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As usual FYI only I don't have the Waves Nx plugin so obviously don't use it and can't speak to "goodness" of it but I remember seeing a few threads where some folks said they mix only, or mainly, on headphones so thought this deal might be good ($35 now usually $99) Waves Nx Plugin http://www.waves.com/plugins/nx?utm_source=wnletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=learn-more&utm_campaign=nx-eq-update-audeze#introducing-nx-virtual-mix-roomgood luck Larry
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This is an interesting product by Waves, I may have to watch a couple of videos on the product page and see if this actually something worth buying for myself, I personally live in an apartment so playing of my monitors isn't always viable when working on a mix. Do you or anyone else have experience here using this?
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Larry,
Thanks for posting this. I wasn't aware of the sale.
There are some great deals on heaps of plugins. If anyone is thinking about the CLA family of effects, now is the time!
Appreciate the heads up
Noel
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Tyler,
I've just purchased the Waves Nx Plugin (Headphones). I figured that for the price, I couldn't go wrong (even with our lousy exchange rate at present). I'll post a note on how it sounds/works.
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Tyler, Here's a public-available link to the User Guide. This may be of use to you. http://www.waves.com/1lib/pdf/plugins/nx.pdfThe section in the guide relating to "Head Tracker", Chapter 4, is for a hardware device that can be used to help enhance the plugin's interpretation of a specific speaker(s) setup. Since I didn't purchase this to accompany the plugin, I cannot comment on it. My impressions of the plugin so far... It is excellent. I've always found it a little frustrating how the the sound through my speakers and through my headphones disagreed with one another. It's not a major disagreement but it's enough to make mixing a little more challenging. If I mix to my headphones, the sound is slightly unbalanced in my speakers (and vice-versa). When I tested the plugin, this is the process I followed... 1. I put the Nx Virtual Mix Room as the last plugin in the Master control (in Reaper) and then added settings for speaker angle and my head-size (circumference, ear-to-ear around the back of the head). 2. I then opened a song that I was happy with the way it was mixed. 3. When the song was playing and with headphones on, I toggled between active/non-active for the plugin. There was definitely a difference in sound. 4. With the plugin active, when I removed my headphones and listened to the speakers. The sound that I had been hearing in my headphones was very closely paralleled by what I was now hearing from the speakers. Was it identical? I don't know but it sounded the same. With the plugin non-active, the sound between headphones and speakers was, again, noticeably different. Lastly, I have to say that Waves installation software called "Waves Central" made installing and activating the two plugins I bought very easy. All in all, it's thumbs up from me! Hopes this information helps, Noel
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kind of late with only 4 hours left but you CAN download the DEMO of it!
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Hello Noel,
That's fascinating this a product i'll definitely have to give a try, perfect for my needs in my own home studio!
When it comes to the CLA plugin's I have used both CLA Guitar and CLA drums in the past in professional studio settings and I would definitely recommend them, it has greatly enhanced my mixes when I have recorded guitar or drums with honestly little effort involved. But honestly I love any plugin that comes from Waves, I currently own the gold bundle and will likely upgrade to a bigger bundle sometime this year.
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Hello Noel,
When it comes to the CLA plugin's I have used both CLA Guitar and CLA drums in the past in professional studio settings and I would definitely recommend them, it has greatly enhanced my mixes when I have recorded guitar or drums with honestly little effort involved. But honestly I love any plugin that comes from Waves, I currently own the gold bundle and will likely upgrade to a bigger bundle sometime this year.
I'm a big fan of the waves plugins too, I have quite a few of them. Today I just bought CLA Guitar on sale for $29.00, so good to hear it works well for you! Haven't tried it yet but will do so in a day or so.
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Tyler, Here's a public-available link to the User Guide. This may be of use to you. http://www.waves.com/1lib/pdf/plugins/nx.pdfThe section in the guide relating to "Head Tracker", Chapter 4, is for a hardware device that can be used to help enhance the plugin's interpretation of a specific speaker(s) setup. Since I didn't purchase this to accompany the plugin, I cannot comment on it. My impressions of the plugin so far... It is excellent. I've always found it a little frustrating how the the sound through my speakers and through my headphones disagreed with one another. It's not a major disagreement but it's enough to make mixing a little more challenging. If I mix to my headphones, the sound is slightly unbalanced in my speakers (and vice-versa). When I tested the plugin, this is the process I followed... 1. I put the Nx Virtual Mix Room as the last plugin in the Master control (in Reaper) and then added settings for speaker angle and my head-size (circumference, ear-to-ear around the back of the head). 2. I then opened a song that I was happy with the way it was mixed. 3. When the song was playing and with headphones on, I toggled between active/non-active for the plugin. There was definitely a difference in sound. 4. With the plugin active, when I removed my headphones and listened to the speakers. The sound that I had been hearing in my headphones was very closely paralleled by what I was now hearing from the speakers. Was it identical? I don't know but it sounded the same. With the plugin non-active, the sound between headphones and speakers was, again, noticeably different. Lastly, I have to say that Waves installation software called "Waves Central" made installing and activating the two plugins I bought very easy. All in all, it's thumbs up from me! Hopes this information helps, Noel Thank you Noel, for such a nice and thorough review. Because of your post I just bought it! It is currently on sale for $39 but if you use code CK901 you can get an extra 10% off!
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John,
When you get a chance to use it, I'm interested to know how you find it.
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John,
When you get a chance to use it, I'm interested to know how you find it.
Regards,
Noel Noel, I already tried it out and at a glance noticed some of the things you mentioned. And I already forgot to remove it before rendering!  I have not had a chance to compare the mix to speakers but I did notice a big difference when removing the plug. I used to use the FocusRite VRM box but found it to be a bit annoying as I could never get my mixes to sound good across all of their simulations and it was just too much to try and deal with. It eventually broke and I did not replace it. But I am looking forward to this plug so thanks again for the recommendation and review. I use Waves Vocal Rider and love that one!
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