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CLA Nx.

Chris Lord-Alge's mix room on headphones, with head tracking for a stable image.

£29
Waves CLA Nx
Surround & Immersive
Compatibility
VST3 · AU · AAX
Formats
Waves
Developer

Overview

Mix in his room.

CLA Nx recreates the acoustics of Chris Lord-Alge's Mix LA control room on headphones, using the Waves Nx spatial engine. The purpose is judgement rather than flattery, since depth, balance, stereo image and reverb are all hard to assess accurately on headphones. You can switch between his NS10-modelled and custom Ocean Way monitors, and correction curves for over 270 headphone models flatten your own pair before the room is applied.

Highlights

Models the acoustics of Chris Lord-Alge's personal mix room
Places the stereo image in front of you rather than inside your head
Head tracking by camera or Waves Nx head tracker keeps the image anchored
Adjustable room ambience and stereo width
Personalises to your head measurements for a more accurate image
Makes depth, panning and low end easier to judge on headphones
Useful as a reference check against a known professional room
Works with any pair of headphones

Compatibility

Specs and requirements.

Licence and delivery

Formats
VSTVST3AUAAX NativeAAX DSP
Licence
Perpetual licence
Delivery
Instant download
Type
Surround & Immersive
SKU
1246-2800
Product code
CLNX

macOS

OS
11 or later (native Apple Silicon)
Processor
Apple Silicon & Intel

Windows

OS
10 or later (64-bit)
Processor
64-bit Intel / AMD

Apple Silicon and Intel Macs are both natively supported.

Waves

About the maker

Meet Waves.

Waves Audio, founded in 1992 in Israel, is one of the world's largest developers of audio plugins and signal processors. Its catalogue spans EQs, compressors, reverbs, and vintage console emulations used across music, film, broadcast, and live sound.

Waves CLA Nx

£29