Waves Audio API 560 User Guide

Waves API 560

User Manual

Waves API 560 User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................3

1.1 WELCOME...........................................................................................................................................................3

1.2 PRODUCT OVERVIEW ..........................................................................................................................................4

1.3 CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY.........................................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.

1.4 COMPONENTS.....................................................................................................................................................5

CHAPTER 2 – QUICKSTART GUIDE.......................................................................................................................6

3.1 EQ SECTION .......................................................................................................................................................8

3.2 OUTPUT SECTION................................................................................................................................................9

CHAPTER 4 – THE WAVESYSTEM .......................................................................................................................11

4.1 THE WAVESYSTEM TOOLBAR ............................................................................................................................11

Toolbar Functions.............................................................................................................................................11

4.2 PRESET HANDLING............................................................................................................................................11

Preset Types.....................................................................................................................................................11

Loading Presets and Setups ............................................................................................................................12

Saving Presets and Setups ..............................................................................................................................12

Deleting Presets ...............................................................................................................................................13

A/B Comparison and Copying ..........................................................................................................................13

4.3 INTERFACE CONTROLS ............................................................................................................................... .......13

Toggle Buttons..................................................................................................................................................13

Value Window Buttons......................................................................................................................................14

Sliders...............................................................................................................................................................14

Hover Box.........................................................................................................................................................14

Multiple Selection of Controls...........................................................................................................................14

TAB Functions..................................................................................................................................................15

APPENDIX A – CONTROLS LIST...........................................................................................................................16

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Chapter 1 – Introduction

1.1 Welcome

Thank you for choosing Waves! In order to get the most out of your Waves processor, please take the
time to read through this manual.

In conjunct
an extensive Answer Base, the latest Tech Specs, detailed Installation guides, new Software
Updates, and current information on Authorization and Registration.

By signing up at www.wavesupport.net
products, reminders when updates are available, and information on your authorization status.

ion, we also suggest that you become familiar with www.wavesupport.net

, you will receive personalized information on your registered

. There you will find

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1.2 Product Overview

Modeled on the API classic from 1967, the API 560 is a 10-Band equalizer which is divided into intuitive
one-octave increments.

It features precision filtering and high headroom, ideal for signal enhancement

and room tuning. The 560’s curve shaping potential is unmatched, while API's unique "Proportional Q"
design intuitively widens the filter bandwidth at lower boost/cut levels and narrows it at higher settings.
And since boost and cut characteristics are identical, previous actions can be easily undone.

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1.3 Components

WaveShell technology enables us to split Waves processors into smaller plug-ins, which we call
components. Having a choice of
choose the configuration best suited to your material.

The API 560 has two component processors:

API 560 Stereo - A stereo graphic e
API 560 Mo

no – A mono graphic equalizer

components for a particular processor gives you the flexibility to

qualizer

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