Waves F6 Floating-Band Dynamic EQ Plug-in Reviews
Music is dynamic. For precision sound sculpting, your EQ should be, too. Sweetwater has the answer: Waves' F6 Floating-Band Dynamic EQ plug-in. It's the ultimate problem solver, deftly handling equalization, compression, expansion, and de-essing duties; both live and in the studio. F6 has six bands, each featuring powerful EQ and dynamic controls that let you zoom in on any problem and automatically correct it whenever it arises. Once you hear what the F6 can do, you'll consider applying EQ to a frequency range and leaving it there for the entire track rather primitive. Sensitive to the dynamics of your signal, the F6 lets you specify precisely when when a specific frequency will be boosted or cut, compressed or expanded.
Pay $2/month with 24 month financing*
As low as $2/month
with 24 month financing*
See all payment options
Delivered by download. Our unique partnership with Waves delivers your license code within minutes.
Customer Reviews
Customer Added Media
This product doesn't have any review media yet!
Share Your Thoughts
Help other music gear aficionados by sharing your opinions of gear you've purchased.
Questions about the F6EQ?
Or call us at (800) 222-4700
Sweetwater's Sales Engineers are regarded as the most experienced and knowledgeable professionals in the music industry, with extensive music backgrounds and intense training on the latest products and technologies. They are available to offer you personalized product advice any time you need it.
Highest Rated Reviews
Wave F6
Muy buena herramienta para EQ
INCREDIBLE EQ
I suppose like most studios, you have what seems like a zillion EQs, right? Well finally, you can narrow them all down to one! The Waves F6 EQ is that one elusive EQ that just seems to have the right mojo. You can spend a lot of time trying to get your EQ perfect and find you’re still not quite nailing it. But not so with the Waves F6 Floating-Band Dynamic EQ plug-in... This is one EQ that makes your mixes sound immensely polished without spending massive amounts of your precious time and effort. It’s really a well thought out EQ, and the floating-band feature is so nice.
With this EQ you can actually start with a couple of the presets to quickly narrow down your starting equalization; and with minimal tweaking, it’s super easy to polish your mixes. Best to spend a little time with some of the tutorials on YouTube though to get the most out of your F6, because there’s a few features you’ll want to nail down and the videos speed up learning the small-but-important features. The F6 is a do-it-all EQ and it’s super easy to get those magic mixes. You’ll love the floating point feature & the way the F6 is laid out. It’s controls are logically arranged to make for fluid workflow. I find the F6 is every bit as quality as the much higher priced FabFilter EQ.
Fixes almost anything
I've been using Fabfilter's Pro-MB for a long time, after buying the mastering bundle, but I definitely prefer the F6 after trying it out. The "vocal control" and "open up" presets are excellent starting points to clean things up, then you just play with the thresholds and ranges of each band. The de-essing is very good on the F6.
My Go-To EQ
As an idiot that doesn't always install software right away, I made the mistake of purchasing this plugin twice... You know what, though... It's worth at least double the price! This has quickly become my go-to EQ and has found it's way on everything from vocals to guitars to keys to the master chain. Highly recommend!
Streamlined
Usually it takes multiple steps and a number of plugins to achieve controlling the things that this plugin does all at your fingertips.
We have all had those frequencies in someone's voice, or maybe an instrument, that get out of control just for an instant. We need to find them and control them with a quick volume change, a touch up with a bit of EQ, or who knows what.
This wonderful plug in has several key pieces at my fingertips and has streamlined the process, making it so much easier, translating into faster.
Again, any engineer worth their salt knows how to accomplish the same things, but it still takes several different plugins and moved, taking more time to make it happen. This is a true time saver and keys right in where you need to be.
Wonderful!
Jim
Best Plugin I ever purchased
All I can say is my mixes are much better than before I purchased the Waves F6
Very easy to use and the results are amazing!
This is my go to EQ! Especially on Kick, Bass, and vocals
Sounds incredible!
This is the best transparent EQ I've ever used. No digital harshness or synthetic sound. Just pure, flexible, utilitarian EQ!
Warning: no visual feedback
This is essentially a cheap knock-off of the fabfilter pro-Q. There is no spectrum analyzer which for me was very disappointing.
Waves products are notorious for having no visual feedback and so I wasn't too surprised.
Note: I will be using FabFilter's pro-Q instead
