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Waves Vocal Rider (Native)

Item ID: VocalRiderNat

Native Automation Plug-in - Mac/PC (RTAS, VST, and AU)

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Make Those Vocals Sit Perfectly in the Mix, Every Time!

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Want a "first-pass" way to ride the vocal fader and make those tracks sit perfectly in the mix? Then you need the Vocal Rider plug-in from Waves! It's astonishingly easy to use. All you do is put the Vocal Rider plug-in on your vocal track, bus a summed instrumental mix to the side-chain, and hit play. Then watch as Vocal Rider's fader takes over, keeping the relative volume of the vocals consistent with the volume of the rest of the mix. No more guesswork, and no more pass after pass trying to get it right. Vocal Rider puts those vocals in the mix perfectly, the first time!

Vocal Rider works like an idealized version of a human engineer. Unlike typical compressors used to corral the vocals and keep them consistent within the mix, Vocal rider doesn't shrink the dynamic range of vocals or color them. After you've gone to the trouble of making the vocals sound as great as they possibly can, you'll definitely appreciate how Vocal Rider performs. You can even write Vocal Rider's automatic adjustments as automation, then fine-tune adjustments manually. It's one of those rare time savers that actually improves the process. If you're serious about your mixes, then you need to get this plug-in!

Waves Vocal Rider Automatic Level-Riding Plug-in Features at a Glance:
  • Automatically maintains the balance between you vocals and instruments
  • Saves you time getting to results you need quickly
  • Preserves dynamics while controlling track volume
  • Writes automation for fine tuning
  • Compatible with DAWs that support RTAS, VST, or AU plug-in formats
  • Available for use on Mac and PC platforms

Save time, preserve dynamics, and get results with Waves' Vocal Rider plug-in!
Specification Detail
Manufacturer Part Number VRDNAT

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based on 7 reviews

Off The Chain

by Terjaunia Sain from Atlanta, GA
November 13, 2011
Music Background: DJ/Producer
Man, the vocal rider makes mixing vcls super easy. Waves is the best in plug ins hands down.... Insain Boiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

Tha Buizness!!!!

by MKI The King from Memphis, TN
October 14, 2011
Music Background: Pro recorder
I love this plug in!!! It really corrects the issues related to inconsistency within the track without coloration. I personally recommend this for anyone doing vocal mixing because you will be surpris... read more [+]e how much automation is needed. close [-]

The on slaught continues

by William "Willy Fats" Mcknight from Nashville, TN
December 19, 2010
Music Background: Producer, Engineer
And Waves fires another shot at big studio production. Logic 9 check, PTL 9 Check, Waves signature collections check, SSL collection Check is there any mix I can't make sound good not likely. But thro... read more [+]w in this plug and it becomes all to easy. where is the work the time spent learning the craft, well its gone waves is single handedly killing it. There is alot of immitators to the thtown but for years waves has stood at the top and with plugs like this they will continue to stand at the top. close [-]

Waves Vocal Rider an essential

by dbtucson from Tucson, Arizona
November 22, 2011
Music Background: composer, recording engineer, documentary maker
This plug-in does its job superbly, live or on tracks you've recorded.

Time saver

by from
May 24, 2011
Music Background:
great product that saves you the time of riding the fader manually. Takes care of dynamics without adding anything to the sound.
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