New Products
Waves Audio Launches Online Mastering Service
Waves has launched an AI-powered online mastering service intended to help engineers and musicians master tracks quickly.
Waves
New Products
Waves Magma Springs Reverb Plug-in Ships
Waves Audio has unveiled the third plug-in for its Magma series—Waves Magma Springs, serving up seven different springs evoking different eras.
New Products
Waves eMotion LV1 Session Editor Debuts
Waves Audio's eMotion LV1 Session Editor allows engineers to set up LV1 mixer sessions offline.
New Products
Waves Scheps Omni Channel 2 — A Mix Product of the Week
According to Waves, Scheps Omni Channel 2 is Andrew Scheps’ concept of the perfect channel strip.
Live Sound
Ed Sheeran’s Mathematics Tour Finds A Sound Solution, Part 1
The massive Ed Sheeran world tour is breaking attendance records at every venue it plays—but it’s up to the audio team to make a...
New Products
Waves Plug-ins Now OBS Studio-Compatible
Waves Audio plug-ins now officially run in OBS Studio, allowing users to apply them to OBS Video Streams for Twitch, YouTube and more.
Live Sound
Bring Me The Horizon Hits the Road with Eighth Day Sound
UK metalcore act Bring Me The Horizon have had a busy post-pandemic touring schedule, supported throughout by the UK arm of Eighth Day Sound.
Live Sound
Mixing Muse for the Masses on the ‘Will of the People’ World Tour
The latest Muse world tour overdelivers with cutting-edge concert theatrics—and the same goes for its live sound.
Live Sound
Post Malone Live: Multifaceted Monitors on a Twelve Carat Tour
A multifaceted performer like Post Malone needs an equally flexible monitors setup—and engineer.
Blog
Seen on the Scene at NAB 2023, Part 2
More than 1,200 companies are exhibiting at the NAB Show in Las Vegas this week, so here's some of the most interesting new audio...
Plug-ins
Waves Magma Tube Channel Strip – Mix Real-World Review
Mike Levine put the Waves Magma Tube Channel Strip Plug-In, with its modeled tube-drive circuit, to the test.
Blog
Mix Live Blog: The Audio Community Has Spoken
Steve La Cerra takes a look at Waves' much-discussed move into subscriptions and what that might mean for users and the company going forward.
Business
Waves Brings Back Plug-In License Purchasing
Waves Audio has announced it will reinstate the option to purchase and update perpetual plug-in and bundle licenses.
Live Sound
Mixing The Iron Maiden ‘Legacy Of The Beast’ Tour, Part 2
Concluding our coverage of the Iron Maiden 'Legacy of the Beast' tour, FOH engineer Ken "Pooch" Van Druten shares how he approaches each instrument...
Live Sound
Mixing The Iron Maiden ‘Legacy Of The Beast’ Tour, Part 1
After 140 shows in 33 countries for 3 million fans, metal giants Iron Maiden finally finished their latest tour—and are ready for the next...
New Products
Waves’ Plug-Ins Go Subscription-Only
Waves has introduced Waves Creative Access, adopting a subscription model for its plug-ins going forward.
Live Sound
Capturing Chris Young’s Live Sound On Tour
Chris Young is hitting the road hard in advance of his next album, with Erik Rogers tackling FOH engineer duties for the country star.
Business
View from The Top: Audiomovers on the Move
Igor Maxymenko, Co-Founder/Head of Product at Audiomovers, shares the company's journey to Abbey Road—and into the future.
Live Sound
Billy Strings: Blowing Up with Bluegrass
There aren’t many bluegrass artists headlining arenas these days, but Billy Strings isn’t just any bluegrass artist.
Post and Broadcast
Yamil Captures the King of Reggaetón
Yamil Martinez recorded a recent performance with Don Omar using a fully digital setup centered around Waves’ eMotion LV1 Live Mixer.
Blog
Mix’s 23 Pro Audio Companies to Watch in 2023, Part 2
Mix’s selection of 23 pro audio companies to keep an eye on in 2023 concludes with Part 2!
New Products
Waves Clarity Vx — Live Product of the Week
Clarity Vx from Waves is a new plug-in designed to help reduce or eliminate unwanted noises that can creep into a mix via mic...
New Products
Waves Spherix Immersive Dynamics Control Ships
Waves is now shipping Spherix, a new suite of plug-ins for immersive mixing environments such as Dolby Atmos.
New Products
Avid VENUE 7.1 Debuts On-Desk Waves SoundGrid Integration
Avid’s new VENUE 7.1 software provides access to Waves plug-ins directly from the S6L control surface without requiring an additional host computer.
Live Sound
Cover Story: Inside The Stadium Tour, Part 2 — Def Leppard
Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard co-headlined The Stadium Tour this summer, playing to 1.1 million fans with the help of Clair Global and an...
New Products
Waves StudioRack Now Hosts Any VST3 Plug-in
With the release of Waves StudioRack V14, the plug-in chainer can now host non-Waves VST3 plug-ins.
Live Sound
Mixing Nick Mason’s “Saucerful of Secrets” Tour
Pink Floyd founding member Nick Mason has been on the road this year with his 2022 “Saucerful of Secrets” tour.
Featured
Karol G Rocks Coachella with the Waves LV1
For Karol G's main-stage performance at Coachella, FOH engineer John Buitrago and monitor engineer Robin Barrera mixed on the Waves eMotion LV1.
New Products
Waves Audio Cloud MX Audio Mixer Takes Broadcast Mixing to the Cloud
Waves Audio has introduced Cloud MX Audio Mixer, a scalable, remotely operated audio mixer for cloud-based broadcast work.
Plug-ins
Waves Abbey Road RS124 – A Real-World Review
Producer/composer Rich Tozzoli briefly puts the Waves Abbey Road RS124 plug-in to the test and finds it offers "gobs of 'tude."
New Products
Waves Clarity VX Pro – Product of the Week
The new Waves Clarity VX Pro plug-in, a noise-reduction processor, employs AI in an effort to make separation more precise.
New Products
Waves Titan / Titan-R SoundGrid Servers & Proton Duo – Product of the Week
Waves has unveiled several new additions to its line of SoundGrid servers and computers, including the Titan, Titan-R and Proton Duo.
New Products
Waves Cosmos Sample Finder – Product of the Week
Waves Cosmos is a free universal sample database that creates a unified searchable database of your samples and characterizes them by type, BPM, key,...
Live Sound
The Journey of ‘Jagged Little Pill’
While Broadway's 'Jagged Little Pill' closed in December, the musical received 15 Tony Award nominations, including one for its sound design.
Live Sound
Genesis Live: Turn It On Again…One Last Time, Part 1
After announcing a farewell tour in March, 2020, Genesis finally hit the U.S. this past fall...and then Covid struck the audio team.
New Products
Waves Retro Fi Plug-in Debuts
Waves Audio has introduced Retro Fi, a “lofi FX chain” for creating textures, warm analog sounds and the timbre of cassettes and vinyl.
New Products
Channel Strips Plug-Ins – Three Products of the Week
Three channel-strip plug-ins from Waves, Fuse Audio Labs and SounDevice Digital are our Product(s) of the Week!
New Products
DirectOut EXBOX.SG and SG.IO SoundGrid Interfaces Debut
DirectOut has introduced two new products supporting Waves’ audio networking technology, SoundGrid—EXBOX.SG and SG.IO.
Live Sound
Brooklyn Made Makes Good: Inside NYC’s Latest Must-Play Concert Spot
Brooklyn Made, a new 500-capacity venue in NYC, is looking to reinvent small venues from the ground up, from treating the artist well to...
Live Sound
Inside the Sound Design of Moulin Rouge! The Musical
The Broadway smash mashes up more than 70 pop songs to create the ultimate jukebox musical. Sound designer Peter Hylenski shares how the audio...
HOW Sound
Philippines’ Favor Church Streams Live Services
Favor Church in Manila, Philippines has been using a Waves eMotion LV1 Live Mixer to mix the church’s live services
Blog
Mix Blog Studio: Console Yourself
Mike Levine is beginning to rethink his mix workflow by looking at console emulation plug-ins rather than mix-and-match dynamics and processing.