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Manufacturer	Product	Version	Processor Type	Minimum System Requirements	Format And Platform	Auto	Operates In Real Time	Special Features	Price
Wave Arts	Panorama	5	Spatial processor	N/A	Mac (AU, VST, MAS, RTAS) and Win (DX, VST, RTAS)	Yes	Yes	3-D virtual acoustics processor featuring environment modeling and HRTF technology	$200
Wave Arts	MasterVerb	5	Reverb	N/A	Mac (AU, VST, MAS, RTAS) and Win (DX, VST, RTAS)	Yes	Yes	CPU efficient, powerful multi-algorithm reverb	$200
Wave Arts	TrackPlug	5	10-band EQ, compressor, gate	N/A	Mac (AU, VST, MAS, RTAS) and Win (DX, VST, RTAS)	Yes	Yes	All-in-one channel strip, with 10-band EQ, dual compressors, gate, CPU efficient	$200
Wave Arts	MultiDynamics	5	Multiband compressor / expander	N/A	Mac (AU, VST, MAS, RTAS) and Win (DX, VST, RTAS)	Yes	Yes	Up to six bands of dynamics processing, with clean and vintage modes	$200
Wave Arts	FinalPlug	5	Peak limiter - dynamics processor	N/A	Mac (AU, VST, MAS, RTAS) and Win (DX, VST, RTAS)	Yes	Yes	Peak limiting and several dither options	$200
Wave Arts	Power Couple	5	MasterVerb, TrackPlug bundle	N/A	Mac (AU, VST, MAS, RTAS) and Win (DX, VST, RTAS)	Yes	Yes		$300
Wave Arts	Power Suite	5	Plug-in bundle	N/A	Mac (AU, VST, MAS, RTAS) and Win (DX, VST, RTAS)	Yes	Yes	Features all five of Wave Arts' essential plug-ins	$600
WaveMachine Labs	Drumagog	4	Drum replacer	Win, Mac (9.x, OS X), 128 MB RAM	VST, RTAS, DirectX	Yes	Yes	Advanced triggering engine, rich multi-sample support	$149-$269
Waves	360 Surround Native Tools	5.x	Limiting, panning, reverb, compressing, dithering, filters	Mac OS X 10.2.8 and above, G4 867 MHz; Win XP & SP1 or 2000 & SP4, P3 or AMD Athlon 1GHz	Cubase SX 3, Nuendo 3	Yes	Yes	A complete surround tool kit	$1,200
Waves	360 Surround TDM Tools	5.x	Limiting, panning, reverb, compressing, dithering, filters	Mac OS-X 10.2.8, G4 867 MHz; Win 2000/XP, P3 or AMD Athlon 1GHz	TDM	Yes	Yes	A complete surround toolkit	$2,400
Waves	Broadcast & Production Native Bundle	5.x	EQ, comp, reverb, hum, crackle, click, noise removal, linear phase	Mac OS-X 10.2.8, G4 867 MHz; Win 2000/XP, P3 or AMD Athlon 1GHz	VST, Audio Units, RTAS, AudioSuite, MAS, and DirectX	Yes	Yes	Includes the Renaissance Maxx Bundle, the Masters Bundle, and the Restoration Bundle	$2,400
Waves	Broadcast & Production TDM Bundle	5.x	EQ, comp, reverb, hum/crackle removal, linear phase, dynamics	Mac OS-X 10.2.8, G4 867 MHz; Win 2000/XP, P3 or AMD Athlon 1GHz	TDM, VST, Audio Units, RTAS, AudioSuite, MAS, and DirectX	Yes	Yes	Includes the Renaissance Maxx Bundle, the Masters Bundle, and the Restoration Bundle	$4,800
Waves	Diamond Native Bundle	5.x	EQ, reverb, dynamics, psycho - acoustics, delay, flange, chorus, restoration	Mac OS X 10.2.8 and above, G4 867 MHz; Win XP & SP1 or 2000 & SP4, P3 or AMD Athlon 1GHz	RTAS, AudioSuite, MAS, VST, Audio Units, and DirectX	Yes	Yes	Includes Waves Platinum, Restoration, and Transform bundles for a total of 35 processors	$3,800
Waves	Diamond TDM Bundle	5.x	EQ, reverb, dynamics, psycho - acoustics, delay, flange, chorus, restoration	Mac OS X 10.2.8 and above, G4 867 MHz; Win XP & SP1 or 2000 & SP4, P3 or AMD Athlon 1GHz	RTAS, AudioSuite, MAS, VST, Audio Units, and DirectX	Yes	Yes	Includes Waves Platinum, Restoration, and Transform bundles for a total of 35 processors	$7,000
Waves	Gold Native Bundle	5.x	EQ, reverb, dynamics, psycho - acoustics, delay, flange, chorus	Mac OS-X 10.2.8, G4 867 MHz; Win 2000/XP, P3 or AMD Athlon 1GHz	RTAS, AudioSuite, VST, Audio Units, MAS, and DirectX	Yes	Yes	Includes daily tools, sweetening, mastering processors, and sound-design mindbenders	$1,300
Waves	Gold TDM Bundle	5.x	EQ, reverb, dynamics, psycho - acoustics, delay, flange, chorus	Mac OS-X 10.2.8, G4 867 MHz; Win 2000/XP, P3 or AMD Athlon 1GHz	HD, TDM, RTAS, AudioSuite, VST, AU, MAS, and DirectX	Yes	Yes	Includes daily tools, sweetening, mastering processors, and sound-design mindbenders	$2,600
Waves	IR-L Convolution Reverb Light Native	5.x	Reverb	Mac OS X 10.2.8 and above, G4 867 MHz; Win XP & SP1 or 2000 & SP4, P3 or AMD Athlon 1GHz	RTAS, AudioSuite, MAS (Mac), VST, Audio Units, and DirectX	Yes	Yes	The IR1 library is included with 60 renowned acoustical spaces	$400
Waves	IR-L Convolution Reverb Light TDM	5.x	Reverb	Mac OS X 10.2.8 and above, G4 867 MHz; Win XP & SP1 or 2000 & SP4, P3 or AMD Athlon 1GHz	RTAS, HTDM (Mac), AudioSuite, MAS (Mac), VST, Audio Units, and DirectX	Yes	Yes	The IR1 library is included with 60 renowned acoustical spaces	$600
Waves	IR-1 Parametric Convolution Reverb V2 Native	5.x	Reverb	Mac OS-X 10.2.8, G4 867 MHz; Win 2000/XP, P3 or AMD Athlon 1GHz	RTAS, AudioSuite, MAS, VST, Audio Units, and DirectX	Yes	Yes	Capture your own impulse response samples from acoustic spaces and hardware devices.	$800
Waves	IR-1 Parametric Convolution Reverb V2 HTDM	5.x	Reverb	Mac OS X 10.2.8 and above, G4 867 MHz; Win XP & SP1 or 2000 & SP4, P3 or AMD Athlon 1GHz	HTDM (Mac), RTAS, AudioSuite, MAS, VST, Audio Units, and DirectX	No	No	Capture your own impulse response samples from acoustic spaces and hardware devices	$1,200
Waves	IR-360 Surround Parametric Convolution Reverb	5.x	Reverb	Mac OS X 10.2.8 and above, G4 867 MHz; Win XP & SP1 or 2000 & SP4, P3 or AMD Athlon 1GHz	HTDM (Mac)	Yes	Yes	A surround convolution reverb that can be tweaked with familiar controls	$1,800
Waves	Masters Native Bundle	5.x	L2 Ultramaximizer, linear phase EQ/multiband compressor	Mac OS-X 10.2.8, G4 867 MHz; Win 2000/XP, P3 or AMD Athlon 1GHz	RTAS, AudioSuite, VST, Audio Units, MAS, and DirectX	Yes	Yes	Innovative linear phase EQ and multiband introduce no phase distortions	$900
Waves	Masters TDM Bundle	5.x	L2 Ultramaximizer, linear phase EQ/multiband compression	Mac OS-X 10.2.8, G4 867 MHz; Win 2000/XP, P3 or AMD Athlon 1GHz	TDM, RTAS, AudioSuite, VST, Audio Units, MAS, and DirectX	Yes	Yes	Innovative linear phase EQ and multiband introduce no phase distortions, includes the L2 Limiter	$1,800
Waves	Native Power Pack	5.x	EQ, compressor, gate, expander, limiter, delay, reverb, de-esser	Mac OS-X 10.2.8, G4 867 MHz; Win 2000/XP, P3 or AMD Athlon 1GHz	RTAS, AudioSuite, VST, Audio Units, MAS, and DirectX	Yes	Yes	All-in-one bundle, includes 8 plug-ins	$500
Waves	Platinum Native Bundle	5.x	EQ, reverb, dynamics, psycho - acoustics, delay, flange, chorus	Mac OS-X 10.2.8, G4 867 MHz; Win 2000/XP, P3 or AMD Athlon 1GHz	RTAS, AudioSuite, MAS, VST, Audio Units, and DirectX	Yes	Yes	Includes Waves Gold Bundle, Masters Bundle, Renaissance Channel, and Renaissance Collection 2	$2,100
Waves	Platinum TDM Bundle	5.x	EQ, flange, linear phase, dynamics, psycho - acoustics, stereo maker	Mac OS-X 10.2.8, G4 867 MHz; Win 2000/XP, P3 or AMD Athlon 1GHz	TDM, VST, Audio Units, RTAS, AudioSuite, MAS, and DirectX	Yes	Yes	Includes Waves Gold, Masters, and Renaissance Maxx Collection	$4,200
Waves	Renaissance Maxx Native Collection	5.x	Compressor, EQ, reverb, bass enhance, channel strip, de-essing	Mac OS-X 10.2.8, G4 867 MHz; Win 2000/XP, P3 or AMD Athlon 1GHz	RTAS, AudioSuite, VST, Audio Units, MAS, and DirectX	Yes	Yes		$600
Waves	Renaissance Maxx TDM Collection	5.x	Compressor, EQ, reverb, bass enhance, channel strip, de-essing	Mac OS-X 10.2.8, G4 867 MHz; Win 2000/XP, P3 or AMD Athlon 1GHz	HD, TDM, RTAS, AudioSuite, VST, Audio Units, MAS, and DirectX	Yes	Yes		$1,200
Waves	Restoration Native Bundle	5.x	Noise reduction, hum removal, click/crackle removal	Mac OS-X 10.2.8, G4 867 MHz; Win 2000/XP, P3 or AMD Athlon 1GHz	RTAS, AudioSuite, VST, Audio Units, MAS, and DirectX	Yes	Yes	Software-based restoration and noise reduction. Includes 4 plug-ins.	$1,200
Waves	Restoration TDM Bundle	5.x	Noise reduction, hum removal, click/crackle removal	Mac OS-X 10.2.8, G4 867 MHz; Win 2000/XP, P3 or AMD Athlon 1GHz	TDM, RTAS, AudioSuite, VST, Audio Units, MAS, and DirectX	Yes	Yes	Software-based restoration and noise reduction. Includes 4 plug-ins.	$2,400
Manufacturer	Product	Version	Processor Type	Minimum System Requirements	Format And Platform	Auto	Operates In Real Time	Special Features	Price

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