Waves Genesis – Live Sound Plug-Ins Bundle (TDM/Native/SoundGrid, Download)

C4 Multiband from Waves is a multiband dynamics processor plug-in that features four bands of up and down expansion, limiting, and compression, along with dynamic and standard EQ. By combining the technologies from the Renaissance Compressor and the C1 Parametric Compander, the plug-in provides comprehensive and transparent control over the contours of a mix.

H-Delay from Waves is a hybrid delay plug-in that features old school PCM42-style effects like filtering, flanging, and phasing, along with slap-back echo, ping-pong delay, and tempo-sync with modulation. The plug-in has full MIDI support.

An intuitive interface aids in quickly creating an effect using a comprehensive set of controls and includes a tap tempo pad for manually tapping in a tempo. Internal or host-to sync is also available, and the high- and low-pass filters can be linked.

The Renaissance DeEsser from Waves is a plug-in used to reduce excess sibilance (ess and shh sounds) from vocal tracks. A sibilance attenuator reduces undesirable high frequencies while preserving the integrity of the source. A variety of presets for both male and female voices along with the functionality of audio or side-chain monitoring, allows for spotting problem areas and fixing them with accuracy and ease.

The Renaissance Reverb from Waves is a reverb plug-in that features the classic, rich reverb tails of high-end hardware reverbs, while delivering precise control over all aspects of the reverb simulation.

The software provides an advanced early reflection system, and dual-band EQ and damping controls. An interesting feature of the early reflections is the ability to input negative values, thus delaying the dry signal. This can create an interesting bloom effect before the onset of the dry signal.