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12th June 2007
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora La Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula
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Thread Starter | Waves vs. Wave Arts Similar names, similar plugs and similar packages how do these rate side by side. any one have both and have comparisons? |
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12th June 2007
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Richmond Hill, Ontario (Canada)
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| I have both but I really don't consider them similar plugs I use the Wave Arts track plug ALOT although I am not all that crazy for the compressor section of that plug, I think it is only good for VERY light compression. This is currently my number one channel plug. The gate is one of the best available only recently supplanted by the Sonalksis gate. Wave Arts EQ's are smoother to operate than Waves - sound wise they are similar I also use the Wave Arts Multi Band compressor on kick all the time and it is a good plug Not a fan of the Wave Arts Reverb but I am also not a fan of Waves reverb with exception to their Ir1 I really like Wave Arts GUI's - far superior to Waves. The Wave Arts also tend to be very feature rich , more so than the waves. THAT being said - I still use ALOT of Waves plugs as well I know, GET BOTH  Oh yeah, Wave Arts = No WUP (look it up)
__________________ "In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey" - Beck, Loser "I do use compressors/limiters but not for controlling dynamics, I use EQ for that!" Jp22 (damn I miss him) "Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance." -- Will Durant, historian (1885-1981) "I try to get a boom out of the bass drum, in one of my albums, my CD, boom, I try to get that big boom, I could not get a big boom, I paid bucks, and could not get the boom" - Recording Expert, Tad Donley |
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12th June 2007
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora La Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula
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Thread Starter | Quote:
for not considering similar you sure use them in a similar way  no WUP? | |
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13th June 2007
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| Lives for gear  | I have both the waves and wave arts I bought the waves after seeing that the wave arts just didnt have it compared to my old waves plug ins. So I bought the waves package for my G5 and they're much better.
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13th June 2007
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| Lives for gear | I have both the waves and wave arts I bought the waves after seeing that the wave arts just didnt have it compared to my old waves plug ins. So I bought the waves package for my G5 and they're much better. Also if your looking for a nice plug in comp and eq check out the PSP stuff, the down side is there cpu hogs tho, but they sound great |
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12th February 2009
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| Gear interested Join Date: Feb 2009
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| i think wup is waves' ridiculous license rental fees |
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12th February 2009
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| this would be a good pay-per-view event! o |
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12th February 2009
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| Gear addict Join Date: Oct 2007
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| Despite their PITA copy protection, that fact is that Waves plugins are an incredible value that should be the first bundle you buy. They sound amazing and work well in almost every host. The WUP is not required. I am still using V4 with no problems. If you look at the WUP in a less cynical way, it's a pretty cost effective way to make sure you always have the latest version. BEWARE - latest isn't always the greatest  The Wavearts Master Restoration is incredible if you have such a need. In my opinion Waves + UAD2 would be all you really need, but you can add a few special things as needed. ~Jay
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12th February 2009
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| Gear addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Somewhere where Hockey is a religion
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| I don't have either, but I've demo'ed the Wavearts and find it much more serious and flexible than the T-Racks. If my memory's still intact, the Wavearts had a very low CPU consumption while giving awesome sound. Many industry magazines did say that, compared to Waves, the Wavearts offer the same quality - if not more - than Waves. |
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13th February 2009
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Tampa
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| WaveArts = Good Waves = Bad |
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13th February 2009
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| Gear Guru  Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: London
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For example, for the Ren pack, I think I've WUPed it twice...sum total of about £55 quid...in 7-8 years? What a rental fee. Idiot. | |
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13th February 2009
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| Gear Head Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sweden
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14th February 2009
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Sonalksis gate looks pretty strong too, that might be my next plug in! I used Waves back in the 16 bit days because they were the best at the time. Like a lot of people, I got frustrated with their upgrade policy and haven't missed them since.
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14th February 2009
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hotlanta
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 | i use to be a beta tester for wave arts. i use to really like trackplug.. havent used it in a long time but it is very flexible
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14th February 2009
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| Gear Guru Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: London
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It just riles me that a certain section of Waves-haters tend to bash the WUP without actually having a clue as to what it entails. I'd rather get free updates to everything too, but I'd also like plugin companies to stay in business, and for that I'm prepared to pay upgrade fees, if they're dressed in WUP clothing or not (I just had to pay for the latest version of Autotune too...and paying for the WUP gave me a new plugin on the SSL bundle, so you get features too sometimes, it's not just maintenance). | |
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24th February 2009
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| Gear maniac Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: montserrat w.i.
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| wavearts trackplug on all my tracks...  |
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