Waves Releases Support For Digidesign’s Pro Tools 5.0 LE RTAS

February 3, 2000 -- WAVES, a leading supplier of Pro Audio Processors, has announced complete support of the Digidesign® Pro Tools™ 5.0 LE software and digi001 system with release of the new WaveShell-RTAS, providing realtime processing within Digidesign’s Audiosuite™ format.

Now all of the Waves pro audio processors including the acclaimed L1 Ultramaximizer are available to users of the new Pro Tools 5.0 LE-based systems. These include the Gold Native Bundle, Native Power Pack, Native Power Pack II, and the new Pro-FX Plus Native Bundle. Current Waves owners who move to the new digi001 system will have an upgrade path to add WaveShell-RTAS to their system.

"Digidesign is proud to have such consistent support from Waves -- whose work is a cornerstone of our platform," comments Ed Gray, Manager of the Digidesign Developer Group. "Waves was the first developer to join us on our platform and their leading edge products are at work producing the best audio content at a great many of our music, post production, broadcast and multimedia customer sites."

"Digidesign has continued to create cutting edge, industry leading technologies and we have no doubt that Pro Tools 5.0, Pro Tools LE and RealTime AudioSuite will continue that legacy. Supporting these technologies is a top priority of Waves," says Orly Nesher, COO of Waves. "Current users can be confident that Waves will continue to provide the highest quality software processors available for all present and future Digidesign products."

Pricing and availability: The WaveShell–RTAS is available now. It is included in all Waves bundles and also offered as a $150 online upgrade to existing Waves customers. Information is available from Waves at www.waves.com.

For more information, visit Waves at www.waves.com.