Get your unwieldy sample folder under control with Waves’ Cosmos, a free AI-powered sample organizer. We walk you through the process.

article, we apply the lesser discussed Sidechain feature of Soothe 2 to a breakbeat mix. We’ll use it to make the vocals and kick pop out over the harmonic elements and subby low end. This might just be the sidechaining secret weapon we’ve been waiting for!

Room-style reverb can bring a sense of intimacy to a track. We use Denise’s Perfect Room to vibe up a chill downtempo song.

Is the order of plugins in a chain important? The short answer is yes. The long answer is a little more complicated.

In this tutorial we look at some of our go-to Waves plugins and their applications across a full beat. 

We use AI and limiting to help bring a house track up to Spotify’s target loudness level with Sonible smart:limit.

Have you ever wondered how to create a disco track? Learn how from this tutorial on producing disco music using…

We use Waves’ new lo-fi chain plug-in, Retro Fi, to add warm analogue-style textures and character to a house beat.

There’s more to compression than just clamping down on dynamics. We show you three ways to expand your compression toolkit.

We put Soothe2 to the test on the stems and mix bus of a deep house track.

It’s important to learn how to sound treat a home studio. In this piece, we’re going to look…

Nothing screams classic house music more than house piano chords. In this tutorial, we show you how to make classic…

In this article, we are using a bass hit one shot in Ableton Live and applying modulating filters plus bi…

We use compression, EQ, modulation and spatial widening to balance a disco mix and create focus.

If you want to sharpen your sound design skills, we’d recommend looking at the excellent suite of plugins from…

We take a deep dive into the combination compressor and saturator and use it to add shine and presence to a house track.