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True classics stand the test of time.
Chris Lord-Alge is a true classic. Over the course of a career spanning almost three decades, he has worked alongside many artists who are classics in their own right.
Green Day. U2. Dave Matthews Band. Tim McGraw. Brian Setzer. Peter Frampton. Tina Turner. Rod Stewart. Steve Winwood. James Brown. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five. And many others.
Now, Waves and Chris Lord-Alge join forces to bring you impeccable models of four compressors considered true classics by audio engineers the world over.
CLA Classic Compressors - True classics from a true classic.
CLA-2A - Compressor/Limiter
Modeled on the legendary electro-optical tube compressor, the CLA-2A emulates the original’s smooth, frequency-dependent behaviors that have made it a favorite of engineers everywhere. Like the mid-‘60s classic, the CLA-2A sounds great on guitars and bass, and really shines on vocals. Top it all off with Chris Lord-Alge’s personal presets, and seemingly limitless instantiations, and you’ve got a model that surpasses its inspiration.
CLA-3A - Compressor/Limiter
Based on the early ‘70s solid-state unit known for its unique and highly transparent compression curve, the CLA-3A delivers the quick response and the subtle harmonic distortion for which the original is world-renowned. And just like the original, the CLA-3A is the bomb on bass, as well as on guitars and vocals. But unlike the original, you can fire up as many instances as your system can handle!
CLA-76 Bluey & Blacky - Compressor/Limiter
Inspired by two highly-desirable revisions of the famed mid-60s Class A line level limiting amplifier, both versions of the CLA-76 (“Blacky” and “Bluey”) offer the superfast attack (as quick as 50 microseconds!) that made the originals studio legends. With an exclusive “ALL” control that recreates the original’s explosive “All-Ratio-Buttons-In” mode, plus modeled pre-amp distortion for that extra edge, the CLA-76 delivers some of the most powerful drum sounds imaginable!
Features
- CLA-2A Classic Compressor
- CLA-3A Classic Compressor
- CLA-76 Compressor - Blacky & Blue
System Requirements
PC
- CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz / AMD Athlon 64 or equivalent
- RAM: 1 GB on XP, 2 GB on Vista / Windows 7
- OS
- WinXP 32-bit SP2 & SP3
- Vista Business 32-bit SP1
- Vista Ultimate 32-bit SP1
- Windows 7 32-bit
- Windows 7 64-bit (using 32 bit host applications)
- 1024x768 32-bit Display
Mac
- CPU: Core Duo 2.3Ghz
- RAM: 2 GB
- OSX Ver. 10.5.8 - 10.7
- 1024x768 Display
V9 supports 32-bit and 64-bit audio hosts.
Trial Version Installation Instructions
1.
Download the Waves Complete Web Installer. On a PC run the WOLI.exe file, on Macs unzip and launch the WOLI_V9.app. After you launch it you will see the following screen:
2.
Click on Continue. Read the License and then click Continue again. You will be prompted to Agree or Disagree with the License terms. Once you agree you will see a list of all Waves plugins and bundles, as pictured below:
2a.
If you are looking for the Single plugins they are at the bottom of the long list. They are there as a single collapsed item and you will need to click the small triangle next to the "Single Plug-ins" to expand and see the full list. Then proceed as normal.
3.
Tick the checkbox next to the product that you wish to have installed. This installer will take care of the download - this is what it will look like:
4.
Once the download is complete the installer will ask you to quit all running audio applications. Once you've done that the plugins will begin installation. This may take up some time so be patient at this point. When this process finishes - the installation is complete and you can run your trial version now.
