Waves Audio has added Scheps Parallel Particles to its Signature Series of music plug-ins.

Created in collaboration with producer/mixing engineer Andrew Scheps (Adele, Metallica, Jay Z, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Sabbath, Lana Del Rey), the Parallel Particles offers four easy-to-use controls representing aspects of his mixing processes.

Sub is a harmonic generator that creates lows and adds sub frequencies. Air focuses on ‘air frequencies’ using a second harmonic generator.Bite is designed to ‘create sonic vitality and emotion’ by controlling the transients at the beginning of notes, and also has an effect on their release. Thick adds solid body to the signal, evening out the lower mids and midrange, creating a feeling similar to that of a microphone being a little bit closer, or the room ambience being darker.

Separately, these controls work in different ways to shape the vitality of the sound. In combination, they can bring about subtle changes.

‘This plug-in is about attitude, energy and emotion,’ Scheps comments. ‘You can find the sound you want without having to figure out which of the traditional tools will get you there. It is as much an attitude shaper as a tone shaper, so you can focus on how you want your tracks to feel.’

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