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By Mike BryantMaking Waves have been developing their eponymous looping software to include new features such as VST Instrument support and high sample-rate recording, while retaining its core virtues of simplicity and low hardware requirements.Loop-based music programs have become enormously popular since Sonic Foundry's Acid burst onto the scene back in 1998, and it's not difficult to see why. Automatic pitch and tempo matching is hugely convenient for fans of instant gratification, but it also offers those who prefer more variation in their music a great way of getting a track off the ground, even if you subsequently replace the original parts.
Making Waves have been at this game for a while now and have been steadily developing their product range with a more professional feature set, culminating in the top-of-the-range Making Waves Studio reviewed here. For information on previous versions of MW don't hesitate to take a look at John Walden's earlier SOS reviews, available on-line at and.One of Making Waves' distinguishing characteristics is its ability to run on extremely modest hardware: all that's required is a Pentium I with a minimum of 16MB RAM and a stereo soundcard, and all versions of Windows from 95 to XP are supported.
Making Waves Studio Keygengurus
Copy protection has changed since version 3, and no longer demands that the installation CD be present in the drive when the program is started. A 21-day authorisation code is provided so users can get started straight away, and Making Waves now use a challenge-and-response system requiring the software serial number and product code. The company also operate a lifetime free update and technical support policy for registered users.Bundled GoodiesMaking Waves Studio includes over 5000 samples in WAV format across three CDs, including the XG Waves CD available separately for users of the Audio and Pro versions.
I was a little disappointed that a fairly high proportion of the included sounds comprise single notes and hits, as opposed to loops, because I feel that loop manipulation is what the program does best. I also felt that Making Waves would be wise to expand their selection of loops further beyond the dance-type genres, because although the dance market is clearly where they are aiming, it comes across as a little sonically limited on initial inspection. MW Studio also bundles a number of freely downloadable plug-in effects and VST Instruments from the likes of MDA, Linplug, ReFX and FXpansion.I'll just quickly recap the operational aspects of Making Waves here, but for a more detailed look check out John Walden's review of version 2 from December 2000.
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Little has changed regarding the program's basic functionality, and starting it up still reveals the same resplendently grey interface divided into a track pane, arrangement grid, and a browsing window for selecting and auditioning sounds. Making Waves strikes me as something of a hybrid application with regard to real-time operation: On one hand, a pre-mixing system is employed (similar to that in Cool Edit Pro) to ensure the maximum efficacy on slow systems. VSTis and audio samples can be triggered via MIDI in either the main workspace or the sequence editor, but the sounds are pre-mixed and can only be played monophonically. To get around this you must select Recording Preview (for some reason represented by the internationally recognised symbol for 'pause'), which allows real-time triggering with the audio interface's latency by pre-loading the sounds into RAM.
Although a little clunky, this works adequately in practice, even given the rather high 30ms latency managed by my Echo Layla24 in Making Waves. Overall, I'm inclined to see the manner in which MW pre-mixes songs as a mixed blessing, because although it does contribute to the program's very low hardware requirements, it tends to make adjusting parameters by ear rather difficult, as the changes take a bar or so to enact, depending on the song's complexity.
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Darwin observed that identical species separated from each other by geographic boundaries (such as oceans and mountains) tend to evolve differently, developing unique characteristics to adapt to their individual habitats. Apparently, the theory of evolution applies to computer programs, as well, because a different type of digital audio sequencer has been evolving in England. With a stunning feature set, many unique and sometimes bizarre ways of doing things and a truly evolved price for the entry-level application (about $35), Making Waves music software is a breed apart.
Users have three versions of Making Waves to choose from: Making Waves Audio, Making Waves Pro and Making Waves Studio. All versions feature as high as 192kHz recording; DirectX plug-in support; hundreds of stock effects; thousands of samples; automatic time stretching and pitch correction; and an impressive, free lifetime of updates and technical support. The program can be purchased in a box or online as a download. Although you don't get the nifty cardboard box and the extra sample CDs by buying online, it is significantly less expensive as a download.