Waves Curves AQ (Download)

paragraph: Everyone is trying to create a ‘smart’ EQ, but none use truly generative technology. Often they apply a ‘take-it or leave-it’ preset curve and don’t let you under the hood.

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paragraph: That’s why we created Curves AQ – the world’s first autonomous EQ.

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paragraph: AQ learns your audio, decides what sound it should have and creates 5 unique EQ profiles you can choose from. These are not presets – but original spectral curves based on the natural qualities of your audio, be it vocals, instruments or full mixes.

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paragraph: And beyond AI tools that either hit or miss the mark, AQ has 5 powerfully reimagined EQ controls to personalize & perfect your sound.

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heading: Spectral Targeting Technology,
paragraph: The white curve you see is your sound destination – we call this the “Spectral Target” – and you get a choice of 5 targets.
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paragraph: Adjusting the Spectral Target feels like a regular EQ, but you’re actually adjusting the EQ’s destination – and the processing adapts to get you there.

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heading: Boosting & Cutting,
paragraph: The blue (cuts) & red (boosts) represent the actual processing AQ does to bring your sound to the Spectral Target.

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paragraph: You can adjust the amount of boosting and cutting you want, both globally & per band.

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heading: Static & Dynamic EQ,
paragraph: Some tracks need the tightness of static EQ, others require the adaptiveness of dynamic EQ.

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paragraph: You can adjust AQ to work completely dynamically, statically, or with any combination.

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heading: Smart Tilt,
paragraph: This isn’t a regular tilt EQ. This is a powerful tilt that lets you adjust the overall shape of the spectral target.

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paragraph: The processing follows with powerful yet adaptive tonal adjustments.

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heading: Offset,
paragraph: Offset lets you shift the target curve along the X-axis and adjust where the fundamental frequency sits.

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paragraph: It shifts the curve & harmonics to scale and can offer a wildly creative effect.

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heading: 4 Frequency Anchors,
paragraph: With each instruments “Learn”, the Neural Network creates 4 anchors tailored to the frequency spectrum of your track.

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paragraph: This gives you a simple way to adjust the low end, fundamental, harmonics & air of your source.

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heading: MixSense – EQ in Context,
paragraph: Never EQ in solo.

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paragraph: With MixSense, the plugin resolves conflicting frequencies between tracks in the mix.

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paragraph: Feed any tracks through sidechain, and AQ will adjust its processing to make room for them in the mix.

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heading: Autonomous Adaptive EQ,
paragraph: AQ works dynamically out of the box to balance frequencies using a flat spectral target.

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paragraph: Adjust the amount of processing with the main knob.

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heading: Curves AQ LIVE,
paragraph: Curves AQ includes a live, zero-latency version of the same plugin.