Waves mv2 manual

Step 5: Insert the MV2 plugin after your analog emulator. As you slowly increase the low-level fader, notice that the harmonics and the fundamental slowly increase in gain. This teaches us something very important about how the MV2 operates. Because the sine wave is played at a constant amplitude, there is no way for the MV2 to differentiate between the quieter and the louder aspects of the signal.

It is only when dynamics are introduced that the compressor settings of the MV2 can capture these nuanced details and amplify them. As we generate harmonics and then slide the low-level fader upward, we notice this yellow bar under the low-level fader.

This yellow bar will demonstrate how the signal is amplified and then attenuated when the transient occurs. This bar indicates how much of the lower-level aspects of the signal are being amplified.

Have a listen below:. As stated before, the harmonics and the other quieter aspects of the signal are made more apparent when using low-level compression.

Your harmonics will be captured and amplified, resulting in a fuller, more complex and desirable sound. If used correctly, this technique will take any bland recording and turn it into something great. An exciter is used to amplify any harmonics created from an instrument or from distortion. Like distortion plugins, exciters alter the harmonics of a signal. Aphex Vintage Aural Exciter. If you wanted to accentuate your harmonics even more, place the Aphex Vintage Exciter between your distortion or analog emulation plugin and your MV2.

This will cause the harmonics to be amplified prior to the upward compression of the MV2. The effect can either be subtle or obvious, depending on the extent to which you excite your harmonics, but this offers extra flexibility. By this point, you may have realized that the MV2 can be used after other plugins to accentuate the quieter aspects of their processing. Maybe try the MV2 after a doubler or harmonizer to bring out some of the more unique and hidden effects of the plugin.

Honestly, you can try adding an MV2 after any effect to see if you can find and amplify any quiet, unique or unheard aspect of the processing. It truly is exciting when you consider what may be discovered from amplifying the quietest part of a recording or of any effects processing.

Although placing the MV2 after an effect can be used for the benefit of your mix or master, doing so haphazardly and irresponsibly can have negative effects on your project.

If you were to use an MV2 after introducing this noise, you would no doubt increase the noise floor of your recording. If this was done to an entire mix, the effects could be disastrous. Disastrous may be a bit melodramatic, but you know what I mean.

Just as the MV2 can highlight the best parts of your mix, it can highlight the worst parts as well. Want more on mixing with compression? Find out which compressor plugins to use on your mix. Want to get more tips straight to your inbox? I've used MV2 on the master bus a couple of times, using dB upwards expansion.

No audible coloration. Last edited by johannburkard; 4th October at PM.. Reason: Making things clear. I haven't really found anything like it. One alternative would be doing some work with volume automation in your DAW.

More work, but less coloration probably. I bought it and to my ears it sound like a cleaner and a bit lighter alternative to MV2. That was what i was looking for for clean and even sounding vocals. It's great to have both. Plugin questions go here I just watched the videos for MV2 and MaxxVolume and they appear to be more or less the same with MaxxVolume having a bit more control. Is that an accurate assessment or are there more differences that I missed? The low level upwards compression in MV2 is quite unique, or is it?

I am looking for an unwupped preferably multi-channel alternative, but is there any? I never got an answer but it appears that MV2 is a simplified version of MaxxVolume, which I ended up buying and have been using with good results.

I like having the addition options for more flexibility, especially considering they're the same price on sale. I'd love to know the answer too It helps boost the low-level frequencies or lower the high levels, and overall, it tightens up the In a way, this is like parallel compression without any phase or curve-shifting issues.

It saves the transients and articulation, adding just pure low-level fat. I love this. I cannot start a mix without this important plugin. Jaimeson Durr Producer, Engineer, Mixer.