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Description

Unlock the full potential of your electronic productions with the Waves: Infected Mushroom Pusher. Co-created with the legendary electronic duo, Infected Mushroom, this plugin delivers the signature punch and presence that defines their mixes. Whether you're looking to add impact to your drum buses, enhance bass frequencies, or widen your stereo image, this all-in-one sonic enhancer is your secret weapon for crafting tracks that stand out.

The Pusher is designed to effortlessly enhance low, mid, and high frequencies, making your tracks sound richer and more dynamic. The intuitive Magic control allows you to excite and boost the dynamics across all frequencies simultaneously, injecting life into everything from individual sounds to full mixes. With its versatile Stereo Image tool, you can expand the spatial presence of your high frequencies, ensuring your mix sounds as wide as it does deep.

Ideal for both mixing and mastering, this plugin provides a robust range of tools, including a powerful clipper/limiter. This ensures that your tracks are not only loud but retain their clarity and punch, crucial for any genre, from house to hip hop, EDM to pop. Transform your sound today with the Waves: Infected Mushroom Pusher, and experience the production prowess of industry giants at your fingertips.

Key Features:

  • Developed with Infected Mushroom for authentic sound enhancement
  • Enhances low-end frequencies based on note or frequency
  • Boosts mid and high frequencies for a fuller mix
  • Magic control excites and boosts dynamics across all frequencies
  • Stereo Image tool widens high frequencies for a richer spatial presence
  • Push control for clipping or limiting, ideal for mastering
  • Versatile for individual sounds, busses, and full mixes across all genres

Owner's manual

Waves: Infected Mushroom Pusher User Manual

Product specs

Software Type Mix processing plug-ins
Platform Mac, PC
Upgrade/Full Full
Download/Boxed Download
Bit Depth 64-bit
Format AAX Native, VST, VST3, AU, AudioSuite, SoundGrid
Hardware Requirements - Mac Intel Core i7 or higher (M1 support), 8GB RAM minimum
Hardware Requirements - PC Intel Core i5 / AMD Quad-core or higher (AVX required), 8GB RAM minimum
OS Requirements - Mac macOS 12 or later
OS Requirements - PC Windows 10 or later (21H2), 64-bit

FAQs

What is the primary use of the Waves Infected Mushroom Pusher plugin?

The Waves Infected Mushroom Pusher is designed for enhancing, boosting, and fattening up tracks in electronic music production. It can be used on individual tracks like drums, bass, and vocals, or on the master bus for overall sonic enhancement.

Is the Waves Infected Mushroom Pusher suitable for mastering?

Yes, the Waves Infected Mushroom Pusher can be used for mastering, as it includes multiband sonic enhancement and dynamics processing options, making it ideal for increasing loudness and adding character to your final mix.

What formats is the Waves Infected Mushroom Pusher compatible with?

The Waves Infected Mushroom Pusher is compatible with AAX Native, VST, VST3, AU, AudioSuite, and SoundGrid formats, making it versatile for various DAWs on both Mac and PC platforms.

Does the Waves Infected Mushroom Pusher work on both Mac and PC?

Yes, the Waves Infected Mushroom Pusher is compatible with both Mac and PC systems, requiring macOS 12 or later for Mac, and Windows 10 or later for PC.

What are the system requirements for running Waves Infected Mushroom Pusher on a Mac?

To run Waves Infected Mushroom Pusher on a Mac, you need an Intel Core i7 or higher (with M1 support), at least 8GB of RAM, and macOS 12 or later.

Can the Waves Infected Mushroom Pusher be used for genres other than electronic music?

While it is optimized for electronic music, the Waves Infected Mushroom Pusher can also enhance and boost tracks in various genres, offering flexibility in mixing and mastering applications.

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Infected Mushroom’s Tips on Using Their Waves Pusher Plugin

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Infected Mushroom Pusher Plugin Tutorial

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Hip Hop Mastering with One Plugin

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Waves Infected Mushroom Pusher Tutorial

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Reviews

PROS

  • Quickly enhances mixes, making them ready for sharing

  • Adds space, depth, and clarity to electronic music

  • Widens high-end frequencies without affecting low-end balance

  • Solid limiting capabilities without losing track punch

  • Offers a distinct in-your-face, aggressive sound with the "PUSH" feature

  • Effective as a brick wall limiter, replacing more expensive options

  • Performs well in mastering DAW-based sampled music

  • Versatile enough to work for various music genres, especially EDM

CONS

Owner Insights

We analyzed real musician discussions from forums and Reddit to find what players love, question, and tweak about Waves: Infected Mushroom Pusher.

Features and functionality

  • Treats sound like a hybrid between a multiband compressor and distortion plugin, useful for sound design or bus mixing.

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Use cases and applications

  • Effective as a demo "mastering" tool for making tracks feel loud and punchy, often replacing a clipper/multiband compressor/stereo imager/limiter combo.

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Comparisons

  • Compared favorably to Decapitator and Sausage Fattener, with unique saturation/limiting capabilities.

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User experience

  • Some users prefer using it on the master track over a cleaner, precisely mastered version for a louder, punchier feel.

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Critic Reviews

Waves Infected Mushroom Pusher

soundonsound.com

Waves' Infected Mushroom Pusher is a dynamic multiband enhancer that impresses with its ability to add loudness, depth, and polish to various music styles. Its intuitive interface with minimal controls makes it user-friendly, while the inclusion of factory presets guides users through its capabilities. The plug-in excels at enhancing low frequencies, mid-range, and treble without being overly aggressive, and its stereo imaging feature smartly balances the sound field. Though the clipping mode can sound harsh if overused, its versatility—ranging from subtle ambient tweaks to bold EDM enhancements—makes it a valuable tool at an attractive price point.

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Waves and Infected Mushroom Pusher review | MusicRadar

musicradar.com

Waves' Infected Mushroom Pusher impresses with its ability to inject punch and polish into any sound source, making it a versatile tool for quick enhancements. The plugin's intuitive design features three enhancement bands for targeted sonic improvement, though it lacks a wet/dry mix and global bypass, which could limit its application on drum busses. While its intense compression and EQ require careful handling, Pusher offers a nearly instant enhancement, particularly shining in adding depth to basses and sparkle to highs. Despite minor drawbacks, its ease of use and sound quality make it a great value.

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See how Dirty South uses Waves: Infected Mushroom Pusher

Dirty South

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This Plugin can be seen in this Twitter video, uploaded by the artist himself. Waves: Infected Mushroom Pusher is listed as "IMPusher (s)".

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The Glitch Mob
“IM Pusher is great for beefing up and saturating drum sounds, or it can be used on synth leads and distorted bass patches for extra bite. The tone shaping capabilities are very broad. This is one of the most impressive plugins we’ve seen in a while.”

See how Richard Devine uses Waves: Infected Mushroom Pusher

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In the video "Richard Devine Sound Design Secrets! Drum Mixing Tips" by Ave Mcree, Richard Devine is shown using the Waves: Infected Mushroom Pusher plugin at the start.

See how Infected Mushroom uses Waves: Infected Mushroom Pusher

Infected Mushroom

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Created with electronic music duo Infected Mushroom, Pusher is a time-saving mixing and mastering plugin that will enhance your tracks in seconds. Use Pusher as a multiband sonic enhancer to boost individual instruments or your full mix, and as a limiter/clipper to master your tracks.

See how TOKiMONSTA uses Waves: Infected Mushroom Pusher

TOKiMONSTA

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I saw on her Instagram story that she bought Infected Mushroom Pusher

See how Eats Everything uses Waves: Infected Mushroom Pusher

Eats Everything

Music Producer, DJ

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Verified via Attack Magazine

Per the Attack Magazine feature on the making of 8 Cubed:

I use Infected Mushrooms (Pusher) on a lot of the elements in different ways, it’s really helpful and adds something different. It provides warmth, depth and also a harmonic element to the low end which is really helpful when making techno.

See how 3RI5 uses Waves: Infected Mushroom Pusher

3RI5

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3RI5 utilizes the Waves: Infected Mushroom Pusher plugin, as detailed on the Waves website.

See how WATCHMAN uses Waves: Infected Mushroom Pusher

WATCHMAN

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On the official Equipment page of WATCHMAN's website, Waves: Infected Mushroom Pusher is listed as one of the plugins he owns.

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