Waves’ NLS Non-Linear Summing Plugin Out Now

Waves’ new NLS Non-Linear Summing plug-in, announced at Winter NAMM, is now available ($249 Native / $349 TDM).

Waves NLS GUI

Created in association with three top producers/engineers – Mark “Spike” Stent, Mike Hedges and Yoad Nevo – Waves Non Linear Summer brings users the analog summing sound of three legendary consoles.

Accordingly, the NLS captures the sound of:

– The SSL 4000G console belonging to Mark “Spike”’ Stent (Radiohead, Björk, Muse, Maroon 5, Madonna)

– The EMI TG12345 Mk 4 desk owned by Mike Hedges (The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Dido, Faithless, Manic Street Preachers, U2), heard on timeless recordings like Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon

– The Neve 5116 console custom-made for Yoad Nevo (Bryan Adams, Pet Shop Boys, Sugababes, Goldfrapp, Air)

In the creation of this plug-in, Waves modeled over 100 individual channels in all, analyzing and recreating the distinctive color, character, and behavior of every input and summing bus amp.

NLS Channel/Buss Controls:

• Studio sets the console type.
• Drive controls the amount of harmonic distortion, increasing the input signal and decreasing the internal headroom.
• Output / Trim controls gain adjustment.
• VCA Group assigns the NLS instance to a VCA Group, for global control via the VCA Groups Console.
• Link toggles between Dual Mono mode, where the left and right channels are not identical models, and Stereo mode, where left and right are identical (NLS stereo Channel only).
• Mic controls the headroom by simulating mic input levels. (NLS Channel only)
• Bypass deactivates analog harmonics, noise and frequency response effects.
• Noise activates modeled analog noise.
• VCA Tab shows and hides the VCA Groups Console section.
• Meter displays output signal peak dBFS values.

VCA Group Console Controls:

• Auto enables automation writing and reading for the VCA Groups Console.
• Group Bypass controls the NLS effect on all instances assigned to that VCA Group.
• Group Noise controls the noise for all the NLS instances assigned to that VCA Group.
• Group Drive sets the drive offset value for all NLS instances assigned to that VCA Group.
• Group Trim sets the output gain offset value for all NLS instances assigned to that VCA Group.
• Group Studio sets the studio type for all NLS instances assigned to that VCA Group.
• Group Name provides a text field which allows users to customize the name of each VCA Group.

For more information, and to demo or purchase, visit http://www.waves.com/nls.

Please note: When you buy products through links on this page, we may earn an affiliate commission.