Waves dropped another plugin for its Magma lineup called StressBox, and the whole deal runs on basically one knob that handles compression when you twist right and expansion when you go left. The company pitched it as a way simpler option than stacking multiple processors for EQ, saturation, and dynamics work. Right now, the price sits at 30 bucks instead of the usual 80.
The plugin works on Windows 10 and up, plus recent Mac systems, and it ships with VST3, AU, and AAX formats. Waves claims the single-control approach can pull off everything from aggressive punch to more delicate mix tweaks without needing to understand technical audio stuff. It throws in an auto-gain feature to keep output levels steady while you mess with the main control.
The plugin works on Windows 10 and up, plus recent Mac systems, and it ships with VST3, AU, and AAX formats. Waves claims the single-control approach can pull off everything from aggressive punch to more delicate mix tweaks without needing to understand technical audio stuff. It throws in an auto-gain feature to keep output levels steady while you mess with the main control.
