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Waves Scheps Omni Channel 2

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Description

The Essentials to Know About Waves Scheps Omni Channel 2 Software

  • Complete channel strip designed with Andrew Scheps, combining preamp, EQ, de-essing, compression, and gate in a single interface.
  • New colors and dynamics: CRUSH saturation for more aggressive distortion, and SOFT compressor with a gentle curve in addition to VCA, FET, and OPT modes.
  • Ultra-flexible workflow: reordering of the processing chain, A/B/C/D comparison of compressions, and advanced routings (Stereo, Duo, Mid-Side) per module.
  • Immediate creativity: over 250 presets crafted by renowned mixers and producers, including FOCUS presets highlighting the truly useful settings.

What Scheps Omni Channel 2 Is For

Scheps Omni Channel 2 is a mixing plugin designed to process a track like on an analog console channel strip while retaining the precision and versatility of digital. It is used to quickly shape the sound of vocals, drums, bass, guitars, or synths, delivering a coherent and musical result without multiplying windows or breaking the creative flow.

Its "all-in-one" approach makes it an ideal tool to speed up decisions: clean (filters, gate/expander), balance (EQ), control (compression, de-essing), and color (saturation) all within a single logical chain. Whether you are producing in a home studio, doing intensive mixing, or working live, its zero latency operation maintains a direct and responsive feel.

Main Features

A musical preamp with 4 saturations and creative filters

The Preamp module offers four harmonic signatures to go from simple density to true coloration: ODD, EVEN, HEAVY, and the new CRUSH, designed to push a track toward more pronounced distortion. This is particularly effective for making vocals stand out, thickening bass, adding bite to a drum room, or dirtifying a synth in a controlled way.

The high-pass and low-pass filters provide precise spectral shaping, with slopes up to 24 dB per octave and pronounced resonance, perfect for sweeping effects or more radical sound design. The Thump option adds a slight resonance in the low spectrum, useful for reinforcing a kick drum or grounding a bass in the mix without over-EQing.

Redesigned EQ for speed without losing finesse

Scheps Omni Channel 2 combines several EQ approaches to cover common modern mixing needs. It includes parametric stages and broader, more musical behaviors to handle both surgical corrections (removing harshness, resonance, masking) and enhancements (presence, body, air) with simple gestures.

The goal is to replicate the efficiency of a console: you can correct, sculpt, and highlight a source without stacking multiple equalizers. The result remains coherent because the entire system is designed as a single strip with a homogeneous overall coloration.

DS2: dual de-esser, far beyond sibilance

The DS2 module integrates two independent de-essers capable of controlling different frequency zones, with bandwidth and shape adjustments. This is not only to tame vocal "s" sounds: you can also tame amp harshness, reduce buzz in the upper midrange, contain overly hard brightness on overheads, or stabilize an overly acidic synth.

This "frequency-dynamic" approach helps preserve the character of a track while avoiding excesses, often more naturally than a simple static EQ.

4 compression flavors + A/B/C/D comparison

The compressor offers four complementary behaviors: OPT (slow and smooth), VCA (fast and transparent), FET (between the two, with more character), and the new SOFT with a gentle curve. You can thus go from subtle smoothing of a vocal to firm control on a snare, or add sustain to guitars by choosing the compression "texture" that best fits.

The A/B/C/D comparison speeds up decision-making: you test several compression types and settings without losing track, then keep the version that best serves the music.

Golden Gate: gate or expander, with advanced routings

The Golden Gate module can operate as a gate or linear expander, with creative possibilities enhanced by sidechain, filtering, and MIDI learn. Routing options allow precise work in stereo or Mid-Side, useful for controlling the ambiance of a take, cleaning a mic without damaging the attack, or tightening the dynamics of a bus more selectively.

A truly modular strip, with an insert hosting VST3 plugins

Beyond the ability to reorder the chain according to your method (for example, compress before or after EQ, de-ess before saturation, etc.), Scheps Omni Channel 2 adds the possibility to host any VST3 plugin (Waves or others) in its insert point. This way, you integrate your favorite effect at the heart of the Omni flow without multiplying instances or breaking the strip's logic.

FOCUS presets: getting straight to the point

FOCUS presets highlight the key settings to adjust depending on the source (vocals, drums, bass, etc.). This is an excellent starting point to save time while learning a structured workflow. Version 2 adds new FOCUS presets, notably to exploit the new CRUSH, SOFT, and 24 dB filter features.

Technical Specifications

Type and Usage

  • Audio processing plugin of the channel strip type
  • Designed with mixer Andrew Scheps
  • Integrated processing: preamp/saturation, EQ, de-essing, compression, gate/expander
  • Zero latency (suitable for studio and live)

Features

  • 5 modules: Preamp (color), EQ, De-essing, Compression, Gating
  • 4 compression types with A/B/C/D comparison: OPT, VCA, FET, SOFT
  • 4 saturation colors: ODD, EVEN, HEAVY, CRUSH
  • High-pass and low-pass filters with slopes up to 24 dB per octave and resonance
  • Thump option (soft low-end resonance)
  • DS2 module: dual independent de-esser, usable on any frequency
  • Golden Gate gate/expander with sidechain, filters, MIDI learn, and extended routings
  • Internal and external sidechains with filters
  • Module-based routings: Mid-Side, Duo, Stereo
  • Free reordering of module order (signal flow)
  • Insert point allowing hosting of any VST3 plugin (any brand) in the chain

Included Presets and Content

  • More than 250 presets by Andrew Scheps and other engineers and producers
  • FOCUS presets dedicated to sources (vocals, drums, bass, etc.) with highlighted important controls
  • New FOCUS presets for CRUSH, SOFT, and 24 dB filter functions

System Requirements - Mac

  • Systems: macOS Catalina 10.15, Big Sur 11, Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14
  • Memory: 8 GB
  • Disk space: 16 GB
  • Processor: Intel or Silicon architecture

System Requirements - Windows

  • Systems: Windows 10 64 bit, Windows 11
  • Memory: 8 GB
  • Disk space: 16 GB
  • Processor: Intel or AMD CPU compatible with x
Brand reference number: 1178-2763
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