Waves Magma StressBox - One-Knob Compression and Expansion Plugin

Waves Magma StressBox - One-Knob Compression and Expansion Plugin

Waves Magma StressBox is a dynamics tool that shapes musical tension, for tracks that lack drama and emotional lift. Where EQ, compression and saturation fail to translate the feel, a single continuous knob does the work.

Turn right for aggressive compression that pulls the room sound forward with urgency and in-your-face energy. Turn left for expansion that enhances transients, shortens reverb tails and gives a tighter, more controlled feel.

• Controls the tension and feel of any source
• One knob: compression right, expansion left
• Compression adds punch, urgency and size
• Expansion creates intimacy and tightness
• Injects life and drama into tracks
• Deeply musical, with no technical skills required

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.