A recreation of the RS56 from Abbey Road Studios – a silky, musical stereo EQ for loops, drums, synths and the mix bus.

The RS56 was created in the early 50s for mastering, was used in the vinyl cutting rooms and can be heard on Beatles recordings. Each of the three bands offers four curated frequencies and six filter characters, which earned the unit its “Curve Bender” nickname. The plugin extends the original with ±20 dB instead of ±10 dB of gain, mid/side and dual mono operation and a graphic display of the frequency response.

Features

• Developed in close collaboration with Abbey Road Studios
• 3 bands with 4 frequencies and 6 filter types each
• Velvety, transparent sound of passive equalisation
• Stereo, dual mono or mid/side processing
• EQ graph for visual frequency response confirmation
• 37 presets showcasing the classic RS56 sound

Technical details

• Operating systems: Windows, macOS
• Plug-in formats: VST3, Audio Unit (macOS only), AAX
• Architecture: 64 bit
• Licensing: licence key, machine-bound or USB flash drive (via Waves Central)

System requirements

• macOS 14 Sonoma, 15 Sequoia, 26 Tahoe or 27 Golden Gate (Apple silicon or Intel)
• Windows 10 64-bit (version 22H2) or Windows 11 (Intel or AMD, x64)
• 16 GB RAM
• 30 GB free disk space on the system drive

The licence is registered with the manufacturer at https://www.waves.com/downloads/central. You will receive your serial number and the download link by e-mail immediately after purchase.