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Waves Linear Phase Multiband Compressor
Category
Compatibility
VST3 · AU · AAX
Formats
Waves
Developer

Overview

Multiband, without the smear.

The Linear Phase Multiband Compressor splits a signal into five fully parametric bands without the smearing conventional crossovers cause, which is why it is the usual choice for precision mastering. Transients stay focused instead of blurring across bands. Each band tracks dynamics with its own attack and release, intermodulation between bands is eliminated, and a de-masking function clarifies how each band reads against the others.

Highlights

5 independent, fully parametric bands
"De-masking" clarifies each band's sound compared to other bands
Attack and release for each band track dynamics optimally
Eliminates intermodulation among bands
Linear-phase crossovers prevent phase-based coloration
Ideal for mastering, due to its faithful audio treatment
Also does upward expansion and "focusing"-type EQ
Extras include automatic makeup gain, and adaptive threshold

Compatibility

Specs and requirements.

Licence and delivery

Formats
VSTVST3AUAAX NativeAAX DSP
Licence
Perpetual licence
Delivery
Instant download
Type
Compressor
SKU
1246-2839
Product code
LMBTDM

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 Linear Phase Multiband Compressor

£29