Waves Tony Maserati Artist Signature Collection 

With the Tony Maserati Artist Signature Collection of audio plug-ins, you can join the A-list of stars who have turned to this mixing engineer master for his magic touch. Black Eyed Peas. Beyoncé. Usher. John Legend. Alicia Keys. Jason Mraz. Macy Grey. Mary J. Blige. Rob Thomas. Sting. David Bowie. Tupac Shakur. Notorious B.I.G. Jay-Z. All of them have called on his expertise at a pretty penny. When you think you're ready for that hit sound, you can get on the fast track with this much more affordable 6-pack of custom-built high performance processing chains Waves has created in collaboration with this industry legend.

The Tony Maserati Artist Signature Collection includes the Maserati GTi Guitar Toner, Maserati VX1 Vocal Enhancer, Maserati DRM Drum Slammer, Maserati HMX Harmonics Generator, Maserati B72 Bass Phattener, and the Maserati ACG Acoustic Guitar Designer. Below is his take on each of the different processing chains and their benefits to you as well as breakdown of the controls that each one has.

Maserati GTi Guitar Toner
"The GTi was created with all the different guitar players I've admired in mind. I tried to find settings that would be a starting place for getting their sound, from the 'Clean' in-your-face sound of, say, Elliott Smith to the wide chorus-y spread of The Police's Andy Summers using the 'Clean Chorus' setting. On the 'Heavy' setting, a bit of level and EQ help your already crunched guitar sound scream through any thick instrumentation you've got. 'Thick Rhythm' lets you subtly or substantially make your rhythm guitar sound livelier; it also works great on Wurlis and horns. The 'Soft Flange' setting is just that; it adds interesting and subtly audible filtering to legato notes or sustained electric guitars. My intention was to make these effects usable in a wide variety of applications. The wild and crazy FX are out there; you already got 'em if you need 'em!"

Clean
Type toggles between the 5 guitar types
Sensitivity controls nominal input levels
Presence 1 controls guitar presence
Tame controls guitar dynamics
Output controls the output level
Meter Switch toggles between the input and output monitors

Clean Chorus
Type toggles between the 5 guitar types
Sensitivity controls nominal input levels
Presence 1 controls guitar presence
Tame controls guitar dynamics
Mix controls the mix between the original signal and the chorus effect
Depth controls the depth of the chorus effect
Output controls the output level
Meter Switch toggles between the input and output monitors

Heavy
Type toggles between the 5 guitar types
Sensitivity controls nominal input levels
Presence 1 controls guitar presence
Tame controls guitar dynamics
Output controls the output level
Meter Switch toggles between the input and output monitors

Thick Rhythm
Type toggles between the 5 guitar types
Sensitivity controls nominal input levels
Presence 2 controls guitar presence
FX controls the amount of signal sent to the effect
Delay controls the delay time
Width controls the stereo width of the effect
Vibro controls the vibrato effect
Chorus turns the chorus on and off
Output 2 controls the output level
Meter Switch toggles between the input and output monitors

Soft Flange
Type toggles between the 5 guitar types
Sensitivity controls nominal input levels
Presence 2 controls guitar presence
Tame controls guitar dynamics
FX controls the amount of signal sent to the effect
Press controls the dynamics of the signal sent to the flanger
Width controls the stereo width of the effect
Range controls the flanger range
Rate controls the rate/speed of the effect
Output 2 controls the output level
Meter Switch toggles between the input and output monitors

Maserati VX1 Vocal Enhancer
"The VX1 is a compact package for full vocal control, whether you need to squeeze the most emotion out of a subtle performance or engulf it in a room with a full-band production. This plug-in has all the processing you need for vocals.

Contour 1 will give you a studio or small venue room; Contour 2 is a larger chamber with reflective pre-delays, most suited for slow ballads; and Contour 3 is set up for quicker tempo songs with a very small room and matching pre-delay."

Contour 1
Type toggles between the 3 Contour types
Sensitivity controls nominal input levels
Bass controls low frequencies
Compress controls amount of compression applied to the signal
Treble controls high frequencies
Output controls the output level
FX controls the amount of signal sent to the effect
DLY sets the delay time
DLY Mix controls the amount of audible delay
Decay controls the audible decay speed of the reverb
VRB Tone controls the tone of the reverb
Meter Switch toggles between the input and output monitors

Contour 2
Type toggles between the 3 Contour types
Sensitivity controls nominal input levels
Bass controls low frequencies
Compress controls the amount of compression applied to the signal
Treble controls high frequencies
Output controls the output level
FX controls the amount of signal sent to the effect
DLY sets the delay time
DLY Mix controls the amount of audible delay
Decay controls the audible decay speed of the reverb
VRB Tone controls the tone of the reverb
Meter Switch toggles between the input and output monitors

Contour 3
Type toggles between the 3 Contour types
Sensitivity controls nominal input levels
Bass controls low frequencies
Air adds "air" to the sound
Treble controls high frequencies
Output controls the output level
FX controls the amount of signal sent to the effect
DLY sets the delay time.
DLY Mix controls the amount of audible delay
Decay controls the audible decay speed of the reverb
VRB Tone controls the tone of the reverb
Meter Switch toggles between the input and output monitors

Maserati DRM Drum Slammer
"The DRM was designed to help the excitement of percussive transients get heard through mixes which are thick with instrumentation and vocals. Whether on programmed or live drums, DRM is a great starting point for your mix."

Type toggles between the 7 drum types (BD, SNR Top, SNR Bottom, HH, Toms, OH, Room)
Sensitivity controls nominal input levels
Thump controls low frequencies
Snap controls the "snap" effect of the drum
Treble controls the high frequencies
Output controls the output level
Meter Switch toggles between the input and output monitors

Maserati HMX Harmonics Generator
"In 'Modal' mode, the HMX will make your piano wide with just the right amount of chorus effect to give it life on a vocal demo. Or it can raise your Wurlitzer's presence, for some ethereal magic. 'Bounce' mode will add a bit of reverb and delay, to create energy and movement for a sensitive ballad or liveliness to a funky full-band setting."

Modal
Type toggles between the 2 effect types
Sensitivity controls nominal input levels
Size controls the perceived size of the effect
Amount controls the amount of reverb
Spread controls the stereo spread of the effect
Output controls the output level
Meter Switch toggles between the input and output monitors

Bounce
Type toggles between the 2 effect types
Presence controls the presence/tone of the effect (does not affect input signal)
Size controls the perceived size of the effect
DLY Mix controls the audible delay level
Tempo sets the BPM of the delay to a specific tempo
Tempo Sync enables auto synchronization to session tempo
FX controls the amount of signal sent to the effect
Wet controls the amount of effect
Output controls the output level
Meter Switch toggles between the input and output monitors

Maserati B72 Bass Phattener
"The B72 actually has two distinct starting places. I've worked on a large variety of music for my artists, and there's never just one sound or one preset. Try the 'DI' setting on your electric or acoustic bass and you'll see how you can enhance the roundness, while keeping it lively throughout the song. The 'Synth' setting opens up a different door, with thickness, stereo spread, and harmonic flavor. It'll fill the speakers like an old Prophet."

DI
Type toggles between the 2 bass types
Sensitivity controls nominal input levels
Bass controls low frequencies
Treble controls high frequencies
Output controls the output level
Meter Switch toggles between the input and output monitors

Synth
Type toggles between the 2 bass types
Sensitivity controls nominal input levels
Bass controls low frequencies
Treble controls high frequencies
Output controls the output level
FX controls the amount of signal sent to the effect
FX Out controls the output level
Tone controls the "buzziness" of the effect
Meter Switch toggles between the input and output monitors

Maserati ACG Acoustic Guitar Designer
"The ACG is a comprehensive tool to help gain ultimate control and energy boost from a variety of acoustic guitar types. The 'ACG 1' setting allows you to maximize level and sculpt your top and bottom. 'ACG 2' setting has more built-in compression for bringing out the subtleties in a live performance. Both have appropriate room settings available to be dialed in at varying levels."

ACG 1
Type toggles between the 2 effect types
Sensitivity controls nominal input levels
Punch controls the Signal punch element
Mid offers control over the midrange
Hi offers control over the high frequency range
FX controls the amount of signal sent to the effect
Excite adds "excitement" to the effect
Dry/Wet controls the effect's Dry/Wet balance
Pre- Delay controls the pre-delay of the effect
Output controls the output level
Meter Switch toggles between the input and output monitors

ACG 2
Type toggles between the 2 effect types
Sensitivity controls nominal input levels
Punch controls the "punchiness"
Mid offers control over the midrange
Hi offers control over the high frequency range
FX controls the amount of signal sent to the effect
Excite adds "excitement" to the effect
Dry/Wet controls the effect's Dry/Wet balance
Pre- Delay controls the pre-delay of the effect
Output controls the output level
Meter Switch toggles between the input and output monitors