#WAVES NX IN MASTERINT CHANIN SERIES#

The Waves MPX Master Tape plugin is now available at a U.S. This is the real, original Ampex sound I remember, and this is a real game changer.”

Not only has Waves done it, they’ve done it in spades! I am confident that many will find uses for MPX in mixes, sub-mixes, mastering or across the final bus of their mixes. It’s a plugin I’ve been dreaming of for decades, and I think Waves has finally accomplished what so many have tried to do and failed. I take great pride in having been a part of the development team for this particular product. MPX co-developer John Haeny stated, “Do you want to impart warmth, sweetness and clarity without any muddiness to your entire mix or just an element or two in your mix? Would you like to offset the harshness and clinical quality of digital? Would you like a good and easy way to ‘glue’ your mix together? The MPX is the answer to all of these questions. NOISE controls the level of added modeled noise but not noise modulations and signal additive noise.

WOW & FLUTTER controls the speed and gain modulations and fluctuations.FLUX controls the level of simulated magnetic radiation emitted from the record head.PLAYBACK LEVEL controls the total signal output level.LINK I/O links Record and Playback Levels controls.LOWPASS controls the LP cutoff frequency on the delay path.FEEDBACK controls the amount of the delayed output signal.DELAY TIME controls the time of the tape delay effect, with settings for 7.5 ips (266 milliseconds) and 15ips (133ms).VU CALIBRATION controls the VU meter headroom calibration.

VU METER displays input or output level.BIAS controls the level of the ultrasonic bias signal.Supports TDM, RTAS, Audio Suite, VST, AU.Adjustable tape speed, bias, flux, wow and flutter.Modeled on the Ampex 350/351 ¼' reel-to-reel.Waves used 3M Scotch 206/207 tape for the modeling, as it was considered an almost ideal match for this machine. Assisting Waves were Bob Olhsson (Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross) and co-developer John Haeny (Jim Morrison and the Doors, John Coltrane, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne). Waves tracked down a perfectly maintained machine (owned by veteran mixer/engineer Eric Schilling), and began the long, complex modeling process. The Ampex 350 and 351 valve tape machines were mainstays of the recording industry and were used for literally thousands of hit albums and singles over more than two decades of recording. The last piece of the chain was the MPX Master Tape plugin.

The first two plugins resulting from this project were the successful HLS Channel and PIE Compressor. When Waves started their hardware modeling project with Eddie Kramer, it was always their intention to create a model of the original recording chain from Olympic Studios in London that Kramer used on his great recordings of Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix. For recording, mixing, mastering and more, MPX brings the richness and warmth of real tape saturation to any DAW setup. To top it off, Waves has added a flexible slap and feedback delay, ideal for rock, dance, dub and countless other styles. With adjustable tape speed, bias, flux, wow and flutter, along with noise parameters, the MPX provides comprehensive control over the contours of any sound.

#WAVES NX IN MASTERINT CHANIN SERIES#

Developed in association with legendary producer/engineer Eddie Kramer (Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Kiss) as part of an ongoing series of collaborations, the Waves MPX Master Tape plugin is modeled on a rare machine consisting of an Ampex 350 transport and 351 electronics.

Waves nx in masterint chanin