Waves Audio Launches Scheps 73 Plugin – 3-Band EQ With a Pedigree
Ears before gear…but put prime examples of both of them together, and you should get something special.
The new Waves Audio Scheps 73 plugin has a good chance of being just that. A 3-band EQ, its modeled on the classic 1073 console EQ and mic preamp module, and developed with the input of top mixing engineer Andrew Scheps, whose credits include Adele, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Sabbath, Lana Del Rey, Metallica, Jay-Z.
Waves’ new Scheps 73 recreates a classic, with some added bonuses.
Waves went out of its way to model Neve’s “Marinair” transformer (a varnish-impregnated LO 1166 gapped output transformer). According to Waves, the sonic characteristics of the 1073 has been meticulously captured, down to its harmonic distortion. Andrew Scheps personally tweaked the overtones, achieving in beautiful and authentic saturations in the process.
A handy mid-side (MS) matrix has been added, and an extra midrange band from the Neve 1078 channel strip has also been included in the plugin.
The Waves Scheps 73 is available now, with an MSRP of Native $149 and SoundGrid $225. Move fast to grab a special introductory price for Native only, of $99 (the duration of the offer has not been specified).
Here are more details on Waves’ latest, direct from the source:
The Scheps 73 plugin features fully interrelated bands, including a fixed 12kHz high-frequency band, switchable low and midrange bands with cut and boost controls, and an 18dB/octave high-pass filter. Adhering to the original specs, the Scheps 73 adds the Waves MS matrix to let you apply different equalization to mid and side stereo content. And to top it all off, a little-known 10kHz midrange band discovered in the original 1073 schematics but operable only on the rare 1078 channel strip has been modeled for the first time and incorporated into the plugin.
Scheps adds, “Being able to EQ in MS mode opens up a whole new range of possibilities for my workflow. I think about EQing in ways I never have before with traditional hardware.”
Whether used for recording, mixing or mastering, the Scheps 73 lets users enjoy all the warm tones of a fabled piece of studio hardware, all in-the-box!
Waves Scheps 73 Features:
• Developed in association with world-renowned mixing engineer Andrew Scheps
• Based on the classic 1073
• Beautiful saturations and harmonic distortion
• 3-band EQ featuring fully interrelated bands
• Exclusive 1078 / 10kHz midrange band
• MS matrix – apply different EQ to mid and side stereo content