Vintage and modern EQ inspired by the finest British and American consoles.
What it is:
A powerful hybrid EQ from Waves.
How we use it:
Seat a track in the mix with surgical precision and ease.
Why it's cool:
The inclusion of H-EQ Lite brings everything you love about H-EQ to live performances and CPU-light sessions. H-EQ is a uniquely powerful hybrid equalizer, featuring vintage and modern EQ inspired by the finest British and American consoles; seven different filter types per band, including a newly-developed, one-of-a-kind asymmetrical bell filter; an intuitive keyboard graphic that lets you choose frequencies by clicking on notes; an exclusive MS Mode so you can apply different EQ to the sum of a stereo signal and its difference; a solo function per parametric band; and a flexible real-time frequency spectrum analyzer with multiple display options. Waves H-EQ. It’s the best of all worlds.
Features:
Compatibility
Mac:
CPU
Memory
Operating System
Screen Resolution
Support for Visually Impaired Users
Windows:
CPU
Memory
Operating System
Screen Resolution
Installation Instructions
What it is:
A powerful hybrid EQ from Waves.
How we use it:
Seat a track in the mix with surgical precision and ease.
Why it's cool:
The inclusion of H-EQ Lite brings everything you love about H-EQ to live performances and CPU-light sessions. H-EQ is a uniquely powerful hybrid equalizer, featuring vintage and modern EQ inspired by the finest British and American consoles; seven different filter types per band, including a newly-developed, one-of-a-kind asymmetrical bell filter; an intuitive keyboard graphic that lets you choose frequencies by clicking on notes; an exclusive MS Mode so you can apply different EQ to the sum of a stereo signal and its difference; a solo function per parametric band; and a flexible real-time frequency spectrum analyzer with multiple display options. Waves H-EQ. It’s the best of all worlds.
Features:
- Hybrid equalizer plugin7 filter types per band, including both vintage and modern-sounding filters
- Asymmetrical bell filter
- Exclusive MS matrix mode: Apply different EQ to the sum of a stereo signal and its difference
- Keyboard graphic: Choose frequencies by clicking on notesReal-time frequency spectrum analyzer
- Solo function for each parametric band
- Includes H-EQ Lite for live sound and CPU-light studio sessions
Compatibility
Mac:
CPU
- Intel Core i5 / i7 / Xeon
Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- 8 GB free disk space on the system drive
Operating System
- 10.10.5 - 10.12.5
Screen Resolution
- Minimum: 1024x768
- Recommended: 1280x1024 / 1600x1024
- USB displays are not supported as the primary display.
Support for Visually Impaired Users
- Mac OS Sierra 10.12.4
- VoiceOver Utility enabled
- Pro Tools 12.7
- Logic 10.3.1
Windows:
CPU
- Intel Core i3 / i5 / i7 / Xeon / AMD Quad-Core
Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- 8 GB free disk space on the system drive
Operating System
- Windows 7 with SP1 64 bit
- Windows 8.1 64 bit
- Windows 10 64 bit
Screen Resolution
- Minimum: 1024x768
- Recommended: 1280x1024 / 1600x1024
Installation Instructions
- Create an account: https://www.waves.com/create-account (if you have an account, skip this step)
- Register the serial number we emailed: https://www.waves.com/account/register
- Download and install Waves Central for Mac | Windows.
- If you already have Waves Central installed, skip to step 4. - Launch Waves Central.
- Windows: via the desktop shortcut or Start Menu > All Programs > Waves.
- Mac: Applications > Waves Central. - Log into Waves Central using your Waves account information.
- Click on Easy Install & Activate.
- Select the products you wish to install & activate on this computer.
- Click on the Install & Activate button.



