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The Forensics Package Black Friday deal takes 68% off this nine-plugin Waves bundle, bringing it to $159 until Nov 26, 2026.
The Forensics Package is a set of noise reduction, EQ, restoration, dynamics and analysis plugins built for audio forensic labs. Waves designed it in collaboration with forensics expert Phil Manchester.
Manchester's casework with law enforcement covers national security, counter-terrorism, kidnapping and drug trafficking. The maker says this is the toolset he relies on for difficult cases.
Nine plugins ship in the bundle:
The maker describes the collection as built to uncover concealed detail in covert recordings. It does that with noise reduction, EQ, artifact removal, compression, detailed analysis and the ability to isolate low-level signals.
Multiband noise reduction brings down ambient noise. Spectral noise reduction works in two steps: it identifies the unwanted sound, then removes it.
For low-fidelity material, the X-series plugins handle clicks, pops, crackles and hum. Each one targets a single problem, so you can stack only what the recording needs in the signal chain.
The Q10 Equalizer gives you 10 bands of precision EQ to isolate and focus the audio you care about. The dynamic processors, C1 and L1, bring up sounds that are hard to hear.
The PAZ Analyzer helps you pinpoint artifacts and similar problems. Waves says all of it runs in real time, which speeds up the analysis workflow.
On Mac, the plugins come as VST, AU and AAX. Supported macOS versions are Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 and Sequoia 15.
On PC, you get VST and AAX on Windows 10 or later. There is no AU on Windows.
If your DAW loads VST, AU or AAX plugins, the bundle fits into a normal session. That includes the tools you would use for dialogue cleanup, field recordings and archival transfers, since the clicks, crackle, hum and noise processors are not limited to forensic work.
Yes. The Forensics Package Black Friday deal is 68% off, which brings the nine-plugin Waves bundle to $159. The offer ends Nov 26, 2026.
Nine Waves plugins: C1 Compressor, L1 Ultramaximizer, PAZ Analyzer, Q10 Equalizer, W43 Noise Reduction, X-Click, X-Crackle, X-Hum and X-Noise. Together they cover noise reduction, EQ, dynamics, restoration and analysis.
On Mac it comes as VST, AU and AAX, with macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 or Sequoia 15. On Windows 10 or later it comes as VST and AAX.
X-Click, X-Crackle, X-Hum and X-Noise each handle one problem on low-fidelity recordings. W43 adds spectral noise reduction, which identifies unwanted sound and then removes it. Multiband noise reduction lowers ambient noise.
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