Waves has announced the release of the new Waves Version 8.
V8 adds the horsepower of the vintage-modeled V-Series to selected Waves bundles, and brings a fresh new look to several classic plugins. V8 includes a host of new technical features and bug fixes. In addition, more Waves plugins than ever are now available individually.
Changes in Waves 8
- V-Series added to selected bundles:
- Horizon
- Diamond
- Platinum
- Gold
- Grand Masters Collection
- Broadcast & Production
- Sound Design Suite
- Live Bundle
- New interfaces for classic plugins:
- L1 Ultramaximizer
- C1 Compressor
- S1 Stereo Imager
- Q10 Equalizer
- DeEsser
- TrueVerb
- AudioTrack
- Improved Toolbar and Presets Management:
- 32 levels of Undo/Redo
- Preset previous/next navigation buttons
- Factory preset navigation via host preset menus in VST3 and Audio Units
- Waves Artists presets integrated into plugin preset menus
- Preset ‘Load’ menu – multi-level support for preset indication bullet
- Integrated support for Novation Automap application (V3.8 or higher) and Novation controllers. (Waves supports “unwrapped” mode only.)
- Enhanced support for ICON control LED indicators for all EQ & Dynamics plugins
- Pro Tools AudioSuite improvements:
- Added support for ‘overwrite files’
- Improved control responsiveness during preview
- Smoother response of meters and other status indicators during preview
- Mouse wheel support for plugin controls
- Mouse cursor displays a spinning Waves icon during plugin scan (Windows only)
- Most plugins now available individually
- New lower prices across the Waves product line
- Bug Fixes:
- Dorrough Meters graphic refresh rate no longer drops when multiple instances are opened
- Various keyboard event-stealing issues were eliminated
- Single click text entry in Pro Tools now registers correctly in Undo/Redo
- All controls now update sound upon mouse down event instead of mouse up
- MultiRack SG for Yamaha New Features:
- Record MultiRack-processed tracks direct-to-DAW in the same computer
- Advanced side-chaining capabilities
More information: Waves
