls let us choose what to process.
• Activity LED shows when there is input signal activity.
• Gain controls the level of the signal going into the processing section.
• Phase Invert flips the phase by 180 degrees.
• Phase Shift Curve Window displays the phase shift curve across the frequency line.
• Type sets the phase shift curve, and toggles between Off, Shelf and Bell.
• Frequency selects the frequency at which the phase shift is 90° using the 1st order allpass filter, and 180° using the 2nd order allpass filter.
• Q sets the width of the Bell (2nd order allpass filter).
• Delay moves the signal up to 20 milliseconds in either direction. (Live components forward only.)
• Monitor selects the output monitor configuration.
• Output LED displays the peak signal output level.
• Collapse closes the waveform display section.
• Capture, with Automatic & Manual modes, captures up to two seconds of signal.
• Scroll Bar scrolls the x axis of the captured waveform.
• Correlation Meter displays general correlation metering between the Alpha and Beta waveforms.
• Correlation Markers display the maximum value of the correlation meter.
• Correlation Value Box displays the current correlation value.
• Zoom zooms in on the x axis, at up to sample resolution.
• Zoom Y Alpha zooms in on the Alpha section y (amplitude) axis.
• Zoom Y Beta zooms in on the Beta section y (amplitude) axis.
• Zoom Y Link links Zoom Y Alpha and Zoom Y Beta.
• Reset Zoom resets the zoom to its default setting.
• Alpha Waveform is the waveform captured in the Alpha section.
• Beta Waveform is the waveform captured in the Beta section.

InPhase LT Controls:

• Gain controls the level of the signal going into the processing section.
• Phase Invert flips the phase by 180 degrees.
• Phase Shift Curve Window displays the phase shift curve across the frequency line.
• Type sets the phase shift curve, and toggles between Off, Shelf and Bell.
• Frequency selects the frequency at which the phase shift is 90° using the 1st order allpass filter, and 180° using the 2nd order allpass filter.
• Q sets the width of the Bell (2nd order allpass filter).
• Delay moves the signal up to 20 milliseconds in either direction. (Live components forward only.)
• Output LED displays the peak signal output level.

Waves InPhase is now available with a special introductory price of USD $99.00 Native / $149.00 TDM. It is also available at no additional charge to owners of Waves Mercury with current Waves Update Plan coverage. InPhase LT, included with InPhase, is also available separately with a special introductory price of USD $59.00 Native / $99.00 TDM.

For more information, please visit

www.waves.com

• Rides bass levels automatically
• Optimized for bass instruments
• Retains the natural character of the bass
• Dedicated studio and live components
• Up to 24-bit 192kHz resolution
• Mono and Stereo components
• Supports TDM, RTAS, Audio Suite, VST, AU
• PC- and Mac®-compatible

• Target Energy Meter shows the energy of the input signal.
• Target Slider sets the desired bass level range and calibrates the Rider Fader “0” position.
• Sensitivity controls the note detector sensitivity.
• Response controls the note detector response.
• Spill controls the amount of spill that the detector should ignore.
• Artifacts controls the note detector’s tolerance to artifacts.
• Max Range sets the upper boundary of the Rider Fader movement.
• Min Range sets the lower boundary of the Rider Fader movement.
• Rider Fader is Bass Rider’s automatic fader control.
• Output trims the vocal output gain, post-auto riding.
• Idle Arrow sets the Rider Fader value when there is no bass activity.
• Effective Range displays the total gain range available for automatic riding.

• Full SD7 dual engine support
• Waves V8 plugin support (SD7, SD10 & SD11)
• Offline session preparation
• Remote control over Ethernet for all mixing parameters
• Extremely low latency operation
• Touch & turn plugin control
• Total snapshot integration
• Redundancy and Recovery via SoundGrid
• Pre-loaded with Waves SoundGrid-compatible plugins
• 16 stereo processing Racks | 8 plugins per Rack | All32 I/Os additional to standard console configuration (SD8, SD9,  SD10 & SD11)
• 32 stereo processing Racks | 8 simultaneous plugins per Rack | All 64 I/Os additional to standard console configuration (SD7)

For more information, please visit  www.waveslive.com or  www.waves.com.

Waves Audio, the industry leader in professional audio digital signal processing technologies, unveils the MPX Master Tape plugin. Developed in association with legendary producer/engineer Eddie Kramer (Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Kiss) as part of an ongoing series of collaborations, the MPX Master Tape plugin is modeled on a rare machine consisting of an Ampex 350 transport and 351 electronics. With adjustable tape speed, bias, flux, wow and flutter, along with noise parameters, the MPX provides comprehensive control over the contours of any sound. To top it off, Waves has added a flexible slap and feedback delay, ideal for rock, dance, dub and countless other styles. For recording, mixing, mastering and more, MPX brings the richness and warmth of real tape saturation to any DAW setup.

When Waves started their hardware modeling project with Eddie Kramer, it was always their intention to create a model of the original recording chain from Olympic Studios in London that Kramer used on his great recordings of Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix. The first two plugins resulting from this project were the successful HLS Channel and PIE Compressor. The last piece of the chain was the MPX Master Tape plugin. The Ampex 350 and 351 valve tape machines were mainstays of the recording industry and were used for literally thousands of hit albums and singles over more than two decades of recording. Waves tracked down a perfectly maintained machine (owned by veteran mixer/engineer Eric Schilling), and began the long, complex modeling process. Assisting Waves were Bob Olhsson (Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross) and co-developer John Haeny (Jim Morrison and the Doors, John Coltrane, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne). Waves used 3M Scotch 206/207 tape for the modeling, as it was considered an almost ideal match for this machine.

Features

Modeled on the Ampex 350/351 " reel-to-reel

Adjustable tape speed, bias, flux, wow and flutter

Slap and feedback delay

Up to 24-bit 96kHz resolution

Mono and Stereo components             S

upports TDM, RTAS, Audio Suite, VST, AU

PC- and Mac-compatible

Controls

SPEED selects the simulated tape speed

MONITOR selects the monitoring mode

BIAS controls the level of the ultrasonic bias signal

VU METER displays input or output level

VU CALIBRATION controls the VU meter headroom calibration

DELAY TIME controls the time of the tape delay effect, with settings for 7.5 ips (266 milliseconds) and15ips(133ms)

DELAY TYPE toggles between delay modes

FEEDBACK controls the amount of the delayed output signal

LOWPASS controls the LP cutoff frequency on the delay path

RECORD LEVEL controls the input level             LINK I/O links Record and Playback Levels controls

PLAYBACK LEVEL controls the total signal output level

FLUX controls the level of simulated magnetic radiation emitted from the record head

WOW & FLUTTER controls the speed and gain modulations and fluctuations

NOISE controls the level of added modeled noise but not noise modulations and signal additive noise

MPX co-developer John Haeny stated, Do you want to impart warmth, sweetness and clarity without any muddiness to your entire mix or just an element or two in your mix? Would you like to offset the harshness and clinical quality of digital? Would you like a good and easy way to glue your mix together? The MPX is the answer to all of these questions. I take great pride in having been a part of the development team for this particular product. Its a plugin Ive been dreaming of for decades, and I think Waves has finally accomplished what so many have tried to do and failed. Not only has Waves done it, theyve done it in spades! I am confident that many will find uses for MPX in mixes, sub-mixes, mastering or across the final bus of their mixes. This is the real, original Ampex sound I remember, and this is a real game changer.

The Waves MPX Master Tape plugin is now available at a U.S. MSRP of $200 Native/$300 TDM, with special introductory prices of $99 Native/$149 TDM being offered for a limited time. It is also available at no additional charge to owners of Waves Mercury with current Waves Update Plan coverage. For more information, please visit www.waves.com.

About Eddie Kramer Over the course of a production and engineering career that has spanned more than four decades, Eddie Kramer was the man behind the board for the biggest names in music history. His work with Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and Kiss brought forth music which continues to influence rock musicians and producers to this day.

Waves Audio mourns the passing of a longtime friend, producer/engineer and multi-
talented musician Tal Herzberg. Tal is survived by his wife and two daughters.
 
Tals involvement with Waves goes back to its very beginnings, when he became the
companys first official U.S. West Coast user, forging a close association that
continued and developed until his untimely passing. He was one of Waves first
employees, and through his immense success as an engineer and producer, Waves
proudly transitioned Tal to one of its most important Artists. Tal often credited
his early experiences with Pro Tools and Waves as having contributed to his
subsequent success in the highly competitive Los Angeles music industry. 
 
Tal was a six-time GRAMMY nominee. His lengthy list of credits as a producer and
engineer includes high-profile artists from across the musical spectrum, including
Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga, Mary J. Blige, The Pussycat Dolls, Counting Crows, Macy
Gray, Keyshia Cole and Queen Latifah. An accomplished musician as well, Tal
performed and recorded as a bassist with artists including The Corrs, Beth Hart and
Mya.
 
Gilad Keren, Waves founder and CEO, stated, Tal was a very talented musician and
engineer, but more than that, he was a close personal friend. He was the kind of guy
you could call at any time of the day or night, and hed be there for you.
Personally, I feel a tremendous loss.