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WAVES V-Series EQ and Compression User Guide

April 9, 2023

WAVES V-Series EQ and Compression Product Information The Waves V-Series is a set of three plug-ins that emulate the sound of vintage hardware processors. These plug-ins are modeled after the landmark 1073 and 1066 EQ processors and the classic 2254…

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WAVES X-Noise Software Audio Processor User Guide

April 9, 2023

WAVES X-Noise Software Audio Processor Thank you for choosing Waves! In order to get the most out of your new Waves plugin, please take a moment to read this user guide. Product Information Waves X-Noise reduces noise with minimal signal…

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WAVES Magma Channel Strip User Guide

April 7, 2023

WAVES Magma Channel Strip User Introduction Thank you for choosing Waves! To get the most out of your new Waves plugin, please take a moment to read this user guide. To install software and manage your licenses, you’ll need a…

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WAVES De-Esser Versatile Audio Plug-In Instruction Manual

April 2, 2023

De-Esser Chapter 1: Introduction Thank you for choosing the Waves DeEsser – a versatile audio plug-in for selective and creative compression of high frequency ‘ess’ sounds in recordings. To get the most out of your new Waves plugin, please take…

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WAVES BB Tubes Tube Saturator User Guide

April 2, 2023

WAVES BB Tubes Tube Saturator Introduction Thank you for choosing Waves! To get the most out of your new Waves plugin, please take a moment to read this user guide. To install software and manage your licenses, you need to…

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WAVES API 2500 Compressor Plugin User Manual

April 2, 2023

WAVES API 2500 Compressor Plugin Chapter 1 – Introduction Welcome Thank you for choosing Waves! In order to get the most out of your new Waves plugin, please take a moment to read this user guide. To install software and…

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WAVES API 550 Emulation Plugins User Manual

April 2, 2023

WAVES API 550 Emulation Plugins User Manual Introduction Welcome Thank you for choosing Waves! In order to get the most out of your new Waves plugin, please take a moment to read this user guide. To install software and manage…

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WAVES Clavinet Virtual Instrument User Guide

April 2, 2023

WAVES Clavinet Virtual Instrument CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing Waves! In order to get the most out of your new Waves plugin, please take a moment to read this user guide. To install software and manage your licenses,…

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WAVES Abbey Road Studio 3 Headphone Monitoring Tool User Guide

April 2, 2023

Abbey Road Studio 3 User Guide Product Overview Abbey Road Studio 3 is a headphone monitoring tool that enables you to mix within the acoustic space of one of the most famous mix rooms in the world: Abbey Road Studio…

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WAVES API 560 EQ Plugin User Manual

April 2, 2023

Waves API 560 User Manual Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Welcome Thank you for choosing Waves! In order to get the most out of your new Waves plugin, please take a moment to read this user guide. To install software…

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Waves Primary Source Expander User Guide: Reduce Noise and Improve Clarity

User Guide • September 12, 2025

Learn how to use the Waves Primary Source Expander (PSE) plugin to effectively reduce stage noise, control feedback, and enhance audio clarity for vocals, instruments, and more. This guide covers basic operation, controls, and four distinct usage modes.

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Waves H-Reverb Algorithmic FIR Reverb User Guide

User Guide • September 7, 2025

Comprehensive user guide for the Waves H-Reverb plugin, detailing its features, controls, interface, and advanced settings for creating lush, spacious, and warm reverberation effects.

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Waves H-EQ Hybrid Equalizer User Manual

User Manual • September 7, 2025

Comprehensive user manual for the Waves H-EQ Hybrid Equalizer plugin, detailing its features, interface, controls, and concepts for audio engineers and musicians.

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Waves CLA Drums User Guide: Mixing Plugin Manual

User Guide • September 6, 2025

Comprehensive user guide for the Waves CLA Drums audio plugin, featuring detailed explanations of controls, modes, and settings for professional drum mixing by Chris Lord-Alge.

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Waves C6 Multiband Compressor User Guide | Features & Controls

User Guide • September 4, 2025

Comprehensive user guide for the Waves C6 Multiband Compressor, detailing its interface, controls, features, and applications for audio processing, EQ, and de-essing.

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Waves H-EQ Hybrid Equalizer User Manual | Professional Audio Plugin Guide

User Manual • September 4, 2025

A comprehensive user guide for the Waves H-EQ Hybrid Equalizer, detailing its features, interface, controls, and advanced audio processing capabilities for music production and sound engineering.

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Waves Curves Equator User Guide: Resonance Suppression and Frequency Unmasking

User Guide • August 30, 2025

A comprehensive user guide for the Waves Curves Equator audio plugin, detailing its advanced features for resonance suppression and frequency unmasking. Learn about threshold curve creation, sidechain processing, interface controls, and optimizing your audio with this powerful tool.

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Waves API 2500 Compressor Plugin User Manual and Guide

User Manual • August 30, 2025

Comprehensive user manual for the Waves API 2500 compressor plugin, detailing its features, controls, concepts, and operation for audio engineers.

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Waves PuigTec EQP-1A User Manual: Vintage Equalizer Plugin Guide

User Manual • August 29, 2025

A comprehensive user manual for the Waves PuigTec EQP-1A, detailing its interface, controls, analog modeling characteristics, and WaveSystem features for music production.

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Waves L3-LL Multimaximizer User Manual: Mastering and Limiting Guide

User Manual • August 28, 2025

Comprehensive user manual for the Waves L3-LL Multimaximizer, a low-latency, 5-band auto-summing peak limiter for professional audio mastering. Learn about its controls, features like IDR and ARC, and quick start setup.

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Waves LoAir User Guide: Enhance and Create LFE Content

User Guide • August 28, 2025

Comprehensive user guide for the Waves LoAir audio plugin. Learn how to create and enhance Low-Frequency Effects (LFE) content from mono, stereo, and surround sources. Covers interface, controls, and quick start setup.

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Waves Renaissance EQ User Guide

User Guide • August 28, 2025

Comprehensive user guide for the Waves Renaissance EQ, a six-band paragraphic equalizer for professional audio production, detailing its interface, controls, filter types, real-time analyzer, linking features, and preset management.

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