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The Masters Black Friday deal from Waves cuts 82% off a three-plugin mastering bundle, bringing it to $49.99 until Nov 26, 2026.
Masters is a mastering plugin bundle built around the L2 Ultramaximizer, Linear Phase EQ and Linear Phase Multiband Compressor.
The maker says the set is aimed at impact, tonal balance, clarity and definition, using maximizing techniques plus linear-phase EQ and compression.
That covers limiting, EQ and multiband compression in one signal chain, all in the box.
The L2 combines look-ahead brickwall peak limiting with level maximization at ultra-high resolution. The maker describes it as a mainstay of mastering and mixing chains in studios.
Waves says the classic L2 adds energy and punch to a mix. It also has auto-makeup gain, so level changes are compensated as you dial in the limiting.
For delivery, it includes output dithering and noise shaping. Those convert audio to lower bit depths when you bounce a master, and there are three different flavors of noise shaping to choose from.
Linear-phase processing avoids the phase-based smearing that conventional EQ and dynamics can introduce. Waves says its Linear Phase EQ is transparent, free of smearing, and handles a wide range of equalization tasks.
The EQ can also match to your material, with broadband or lowband matching.
The Linear Phase Multiband Compressor is meant for the final touch on a finished mix. Waves says conventional multiband processors can't avoid adding some coloration, while this design stays true to your sound.
It also does upward expansion and "focusing"-type EQ, and it has auto-makeup gain.
On Mac, the bundle supports macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 and Sequoia 15, in VST, AU and AAX.
On PC, it needs Windows 10 or later, in VST and AAX.
Yes. The Masters bundle is 82% off, which puts it at $49.99 until Nov 26, 2026. It includes the L2 Ultramaximizer, Linear Phase EQ and Linear Phase Multiband Compressor, the three plugins Waves built the bundle around.
Three plugins: the L2 Ultramaximizer, a brickwall limiter and level maximizer with dithering and noise shaping, the Linear Phase EQ, and the Linear Phase Multiband Compressor. Together they cover limiting, EQ and multiband dynamics for mastering.
Linear-phase technology avoids the phase-based smearing that conventional processing can add. Waves says that makes its Linear Phase EQ transparent and keeps the multiband compressor true to your sound, which matters most in mastering.
On Mac, it runs on macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 and Sequoia 15 in VST, AU and AAX. On PC, it needs Windows 10 or later and comes in VST and AAX.
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