Waves Specials (still going in December...)

Tobor · Post by **Tobor** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 3:34 pm

Shooshie wrote:
That's why I keep iterating: A/B a lot. Always try backing down on the controls and seeing if you can get a better sound. It's tempting to USE all that power, but we have to remember that 99% of the time it's better just to use only as much as it takes to get what you want.

I've compared to Ozone before, and frankly I thought the Waves stuff stomped Ozone. But the reality is that someone who is very familiar with Ozone could probably have gotten the exact same sound as I had in Waves. I just find it very easy to work in Waves stuff, and the sound is always very good.

Shoosh

Yes, I'm still working on the same track, backed off all the levels, especially C6, and am much more pleased with the result. The Waves plugs are so clean.

I would say, though, Shooshie, that you should give Ozone 5 a spin. They've made many improvements since version 3, for example, and think you'd like some of the mid-side designs. The sound is good and the presets on the individual modules can now change the sound as well- either get you where you want to go or take you some place you hadn't expected in a hurry.

So Z-Noise can do an X-Click?

Tobor

Shooshie · Post by **Shooshie** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 5:44 pm

Tobor wrote:So Z-Noise can do an X-Click?

Well, I have X-Click, so I can't say for sure. I've just used X-Click for clicks and pops. But I'm pretty sure it can do it. Maybe X-Click does it better. If I can find some time this weekend, I'll post some before-after tracks with Z-Noise.

Shooshie

Tobor · Post by **Tobor** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 10:20 pm

Shooshie wrote:
Tobor wrote:So Z-Noise can do an X-Click?
Well, I have X-Click, so I can't say for sure. I've just used X-Click for clicks and pops. But I'm pretty sure it can do it. Maybe X-Click does it better. If I can find some time this weekend, I'll post some before-after tracks with Z-Noise.

Shooshie

Great- would love to hear it! I've made a couple attempts over the years to clean up and 'improve' some tracks that started as live bar cassette tapes. It seems so hard to clean them up without sucking the life out of them. Each time I ended up just enjoying the original transfer more, tape hiss and all.

Even a minor miracle noise cleanup probably wouldn't make them releasable anyway, even though the performances were memorable.

I'd love to hear what Z-Noise does, though, so please post something if you have the time.

I've got just a few more days to use the vouchers- the hourglass is almost empty!

Tobor

claudemeyer · Post by **claudemeyer** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 1:34 am

I stil have a voucher and for some of my arrangements tracks inside DP, the electric basses and guitars would sound better with amp sim. I downloaded GTR3 (plugin only), also NI guitar Rig 5 and AmpliTube 3 (free). Even without the voucher, GTR3 price is more attractive. When I bought IK Multimedia very first version of Tracks, they don't offer an upgrade to version 3 when AU .... In one word I needed to pay for the version 3 full price again to get the same product. and Amplitube 3 prices are not very clear.
But there are very few posts here on the musical aspect of GTR3, Line6, Guitar Rig .... and with the voucher, Waves temptation is here . Some opinions ?
Thanks

claudemeyer · Post by **claudemeyer** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 1:35 am

I stil have a voucher and for some of my arrangements tracks inside DP, the electric basses and guitars would sound better with amp sim. I downloaded GTR3 (plugin only), also NI guitar Rig 5 and AmpliTube 3 (free). Even without the voucher, GTR3 price is more attractive. When I bought IK Multimedia very first version of Tracks, they don't offer an upgrade to version 3 when AU .... In one word I needed to pay for the version 3 full price again to get the same product. and Amplitube 3 prices are not very clear.
But there are very few posts here on the musical aspect of GTR3, Line6, Guitar Rig .... and with the voucher, Waves temptation is here . Some opinions ?
Thanks

Tobor · Post by **Tobor** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:51 am

If any of you have a voucher left, or even if not with current prices, do check out the Kramer Master Tape plug. REALLY cool.

Tobor

lgonz · Post by **lgonz** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 2:17 pm

Question for you guys, I just bought 5 waves plug-ins (voice and bass rider, h-eq, bass maximizer, jjp signature) but I haven' t got any of the "coupons" that some of you have mentioned. Is this something we are supposed to get over email from Waves at some point?

Luis

lgonz · Post by **lgonz** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 2:18 pm

I meant to say vouchers!

Luis

Shooshie · Post by **Shooshie** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 4:12 pm

That was probably part of a temporary special they were running at the end of November I haven't gotten any more vouchers since early December. Also, they were calculated to make you spend more. A $100 voucher was only good for N% of a given plugin, so if it was a $100, you got only $50 off with the voucher, which encouraged you to get another $100 plugin to use the other $50. (or $N)

And I did just that.

Shoosh

lgonz · Post by **lgonz** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 8:02 am

called waves and that's exactly the case. Thanks Shoosh!

kgdrum · Post by **kgdrum** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:04 am

For anyone that missed the Waves webinar re:compressors, it is now posted online, in case you want to see it.

http://www.waves.com/lp/barry-wood-12-19-11/watch.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

enjoy

Prime Mover · Post by **Prime Mover** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 1:28 pm

Damn good marketting! I sure was drooling by the time that ended. Of course, many of those processes I could get by using combinations and side-chains of existing processors, but they just make it so simple. I especially was caught off-guard by the Trans-X there at the end.

I might have to look into saving up for a bundle sometime, but damn that ••••'s expensive!

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