Industry Standard, Studio Must
September 08, 2022
Industry Standard, Studio Must
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Waves
Waves is used in multiple applications within our organization. The main use is with the Waves Sound Grid in our sound system, along with the Mercury plugin bundle for live sound mixing. This allows us to achieve a post-produced quality of sound in a live scenario, which would not be possible using onboard options alone. Plugins are also used in a DAW for post-produced podcasts, video productions, and misc projects.
- Offers massive library of tools
- Easy installation and updates
- Fantastic support and instructions online
- Upgrading between versions i.e. v11 to v12
- Transfer of ownership
- More approachable pricing
- Ability to migrate plugins between machines is a plus
- Quality of live sound has improved as well as ease of deployment
- Powerful tool set allows for tackling any scenario
Waves seems to be the industry standard for mixing plugins. It integrates well with most DAWs and even has the option for Waves sound grid for live mixing. Using a DAW like Cubase, Protools, etc could introduce latency, while Sound Grid provides a near latency-free experience. Other solutions could prove to be difficult to implement.
Do you think Waves delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Waves's feature set?
Yes
Did Waves live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Waves go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Waves again?
Yes