Waves Releases Cobalt Saphira – Add and Enhance Harmonic Content
Waves continues to broaden their developmental horizons with the release of a harmonic enhancement plug-in, Cobalt Saphira. Saphira is the first of Waves’ new Cobalt-series – “Analog that Only Digital Can Achieve”.
Cobalt Saphira is the first of the Waves Cobalt series of plug-ins.
The function of the plug-in is to enhance and even add harmonic content that can ‘glue’ our mixes together. Typically down-mixing or compressing with analog hardware is an ideal method to ‘glue’ tracks together, but Cobalt Saphira is looking to change that as well as the plug-in naming convention.
Cobalt Saphira from Waves is available now for an intro price of $99 ($149 MSRP). Here are more details from Waves:
A NEW LEVEL OF CONTROL
- Cobalt Saphira gives you an unprecedented level of digital control over different aspects of the harmonics you are adding:
- Edge and Warmth – for separately controlling and balancing even and odd harmonics
- 4-band EQ – for separately shaping the frequency spectrum of each type of harmonics
- Harmonics modes – seven different modes, with graphical representation so you can see the changes in harmonic structure
- Tape – five tape speeds for adding wow-and-flutter modulation in order to give your tracks extra musicality and depth
A NEW WAY TO GLUE YOUR TRACKS
We often use the term “glue” when touting the benefits of compression. But the “glue” we hear from a good compressor is many times the result of added harmonics. Cobalt Saphira lets you directly control your harmonics without compression, helping to glue your tracks and turn them into a more musical, cohesive mix.
ADDED DEPTH
Achieving balance and clarity in a mix is expected. Achieving real depth in a mix is where they single out the pros. Cobalt Saphira allows you to inject this sought-after quality into your mixes.
Excelling on groups and sub-mixes and in mastering situations, Cobalt Saphira gives you rich harmonic enhancement that can be creatively tailored exactly how you like it — a full palette of analog sound for you to pour all over your tracks.
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