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WAVES RELEASES NEW BUNDLE FOR YAMAHA Y56K/Y96K DSP CARDS

— Three classic Waves processors, L2 Ultramaximizer, Renaissance Vox
and Renaissance Bass, now available —


NAMM WINTER SESSION, ANAHEIM, CA, January 20, 2005 — Waves Ltd., leading provider of hardware and software digital signal processing solutions for a comprehensive range of professional audio applications, has announced the availability of three of its most sought-after processors for the Yamaha Y56K and Y96K — DSP cards that are joint developments between Waves and Yamaha. The latest of these cards, the Y96K, is now shipping and offers support for 96 kHz sample rate. Both high-performance DSP cards now benefit from access to Waves' renowned signal processors, fully compatible with Yamaha digital consoles and workstations. Either card simply inserts into a mini-YGDAI slot found on the Yamaha host unit, to make a whole new world of signal processing available for recording, mixing or live sound.

The Waves processors now offered for these cards are the L2 Ultramaximizer, Renaissance Vox and Renaissance Bass. The processors are available as the Waves Power Bundle I, and can also be purchased separately. They can be downloaded, purchased, and authorized from a new Waves website, www.y96k.com, which provides software and support for the cards, including a free Y56K maintenance update that enables the new processors to be installed on the Y56K card.

The L2 Ultramaximizer is the successor to Waves’ legendary L1 Peak limiter, and among other improvements it adds the Waves Auto Release Control (ARC) for a leap forward in smoothness, clarity, and lack of artifacts with its proprietary look-ahead brick-wall algorithm. The L2 is the software equivalent of the Waves L2 hardware unit used in prominent mastering facilities all over the world. The processor significantly raises the average signal level without introducing audible side effects, for louder mixes that effectively punch through in any medium, giving a mix the definitive edge over the competition. Suitable for mastering, mixing and recording, the L2 also offers extreme limiting and vintage dynamic processing capabilities, with Waves IDR (Increased Digital Resolution) dithering technology, 48-bit internal processing, and re-quantization to 16, 18, 20, 22 or 24-bit output, for the ultimate in sound quality and performance.

Renaissance Vox is heard every day on countless hit records. It gives vocals instant warmth and sheen with just two simple controls and two meters. The Gate control minimizes background noise while the Compression control puts the vocal in your face — it’s as simple as that. But under the hood Renaissance Vox is an extremely sophisticated compressor/limiter and gating system with automatic gain balancing for clip-free maximization of vocal presence and power.

Renaissance Bass is a superset of Waves’ MaxxBass® technology that has been used extensively for years to create superb, low, powerful bass that extends beyond a loudspeaker’s normal frequency range. Using a carefully crafted harmonic generation algorithm, Ren Bass allows precise control over the mix between original bass and the Ren Bass effect, as well as the intensity of the effect itself. It’s the fastest route to a deep, thumping bottom end to round off any mix.

The processors are simply installed from any Windows PC with a serial port, by connecting a DB9 cable from the computer’s COM port to the card’s serial port and running the installer. The free Y56K Maintenance Upgrade (not required for Y96K) is installed in the same way prior to installing any of the processors on the Y56K card.

All three of the processors are available individually or as a bundle from www.y96k.com. They can be downloaded, purchased and authorized entirely online, to supply these latest power processors for the Y56K or Y96K card in the shortest possible time. All available now, the L2 Ultramaximizer MSRP is $200, while Renaissance Vox and Renaissance Bass retail for $100. Or buy the Waves Power Bundle and save $100 — at $300 MSRP.


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About Waves Ltd.:
Waves is a leading provider of audio DSP solutions for professional, broadcast, and consumer electronics audio markets. Waves has ten years of expertise in the development of psycho-acoustic signal processing algorithms that leverage knowledge on the human perception of hearing to radically improve perceived sound quality. Waves’ award-winning processors are utilized to improve sound quality in the creation of the world’s most popular music, movie soundtracks, and multimedia titles. Waves offers computer software solutions and hardware plus software solutions for the professional and broadcast markets. Waves also offers semiconductor with embedded software solutions under the Maxx brand for the consumer electronics audio applications. Waves’ Maxx technology dramatically enhances audio performance in consumer applications and has been licensed to several leading companies, including Motorola and Microsoft. For more information, visit the Waves web site at http://www.waves.com.

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