Waves Manny Marroquin Signature Series

What is Waves Manny Marroquin Signature Series for?

Waves Manny Marroquin Signature Series is a mixing plugin suite designed to replicate the fast and efficient approach of an engineer renowned for his pop, hip-hop, and R&B productions. The goal is clear: to enable you to go from a "raw" take to a polished, dense, radio-ready sound without getting lost in complex effect chains.

Whether you're mixing a very upfront lead vocal, stacked backing vocals, punchy drums, digital synths, or guitars, this collection aims for the same result: more presence, better clarity, more exciting textures, and a coherent final output, all while maintaining a simple, music-oriented interface.

Main Features

Developed in close collaboration with Manny Marroquin, the plugins in this series incorporate parallel processing and combinations of processes usually reserved for advanced routings. Here, the idea is not to multiply windows but to provide you with immediately usable controls to sculpt a modern mix quickly and effectively.

Clean, present, and bright vocals (MM Triple D)

The vocal is often the most difficult element to stabilize: harshness, nasality, sibilance, resonances that only appear on certain words. MM Triple D relies on dynamic EQ and multiband compression processes to act only when necessary. The result: a clearer and more "forward" vocal without the impression of constant processing that crushes the performance.

Nuanced saturation to thicken without destroying (MM Distortion)

To add body and character, the suite includes saturation designed to layer doses of grain musically. It allows thickening synths, adding roughness to a bass or amp, hardening a snare, or making simple microphones more assertive, with distortion that brings feel rather than brutal crushing.

A "best-of" analog curve EQ (MM EQ)

MM EQ gathers 34 frequency curves inspired by iconic equalizers (Neve, API, SSL, Avalon, Motown, and others). The benefit is twofold: quickly find musically relevant boost/cut zones and combine different colors in a single tool. It's a very flexible EQ that encourages working by ear, with quick decisions typical of an efficient modern mix.

Deep and expressive delays (MM Delay)

Vocal delays that "live" are rarely just simple echoes: they often include modulation, width, some grain, sometimes a reverb tail. MM Delay follows this logic by combining delay, reverb, distortion, doubler, and phaser. You get denser, more evocative repetitions, perfect for dressing a lead, adding movement to a hook, or creating atmospheres on instruments.

Simplified multiband compression (MM Tone Shaper)

Multiband can transform a sound's balance but is often time-consuming to set up. MM Tone Shaper simplifies this work by establishing a processing base, then letting the user adjust the bands. Useful for reinforcing a kick, smoothing overly aggressive cymbals, thickening guitar mids, or giving more sustain to a bass without wasting time on technical settings.

Advanced reverb techniques in a clear interface (MM Reverb)

MM Reverb is inspired by a "effects chain" vision of reverb, with several integrated stages: compression, EQ shelving, thru-zero flanging, pre-delay, parallel distortion, and 18 algorithms of reverb. The goal is to achieve an ambiance that naturally fits into the mix: richer, more controlled, and often more modern than a reverb placed alone as an insert.

Technical specifications

Type

Full software

Downloadable

Yes

6 mixing-dedicated plugins	compression, EQ, reverb, delay, saturation, and vocal enhancement	Disk Space	16 GB
System	macOS Catalina 10.15, Big Sur 11, Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14	Processor	Intel or Silicon architecture
Memory	8 GB