Waves CLA MixHub

Waves CLA MixHub | Recapture the Soul of a Legendary Console, Revolutionize Your Digital Mixing Workflow

Mixing on a large-format analog console has an irreplaceable magic and cohesiveness. Now, Waves CLA MixHub brings the custom 4400 series console channel strip of Grammy-winning mixing legend Chris Lord-Alge (Foo Fighters, Bruce Springsteen, Green Day) into your Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) in its most authentic form. This plugin is not just a sonic emulation; it's a complete recreation of the full analog mixing workflow, allowing you to experience the fluidity and musicality of top-tier hardware in a digital environment.

The core appeal of CLA MixHub lies in its innovative "Bucket" system, which completely revolutionizes the traditional way of using plugins. Instead of switching back and forth between dozens of separate plugin windows, you can now control the complete channel strip effects for up to 8 tracks from a single interface. This means you can place a drum kit, harmony vocals, or a guitar group into the same "Bucket," instantly adjusting their individual EQ, compression, and dynamics, and make comparisons and decisions within the full musical context. This is a revolutionary mixing tool designed by mixing master Chris Lord-Alge himself, with efficiency and musicality as its guiding principles.

Core Advantages & Use Cases

The Sound of a Legendary Console
Perfectly captures the sound of the custom console in Chris Lord-Alge's personal studio, full of character and power. From the warm, rich preamp saturation and highly musical EQ curves to the punchy dynamics processing, every module has been meticulously modeled to infuse your mixes with classic analog soul and cohesion.

Revolutionary Bucket Workflow
This is the essence of CLA MixHub. You can group up to 64 tracks into 8 "Buckets" (with up to 8 tracks per Bucket). Within a single plugin window, you can smoothly switch, view, and adjust any track within a Bucket, perfectly recreating the efficient "at-a-glance, hands-on" experience of a physical console.

Instant Musical Comparison
When processing a set of drum tracks, you can simultaneously see and adjust the kick drum's low end, the snare's punch, and the overheads' high-frequency air, and immediately hear how they interact. This ability to make mixing decisions within the full musical context significantly reduces guesswork, helping you achieve a balanced and dynamic mix faster.

Complete Channel Strip Functionality
Each track is equipped with a complete processing chain, including: an input module that can be driven for warm saturation, high-pass/low-pass filters, a four-band parametric equalizer, and a powerful dynamics processor with compressor, gate, expander, and ducker functions to meet all your track-shaping needs.

Master-Crafted Presets
Includes hundreds of professional presets designed by Chris Lord-Alge himself, covering a wide range of sources like drums, bass, guitars, and vocals. Whether you're looking for creative inspiration or need a quick professional starting point, these presets provide a powerful foundation.

Technical Specifications (Tech Specs)

• Sample Rate Support: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 kHz
• Channel Modes: Mono, Stereo
• Latency: 0 samples at 44.1/48 kHz
• Max Channel Count: Control up to 64 channels via the main plugin (8 Buckets x 8 channels)
• Plugin Formats: VST, VST3, AU, AAX Native, AudioSuite
• Mac System Requirements: Intel Core i7 / Apple M1 (or higher); 8 GB RAM (16 GB recommended); macOS 10.15.7, 11.6.5, 12.4 (or later); Minimum 1280x1024 screen resolution (1600x1024 recommended)
• Windows System Requirements: Intel Core i5 / AMD Quad-Core (or higher); 8 GB RAM (16 GB recommended); Windows 10 64-bit, Windows 11; Minimum 1280x1024 screen resolution (1600x1024 recommended)