Waves Masters

Waves Masters - Mastering Bundle | The Ultimate Mastering Tools for Unparalleled Clarity and Punch

In many modern mixes, the ultimate goal of mastering is to achieve "more"—more punch, a more balanced tone, greater clarity, and a sharper definition. The Waves Masters bundle was created for this very purpose, bringing together industry-standard loudness maximization tools, a completely transparent linear phase equalizer (EQ), and a compressor to provide an impeccable final polish to your audio productions. This suite of tools is not only the first choice for professional mastering engineers but also an essential asset for all music producers and audio post-production professionals striving for top-tier sound quality.

The power of this bundle extends beyond audio processing itself. When you need to perform final audio format conversions, its built-in advanced Dithering and Noise Shaping technologies allow for a flawless conversion of high-resolution audio to lower bit depths, ensuring the richest sound details are preserved on any playback medium. Whether for digital distribution or physical pressing, Waves Masters ensures your work is presented in its best possible state. This complete set of mixing tools, from subtle tonal sculpting to final loudness enhancement, provides the most precise and reliable solutions, making it an indispensable part of your workflow as essential Waves plugins.

Core Advantages and Applications

Precision Equalization (EQ) with No Phase Distortion
The Linear Phase EQ stands out in demanding mastering sessions for its extreme precision, uncolored purity, and excellent transient handling. It effectively avoids the phase-based "smearing" issues that can arise with traditional EQs, ensuring clarity and phase coherence. You can choose from nine response curves across five parametric bands and use "Analog" or "Digital" slope modes for detailed tonal sculpting.

Crystal-Clear Multiband Dynamics Control
The Linear Phase Multiband Compressor allows you to process transients with greater focus and clarity while maintaining absolute phase integrity across all bands. With its five fully parametric bands, this compressor is the go-to processor for precision compression. More importantly, it is a true dynamics processor; you can compress one band while expanding another, and even use certain bands as a linear phase EQ, offering immense flexibility.

A Powerful, Full, and Well-Defined Final Sound
When you need to add that final touch of power and punch to your work, the L2 Ultramaximizer stands out with its stereo-only format, simple operation, transparent sound, optimized release times, efficient peak limiting, and streamlined user interface. It effectively increases overall loudness while protecting your mix from clipping distortion, creating a final product that is both loud and dynamic.

Perfect Bit-Depth Conversion
In the final stage of mastering, converting audio from 24-bit or 32-bit to the 16-bit CD standard is a critical task. The built-in IDR (Increased Digital Resolution) technology in Waves Masters provides industry-leading Dithering and Noise Shaping tools, ensuring that the dynamic range and detail of the original audio are maximally preserved while minimizing quantization errors during bit-depth reduction.

Technical Specifications (Tech Specs)

• Plugins Included in Bundle: Linear Phase EQ, Linear Phase Multiband Compressor, L2 Ultramaximizer
• Sample Rate Support: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz
• Internal Processing: 64-bit floating-point
• Latency: Linear phase processing plugins introduce a fixed processing delay. The specific delay time depends on the sample rate. Your DAW should have automatic delay compensation to ensure proper time alignment.
• Plugin Formats: VST, VST3, Audio Units (AU), AAX Native
• Operating System (macOS): macOS Catalina 10.15, Big Sur 11, Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 (Supports Intel & Apple Silicon)
• Operating System (Windows): Windows 10 64-bit (22H2), Windows 11 (22H2)
• CPU Requirements: Intel Core i5 / AMD Quad-Core / Apple M1 (or higher)
• Memory (RAM): 16 GB recommended (8 GB minimum)
• Disk Space: At least 16 GB of free disk space for installation and operation
• Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 recommended (1280x1024 minimum)
• Activation: Requires online activation via the Waves Central application. Can be activated to your computer or a USB flash drive.