Waves CLA Mixhub

What Waves CLA MixHub Is For

Waves CLA MixHub is a mixing plugin designed to recapture the feel and musicality of mixing on a large console while maintaining the speed of a 100% software environment. It is aimed at sound engineers, producers, and home studio users who want to structure their processing by strips (input, dynamics, EQ, output) and make decisions faster by listening to multiple tracks simultaneously.

Particularly effective on drums (kick, snare, toms, overheads), guitars (rhythm and lead), vocals (lead and backing), or group buses, CLA MixHub promotes a "console" approach: balance, sculpt, control dynamics, and move forward. The result: a more coherent mix, with an analog signature and a musicality-oriented workflow.

Main Features

An Interface Designed for Mixing in Context

The core of CLA MixHub is its ability to display and control groups of 8 channels within the same screen. This "bucket" view allows quick comparison of EQ and dynamics settings between related tracks (for example, snare top/snare bottom, guitars L/R, backing vocals). You can switch at any time between multi-channel display and single channel view for finer adjustment without losing track of your overall balance.

Modular Channel Strip: Input, Dynamics, EQ, Output

Each channel offers a complete chain with dedicated modules that you can expand as needed: input section, dynamics, equalization, then output. The key is not just having the tools but working like on a console: you make a decision, move to the next channel, then come back to adjust in context. CLA MixHub aims precisely for this comfort: fewer windows, more mixing.

Free Processing Order and Additional Insert

Unlike a fixed channel strip, CLA MixHub lets you rearrange the order of modules in each channel. This flexibility is ideal for adapting your workflow: for example, compress before EQ to stabilize a source, or EQ before dynamics to target a frequency range. Additionally, a per-channel insert allows adding any other Waves plugin into the chain to complement processing without breaking the "console strip" logic.

CLA-Inspired Dynamics: Control, Punch, and Cleaning

The Dynamics section includes tools oriented toward modern mixing: sidechain to trigger compression or gating more intelligently, a "super-gate" to efficiently clean takes (toms, snare, guitars), and a 1176 Bluey-style compression coloration to add attack, energy, and presence. The goal is to quickly achieve clearer tracks that fit better in the mix.

Pro Presets to Get Started Fast

To speed up setup, CLA MixHub includes over 240 presets created by Chris Lord-Alge and other renowned mixers (including Dave Pensado and Greg Wells). These starting points are especially useful for quickly establishing a sonic direction on instrument families, then refining by ear according to your arrangement.

Technical specifications

Type

Full software

Downloadable

Yes

System	macOS Catalina 10.15, Big Sur 11, Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14	Modules per channel	Input, Dynamics, EQ, Output (expandable)
Memory	8 GB	Internal routing	freely modifiable module order per channel
Disk Space	16 GB	Insert	one additional insert per channel to integrate a Waves plugin into the chain
Processor	Intel or Silicon architecture	Input section	modeling of Chris Lord-Alge's console line amp
Emulation	modeling the nuances of the channel strips from Chris Lord-Alge's personal console (4400 series)	Dynamics section	sidechain, "super-gate," 1176 Bluey-style compression
Multi-channel mixing	up to 64 channels in a single interface, organized in 8 "buckets" of 8 channels	Presets	over 240 presets by Chris Lord-Alge, Dave Pensado, Greg Wells, and others
Display	instant toggle between "bucket" view and single channel view