This includes the acoustic response of Chris’s NS10-modeled CLA-10 nearfield monitors, coupled with his subwoofer system his custom-built Ocean Way farfield speakers, modified to his specs and even the boombox model he relies on to check how his mixes will translate to small-speaker devices. This is the room he has trusted to deliver mixes for Bruce Springsteen, Green Day, Muse and countless top artists.Ĭhris’s complete monitoring setup is now available over any headphones via CLA Nx. The CLA Nx plugin combines Waves Nx spatial audio technology with precise measurements of Mix LA, to model the acoustic response of Chris’s mix room inside any set of headphones.īuilt by premier studio designer Vincent Van Hoff, Mix LA has been Chris Lord-Alge’s studio since 2008. Waves CLA Nx brings Grammy-winning mixer Chris Lord-Alge's famed Mix LA studio control room to any pair of headphones – so you can monitor reliably on headphones and make better mixing decisions anywhere, anytime.Īfter faithfully modeling Chris’s console and classic hardware gear in previous plugins, Waves and CLA have finally teamed up to replicate Chris’s room acoustics and monitoring system. Digital Adapters & Miscellaneous Cables.Some more headphone models would be a nice feature as they’re pretty limited.įor full details on Waves CLA Nx, head to Waves’ website. Once applying CLA Nx as an insert there is an overall increase in volume, getting used to pulling back on your fader is a small but not huge issue. The head tracking makes the acoustics and panning of audio feel a lot more natural.Īmbience control is a great feature if you feel the sound is still too flat. The sound of the room is excellent and really helps if you’re doubting your room’s acoustics/environment. These presets create a flat frequency response for the chosen headphone model, making the CLA Nx environment even more accurate and improving overall translation for mixing on headphones. Waves also support a range of open and closed-back headphones within CLA Nx. HEADPHONES ON White Noise Studio NEW WAVES CLA Nx Plugin New Features. Supports head tracking for enhanced realism, via webcam or the Nx Head Tracker (purchased separately) Plugin Alliance dearVR MONITOR, battle of the virtual mix rooms for headphones plugins. Nearfield monitors: CLA-10 (custom NS-10 model) + subwooferįarfield monitors: Chris’ custom modified Ocean Way HR1sīoombox to check how your mixes translate to small-speaker devicesĪ better reference for mix depth, panning, reverb, low-end response Precision model of Chris Lord-Alge’s private Mix LA control roomĬheck your mixes on Chris’ three sets of custom studio monitors Waves Nx is a virtual monitoring plugin that simulates the ideal acoustics of a high-end mix room inside your headphones. Introducing ambience is a good way to dial in more room acoustics if you’re working in a smaller room or even closed-back headphones. If you’re mixing on studio monitors or open-back headphones keeping the Ambience set to its default position will give you a tight but honest sound. With a choice of monitoring systems, from CLA-10 nearfields to a pair of custom-built main HR1s and even a boombox, modelled after the Sony ZMS1.īy placing CLA Nx as an insert on the main output of your DAW we’re able to make an enhanced judgement based on panning, depth, room acoustics, low end and even mix position. The Nx Virtual Mix Room plugin recreates the spatial acoustics of a professional mixing and recording room right inside your headphones. Nintendo wants all focus on the NX without revealing anything. Placing CLA Nx as an insert on your master fader allows you to make decisions as though you were in the real studio. But on the other hand, a Direct this week or next week would explain why E3 is only Zelda U (i.e. You might have heard of reverb effects that use impulse responses this is the same idea. It essentially a way to capture the exact same sonic sound of a specific room at a specific location. CLA Nx replicates the acoustics and monitoring system of the legendary mixer, Chris Lord Alge’s studio. The new Waves CLA Nx plugin simulates the actual space of a studio using what’s called an impulse response. By utilising channel crosstalk, inter-aural delays, early reflections and motion tracking we can now replicate a multi-monitoring environment inside none other than Chris Lord Alge’s main mix room. CLA Nx is powered by the same Waves’ spatial audio technology that we have seen used in the Nx Ocean Way Nashville. CLA Nx is the second plugin in what appears to be a new line-up for Waves.
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