The mix bus is the last stop before mastering so engineers often add bass shelving EQ treble for sparkle a glue compressor and console emulation. Or at least they did before CLA MixDownwhich combines optimizes and expands these processors to deliver the ultimate mix bus plugin. Grammy winner Chris Lord-Alges legendary mixes have graced the music of Foo Fighters Bruce Springsteen the Rolling Stones Green Day and so many more. He knows what a mix bus needshere it is. Ive taken my two favorite mix bus chains and put them under the hood of this supercharged plugin. Two flavors of my mix bus compression plus console overdrive and a finishing EQ with perfect bass and treble curves. You can use MixDown on your master busor the CLA way on a master aux. You can add it after you finish mixing for that final touchbut I recommend you insert it before you start mixing then mix through it to help you nail your mix fast.Chris Lord-Alge

The Masters Touch

MixDown encapsulates the power and detail of Chris Lord-Alges favorite mix bus processors. This plugin isnt just about effects but represents the experience hes gained over decades of mixing hits for musical superstars.

Choose Your Mix Glue

Glue compressors tie your tracks together into a tight unified cohesive listening experience. With MixDowns Glue fader choose the compression flavor best for your musicmodern and punchy (1) or vintage and controlled with a longer time constant great for holding the mix together (2).

Equalization Coloration

Equalization needs to be at the right frequency with the right slope and the right amount. The Low control adds idealized shelving EQ for bassfrom big to boomingwhile the treble EQ creates a bell curve for sparkle and clarity.

Drive Your Mix Bus to the Max

The Drive control feeds an emulated SSL console mix bus. Keep Drive down for a natural sound push it up more to add a taste of harmonic distortion or turn it up all the way for character and grit.

A Model of Simplicity

While developing MixDown with Waves Chris Lord-Alge emphasized the importance of speed in the creative process. Although theres sophisticated modeling under the hood the transparent interface gets results fast.

Features:

• Two flavors of glue compression deliver dazzling dynamics
• Emulate an overdriven SSL console for coloror push for grit
• Exceptionally effective but with a simple interface
• Four modules provide crucial mix bus processors
• Creates the best possible mix for mastering
• Mix through MixDown as the mix develops or add as the final step

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