Bedroom Producers Blog teamed up with Waves Audio to offer the Kramer HLS Channel plugin for FREE to all BPB readers starting at 9am (EST) on April 12th. The offer will last for exactly 48 hours.
Following the success of our recent Mastering The Mix Limiter giveaway (with 25k licenses gifted to BPB readers in under 36 hours), we are thrilled to announce that all BPB readers will receive a free copy of the Kramer HLS Channel by Waves.
Please visit this page at 9am (EST) on April 12th, when we’ll unveil the free plugin and open the signup link.
We will also announce the launch in our newsletter (sign up today to get the latest freeware news in your inbox), Facebook page, and Twitter (ok, X).
The giveaway is now live. Please click the teal GET THE FREEBIE button below the article to claim your free copy.
Waves Kramer HLS Channel
Kramer HLS Channel faithfully recreates an input channel from the famed Helios console used in the Rolling Stones Mobile studio. The plugin captures the coloration characteristics of the line and mic preamps while also faithfully reproducing the original three-band equalizer.
Waves meticulously recreated the Helios console’s features using a module from the original Rolling Stones mobile console as the blueprint.
The plugin is particularly effective for enhancing vocals, strings, and acoustic guitars, adding a rich sheen without harshness. It also proves versatile across various instruments for adding gentle harmonic distortion and making the processed track stand out in a mix.
Of course, as with most other mixing plugins, you’re not limited to using it on a single type of instrument. Here’s a video on how well the Kramer HLS Channel works on drums.
So, if you need a tool to add distinctive warmth and texture to your audio, grab the Kramer HLS Channel for free.
It’s a fantastic 2-in-1 combo of analog-style saturation and musical EQ that will help you enhance your mixes.
Top 20 Waves Plugins
Until tomorrow’s giveaway, you can check out the top 20 best-sellers from Waves Audio.
The list features some of the most popular Waves plugins, such as Waves Tune Real-Time (currently 79% off) and Vocal Rider (currently 83% off).
For additional savings, you can spend $50 to get a free plugin or $80 to get two free plugins. There are over 100 plugins to choose from as a free add-on.
Free Waves Plugin
To claim your free Kramer HLS license, click the teal GET THE FREEBIE button below and follow the instructions.
Please note that you’ll need to sign up for a Waves Audio user account to download and activate the software.
The free download offer started at 9am EST on April 12th and expires at 9am EST on April 14th.
Thank you for reading BPB (your support means the world to me ❤️), and another big thank you to Waves for this kind offer.
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84 Comments
Your Name
onIs it waves kramer hls? Or some selected list to choose from..? Pretty excited now!
Michael in South Korea
onThanks BPB!! Always appreciate a freebie!! I’ve used it already, and like it……… to those of you complaining about it being Waves, or yet “another fx”, then don’t download it!!! Go make some music with what you already have…… most of us don’t care about your whining.
Just sayin’ 😊
Taras
onAnd the secret plugin is….
Kramer HLS Channel
HardyQiao
onThanks again!
g
onhope it ain’t kramer or one of the ones offered free already as i have them all
Hinez
onHow do you know?
Brad
onYup, looks very HLS to me.
Boy B
onMastering The Mix Limiter was very good!
Thanks again!
Anandhu KB
onWhen I realized that I already have the secret plugin…(waves Kramer HLS Channel) 😄
Eric
onWhen I realized that I already have the secret plugin…(waves Kramer HLS Channel) 😄
Me too… I like it by the way. Nice color.
SATYA
onplease give something thats never given away before
Thanks
Terminatrix
onalready have it as well
Adrian Prescott
onEST or EDT? We remember what happened on 1 April… :-)
Eric
onMe too… I like it by the way. Nice color.
Rafael
onI’m excited. I whish a Wave Tape Plugin for many time…
Sam
onWaves J37 is what you need 💯
Rafael
onThanks for the tip!
Rafael
onThanks Waves and BPB guys!
Synth Street
onThanks for the heads up!
Sam
onPlease give F6 floating, kramer is a very good plugin tho.
Bogdan
onWaves Kramer HLS Channel
Fazakas Ladislau
onKramer HLS Channel V14.0.0 it was before
Fazakas Ladislau
onAgain?
Lucas
on@BPB: You nailed it initially, it’s “Twitter,” not “X.”
The hubris of the man, trying to make it sound cooler by rebranding it into something so vague that the majority of references to it now read “[…] X (formerly known as Twitter) […]” which, I think Prince deserves royalties for. XD
Numanoid
onI appreciate Waves giveaways, but must it always be FX ? Hoping for a synth this time around !
Phil
onWell, since Waves makes much more FX than synths, chances are higher, that they give away FX.
Anyway, we´ll just need some patience until it´s clear, what it is this time…
at least, we can be sure, that it´s good quality, as it comes from Waves ;-)
Eugenius Maximus
onSo, after one year of use, will we have to pay the license fee for this freebie?
Phil
onyou can get 1 license with the CURRENT major version for free – it will remain free for “all time” that it can be used (well, someday even oooooold computer become too oooooold to remain working with then-outdated software).
IF Waves decides to release the next major version for their plug-ins within 1 year from today, you can upgrade your v14 to v15 for free – this is, what the Waves Update Plan is meant for (as far as I understand).
In this case, you´ll keep v15 “forever” instead of v14, otherwise your license will remain on v14 for free…
v14 which is the current version, should be usable for quite a few years from now on, so there´s no real reason to worry.
Arthur
onWell, according to the hidden picture, it’s Kramer))
Rad
onYep it will be emulation of analog console
g
onit’s kramer dissapointment i have that already
Der eine
onNot working? 9:48
Tomislav Zlatic
onIt will launch at 9am EST.
Berkant
onThanks.
Berkant
on😂🤣🤣
Kramer HLS Channel 🤣
xandi
onnot working?10.11
Phil
on9 A M in the EST time zone = Eastern Standard Time
the combination of a timezone calculator website and a small bit of understanding can help
MJ
onHow come they never give away other useful plugins like the waves loudness meter? Hmm
Herb
onNo signup Link For Free Waves VST Time Now 10:14 BMT
And I Have Been Checking Since 9Am
hasch
onBro, it’s BPB. Did they ever announce the winners of a giveaway on time? Did they ever do the blog redesign, as announced in 2022? why did you expect this “hidden gem that everybody is waiting for and nobody yet has” would be on time?
Tomislav Zlatic
onHi, I’m trying to make BPB the best website for music producers and I’m doing it the best way I can. Many readers love it and that’s what’s pushing me forward. If you don’t enjoy it, that’s fine, too. The giveaway launches today at 9am EST and it will launch on time, as announced.
Tomislav Zlatic
onHi Herb, the giveaway is announced for 9am EST today. It will launch on time.
Herb
onIgnore my Email Just sent
Chris
onAnd it’s the same plugin they always giveaway again. Yawn.
Bart
onIs this giveaway happening or not? the link about freebie redirects to WAVES website, I login but it says this promo has not started
Tomislav Zlatic
onIt’s now live, please try again.
Ian
onThis promo has not started
Tomislav Zlatic
onIt just started! :)
Wayne
onThanks Guys!
Tomislav Zlatic
onYou’re welcome! :)
Nick Hope
onLoving my 3rd free license of Kramer HLS Channel. I really should get out more.
Tomislav Zlatic
onHaha, we all should! :D
Alexxxxxx
onlol thanks.
Hazy J
onThank you so much Waves and BPB!
Tomislav Zlatic
onYou’re welcome! Enjoy the freebie.
Kindword
onGood!!!!!
Robin
onThanks! Not sure if I’ll ever use it, but I like channel strips.
Tomislav Zlatic
onYou’re welcome! :)
AH88
on9:00 am, 12 Apr Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
2:00 pm, 12 Apr British Summer Time (BST)
Karl
onThanks a bunch, much appreciated!
Tomislav Zlatic
onThank you!
Jim
onBPB you are the best!
Sam
onThank you so much!
Gwenael
onHello, génial, merci…j’ai acheté le Kramer Pie compressor il y a 1 mois (j’ai hésité avec le HLS)…et c’est vous qui me l’offrez !!!
Marcelo Ribeiro Simões
onOooooh, nooooo…
…this same plugin has already been used to capture more consumers by Waves previously…
Stone
onI can’t create an account…
Russell
onAll links from theis page to Waves are blocked.
Ferenc Mosolyhozó
onAloha!
many of us here can use it only for having a bit more from the damn Waves update plan for this product. But there are always beginners. Before I started my adventure in music there were definitely many limited time freebies. So thank you for my 3rd license. i am a big license collector. Collecting licenses doesn’t kill neither my hard disk nor my living room. And this time I can feed my license-hunger just by pressing a button.
PureFire
onThanks very much T, BDP & Waves, great giveaway & very much appreciated 🙂
JJ
onThanks Waves+BPB. Got it already, but this resets the Waves update plan ;)
Aaron
ongracias BPB , son lo maximo , de verdad , una de las mejores cosas que me paso en la vida fue conocer BPB , con amor desde chile
Attaman
onALready got this great plugin, use in alot vocal chains, really useful, it worth a time to get it!!!
Lothar
onThank You very much !!!
Its ausefull Plugin and together with the Cramer Comp even great
Jake
onThank you!!
Georg
onThank you Tomislav & Team!
.
onIn 5 years it’ll be emulations of vintage channel strip plugins.
Brenny C
onThis is one of the first limited time plugin giveaways that I couldn’t care less about missing. Lol. Hope all who managed to snag it in time are happy with your new Wave product. Look out for that WUP in a year! :)~
Answerer of Dumb Questions
onYes, I have 3 copies of this now! Please keep giving this plugin out for free as I want to collect them all!
Ramon
onThanks! BPB and Waves
n4m
onas brenny already advised don’t fall for Waves Unscrupulous Plan
yzcoruhT
onThank you, BPB. 👍
Dave Younger
onThznks Tomislav. Nice gift
Numanoid
onBoring, why can’t Waves giveayas at some time be synths ?
Quaverlove Studio
onMany thanks, indeed.