Waves Ultimate vs MeldaProduction MCompleteBundle

Waves Ultimate9.2Visit MMMeldaProduction MCompleteBundle7.4Visit

Higher score Waves Ultimate #2 in Audio Plugins 9.2/10 7-day trial Free trial✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Waves Ultimate

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MM MeldaProduction MCompleteBundle #12 in Audio Plugins 7.4/10 15-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit site

• Waves Ultimate fits best

  Producers and engineers who want a large plugin suite

• MeldaProduction MCompleteBundle fits best

  Surround and immersive-audio specialists

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Side by side

Feature	Waves Ultimate 9.2/10 Visit ↗	MMMeldaProduction MCompleteBundle 7.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	7.4
Ranking	#2 in Audio Plugins	#12 in Audio Plugins
Best for	Producers and engineers who want a large plugin suite	Surround and immersive-audio specialists
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	7 days	15 days
Free trial length	7 days	15 days
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop
Platforms	Windows, macOS	Windows, macOS
Features Waves Ultimate 2/3 · MeldaProduction MCompleteBundle 3/3
External sidechain	✓	✓
Oversampling	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Surround support	✓	✓
Specs
Plugin formats	AAX Native, Audiosuite, Audio Units, VST3	VST, VST3, AU, AAX
Effect types	vocal production, analog modeling, mastering, compression, EQ, effects, instruments, saturation, channel strips, noise reduction, surround processing	analysis, creative effects, saturation and distortion, dynamics, equalization, filtering, limiting, pitch, reverb, stereo, time-based effects
License model	Subscription	Both
Product scope	Suite	Bundle
Our review
Pros	More than 240 plugins span vocal work, mixing, mastering and sound design. Updates and newly added plugins are included with the subscription. Works with major DAWs and activates on two machines at a time.	Processes up to 8 surround channels and 64-channel ambisonics Offers adjustable 1x–1024x oversampling and external sidechain support Includes VST, VST3, AU, and AAX formats with lifetime updates on purchases
Cons	There is no free plan; access is subscription-based. The suite is limited to Windows and macOS. The Monthly plan does not include the Annual plan’s 30 mastering credits.	No free plan is available Requires a paid purchase or subscription Its broad effects-and-instruments scope may exceed narrower plugin needs
Our verdict	Waves Ultimate brings more than 240 Waves plugins together in a subscription for music producers, mixing and mastering engineers, vocal editors, post-production professionals and live-sound users. Its collection covers vocal production,… Read the review →	MCompleteBundle brings MeldaProduction audio effects and instruments together for composing, mixing, mastering, sound design, and live production. Its processors span dynamics, equalization, filtering, saturation, distortion, reverb,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Waves Ultimate — where it wins

  • More than 240 plugins span vocal work, mixing, mastering and sound design.
  • Updates and newly added plugins are included with the subscription.
  • Works with major DAWs and activates on two machines at a time.

  Where it doesn't

  • There is no free plan; access is subscription-based.
  • The suite is limited to Windows and macOS.
  • The Monthly plan does not include the Annual plan’s 30 mastering credits.

• MeldaProduction MCompleteBundle — where it wins

  • Processes up to 8 surround channels and 64-channel ambisonics
  • Offers adjustable 1x–1024x oversampling and external sidechain support
  • Includes VST, VST3, AU, and AAX formats with lifetime updates on purchases

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Requires a paid purchase or subscription
  • Its broad effects-and-instruments scope may exceed narrower plugin needs

• Waves Ultimate9.2/10 · 7-day trial

  A broad, regularly updated plugin suite for production, mixing, mastering and sound design.

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• MMMeldaProduction MCompleteBundle7.4/10 · 15-day trial

  A format-flexible production bundle for detailed surround and immersive-audio work.

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