Waves Tony Maserati Collection

Black Eyed Peas. Beyoncé. Usher. John Legend. Alicia Keys. Jason Mraz. Macy Grey. Mary J. Blige. Rob Thomas. Sting. David Bowie. Tupac Shakur. Notorious B.I.G. Jay-Z.

They’ve all turned to Tony Maserati for his magic touch. Now, you can too.

When you’re ready for the hit sound, get on the fast track with Maserati’s custom-built high performance processing chains.

The Tony Maserati Collection is available separately and in Waves Mercury.

Tony Maserati GTi Guitar Toner

Tony Maserati on the GTi Guitar Toner: "The GTi was created with all the different guitar players I've admired in mind. I tried to find settings that would be a starting place for getting their sound, from the ‘Clean’ in-your-face sound of, say, Elliott Smith to the wide chorus-y spread of The Police's Andy Summers using the 'Clean Chorus' setting. On the 'Heavy' setting, a bit of level and EQ help your already crunched guitar sound scream through any thick instrumentation you've got. ‘Thick Rhythm' lets you to subtly or substantially make your rhythm guitar sound livelier; it also works great on Wurlis and Horns. The 'Soft Flange' setting is just that; it adds interesting and subtly audible filtering to legato notes or sustained electric guitars. My intention was to make these effects usable in a wide variety of applications. The wild and crazy FX are out there; you already got 'em if you need 'em!"

Featuring

Complete all-in-one processing chains
Mono-to-stereo and stereo components
Optimized control ranges
24bit/96kHz resolution
Supports RTAS, Audio Suite, VST, AU
PC and Mac compatible

Controls

Clean

Type toggles between the 5 guitar types.
Sensitivity controls nominal input levels.
Presence 1 controls guitar presence.
Tame controls guitar dynamics.
Output controls the output level.
Meter Switch toggles between the input and output monitors.

Clean Chorus

Type toggles between the 5 guitar types.
Sensitivity controls nominal input levels.
Presence 1 controls guitar presence.
Tame controls guitar dynamics.
Mix controls the mix between the original signal and the chorus effect.
Depth controls the depth of the chorus effect.
Output controls the output level.
Meter Switch toggles between the input and output monitors.

Heavy

Type toggles between the 5 guitar types.
Sensitivity controls nominal input levels.
Presence 1 controls guitar presence.
Tame controls guitar dynamics.
Output controls the output level.
Meter Switch toggles between the input and output monitors.

Thick Rhythm

Type toggles between the 5 guitar types.
Sensitivity controls nominal input levels.
Presence 2 controls guitar presence.
FX controls the amount of signal sent to the effect.
Delay controls the delay time.
Width controls the stereo width of the effect.
Vibro controls the vibrato effect.
Chorus turns the chorus on and off.
Output 2 controls the output level.
Meter Switch toggles between the input and output monitors.

Soft Flange

Type toggles between the 5 guitar types.
Sensitivity controls nominal input levels.
Presence 2 controls guitar presence.
Tame controls guitar dynamics.
FX controls the amount of signal sent to the effect.
Press controls the dynamics of the signal sent to the flanger.
Width controls the stereo width of the effect.
Range controls the flanger range.
Rate controls the rate/speed of the effect.
Output 2 controls the output level.
Meter Switch toggles between the input and output monitors.

Tony Maserati VX1 Vocal Enhancer

Tony Maserati on the VX1 Vocal Enhancer: "The VX1 is a compact package for full vocal control, whether you need to squeeze the most emotion out subtle performance or engulf it in a room with a full band production. This plug-in has all the processing you need for Vocals.

Contour 1 will give you a studio or small venue room; Contour 2 is a larger chamber with reflective pre-delays, most suited for slow ballads; and Contour 3 is set up for quicker tempo songs with a very small room and matching pre-delay."

Featuring

Complete all-in-one processing chains
Mono-to-stereo and stereo components
Optimized control ranges
24bit/96kHz resolution
Supports RTAS, Audio Suite, VST, AU
PC and Mac compatible

Controls

Contour 1

Type toggles between the 3 Contour types.
Sensitivity controls nominal input levels.
Bass controls low frequencies.
Compress controls amount of compression applied to the signal.
Treble controls high frequencies.
Output controls the output level.
FX controls the amount of signal sent to the effect.
DLY sets the delay time.
DLY Mix controls the amount of audible delay.
Decay controls the audible decay speed of the reverb.
VRB Tone controls the tone of the reverb.
Meter Switch toggles between the input and output monitors.

Contour 2

Type toggles between the 3 Contour types.
Sensitivity controls nominal input levels.
Bass controls low frequencies.
Compress controls the amount of compression applied to the signal.
Treble controls high frequencies.
Output controls the output level.
FX controls the amount of signal sent to the effect.
DLY sets the delay time.
DLY Mix controls the amount of audible delay.
Decay controls the audible decay speed of the reverb.
VRB Tone controls the tone of the reverb.
Meter Switch toggles between the input and output monitors.

Contour 3

Type toggles between the 3 Contour types.
Sensitivity controls nominal input levels.
Bass controls low frequencies.
Air adds “air” to the sound.
Treble controls high frequencies.
Output controls the output level.
FX controls the amount of signal sent to the effect.
DLY sets the delay time.
DLY Mix controls the amount of audible delay.
Decay controls the audible decay speed of the reverb.
VRB Tone controls the tone of the reverb.
Meter Switch toggles between the input and output monitors.

Tony Maserati DRM Drum Slammer

Tony Maserati on the DRM Drum Slammer: "The DRM was designed to help the excitement of percussive transients get heard through mixes which are thick with instrumentation and vocals. Whether on programmed or live drums, DRM is a great starting point for your mix."

Featuring

Complete all-in-one processing chains
Mono and stereo components
Optimized control ranges
24bit/96kHz resolution
Double precision bit resolution processing
Supports RTAS, Audio Suite, VST, AU
PC and Mac compatible

Controls

Type toggles between the 7 drum types (BD, SNR Top, SNR Bottom, HH, Toms, OH, Room)
Sensitivity controls nominal input levels.
Thump controls low frequencies.
Snap controls the “snap” effect of the drum.
Treble controls the high frequencies.
Output controls the output level.
Meter Switch toggles between the input and output monitors.

Tony Maserati HMX Harmonics Generator

Tony Maserati on the HMX Harmonics Generator: "In 'Modal' mode, the HMX will make your piano wide, with just the right amount of chorus effect, to give it life on a vocal demo, or raise your Wurlitzer’s presence, for some ethereal magic. 'Bounce' mode will add a bit of reverb and delay, to create energy and movement for a sensitive ballad or live-ness to a funky full-band setting."

Featuring

Complete all-in-one processing chains
Mono-to-stereo and stereo components
Optimized control ranges
24bit/96kHz resolution
Supports RTAS, Audio Suite, VST, AU
PC and Mac compatible

Controls Modal

Type toggles between the 2 effect types.
Sensitivity controls nominal input levels.
Size controls the perceived size of the effect.
Amount controls the amount of reverb.
Spread controls the stereo spread of the effect.
Output controls the output level.
Meter Switch toggles between the input and output monitors.

Bounce

Type toggles between the 2 effect types.
Presence controls the presence/tone of the effect (does not affect input signal).
Size controls the perceived size of the effect.
DLY Mix controls the audible delay level.
Tempo sets the BPM of the delay to a specific tempo.
Tempo Sync enables auto synchronization to session tempo.
FX controls the amount of signal sent to the effect.
Wet controls the amount of effect.
Output controls the output level.
Meter Switch toggles between the input and output monitors.

Tony Maserati B72 Bass Phattener

Tony Maserati on the B72 Bass Phattener: "The B72 actually has two distinct starting places. I've worked on a large variety of music for my artists, and there's never just one sound or one preset. Try the 'DI' setting on your electric or acoustic bass and you'll see how you can enhance the roundness, while keeping it lively throughout the song. The 'Synth' setting opens up a different door, with thickness, stereo spread, and harmonic flavor. It’ll fill the speakers like an old Prophet."

Featuring

Complete all-in-one processing chains
Mono, mono-to-stereo, and stereo components
Optimized control ranges
24bit/96kHz resolution
Supports RTAS, Audio Suite, VST, AU
PC and Mac compatible

Controls

DI

Type toggles between the 2 bass types.
Sensitivity controls nominal input levels.
Bass controls low frequencies.
Treble controls high frequencies.
Output controls the output level.
Meter Switch toggles between the input and output monitors.

Synth

Type toggles between the 2 bass types.
Sensitivity controls nominal input levels.
Bass controls low frequencies.
Treble controls high frequencies.
Output controls the output level.
FX controls the amount of signal sent to the effect.
FX Out controls the output level.
Tone controls the “buzziness” of the effect.
Meter Switch toggles between the input and output monitors.

Tony Maserati ACG Acoustic Guitar Designer

Tony Maserati on the ACG Acoustic Guitar Designer: "The ACG is a comprehensive tool to help gain ultimate control and energy boost from a variety of acoustic guitar types. The ‘ACG 1’ setting allows you to maximize level and sculpt your top and bottom. ‘ACG 2’ setting has more built-in compression for bringing out the subtleties in a live performance. Both have appropriate room settings available to be dialed in at varying levels."

Featuring

Complete all-in-one processing chains
Mono-to-stereo and stereo components
Optimized control ranges
24bit/96kHz resolution
Supports RTAS, Audio Suite, VST, AU
PC and Mac compatible

Controls

ACG 1

Type toggles between the 2 effect types.
Sensitivity controls nominal input levels.
Punch controls the Signal punch element.
Mid offers control over the midrange.
Hi offers control over the high frequency range.
FX controls the amount of signal sent to the effect.
Excite adds “excitement” to the effect.
Dry/Wet controls the effect’s Dry/Wet balance.
Pre-Delay controls the pre-delay of the effect.
Output controls the output level.
Meter Switch toggles between the input and output monitors.

ACG 2

Type toggles between the 2 effect types.
Sensitivity controls nominal input levels.
Punch controls the “punchiness”.
Mid offers control over the midrange.
Hi offers control over the high frequency range.
FX controls the amount of signal sent to the effect.
Excite adds “excitement” to the effect.
Dry/Wet controls the effect’s Dry/Wet balance.
Pre-Delay controls the pre-delay of the effect.
Output controls the output level.
Meter Switch toggles between the input and output monitors.

Tony Maserati on the GRP Group Processor: "The Maserati GRP plugin is meant to help that final blend jump out a bit. It’s got a nice bit of equalization involved but no effects, no shredders, none of that kind of thing. In fact, the compression that I’m using in the network there is very, very subtle, because generally I don’t do major compression over my groups. It’s meant to add a nice sheen on a great blend of background vocals or compress a drum kit together, make it really feel like it’s got some nice air to it."

Featuring

Complete all-in-one processing chains
Mono and stereo components
Optimized control ranges
24bit/96kHz resolution
Double precision bit resolution processing
Supports RTAS, Audio Suite, VST, AU
PC and Mac compatible

Controls

Sensitivity controls input levels.
Sensitivity LED indicates when appropriate levels are reached.
Type is used to toggle between the Group types: DRUMS LIVE, DRUMS PRGM (programmed drums), GUITARS, STRINGS, KEYS, BGV (background vocals), MASTER
Compress controls dynamics processing.
Lows controls low frequency equalization.
Mids controls midrange frequency equalization.
Highs controls high frequency equalization.
Output controls the output level.
Meter Switch toggles meter monitoring between input and output modes.
Meter displays input or output.

Maserati Collection V7 & Mercury V7 owners covered by Waves Update Plan
receive the new edition of Tony Maserati Artist Signature Collection at no additional charge.