Waves Restoration

What Waves Restoration is

Waves Restoration is a five-plugin bundle for cleaning damaged audio recordings and preparing sound for post-production, podcasts, and remixes. X-Noise targets computer noise, tape hiss, and other steady artifacts; X-Crackle handles surface noise and low-level crackling. X-Click removes clicks and spikes, including vinyl clicks and digital clocking artifacts, while X-Hum is for hum in sensitive recordings. Z-Noise profiles unwanted sound for targeted removal, with learn modes in profile-based processes to identify artifacts. Spectral displays and meters show attenuation, and monitoring lets users hear either the cleaned signal or the sound being removed. Listed uses include restoring vinyl and shellac, protecting archives, repairing film and television soundtracks, and cleaning live and field recordings. The plugin bundle supports macOS and 64-bit Windows, with hosts including Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Cubase, Nuendo, Audition, Premiere Pro, REAPER, and DaVinci Resolve. System requirements call for 16 GB RAM and 30 GB free disk space on the system drive. The Restoration plan costs $99, paid once-time purchase and includes five plugins; an upgrade is available.