Waves develops audio DSP solutions for music production, recording, mixing, mastering, sound design, post-production, live sound, broadcast, commercial and consumer electronics audio markets. Since its start in the early ‘90s, Waves has developed a comprehensive line of over 250 audio plugins and numerous hardware devices. Increasingly leveraging pioneering techniques in artificial intelligence, neural networks and machine learning, as well as the company’s three decades of accumulated expertise in psychoacoustics, Waves technologies are being used to improve sound quality in a growing number of market sectors.
The latest round of Waves V15 updates introduces several new features and improvements, including a new noise-off feature on the popular JJP Signature Series plugins, now enhancing its usability by reducing unwanted noise, and sidechain capabilities added to the legendary L2 Ultramaximizer. As always, performance enhancements and bug fixes have been introduced across the whole Waves catalog, ensuring a smoother, reliable user experience.
With a brand new look streamlined for today’s workflows, Doubler, SuperTap, and Enigma now offer enhanced user experiences. Doubler's updated design makes the process of thickening voices and enriching mixes more intuitive, while SuperTap's refreshed interface simplifies the user experience when creating spacey echoes and complex delays. Enigma’s redesigned layout improves usability for crafting a wide range of effects, from flanging to resonant reverbs. These enhancements focus on visual and usability improvements, offering a smoother interaction and workflow.
Now, with fresh UI designs, these plugins integrate seamlessly into modern workflows while preserving the iconic sounds professionals have relied on for decades. Additional Waves plugins will be redesigned in the future as part of a larger move towards an ongoing renewal of classic Waves plugins.
These updates to Waves V15 add to the overall value of the plugins package completely refreshed in June 2024. V15 leverages Waves’ advanced AI and applies the latest audio technologies and adds new features including new MIDI mapping, a new parameter locking feature, additional new features in specific plugins, many plugins added to major bundles, and much more.
Around the world, Waves’ award-winning plugins are utilized in the creation of hit records, major motion pictures, and top-selling video games. Additionally, Waves now offers hardware-plus-software solutions, with its eMotion LV1 mixer and the company's WavesLive division being recognized in the live sound sector, spearheading the development of solutions for all live platforms. Under its Maxx brand, Waves offers semiconductor and licensable algorithms for consumer electronics applications, used in laptops, smartphones, smart speakers, gaming headsets, TVs and more from industry leaders such as Dell, Google, Fitbit, Acer, Asus, Hisense and others.
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