CLA Vocal Plug-In User Guide

Waves CLA Vocals
User Guide
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1.3 Concepts and Terminology
Sensitivity Control/Sensitivity LED
The Sensitivity LED’s 3 colors indicate when appropriate levels are reached:
 LED Off (too low)
 Green (good)
 Yellow (optimal)
 Red (very hot)
Push the Sensitivity Control upwards until the LED lights up. We recommend adjusting
the Sensitivity Control as soon as you open the plug-in, using the section of your song
with the highest peaks for best results.
In most cases, the Sensitivity LED indicates that your levels hit the processor in a way
that will give you the intended output result. However, it’s important to keep in mind that
optimal results for your source material may be achieved even when the Sensitivity LED
does not display “optimal” levels (yellow). As always, trust your ears.
Color
Each fader on CLA Artist Signature Collection plug-ins controls a specific function, such
as compression or reverb. Each function has a color-coded selector which controls the
internal characteristics of that function, resulting in a different sound character or “Color.”
You can mix and match different colors across the different faders.
1.4 A Few Words from Chris
"The most important part of any song is the vocals. The CLA Vocals plug-in makes this
part of mixing an absolute joy. I have taken the very best settings which I use in my
everyday mixes and crafted them into this chain. It works great on all styles of singers
and, best of all, they will want that sound every time! You also get three flavors of the top
six effects you need: the right amount of bass, treble, compression, reverb, delay, and
chorusing/doubling."