Are you tired of flat and lifeless digital mixes? Feeling confused on which plugins can take your mixes to that epic level? Well, we might just be reviewing the plugin for you.
Waves has introduced the Magma Channel Strip, a full channel strip covering all your crucial mixing needs – compression/gating, EQ, and saturation – all modeled on the detailed circuit behavior of vintage valve tube hardware.
This plugin uses Waves True Valve Modeling technology, which was used to create the highly successful BB Tubes plugin. With Magma Channel, you can shape your complete tone and dynamics quickly and easily, bringing the authentic, warm, classic tube sound to your tracks.
Built for speed and ease of use, the Magma Channel Strip features a few no-nonsense knobs for drive/saturation, EQ lows, mids, and highs, compression and expansion/gating. Each knob has been carefully designed to hit a sweet spot, no matter where you turn it.
We’re putting it to the test
We review the Magma Tube Channel Strip and the review you’re getting includes four perspectives from four awesome producers!
We have Ali AMAC, Joe Carrell, Adam Steele, and yours truly Warren Huart. We mix different tracks to give you the most scope for this one plugin. All in all, we were all able to find positive reasons to use this plugin.
More about the Magma Channel Strip
Whether you’re looking to add depth and dimension to a vocal, instrument, or bus, or to give a silky top end and super-fat bottom to any sound, Magma Channel has got you covered. Its warm drive and compression can also glue your overall mix together, making it the perfect vibe plugin for shaping guitars and synths, sculpting lofi loops, or smashing drums.
The Magma Channel Strip includes three channel strip modules: input drive/saturation, a 3-band musical EQ, and dynamics. The drive/saturation module allows you to go from subtle saturation to full-on harmonic distortion, with a warm, in-your-face sound. The EQ section allows quick tone shaping with its high and low shelves and a mid wide bell knob with sweepable frequency control. The dynamics module features a single-knob compressor that can go from gentle glue to full aggressive pump, and a SMASH mode for extra explosiveness. The expander/gate helps you get a tighter sound with greater focus and clarity.
With hundreds of artist presets by top producers and engineers, including Jacquire King, Greg Wells, and Joe Chiccarelli, Magma Channel Strip allows you to stay focused on your creative vision and nail your sound quickly, with beautiful analog texture and tone on any track.
So, bring the warmth of analog tubes to your mix and take your tracks to the next level with Magma Channel Strip by Waves.