Immersive Wrapper by Waves multichannel bus processing plugin interface

Immersive Wrapper: Multichannel Bus Processing Plugin by Waves

Immersive Wrapper is a plugin by Waves that turns mono-to-mono Waves plugins into multichannel processors for immersive mixes, from mono up to 9.1.6.

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01Overview

Mixing for Atmos and other immersive formats makes it hard to process the whole mix in one place, because the mix is delivered as separate beds and objects. Immersive Wrapper addresses this by opening a mono Waves plugin across every channel of a multichannel track in a multi-mono setup. The instances can be control-linked so they behave as one plugin, and linking can be applied to groups such as surrounds or tops. Waves developed the tool with immersive mixing engineers Hans-Martin Buff and Yaron Fuchs.

Best for

Atmos bus compression
Immersive mix glue
Multichannel dynamics processing
Object-based mixing
Surround track processing
Immersive mastering prep

Developer: Waves
Category: Utilities
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

Hosts any mono-to-mono plugin from the Waves catalog
Supports track types from mono up to 9.1.6
Multi-mono setup with flexible control linking
Preserves relative control positions across linked channels
Global Group linking across multiple tracks in a session
Shared internal sidechains for mix-wide bus compression
Up to six independent sidechain mixes across tracks
Integrates the DAW External Key feature

03In depth

Bus Processing for Immersive Mixes

Waves says immersive mixes are output as individual beds and objects, so there is no single bus to shape the full mix. Immersive Wrapper is designed to fill that gap. It hosts any mono-to-mono plugin in the Waves catalog in a multi-mono configuration across the channels of a track.

Control linking can be set across specific groups, and relative control positions can be preserved. The Global Group feature extends linking across multiple instances on different tracks in the session, so one plugin setting can work across the whole immersive mix.

Shared Sidechains and Channel Support

For dynamics plugins that accept a sidechain, Immersive Wrapper shares internal sidechains across all beds and objects. Up to six independent sidechain mixes can be shared across tracks in the session, and each channel or group of channels can be set to respond to the received sidechain or a mix of them. The External Key feature from the DAW can also be integrated into this system.

The plugin supports mono, stereo, LCR, Quad, 6.0, 5.1, 7.1, 7.1.2 and 9.1.6 track types, along with the other 5.1, 7.1 and 9.1 variations.

04Specs

Will it run?

Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.

Developer	Waves
Type	Plugin
Category	Utility
Operating systems	Windows, macOS
Architecture	64-bit

05FAQ

Questions, answered

What is Immersive Wrapper used for?

Immersive Wrapper lets you run mono-to-mono Waves plugins across the channels of immersive tracks. It is aimed at bus-style processing in Atmos and other multichannel mixes, where the mix is split into beds and objects.

Which channel formats does Immersive Wrapper support?

Waves says it supports mono, stereo and object tracks, LCR, Quad, 6.0, 5.1, 7.1, 7.1.2 and 9.1.6, along with the 5.1, 7.1 and 9.1 variations.

Which operating systems can run Immersive Wrapper?

Immersive Wrapper runs on Windows and macOS in 64-bit form. On Windows, Windows 10 64-bit and Windows 11 are listed. On macOS, versions Monterey 12 through Sequoia 15 are listed.

What are the system requirements?

Waves lists a minimum of 8 GB RAM, with 16 GB recommended, and 16 GB of free space on the system drive. The minimum screen resolution is 1024x768, with 1280x1024 recommended. USB displays are not supported as the primary display.