As this is so closely modeled after a vintage analog tube, you’ve got a bit of analog color to it. Used on vocals, this plugin really breathes life into the sound, making it sound rich, bright and deep. The result is uncanny its sound really is indistinguishable from the hardware unit. Modeled after the tube-powered Aphex Aural Exciter, introduced in the mid-1970s, Waves got help from Val Garay who probably has the most experience with this exciter in the world. Create depth, brightness, vibrancy, and color with the touch of a button, and make your vocals more present – without raising your levels. This neat little plugin seems to do it all. If you were to ask “How can I make my vocals shine?”, we’d simply reply with “get the Aphex Vintage Aural Exciter, now.” Seriously. Make your high-end sparkle, warm up your mids and make your lows beautifully rumble, with this easy-to-use, incredibly powerful plugin.Ģ. On vocals, this plugin is essential for that extra boost. Included also is the Waves MS matrix that lets you apply different equalization to the mid and side stereo parts of your track. The harmonic distortions and overtones sound exactly like its referenced 1073 the differences are almost impossible to hear. It’s striking how similarly it emulates the original hardware. It’s a powerhouse, to say the least, and incredibly colorful – the main reason to get this plugin.
This 3-band EQ features a fixed 12kHz high-frequency band, low and midrange bands for boosting and cutting, and of course an 18dB/octave high-pass filter. With the Scheps 73, enjoy the warm, fuzzy tones of the 1073 console’s EQ and preamp module cheaper, and right in-the-box.ĭeveloped and tweaked to perfection by master mixing engineer Andrew Scheps (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Sabbath, Lana Del Ray, Metallica, Jay-Z and many more), take your vocal mixing to the next level with this essential tool from Waves. There’s a sound to analog hardware that simply can’t be beaten – and now you don’t have to spend five figures to get it. In this list, we’ve compiled the absolute best plugins, ranging from stereo wideners to make your background vocals stand out, to powerful equalizers, compressors, exciters and more. I'll do some digging.Professionally mixing your vocals requires the best VST plugins. I installed them as a bundle - Platinum - and it installed them in a directory tree consisting of folders named such as: H-Reverb.bundle, etc, etc. as in picture, MB preferences/ VST edit window sees it and I also add it to the path.
Mine are installed here: as in the pictures.There is also a hidden folder called Waves. Waves plugs are in a shell so cannot be seen separately as other plugs. I'm just not getting the Waves stuff to be included in the plugins. Mine are installed here: as in the pictures. I do not know how yours is installed in MB Plugins /waves. It sees the Reverb on the scan but doesn't load them. \MB Plugins\Waves\Plug-Ins V9\H-Reverb.bundle\Contents\Win64ĪVXProcessor, GenericMultiCoreProcessor and H-Reverb
#Waves vocal rider 32bit 64 Bit#
My waves plug ins are in a Waves/Plug-Ins V9 folder with the 32 bit and the 64 bit dlls down of the bundle - this is how Waves installed them. But I do have the ssl ones, Kramer tape, c6, vocal rider, bass rider, and quite a few others. So it takes more time.Īnd to the waves issue. It's pretty amazing they work as well as they do on many daws.īut give mixbus time. Everyone and their dog has made vst plug-ins, and not everyone codes to spec. And it's a problem with the vst spec in general. But they're really patching other people's bad habits. It's good that they figured it out and are fixing it. How many plug ins this will help is unknown. It's suppose to be fixed in the next update. Many plug-ins ignore this and use as many as they want. And I may be a little off but it's something like.Īccording to the vst spec, names are suppose to be 8 characters or less. The guys at Harrison have found one problem recently. I can't explain why mixbus is "pickier" about plug ins than other daws.