
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................3
WELCOME.................................................................................................................3
1.1
PRODUCT OVERVIEW.................................................................................................3
1.2
COMPONENTS ...........................................................................................................4
1.3
1.4 WAVESYSTEM TOOLBAR............................................................................................4
CHAPTER 2 – QUICK START GUIDE.............................................................................5
CHAPTER 3 – INTERFACE AND CONTROLS ...............................................................6
3.1 INTERFACE................................................................................................................6
3.2 CONTROLS................................................................................................................7
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Chapter 1 – Introduction
1.1 Welcome
Thank you for choosing Waves! In order to get the most out of your new Waves plugin, please take a
moment to read this user guide.
To install software and manage your licenses, you need to have a free Waves account. Sign up at
www.waves.com. With a Waves account you can keep track of your products, renew your Waves
Update Plan, participate in bonus programs, and keep up to date with important information.
We suggest that you become familiar with the Waves Support pages: www.waves.com/support.
There are technical articles about installation, troubleshooting, specifications, and more. Plus, you’ll
find company contact information and Waves Support news.
1.2 Product Overview
Inspired by the legendary CAT43, the W43 noise reduction plugin builds upon the legacy
of the rare unit that’s been a post production favorite for decades. W43 delivers high
quality, minimal artifact multiband noise reduction like the original hardware, while
adding all the advantages of software.
Like the original, the W43 was designed to suppress noise from hiss, hum, traffic, wind, air
conditioning and other ambient sources, and provides control over four individual frequency bands.
About Waves Post Production Tools
When Waves decided to develop a line of dedicated audio processors especially for Post Production,
we conferred with the people who truly understand the field better than anyone: The Post
professionals who design, edit, and mix sound for motion pictures, television, multimedia, and video
games.
Waves knows that Post Production work presents audio engineers with specialized challenges. Once
we had identified and analyzed these issues and concerns, we set out to provide the highest quality
Post Production sound solutions available.
Waves is proud to bring more than two decades of audio processing expertise to the world of Post
Production.
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