User Guide

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CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION
1.1 Welcome
Thank you for choosing Waves! In order to get the most out of your new Waves plugin,
please take a moment to read this user guide.
To install software and manage your licenses, you need to have a free Waves account.
Sign up at www.waves.com. With a Waves account you can keep track of your products,
renew your Waves Update Plan, participate in bonus programs, and keep up to date
with important information.
We suggest that you become familiar with the Waves Support pages: www.waves.com/
support. There are technical articles about installation, troubleshooting, specifications,
and more. Plus, you’ll find company contact information and Waves Support news.
1.2 Product Overview
Waves Element 2.0 is a subtractive polyphonic virtual analog synthesizer, designed to
provide fat analog sound in the tradition of the classic analog synths, with all the control
and flexibility of modern digital units. Element 2.0’s control panel combines tradition with
intuitive interaction, so you can easily customize existing presets or build custom
patches from the ground up. Special care and attention have been given to the synth’s
sound quality in order to recreate the fatness and depth of its analog ancestors.
Drawing inspiration from the classics, Element 2.0 lets you create seemingly complex
sounds using very simple settings, and then add “bells and whistles” using its built-in
modulators, effects and sequencer/arpeggiator. All Element 2.0 parameters are
accessible via a single page interface, conveniently laid out so you can see the entire
patch at all times. Fully MIDI-controllable, with easy-to-use MIDI Learn for all controls,
Element 2.0 is designed for quick integration with any connected MIDI control device
and can be used either as a plugin within your DAW host, or as a standalone
application.
Waves Element 2.0 User Guide