🧐 Get Started w/ Curves Equator: SMARTER Resonance Suppression & Frequency Unmasking

[@palebluedotstudios]

This is Waves’ greatest plugin. I can’t wait to write a review for this on my channel!

[@Anders01]

Wow, I tried the Curves Equator on a whole mix and it sounds great. Can't wait to try it on individual instruments and vocals.

[@LauraLobo8]

Wow, you guys are on a streak! Amazing products coming out these past years!

[@AsherParkes]

Thanks Waves, another BANGER!

[@facelessproduction7059]

Can only say FANTASTIC GREAT OUTSTANDING PLUGIN! 😀👍 Great job Waves-team that come up with this unique plugin. Keep up the good job! No brainer, instant purchased and thank you! 🙏

[@digitalmarketinghumans]

Sonible, Izotope, Soothe 2, I have them all. This one from waves sounds different, in a good way! Very impressed.

[@ILOVEDRAGO]

Not exactly, soothe doesn`t add, it only reduces. More like Sonible Smart EQ...

[@glb322]

Once I got it figured out, the side-chaining thing is TERRIFIC! I've just used Equator on one mix so far, but I decided, as a test, to use it on each instrument, vox, and all the busses. This ir really nice.

[@waves]

Great to hear!

[@amarokids]

Wow! Waves, once again, helping us out to achieve the results we want and need! Can’t wait to see it

[@EroxThegoldmind]

Im so excited with this😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@bagirani6316]

Wow, the before and after results are truly impressive! It feels like each instrument comes through with much more detail and clarity.

[@CarlosJannarelli]

It's an amazing plugin! I use it in all my mixes now. You've really nailed it! Congrats!

[@cuebur]

Just got myself a copy!

[@PriestlyEdits]

the best plugin company at it again

[@CrispyAkiyama]

I am thoroughly impressed by this plugin AND how well it was demonstrated. Excited to try this one out for myself 🥂

[@kostyavasilkov4571]

WOW! Just amazing! Looking forward incorporating this into my toolset :)

[@panospappas7140]

Rosa and maybe the Salmons will not be so grateful as the other bands in the video. It's an excellent plugin that does the heavy lifting in no time with the minimum of fuss.Thumbs up Waves!

[@mariostresow9755]

This is a convincing demonstration of the plug-in. Thank you, Mario.

[@kybrdguy]

Fantastic job Waves! Great plug-in!

[@waves]

Glad you liked it! 😊

[@CaptainJoz]

You guys are amazing! Can’t wait to use it 👑👑👑

[@peevee605]

Great video, respect,. The Curves Equator and IDX are so easy to use and get results so fast, it's scary. I use them on all my mixes. Thank you Waves!

[@icreatemusicgroup]

So you use both of those what’s your full vocal chain using both the curve and IDX?

[@peevee605]

@@icreatemusicgroup I have started using these plugins on my master bus and for electric guitars and various instruments. Haven't come to the vocal chain yet but typically I would use plugins like IDX, Curves Equator, delay and reverb in that order. Been so busy recording songs for my album but I'll set it up and come back to you.

[@alejandron1]

YESSSSSS! Exactly what I was looking for!

[@antoineschillemans]

THANKS WAVES!!! LOVE U, GREETZ FROM AMSTERDAM

[@glennloopez]

looks and sounds great. I have Soothe and other similar tools and wasn't thinking I should buy it. I must say I really like this GUI and the way it is set up. For the intro price I will add to cart

[@erezfish]

Looks Good!❤ Thanks waves!

[@jupiteraloha]

I'll watch more tutorials and I'll buy it! Thank you!

[@buddingsignal]

awesome. thank *YOU* i will pick it up while it's on sale. nice simian line (straight line across the palm) on your right hand. 🙏

[@ShaiFishman]

Thanks mate, I have it on my left hand as well :)

[@Ultimasounds]

can't wait to try it !

[@mattrixx_audio]

This actually quite amazing... and in a different way to Soothe

[@LasCosasComoSean]

Yeah, it's like they added an easier /clearer multiband controls/interface to what Soothe does

[@junglequeencrimsondisc]

another great WAVES 🤘💯❗

[@matthewchavezm.b.s5503]

Looks like a fun tool. Kinda like gullfoss and soothe but has its own thing going as well.

[@EricTuba-t5v]

Wow , sounds great. Amazing waves product

[@GloveBunniesVideos]

Similar to Baby Audio's Smooth Operator, with much more control. Very cool!

[@fadzaik6343]

wow wow wow, so so so good ... oh they pull me back again !!!

[@unifrak]

Id probably get it if it had an invert button that targeted the opposite, everything in between the resonant frequencies, you could call it volcano mode 🌋

[@TaoProduction36]

Should I add this to the master or individual tracks?

[@waves]

Both can work depends on your tracks needs

[@Hecnice-Faf]

Every body coping this!! Fire Waves !!

[@Hecnice-Faf]

i already got it !!😎

[@GrainPiece]

Whaaat?! How is that even possible? 👏👏👏

[@angelocherymusic]

This is MAGIC, hope its cpu efficient.

[@NoSurrenderMuzik]

It is. I put a couple of instances on dif channels and very light on the cpu.

[@danbenhaim3362]

This plugin is unreal. Crystal clear and warm at the same time!

[@kayokk-]

Killer plug. Period!

[@29djandy]

Amazing 😮

[@napasmith5689]

Can't wait for Soundgrid/LV1!

[@napasmith5689]

Done!

[@boriswolf8025]

What's funny to me is the bleed of the male vocal into the lead female tracks, and you have access to Clarity VX or pro, that can easily remove secondary voices in a track.

[@Ireposteditmyself]

Thank you i will purchase it soon 🔥

[@Ireposteditmyself]

V14 supported?

[@waves]

Hi there, V15 & future versions only.

[@marcfelsenstein2080]

Wow, gotta try that!

[@richshafiee]

perfect company

[@Six2Nine]

Guys you made it! And the prize? Unbeatable! Bye Bye Soothe!

[@icreatemusicgroup]

What’s a good vocal chain that you would use with this? Especially with the new IDX🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@DesoloZantas]

The mix is very Soothe 😏

[@InaktiverUser]

on vocals should i use the waves curve equator first in vocal chain to clean up before mixing my vocal or after my vocal chain to clean up the already mixed sound?

[@waves]

Depends on your specific audio and the result you're trying to achieve. Both are valid use cases.

[@InaktiverUser]

@@waves thanks Waves I appreciate 🫶🏼

[@THE_YVRISTIS]

Ok nice Its like soothe 2? Or different?

[@bontempo1271]

Cmon Waves, WUP pricing needs to be severely reduced

[@marsrivers]

tHE RAW MIX SOUNDED ALREADY NATURAL AND GOOD

[@johndoe_1984]

A bit muddy

[@mygoogle1525]

How is the latency? Possible to use it in live session?

[@LasCosasComoSean]

Waves have added a "LIVE" version of all their latest plugin releases, so they probably did with these ones too.

[@mygoogle1525]

@@LasCosasComoSean nice one. I'll demo it then. Hope the live option is avaliable.

[@waves]

We are working on a very low-latency version of the plug-in :)

[@mygoogle1525]

@@waves nice . It actualy works without any hickups for me. Have not noticed enough latency to bother me.

[@paulmisty8998]

It's more like SmartEQ4 than Soothe ! Looks good!

[@th-redattack]

A combination of both

[@IvanKatalinic-dv8yu]

Can I use it on live sound mixing?

[@waves]

We are working on a super low latency version :)

[@yanfang6609]

作为混音师，如果他可以听到混音中的问题，那么他无需使用这个插件，也可以用其他方式在混音中解决问题。这个插件显然更适合对一些有问题的混音做处理，或者让一些有才华有想法的艺术家在缺乏混音技术的情况下也可以完善自己的作品

[@4EV-ER]

I think this was a no brainer to try out as the price was very reasonable compared to Soothe for example. My initial test was that you can get good sounding results already with very little tweaking as the controls are pretty intuitive to aim for the kind of sound you're after. Time will tell whether I can get overall better results with my other plugins, but for the ease of use it's tempting to try this out first, and the same goes for IDX, which I got as well. They seem to complement each other well in what they do. I guess the remaining question now is, is there any reason to get Silk if you have Curves Equator? Both suppress, but Silk apparently is more focused on Vocals, and people seem to praise it in general for what it does. I tried to find comparisons, but haven't find much so far, so if anyone has an opinion on that, let me know. 🙂

[@SaffoniOfficial]

For some reason, i can't get it to work with sidechaining or sidechain learning in FL Studio

[@budaalamalamusic]

love it you can take my money

[@SimondiusOfficial]

I cant figure out how to get sidechaining working in Ableton. How do I route it to the Kicks channel for example?

[@waves]

Hi there, our tech support department is open 7 days a week and will be more than glad to assist. Please contact us directly: www.waves.com/contact-us

[@Blueberrystop]

❤

[@spaceiswater6539]

I make experiential electric music 'without' any vocals would Equator work for me or would it not be needed?

[@waves]

It can work for all types of music.

[@NotFound-ll5kc]

Will it run on Proton Duo?

[@gna9061]

Hi, can you help me understand? When you’re removing almost 10 db of musical stuff, what's really happening is it being compressed or eq'd? Should I treat this as an eq or a compressor? isn't 10 to 15 db too much lol?

[@luiscepeda3058]

I want to know if in order to make space in the instrumental, for the vocals, can I use this to take out mono frecuencies that mask the voice but not affecting the stereo information?

[@waves]

Absolutely - use the M/S mode of the plug-in under the advanced controls, bottom right side of the plug-in (under "balance").

[@joevegna]

Great stuff. Will there be a version for live with no/less latency?

[@antonk6027]

They've already implemented similar FFT processing in the Silk Vocal plugin, which works really great, so I think that this one is going to work as well.

[@waves]

We are working on a very low-latency version of the plug-in :)

[@jensdroessler3575]

Will there be a live version of Equator? If so, when can we expect it? I think it could help a lot in live sound.

[@waves]

We are working on it!

[@jensdroessler3575]

@ That‘s great. Could you tell me if this is a sure thing or if you are working on if it is possible at all? If it‘s sure it can be done live, I‘d buy it in a few days. Otherwise I‘d wait…

[@jensdroessler3575]

@@waves I see ;)

[@matttorrence2900]

Does it go on the Mix Bus? Or the master?

[@waves]

Any channel works.

[@orviaguitar2420]

But can it do mid/side?

[@waves]

Yes, M/S, L/R and Linked options are available.

[@mazefinestrock]

Is it available for subscribers??

[@waves]

Included with Waves Ultimate!

[@MrBitterman75]

To all WUP haters - I pay WUP once in like 4 years only to get the vast majority of the plugins released in the meantime added to my Mercury bundle for free. Not a bad deal at all, I'm a fan. I'm even willing to forget the sub only fiasco. Regarding the plugin - I own Soothe 2, Neutron, Reso and while this is in a similar vein (frequency balancer with a lot of customisation), it is also distinct and unique enough in how it operates. If anything, I think this is actually a bit closer but not identical to what Gullfoss does. Bottom line - I'm not selling neither Soothe, neither Gullfoss🙂

[@travisrichmond905]

Can anybody answer? If I already have Curves equator, do I still need FabFilter Pro EQ?

[@darkcharmrecords]

Yes they are different tools

[@gidonricardo8629]

So what is the difference between this and a regular dynamic eq?

[@waves]

With Dynamic EQ, you need to know where the resonances are, then you need to add multiple nodes and possibly automate them. Equator has a thousand bands (nodes) that adaptively attenuate resonances, all you have to do is set the threshold.

[@josephgooch5562]

Plugin is both a blessing and a curse haha it EQs so well that I feel like I'm cheating

[@530Zeno]

Will have to demo to see cpu usage

[@gunnersdream44]

Not sold. Please give us Abbey Road Studer A80 and A800. I saw them at Abbey Road at exhibition show, they are still there. Floyd and Queen recorded to that A80 tape, and God knows how many greats used Abbey Road A800 in the 80's. Also, try to sample Abbey Road keyboards. Old Reason product is outdated at this point and suffers from a small number of layers and round-robins.

[@ILOVEDRAGO]

So, basically Sonible Smart EQ, but from Waves? No disrespect.

[@mygoogle1525]

More like soothe2

[@kokorhythmz]

Soothe killer

[@ravebourg]

Soothe sales booster 😂😅

[@samir.elkadmiri]

I feel like waves just copied the concept of spectral compressor from robbert-vhd in a simpler, less controllable way, slapped a learn function and called it a day. Looks nice 😁

[@Arron_Mottram]

6:00 I know this example is a bit exaggerated, so that everyone can hear the difference. But this mix sounds absolutely lifeless

[@JustifiedMusicOfficial]

You also need well-trained years, however, as we see here.

[@Wizardofvoz2]

No Waves anymore for me.

[@harmoszka500]

The plugin is cool. Maybe I would buy it. But your idiotic update plan... I don't want to pay multiple times for the same plugin. BUT UNFORTUNATELY YOUR COMPANY IS TOO GREEDY. Too bad...because you have some really great ones.

[@UdiKoomran]

The “on” signal is always louder… Thats not a way to convince …

[@juniorrabello878]

I already bought mine for 39 dollars! Shoothe 2 = 200 dollars. Just being stupid to pay 200 dollars!

[@greglong888]

I look forward to buying it then having to pay for it again to keep using it.

[@jamesburke2081]

I cant see what all the hype is about this plugin..I put it on a piano track with resonances and it didnt make a difference..Eqing and cutting the resonances is far better imo

[@CraftyMule]

Artifact

[@benbenzon]

This demo video is a joke as most of the time when the plugin is on, the sound is worse 🤣🤣🤣

[@TCapo1185]

FALSE

[@johnwinslow8841]

Silly. The mix with the plugin off is intentionally bad. Put it on something with a decent mix so that we can get an honest comparison.

[@aaronkb489]

I just think that this is for lazy producers or amateurs 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@mygoogle1525]

I think this is not for the people tgat are stuck in the past.

[@steveshadforth8792]

Or learn to mix properly

[@mygoogle1525]

Why? Use tools that make your work faster

[@steveshadforth8792]

@@mygoogle1525 and learn nothing