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CLA MixDown Black Friday pricing puts Chris Lord-Alge's mix bus plugin at $29.99, 69% off, until Nov 26, 2026.
CLA MixDown is a mix bus plugin from Waves that folds the usual master-bus chain into one insert. That chain is bass shelving EQ, treble lift, a glue compressor and console emulation.
The maker says it combines, optimizes and expands those processors into a single tool.
It comes from Grammy winner Chris Lord-Alge, whose mixes have been heard on records by Foo Fighters, Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones and Green Day.
The plugin packs two of his go-to mix bus setups into a single interface.
That means two flavors of his mix bus compression, console overdrive, and a finishing EQ with bass and treble curves.
The maker lists four modules covering the key mix bus jobs. The main features are:
The maker also says it is built to create the best possible mix for mastering.
Chris Lord-Alge suggests inserting CLA MixDown across the main output channel, though his own approach is to route it through a dedicated auxiliary return.
You can add it after the mix is finished as a final touch. His own recommendation is to insert it before you start mixing and mix through it, which he says helps you nail the mix fast.
Either way, it sits at the end of the signal chain, right before mastering.
On Mac, CLA MixDown 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 hosts VST, AU or AAX plugins, this CLA MixDown VST, AU and AAX build covers the common formats on the platforms above.
Yes. The CLA MixDown Black Friday deal takes 69% off, so the plugin costs $29.99 until Nov 26, 2026. It is Chris Lord-Alge's mix bus plugin from Waves, and the deal covers the full plugin.
The maker lists four modules for the mix bus: two flavors of glue compression, console overdrive that emulates an overdriven SSL console, and a finishing EQ with bass and treble curves, all behind a simple interface.
Yes, it is available as a VST. On Mac it comes in VST, AU and AAX. On Windows it comes in VST and AAX. Mac needs macOS Monterey 12 through Sequoia 15, and PC needs Windows 10 or later.
Chris Lord-Alge says to use it on the master bus or on a master aux. You can add it as a final touch after mixing, or insert it before you start and mix through it, which he recommends.
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