{"id":28235,"date":"2022-11-28T03:17:22","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T08:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.raytownproductions.com\/blog\/?p=28235"},"modified":"2022-12-05T20:32:22","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T01:32:22","slug":"waves-bb-tubes-saturation-plugin-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raytownproductions.com\/blog\/waves-bb-tubes-saturation-plugin-review\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW! Waves BB Tubes Saturation Plugin &#8211; ULTIMATE Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Waves BB Tubes Saturation plugin was just released, but how does it sound?<\/h2>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Check out BB Tubes Plugin HERE: <\/p>\n<h2><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>A plugin review that is also a masterclass on saturation!<\/h2>\n<p>Learn EVERYTHING you could possibly want to know about the  that was just released for Cyber Monday 2022!<\/p>\n<p>I take you under the hood to analyze what the plugin is doing, go over all the features and highlight what makes this plugin special, and show you how it sounds on TONS of different sources including vocals, guitars, drums, bass, AND as a mastering plugin!<\/p>\n<p><strong>I even compare it to the cheaper &#8220;lil&#8221; version of this plugin called .<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a> Waves &#8211; Lil Tube Plugin &#8211; See how it compares to Waves BB Tubes!\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By the end of the video, you will know how to perfectly dial in this plugin (and pretty much any saturation plugin for that matter) for all of your songs!<\/p>\n<h2>Best NEW Features of Waves BB Tubes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Oversampling option<\/strong>: FINALLY! I find that 2X makes a big improvement to the aliasing artifacts in this plugin. If your CPU can handle it, usually more is better, but trust your ears! Sometimes the sound can change with higher oversampling in a way you weren&#8217;t expecting.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bass Relief Knob<\/strong>: This helps to keep the low end clean and not distort for bass-heavy songs (or on a kick drum for rock and metal). Be careful though! It can carve out a hole around 200 Hz that can make drums sound weak if used on a drum bus.<\/li>\n<li><strong>PRE saturation EQ boost<\/strong>: This increases the &#8220;density&#8221; of the airy frequencies before saturation giving them more weight in the mix. 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I take this stuff seriously and will NEVER sell your info. You have my word \ud83d\udc4d<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"et_bloom_close_button\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<h2>Watch the video below to see and hear Waves BB Tubes in action!<\/h2>\n<p>The video is timestamped below for convenience. Jump to your favorite part!<\/p>\n<p>\u231a<strong>TIMESTAMPS<\/strong>\u231a<br \/>\n00:00 &#8211; Intro<br \/>\n00:34 &#8211; Features and Interface of BB Tubes Plugin<br \/>\n01:37 &#8211; Gain Staging Matters! 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