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Waves C6 Multiband Compressor Plug-in

Multiband Compressor Plug-in with 6 Bands of Dynamic EQ - Mac/PC AAX Native, AudioSuite, VST, AU, SoundGrid
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AAX
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AU
SoundGrid

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Precise Multiband Compression!

Whether you're in the studio, running live sound, or handling post-production tasks, you need a flexible compressor. And the Waves C6 is just the one to get the job done. An evolution of the super-popular Waves C4 compressor, the C6 adds two floating bands and a sidechain feature. In other words, it's your one-stop plug-in compression and dynamic equalization solution for vocal and instrument shaping.

With the flexibility of C6, you'll easily be able to zero in on problematic frequencies. It's excellent for de-essing and de-popping, both onstage and in the studio. Really, the Waves C6 plug-in is poised to handling whatever kind of controlling, taming, and shaping your sound needs. For those reasons, it's no wonder the C6 is already getting praise from prestigious sound engineers, including Ken "Pooch" Van Druten (Mixer/FOH Engineer for Linkin Park, Kid Rock, Kiss). Van Druten digs the C6, saying "The ability to have six bands of fully sweepable dynamic EQ on the mix bus makes the C6 an all-important tool for live sound engineers. By itself, it does the work of two or three different plugs that I used to use."

That's quite the compliment.

From mixing and mastering to live and post work, the Waves C6 multiband compressor is your complete shaping solution. Get yours today!

Waves C6 Multiband Compressor Plug-in Features at a Glance:
  • Internal/external sidechain per band
  • Individual band Listen mode
  • Four crossover bands plus two floating bands
  • Dynamic EQ, compression & expansion
  • Double precision bit resolution processing
  • ARC Auto Release Control
  • Up to 24-bit, 192kHz resolution
  • Mono and Stereo components
Get the super-flexible Waves C6 Multiband Compressor plug-in into your studio, live, and post workflow!
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Tech Specs

  • Software Type: Compressor
  • Platform: Mac, PC
  • Upgrade/Full: Full
  • Download/Boxed: Download
  • Bit Depth: 64-bit
  • Format: AAX Native, AudioSuite, VST, AU, SoundGrid
  • Hardware Requirements - Mac: Intel Core i7 or higher (M1 support), 8GB RAM minimum
  • Hardware Requirements - PC: Intel Core i5 / AMD Quad-core or higher (AVX required), 8GB RAM minimum
  • OS Requirements - Mac: macOS 10.15.7 or later
  • OS Requirements - PC: Windows 10 or later (21H2), 64-bit
  • Manufacturer Part Number: C6TDM

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Rated 5/5

Awesome Tool

If you understand the uses of any multi-band compressor then this is a tool you must have.
Music background: Audio Engineer|Bassist
Rated 5/5

Complete Gamechanger!!!

I am honestly blown away by how much you can shape the vocals. If your looking for a warm, subtle feeling to your vocals, look no further...Want a Sparkly feeling of Air to your voice, this is the work horse for you(Don"t waste money buying multiplugins when the C6 is a one-man army worth 5 plugins to create whatever sound you want. I"m sure you"ve guys have heard 5th Harmony"s Work From Home(1.7 Billion views on YouTube...you can recreate that exact open-world feeling to your own voice even with a budget mic. I used my AT2035 condenser mic, used the C6 to enhance the high-frequencies(airy-sparkly feeling), shaped the mids and lows, and BOOM! I made the AT2035 sound like its worth $1000 more and fell in love w/the mic all over again. YOU WILL be able to COMPETE WITH PROFESSIONALS with this plugin! Gauranteed!!
Music background: Artist
Rated 5/5

A New Way to Live

I'd say you need to approach this plugin differently than you do a compressor on a single band!.
think of it more as a dynamic equalizer. where you can help some frequencies pop out a little more than others and maybe tame does muddy ones "from time to time" creating excitement in top end or smoothing transients on upper mid frequencies. it's all up to what you want it to do.
you will discover that the end result is more natural and effective!.

this plugin is worth every penny!.
Music background: Musician, Mixing Engineer Apprentice
Rated 5/5

Killer

The question isn't what does it work on, but what doesn't it work on! I haven't found a single thing that this thing doesn't bring to life. It's great on everything from drums to vocals to cleaning up the 80 hz range on a master mix. Highly recommended.
Music background: Recording Engineer, Hobbyist, Musician
Rated 4/5

Great tool

It gets the job done but tone-wise, I don't hear anything special. I'm primarily using it to squash muddy vocal frequencies. Because I've recorded electric drums, in my apartment, it's hard compressing a stereo track that has kick, snare, toms and cymbals. So with this multi-band compressor, I was able to squash the kick more than the snare and so on.
Music background: Always learning

Since the early days of DAW software, Waves has been a dominating force in music and audio production. For those of us here at Sweetwater who've been recording since the industry switched over to computer-based studios, it's impossible to imagine sessions without L series Ultramaximizers, MaxxBass, and other staples. Since then, we've been impressed every time Waves has brought top producers such as Jack Joseph Puig and Chris Lord-Alge to Sweetwater to show off their next cutting-edge creations, and Waves is constantly adding new and innovative plug-ins to their catalog. And with cool new gear such as their SoundGrid series, Sweetwater engineers have discovered just how easy it is to use Waves plug-ins live.

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