EQ Magazine - March 2008 - (Page 61)

pitch shift, delay, and reverb reflected the years of Waves refinement that professional engineers have come to depend on. The dynamics and touch response made playing a pleasure, and all with a relatively low CPU drain. These are sounds that will slot neatly into a professional recording—and not just as an extra color, but as a viable alternative to hardware amps. That said, the sounds are decidedly mainstream—more Maroon 5 than T-Bone Burnett. Delving deeper into the software, I discovered to my dismay that when attempting to automate GTR3’s parameters within a Live track, the parameter controls were displayed as numbers (1-7), rather than names. Once again, I was required to go to the Help menu to determine which number referred to which control. As even my free plug-ins provide control names, this seems unfortunate. [Waves states that Ableton Live— which processes automation using MIDI—is not a supported host. Parameter controls are labeled in Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase, Nuendo, and any host that doesn’t process data via MIDI.] It would also be nice if the hardware interface actually served as a FireWire or USB connection to your computer, doubling as a dongle, to save those increasingly precious USB ports. CONCLUSIONS It would have been great to see Waves include some of the cool effects from its plug-in bundles in this incarnation— such as Enigma or SuperTap. Still, this latest version of the collaboration between PRS and Waves offers all the basic, real-sounding and feeling amp and effects emulations a guitarist might need. If your tastes lean toward the radioready, you would be hard pressed to do better than GTR3. PRODUCT TYPE: Amp and effects modeling software bundled with a hardware interface. TARGET MARKET: Guitarists and recording studios seeking professional amp and effects emulations. STRENGTHS: High quality, warm, responsive sounds. Easy to use. LIMITATIONS: Hardware part less than essential, MIDI destinations numbered rather than named. LIST PRICE: $500 Native/$600 TDM (includes Studio Guitar Interface); software only is $380 Native/$480 TDM; Interface only is $120. CONTACT: www.waves.com SONEX®—The original high-def acoustical solution. Maximum sound quality in your unique space with Class 1 fire-rated and easy-to-install products—including SONEX and FABRITEC. 1 -800-662-0032 www.pinta-acoustic.com/eq SONEX and FABRITEC formerly illbruck acoustic, inc. © 2008 pinta acoustic, inc. All rights reserved. www.eqmag.com MARCH 2008 EQ 61 http://www.waves.com http://www.cafepress.com/musicplayernet http://www.pinta-acoustic.com/eq http://www.pinta-acoustic.com/eq http://www.eqmag.com

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EQ Magazine - March 2008 Contents Talk Box Sounding Board Punch In Tool Box Dream Theater Nick Drake LO-FI Recording Tricks Guitar Trax Bass Managment Key Issues Drum Heads Vocal Cords Mix Bus Cheat Sheet Tascam Gigastudio 4 Cakewalk Sonar 7 Crane Song Avocet Cad Signature Series Mic Packs Waves GTR3 Kjaerhus MPL-1 Pro SE Ableton Live 7 Centrance Micport Pro, Tapco LINK.midi 4x4, Multi-Gigabyte USB 2.0 Memory Sticks Digital Redux Electrotech, Nine Volt Audio Action Drums, Big Fish Audio Hadeeth 2 Room with a VU

EQ Magazine - March 2008

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