Youve spent countless hours crafting the perfect mix and its time for multiband compression to add that final touch. Conventional multiband dynamics processors cant avoid adding some coloration but this artfully engineered linear-phase design is always true to your sound. Linear-phase multiband compression is immune to smearing from phase issues and processes transients with more focus and clarityits the preferred processor for precision mastering.

Multiband Compression and Expansion

This isnt just a compressor but a dynamics processorand more. Compress in one band expand in another band or dont apply dynamics processing at alltreat some bands like linear-phase EQs.

Attack that Release

De-ess high frequencies with fast attacks set long releases on low frequencies choose the ideal balance for midrange dynamicsindependent attack and release controls for each band make this possible.

Free-Range Dynamics

The Range parameter is like a ratio control with guardrails. Set the maximum amount you want compression to compress or expansion to expand. Its a faster easier and more efficient way to dial in your ideal dynamics control.

Adapts Well to Change

The adaptive threshold can add a slight lift to bands that are being masked. This is why so many users feel the Linear Phase Multiband Compressor improves sound beyond expectations even with light compression.

Lets Apply Some Makeup

Auto Makeup helps maintain general level stability by working with individual bands instead of overall level and taking into account threshold range and knee. The result is more accurate A/B comparisons.

Auto-Release for Better Sound

Forget about grainy distortion with too-short release times or pumping with an overly long releaseAuto Release Control knows the difference. Set release to an approximate value and let Waves ARC do the rest.

Convenient Customization

Choose from two types of release charactersthe smooth opto release or the tighter electro mode. You can even specify a hard- or soft-knee compression curve and whether to dither the 48-bit processing to 24 bits.

Features:

• 5 independent fully parametric bands
• De-masking clarifies each bands sound compared to other bands
• Attack and release for each band track dynamics optimally
• Eliminates intermodulation among bands
• Linear-phase crossovers prevent phase-based coloration
• Ideal for mastering due to its faithful audio treatment
• Also does upward expansion and focusing-type EQ
• Extras include automatic makeup gain and adaptive threshold

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