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CLA MixDown

Four crucial processors, optimized for the mix bus.

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Product Overview

Drive Your Mix Bus to a Better Destination. 

The mix bus is the last stop before mastering, so engineers often add bass shelving EQ, treble for sparkle, a “glue” compressor, and console emulation. Or at least they did before CLA MixDown—which combines, optimizes, and expands these processors to deliver the ultimate mix bus plugin.

Grammy winner Chris Lord-Alge’s legendary mixes have graced the music of Foo Fighters, Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones, Green Day, and so many more. He knows what a mix bus needs—here it is.

“I’ve taken my two favorite mix bus chains and put them under the hood of this supercharged plugin. Two flavors of my mix bus compression, plus console overdrive and a finishing EQ with perfect bass and treble curves. You can use MixDown on your master bus—or the CLA way, on a master aux. You can add it after you finish mixing for that final touch—but I recommend you insert it before you start mixing, then mix through it to help you nail your mix fast.”—Chris Lord-Alge

  • Two flavors of “glue” compression deliver dazzling dynamics
  • Four modules provide crucial mix bus processors
  • Emulate an overdriven SSL console for color—or push for grit
  • Creates the best possible mix for mastering
  • Exceptionally effective, but with a simple interface
  • Mix through MixDown as the mix develops, or add as the final step

Get a Glued-Together Mix Sound—Fast

The Master’s Touch

Waves - CLA MixDown - The Master’s Touch

MixDown encapsulates the power and detail of Chris Lord-Alge’s favorite mix bus processors. This plugin isn’t just about effects, but represents the experience he’s gained over decades of mixing hits for musical superstars.

Choose Your Mix Glue

Waves - CLA MixDown - Choose Your Mix Glue

“Glue” compressors tie your tracks together into a tight, unified, cohesive listening experience. With MixDown’s Glue fader, choose the compression flavor best for your music—modern and punchy (1), or vintage and controlled, with a longer time constant, great for holding the mix together (2).

Equalization Coloration

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Equalization needs to be at the right frequency, with the right slope, and the right amount. The Low control adds idealized shelving EQ for bass—from big to booming—while the treble EQ creates a bell curve for sparkle and clarity.

Drive Your Mix Bus to the Max

Waves - CLA MixDown - Drive Your Mix Bus to the Max

The Drive control feeds an emulated SSL console mix bus. Keep Drive down for a natural sound, push it up more to add a taste of harmonic distortion, or turn it up all the way for character and grit.

A Model of Simplicity

Waves - CLA MixDown - A Model of Simplicity

While developing MixDown with Waves, Chris Lord-Alge emphasized the importance of speed in the creative process. Although there’s sophisticated modeling “under the hood,” the transparent interface gets results fast.

Additional Information

CLA MixDown (V15) - System Requirements
  • Mac
  • CPU
    Intel or Silicon Architecture
    See notes regarding Apple Silicon based processors

    Memory
    Minimum: 8 GB RAM (16 GB recommended)
    16 GB free disk space on the system drive

    Operating System
    macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14

    Screen Resolution
    Minimum: 1024x768
    Recommended: 1280x1024 / 1600x1024
    USB displays are not supported as the primary display.

  • Windows
  • CPU
    X64 compatible Intel or AMD CPU

    Memory
    Minimum: 8 GB RAM (16 GB recommended)
    16 GB free disk space on the system drive

    Operating System
    Windows 10 64 bit
    Windows 11

    Screen Resolution
    Minimum: 1024x768
    Recommended: 1280x1024 / 1600x1024

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