Waves API 550 - 550A and 550B EQ Plugins

Waves API 550 - 550A and 550B EQ Plugins

Waves API 550 recreates the late-1960s API 550A and 550B equalisers, developed in close collaboration with API. Their visionary curves vary Q with gain, so boosts sound focused and musical while cuts give natural, subtle-to-steep tone shaping.

Carefully chosen frequencies lift instruments forward or push them back in the mix just as easily as they shape the contour of a full mix. On individual tracks, buses or masters, the 550 is a byword for musical transparency.

• 550A: 5 selectable frequencies for 3 bands, plus a 50 Hz to 15 kHz filter
• 550B: 4 overlapping EQ bands with multi-octave ranges
• Ideal for general problem-solving or sweetening
• High and low bands switch between peak and shelving
• Switchable analogue harmonic distortion and hiss
• Phase switch, output trim and metering

Supplied as a digital download with a perpetual licence. After purchase you receive a Waves serial number to register to your Waves account; the plugins are then installed and activated with the free Waves Central application, either to your computer or to an exFAT-formatted USB flash drive, one device at a time. A Waves account and an internet connection are needed to activate; no hardware dongle is required. Formats: AAX Native, AudioSuite, AU and VST3 (64-bit) on macOS Sonoma 14 or later, and AAX Native, AudioSuite and VST3 (64-bit) on Windows 10 (64-bit) or Windows 11. Intel and Apple silicon Macs and x64 Intel or AMD PCs are supported; 16 GB RAM is recommended.