Waves Restoration

What Waves Restoration is

Waves Restoration is a five-plugin bundle for cleaning damaged recordings and preparing audio for post-production, podcasts, and remixes. X-Noise reduces steady sounds such as computer noise and tape hiss; X-Crackle addresses surface noise and low-level crackling; X-Click removes clicks and spikes, including vinyl clicks and digital clocking artifacts; and X-Hum targets hum in sensitive recordings. Z-Noise profiles unwanted sound for targeted removal, and profile-based processes include learn modes to identify artifacts. Spectral displays and meters show attenuation, while monitoring lets users hear the cleaned audio or the sound being removed. Waves lists uses including restoring vinyl and shellac, protecting archives, repairing film and television soundtracks, and cleaning live and field recordings. Restoration runs as a plugin on macOS and 64-bit Windows. Listed system requirements call for 16 GB RAM and 30 GB of free disk space on the system drive. Supported hosts include Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Cubase, Nuendo, Audition, Premiere Pro, REAPER, and DaVinci Resolve. The bundle costs $99, paid once, with an upgrade available.

Who it suits

Restoration may suit audio editors and archive teams working with vinyl, field recordings, or film and television soundtracks. It is also intended for podcast, post-production, and remix audio cleanup.

Limits

The Restoration plan is a one-time 99.00 USD purchase and includes five audio restoration plugins. The listed requirements call for 16 GB RAM and 30 GB of free space on the system drive.

Getting started

1. Open the Waves Restoration website
2. Choose the Restoration plan for 99.00 USD once
3. Install the plugin on macOS or 64-bit Windows
4. Use it in a supported host such as Pro Tools, Logic Pro, or REAPER
5. Confirm the system has 16 GB RAM and 30 GB of free system-drive space

Verdict

Waves Restoration groups several audio-cleaning tools in one plugin bundle, with monitoring and meters to help assess processing. Check the operating system, memory, storage, and host requirements before choosing it.