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The Manny Marroquin Tone Shaper Black Friday deal covers a four-band parallel compressor plugin from Waves, priced at $29.99 with 69% off until Nov 26, 2026.
It was made with 10x Grammy-winning mix engineer Manny Marroquin, whose credits include Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Lizzo and Rihanna.
The idea is to skip the fiddly part of multiband compression. The maker says the sheer number of interacting parameters is daunting, so Manny's settings do the prep work for you.
It works as a parallel compressor. The dry sound keeps its fundamental character, and the compressed signal is layered underneath it.
The compression is split across 4 bands, and each band stacks its own enhancement on the track. Waves says this gets you to a fuller, punchier tone quickly.
Manny says he reaches for parallel compression to thicken sources and let the natural personality of nearly whatever he is mixing come through. He calls the Tone Shaper his set of "secret ingredients" for changing tonality so each element sits in the mix.
The maker says it helps elements stand out without overcrowding the mix, and calls it the fastest possible workflow for multiband compression.
Target material includes resonant kicks, sizzling cymbals and fuller bass. Because it also runs on buses and masters, you can put it on a drum bus or a stereo mix as well as single channels.
On Mac, the plugin supports 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 as VST and AAX. There is no AU on Windows.
Yes. The Black Friday deal takes 69% off the Waves Manny Marroquin Tone Shaper, bringing it to $29.99. The deal ends Nov 26, 2026.
It is a parallel multiband compressor. Compression is split into 4 bands and blended with the original sound, so the fundamental character stays intact. Waves says it gives individual tracks, buses or masters a fuller, punchier tone.
On Mac it is VST, AU and AAX, on macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 or Sequoia 15. On Windows 10 or later it is VST and AAX.
Each of the 4 bands offers 3 frequency choices, and a width control adjusts the stereo image. Presets come from Manny Marroquin, plus mixers Tony Maserati and Michael Brauer.
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