Waves Brauer Motion

Waves Brauer Motion | A Dynamic Panning Engine to Breathe Life into Your Mixes

Introducing Waves Brauer Motion, a revolutionary creative tool that redefines the concept of traditional panning. Co-developed with Grammy®-winning mix engineer Michael Brauer, the legendary engineer behind top artists like Coldplay, Florence & the Machine, and John Mayer, this plugin takes your sound into a new dimension of spherical motion that transcends the traditional left-right stereo limitations. Whether you're adding subtle psychoacoustic effects to pads and reverbs or creating extreme, energetic, rollercoaster-like rotational dynamics for your tracks, Waves Brauer Motion will become an irreplaceable source of inspiration in your arsenal.

In mixing, the clever use of space is key to elevating a track from mundane to exciting. However, compared to tools like EQ, dynamics, or reverb, the potential of using "dynamic movement" to enhance a mix is rarely explored. Brauer Motion opens up a new dimension for your mixes with its flexible, innovative, and precise auto-panning capabilities. It's not just a tool; it's a catalyst for creativity, allowing you to precisely sculpt the spatial feel of your mix. Through its unique Spherical Panning technology, it gives each sound element a distinct life and dynamic trajectory, making it an unprecedented creative effects processor.

Core Advantages & Application Scenarios

Space—The Final Frontier of Mixing
The right use of space can quickly turn a flat mix into an exciting one. Brauer Motion combines flexible, innovative, and precise auto-panning to offer a new dimension for your mixes, letting you explore creative territories unreachable with traditional tools.

Perfectly Position Your Vocals
Move harmonies or background vocals around in the mix to clear a solid center position for the lead vocal. You can also keep an unprocessed dry signal fixed in one spot while the effected wet signal revolves around it, creating stunning depth and layers. With the sidechain feature, you can even have the position of one sound driven by another.

Say Goodbye to Static Percussion
Add spherical motion to your hi-hats, shakers, and other percussion to completely escape the problem of them sounding static and lifeless. With two independent panners and sync-to-host-tempo functionality, you can create subtle dynamics or even craft polyrhythmic panning effects that enhance the song's groove.

Add Life and Excitement to Synth Pads
Just as the regular motion of ocean waves can bring a sense of calm, adding slow movement to synth pads can achieve a similar effect. Alternatively, you can add a more rhythmic character to the panning, injecting passion and excitement into the sound to make it stand out in the mix.

Preset Library from Top Producers & Engineers
Includes over 80 presets designed by award-winning mix engineers Tom Elmhirst, Dave Pensado, Tony Maserati, and Michael Brauer himself. It's like taking a graduate-level course on the potential of Brauer Motion. You can use these presets directly or reverse-engineer them to fully understand the capabilities of this unique tool.

Tech Specs

• Plugin Formats: VST, VST3, AU, AAX Native
• Sample Rate Support: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz
• Channel Processing: Mono-to-Stereo, Stereo
• Latency: 0 samples at 44.1/48 kHz
• System Requirements (Mac): macOS Catalina 10.15, Big Sur 11, Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 (as per the latest announcement from Waves Central)
• System Requirements (Windows): Windows 10 64-bit, Windows 11 (as per the latest announcement from Waves Central)
• Activation: Online activation via Waves Central or offline license to a USB flash drive