Waves Renaissance Equalizer

Waves Renaissance Equalizer | A Classic Reborn, The Legendary EQ for Shaping Perfect Tone

For over two decades, the Waves Renaissance Equalizer has been an indispensable EQ plugin in studios worldwide, trusted by countless top engineers. Its enduring popularity stems from its remarkable ability to solve audio problems and its extremely neutral, transparent sound character. This means that any adjustments you make to a track are purely the result of your precise settings, not a coloration imposed by the equalizer itself. The Renaissance EQ ensures your creative intent is faithfully translated, bringing the art of sound sculpting back to pure art and technique.

Beyond its acclaimed sound core, the Renaissance Equalizer features a modern, clean interface that supports multi-touch and offers three distinct visual skins for a pleasant user experience. Whether you're performing detailed sculpting in a complex mixing tool chain or adding the final polish during the mastering stage, its intuitive design allows you to see all band parameters at a glance or focus on a single band for fine-tuning. This time-tested classic tool is the perfect choice for enhancing audio quality in any Digital Audio Workstation (DAW).

Core Advantages & Use Cases

Legendary Neutral Tone
The Renaissance EQ is renowned for its unbiased, transparent sound character. It adds no unnecessary color to your audio, ensuring the changes you hear come entirely from your parameter adjustments, making it the ideal tool for precise correction and creative shaping.

Flexible Full-Range Control
Unlike many EQs with limited band ranges, each band of the Renaissance EQ can cover the entire wide audio spectrum from 16 Hz to 21.357 kHz. The gain range extends to ±18 dB, and the Q value is adjustable from 0.71 to 1.41 dB/octave, providing ultimate control flexibility.

Classic Analog Curves
In addition to standard Bell and Shelf responses, its low and high-frequency bands can be switched to high-pass/low-pass filters. More uniquely, it offers a special "Resonant Shelf" option that perfectly recreates the warm response curves of classic analog hardware EQs.

Real-Time Visual Feedback
The built-in real-time spectrum analyzer accurately displays the impact of your EQ adjustments on the frequency response. Furthermore, when you hover your mouse over the graph, the system simultaneously displays the frequency (Hz) and the corresponding musical note at the cursor's position, making adjustments more intuitive.

Simplified Gain-Staging
Proper gain-staging is key when using an EQ. The Trim parameter clearly shows the remaining headroom or if clipping is occurring. A single click on the Trim button automatically adjusts the output level, effectively preventing digital clipping.

Grammy-Winning Masters Preset Library
Includes over 300 presets meticulously crafted by 54 Grammy-winning engineers, featuring the signature techniques of industry legends like Lu Diaz (Jay Z), Eddie Kramer (Led Zeppelin), Thom Russo (Michael Jackson), and Ross Hogarth (Van Halen), providing endless inspiration for your creations.

Tech Specs

• Frequency Range: 16 Hz – 21.357 kHz (all bands)
• Gain Range: ±18 dB
• Q Range: 0.71 to 1.41 dB/octave
• Filter Types: Bell, Shelving, High-Pass Filter, Low-Pass Filter, Resonant Shelf
• Real-Time Analyzer: Built-in
• Number of Presets: 310+
• Interface Skins: 3 selectable options
• Touch Support: Multi-touch supported
• Gain Management: Features auto-Trim function
• Sample Rate Support: Up to 192 kHz
• Latency: 0 ms
• Plugin Formats: VST, VST3, AU, AAX Native, AudioSuite