Working in association with international covert audio specialist Phil Manchester and Griff Comm, Waves Audio has released the Phil Manchester/Waves Audio Forensics Package.

A collection of nine audio plug-ins chosen for their precision in covert audio investigation, the package is aimed at law enforcement agencies.

Covert audio evidence, made possible by Waves plugins, was an indispensable part of the prosecution’s case against Parviz Khan and four others convicted in an infamous 2007 plot to kill a British Muslim soldier. ‘Waves Audio tools are used to identify, restore and evidentially provide critical audio for bringing to justice those responsible for high level criminality,’ says Manchester. ‘Thanks to Waves, I was able to succeed where other law enforcement agencies had failed.’

Phil Manchester/Waves Audio Forensics Package:

W43 Noise Reduction Plugin
X-Noise
X-Crackle
X-Hum
X-Click
C1 Compressor/Expander
Q10 Paragraphic Equalizer
PAZ Frequency Analyzer
L1 Ultramaximizer

With more than 20 years’ technical experience as an international covert audio specialist, Manchester is the originator of the West Midlands Police Forensic Audio Laboratory and currently the only full-time covert audio specialist in the UK.

Working with law enforcement and military agencies, he has conducted audio forensics on more than 750 major criminal investigations involving national security, counter-terrorism, murder, kidnap, international drug smuggling and other serious criminal offenses. One of 30 technical specialists serving on the AES Technical Committee on Audio Forensics, he has served as a forensic audio consultant to UK Police Forces, Serious Organized Crime Agencies, government agencies, international police forces and other law enforcement agencies, as well as associated forensic audio and speech specialists.

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