Waves MaxxBCL High-End Compressor/Limiter
Waves MaxxBCL High-End Compressor/Limiter
Three Powerful Processors in One Unit. MaxxBCL is more than just three powerful Waves tools. It’s a solid piece of hardware with state of the art transformers, 48 bit double precision processing, 96 khz, 24 bit, 125 db dynamic range.
Features:
- Full 48-bit internal processing.
- Supports sampling rates up to 96kHz.
- Waves IDRâ„¢ (Increased Digital Resolution) re-quantization for direct digital 16-bit recorders.
- Waves MaxxBassâ„¢ (2nd generation) low frequency enhancer.
- Waves Renaissance Compressor dynamics compression.
- Waves ARCâ„¢ (Auto Release Control) technology for dynamically controlling release times for maximum level with minimum artifacts.
- The L2, the renowned precision brick wall limiting and level maximizing processor.
- A wide variety of analog and digital connectors for compatibility with all popular formats.
- 16/24-bit digital I/O
- Superb-quality AD/DA conversion using 24-bit converters and transformerbased analog input/output stages.
Specifications:
- Analog input stage:
- Maximum Analog Input Gain: 24 dBu
- Input Impedance, Balanced Input: 32 kOhm@1kHz
- Analog output stage:
- Maximum Output: +24dBu
- Output Impedance 600 Ω
- ADC (@44.1kHz):
- Frequency response: 10Hz – 24 kHz / -0.1dB@10Hz / 0.01@24k
- THD + Noise: ≤ 0.0006 % @ 1kHz @ -1dBFS
- THD 3rd Harmonic: -126 dBFS @1kHz, -10dBFS
- DAC (@44.1kHz):
- Frequency response: 20Hz-21kHz / – 0.4dB@20Hz / 0.05dB@21kHz
- Noise: ≤ -108 dB (unweighted)
- THD+Noise: ≤ 0.003% @1kHz, -1dBFS
- Maximum Output: +24dBu
- Output Impedance: 600 ohms @ 1kHz
- Crosstalk: ≤ -102 dB (1kHz, 0 dBFS)
- THD+N: ≤ 0.003% @ 1kHz un-weighted
- Frequency response: -0.4 dB@20Hz / 0.05 @ 21kHz
- Latency (in samples):
- Digital to Digital: 133 @44.1, 48kHz, 261 @88.2, 96kHz
- Analog to Digital: 176 @44.1, 48kHz, 301 @88.2, 96kHz
- Digital to Analog: 182 @44.1, 48kHz, 313 @88.2, 96kHz
- Analog to Analog: 225 @44.1, 48kHz, 353 @88.2, 96kHz
- User Interface:
- Clear backlit displays, meters and buttons are visible in all lighting conditions
- THD + Noise: ≤ 0.0006 % @ 1kHz @ -1dBFS
- Precision Metering with resettable peak hold options (2 sec, infinite)
- Accurate, wide range metering covering 90dB for input and output and 12dB for compressor and limiter attenuation
- Quick access independent bypass on each processing block
- Tactile feedback knobs
- 4 easy store/recall user presets
- Input / Output:
- Analog, AES/EBU, SPDIF
- Independent rear panel input and output headroom calibration in 6 steps (+9, 12, 15, 18, 20 and 24 dBu)
- Passive analog inputs to the A to D converters
- Waves analog input transformers
- Waves analog output transformers
- High performance IDR dithering to 16 or 24 bit output
- Precise input level setting using 1% resistor networks
- Processing:
- 48 bit end-to-end internal processing path
- Switchable compressor/MaxxBass® order
- Compressor:
- Opto/Electro mode selection
- Threshold (0-60dB), Ratio (1:1-12:1) and Attack (0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 ms) controls
- Proprietary ARCâ„¢ Automatic Release Control
- Automatic gain makeup.
- MaxxBass®:
- Adjustable processor frequency from 25Hz to 120Hz
- Adjustable harmonic mix percentage from 0 to 100%
- High Pass Filter “harmonics only” option
- Limiter:
- Overshoot-free Look-ahead processing
- Adjustable Threshold (0-18dB)
- Adjustable Output Ceiling (0-18dBFS)
- Dimensions:
- Length: 48.3cm / 19 inches
- Height: 8.6 cm / 3.4 inches
- Depth: 24.7 cm / 9.75 inches
- Device Weight: 7.66 kg / 16.9 lbs
- Package Weight: 10.34 kg / 22.8 lbs
