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The C6 Multiband Black Friday deal from Waves puts this multiband compressor plugin at $29.99, which is 79% off, until Nov 26, 2026.
C6 splits your audio into six frequency bands: four with crossovers you set yourself, plus two "floating" bands you can place wherever a problem lives.
The maker pitches it for audio surgery on single tracks and on masters.
Each band can run compression, expansion, upward expansion, limiting or dynamic EQ. That's four kinds of dynamics processing, so one band can tame a boxy low-mid while the band above it opens up.
Waves says the blend of dynamics and EQ is built to shape or repair material with a wide frequency range. Its examples are masters, drums, synthesizers, heavy guitar and piano.
The sidechain input lets you lock the dynamics processing to another track. Because the sidechain is set per band, you can have only the low band react to a kick while the rest of the signal is left alone.
The maker also says the analog circuitry modeling gives the plugin a warm sonic character.
If you want to hear what one band is doing, solo it. If you want to know whether it's helping, bypass it and A/B the result at matched gain.
The 50-plus presets are a way to see how the bands are meant to be set up. Load one, then adjust crossovers and slopes to suit your source.
On Mac, C6 runs on macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 and Sequoia 15, in VST, AU and AAX formats.
On PC, it needs Windows 10 or later and comes in VST and AAX formats.
If your DAW loads VST, AU or AAX plugins, the C6 Multiband compressor plugin fits into your signal chain as an insert on a track or on your master bus.
Yes. The C6 Multiband Compressor from Waves is at $29.99 for Black Friday, which is 79% off the regular price, and the deal ends Nov 26, 2026.
It offers four types of dynamics processing: compression, expansion, upward expansion and limiting. Dynamic EQ is available too, and each of the six bands can use it. Three release options (smooth, fast and automatic) shape how each band recovers.
Yes. C6 has a sidechain input that locks the dynamics processing to other tracks. Every band can use either an internal or an external sidechain, so you can key one frequency range from a different source.
On Mac it comes as VST, AU and AAX, supporting macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 and Sequoia 15. On PC it is VST and AAX, for Windows 10 or later.
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