Curves Equator: Spectral EQ Plugin by Waves

Waves describes Curves Equator as a resonance suppression plugin. It is designed to remove problematic frequencies and fix resonances in a track, whether that track is a full mix, a vocal, an instrument or a sample.

The developer also highlights a frequency unmasking feature that learns the sidechain of a clashing source and applies the inverse curve to the part being mixed. This is aimed at producers who need instruments to sit together without masking each other.

The plugin is the first in Waves' Curves Spectral Series, which the developer presents as an evolution of EQ.

Curves Equator combines seven processors into one plugin. Its controls are organized around specific tasks: LOW drives kicks and bass through the mix, BODY adds fullness to instruments in the mid and high frequencies, and MAGIC excites all frequencies, which Waves suggests for drum groups.

The PUSH module handles final limiting or clipping to push a mix toward its maximum level. A separate stereo widening tool is intended to widen narrow mixes.

Waves also points to a clear interface as a way to reach results quickly.