Revitalize your cherished vinyl collection with the Waves X-Crackle, a sophisticated audio restoration plugin designed to breathe new life into your recordings. Leveraging cutting-edge psycho-acoustic algorithms, X-Crackle effectively eliminates surface noise and crackles, ensuring that your audio retains its original warmth and clarity. Whether you're converting old records or dealing with damaged recordings, this plugin offers a high-fidelity solution that rivals even the most advanced hardware options.

The intuitive interface features a frequency-based visual scope display, allowing you to precisely target and adjust the areas that need attention. With the Audio/Difference switch, you can monitor problematic artifacts separately, providing you with full control over the cleaning process. The real-time track insert capability means you can hear the improvements instantly, making it a seamless addition to your music production workflow.

Compatible with a variety of setups, including Mono and Stereo components, the X-Crackle also supports SoundGrid licenses, integrating effortlessly with popular systems such as MultiRack Native and StudioRack. With support for up to 24-bit/96 kHz resolution, this plugin ensures that every nuance of your audio is preserved.

Key Features:

• Advanced psycho-acoustic algorithms for noise and crackle removal
• Audio and Difference output monitoring
• Frequency-based visual scope display
• Real-time track insert capability
• Up to 24-bit/96 kHz resolution
• Compatible with Mono and Stereo components
• SoundGrid license support for MultiRack Native, StudioRack Native, and more

Owner's manual

Product specs

FAQs

What type of noise does Waves X-Crackle remove?

Waves X-Crackle is designed to remove surface noise and crackle from audio recordings, which is particularly useful for cleaning up vinyl or other analog recordings.

Is Waves X-Crackle compatible with my DAW?

Waves X-Crackle is compatible with most major DAWs as it supports AAX Native, AudioSuite, VST, AU, and SoundGrid formats.

What are the system requirements for Waves X-Crackle on a Mac?

For Mac, Waves X-Crackle requires macOS 10.15.7 or later, an Intel Core i7 processor or higher (M1 support included), and at least 8GB of RAM.

Can Waves X-Crackle be used on both Mac and PC?

Yes, Waves X-Crackle is compatible with both Mac and PC platforms, requiring macOS 10.15.7 or later for Mac and Windows 10 (21H2) or later for PC.

What is the bit depth support for Waves X-Crackle?

Waves X-Crackle supports a 64-bit processing environment, ensuring high-quality audio restoration.