A premium Pro Tools production system built for modern West Coast hip-hop, commercial rap, melodic pop, and radio-ready production. Featuring professional vocal chains, polished mix buses, creative effects, and the premium plugin ecosystem used at The Hartford Recording Studio.

Bright. Clean. Commercial.

California Waves™ Pro Edition captures the polished energy and effortless bounce that define today’s West Coast-inspired productions.

Built for producers, artists, and engineers creating modern hip-hop, melodic rap, commercial pop, and crossover records, this production system delivers a fast, organized workflow with the clarity, punch, and width expected from professional releases.

Every routing decision, effects return, vocal chain, folder structure, and mix bus has been designed to keep you focused on making music instead of building sessions.

Whether you’re recording vocals, producing a beat, or finishing a mix, California Waves™ provides a professional foundation from the moment you hit play.

The California Waves Sound

Designed to deliver:

✓ Bright, polished vocals

✓ Clean Auto-Tune workflow

✓ Tight vocal compression

✓ Crisp drum punch

✓ Wide stereo imaging

✓ Radio-ready vocal presence

✓ Smooth harmonic saturation

✓ Spacious delays

✓ Modern reverbs

✓ Clean, controlled low end

✓ Punchy mix bus processing

Perfect for:

• West Coast Hip-Hop

• Commercial Rap

• Pop Rap

• Melodic Hip-Hop

• Dance Hip-Hop

• Summer Anthems

• Radio Singles

Built Around Professional Plugins

California Waves™ Pro Edition has been developed using many of the same professional tools used every day at The Hartford Recording Studio.

Plugin ecosystem includes:

• Auto-Tune

• Melodyne

• FabFilter

• Universal Audio (UAD)

• Waves

• Soundtoys

• SSL Native

• Slate Digital

• Valhalla DSP

• iZotope

…and additional professional plugins where appropriate.

Every processor has been selected to create fast, musical results while maintaining maximum flexibility for your own sound.

Included

✓ Professional Pro Tools Session

✓ Fully Organized Folder Structure

✓ Color-Coded Workflow

✓ Recording Template

✓ Vocal Recording Chains

✓ Lead Vocal Processing

✓ Harmony Routing

✓ Background Vocal Chains

✓ Ad-Lib Routing

✓ Parallel Compression

✓ Vocal FX Returns

✓ Delay Throws

✓ Stereo Widening

✓ Mix Bus Processing

✓ Print Tracks

✓ Stem Routing

✓ Marker Layout

✓ Session Documentation

Professional Vocal Workflow

Designed around a modern commercial recording process featuring:

• Fast Auto-Tune workflow

• Melodyne integration

• Precision EQ

• Multi-stage compression

• Analog-style saturation

• Stereo enhancement

• Delay automation

• Creative vocal effects

• Professional vocal buses

• Loud, polished mixes

Perfect For

Recording Engineers

Mix Engineers

Music Producers

Professional Studios

Independent Artists

Content Creators

Commercial Music Production

Requirements

Pro Tools Studio or Ultimate

Professional third-party plugins required (see compatibility list).