Waves Audio expanded custom-shop Magma series, with the release of the Magma StressBox plug-in, a ‘transformative and expressive’ tool designed to shape musical tension and feel in real time – with a single knob.
‘Whether battling flat, lifeless tracks or seeking to inject emotional lift into a mix, Waves’ new Magma StressBox offers a powerfully musical solution,’ the company says.
‘Traditional tools like EQ, compression, and saturation often fall short when it comes to translating feel. StressBox redefines that, transforming the way you shape emotion.’
StressBox gives intuitive control over tension and feel in a mix – turn right for aggressive compression with punch, urgency and energy; turn left for cinematic depth to enhance transients and shorten reverb tails.
Each adjustment unlocks sonic characters from soft and spacious to bold and explosive, enabling dynamic movement between song sections.
Key features:
- Control the tension and feel of any musical source.
- Inject life and drama into dull sources.
- Endless combinations of sound within a single knob.
- Add punch, urgency and size with compression.
- Craft intimacy and tightness through expansion.
- A musical tool with no technical skills required.
- Includes AutoGain for consistent output level.
- One continuous knob: compression to the right, expansion to the left.