Waves Audio announced that it has expanded its custom-shop Magma series with the release of the Magma Tube Channel Strip plugin, the third plugin in the series and modeled on the detailed circuit behavior of carefully selected vintage valve tube hardware using the same Waves True Valve Modeling technology that was utilized to create the BB Tubes plugin.
Users can employ the Magma Tube Channel Strip to sculp tracks with the textured analog tube Magma sound that’s now available in a full channel strip offering compression/gating, EQ and saturation. There are only a few knobs for drive/saturation; EQ lows, mids and highs; compression; and expansion/gating.
The plugin includes three channel strip modules:
— Input drive/saturation: Going from subtle saturation to full-on harmonic distortion, with a warm, soft clipping sound.
— 3-band musical EQ: Designed for quick tone shaping, the EQ section includes high and low shelves, plus a — id wide bell knob with sweepable frequency control.
— Dynamics: The single-knob compressor goes from gentle “glue” to full aggressive pump. Turn SMASH on for extra explosiveness, with a higher compression ratio and quick attack and release, while the expander/gate helps in attaining a tighter sound with greater focus and clarity.
Magma Channel comes with hundreds of artist presets created by dozens of top producers, mixing and mastering engineers, including Jacquire King, Greg Wells, Joe Chiccarelli, Lu Diaz, Neal H Pogue, Richard Chycki, Ken “Pooch” Van Druten, Matt Schaeffer, Jeff Ellis and dozens more.
The Magma Tube Channel Strip plugin is included in the Mercury, Pro Show and SD7 Pro Show bundles.
