Comparison

Time Machine AUv3 Plugin vs Wave Box

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Time Machine AUv3 Plugin

This audio plugin emulates the warm, crackly sound of vintage vinyl records and tube amplifiers. Add nostalgic character, warp, dust, and hiss to your music. It's designed to enhance recordings with authentic analog warmth and saturation.

Highlights
  • Vinyl emulation with warp, dust, and scratches
  • Tube amplifier sound simulation
  • Adjustable saturation for harmonic richness
  • Smooth fade-in/out effect
  • Compatible with major DAWs
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This is an AUv3 compatible plugin which can be used with your favourite DAW such as Cubasis, Auria, Meteor or GarageBand. It does not function as a standalone program. Time Machine is a plugin that allows you to go back to the days of vinyl and tube amplification.  If you still long for those nostalgic days of warped records, worn needles, static laden, crackle ridden vinyl then this plugin is what you've been waiting for. It simulates the sound of early gramophones, radiograms, record players, through to late 80's turntables. You can either select an 'Age' or tweak individual settings to add warp, dust, scratches and good old fashion hiss to your recordings. The tube emulation mimics the old valve driven amplification which can be overdriven to add a nice warm tonal quality to your sound. It even allows you to add additional harmonics using the saturation knob to mimic the effect of tube amplification. It's a subtle but effective way of adding character and punch to thin sounds without changing pushing them in to the realms of distortion. When you turn on the Vinyl emulation you can choose to emulate the needle hitting the record, while the power button smoothly fades the effect in and out. We've all heard those great intros that sound like a blast from the past before diving into an aural onslaught. Well this might just be the tool to help lull your audience into that false sense of security! This is one of those playful fun effects designed to add a bit of spice into your songs and inspire ideas.

About

Wave Box

This music plugin offers a dynamic dual waveshaper for creating symmetrical and asymmetrical distortion. Design unique sound curves by combining 12 pre-defined functions, ranging from subtle overdrive to extreme digital harshness.

Highlights
  • Dual waveshaper
  • Symmetrical and asymmetrical distortion
  • Customizable waveshaping curves
  • 12 pre-defined shaping functions
  • Modulation via LFOs and Envelope Follower
  • Wide range of distortion effects
Features
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Wave Box is a dynamic dual waveshaper plugin that can be used for both symmetrical and asymmetrical distortion. A waveshaper is a type of distortion in which the input signal is mapped to the output by applying a fixed or variable shaping function. Wave Box features two separate waveshapers that can be mixed together while being modulated by 2 LFOs and 1 Envelope Follower. You can design your own waveshaping curves by combining and adjusting 12 pre-defined functions (tanh, erf, sinh, sin, linear, abs, invert, floor, round, ceil, gauss 1, gauss 2). Wave Box can range from mild tube-flavoured overdrive to extreme digital harshness.

Screenshots

Time Machine AUv3 Plugin2 screens
Wave Box1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Wave Box at 5.0 against Time Machine AUv3 Plugin's 4.2. Time Machine AUv3 Plugin's advantage is price ($9.99 vs $14.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Time Machine AUv3 Plugin costs $9.99 and Wave Box $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wave Box holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 7 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Time Machine AUv3 Plugin versus Wave Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime Machine AUv3 PluginWave Box
Price$9.99 — better$14.99
Rating4.2 (14 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 11 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1312.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer4Pockets.comAudioThing Ltd.

Customer experience

Time Machine AUv3 Plugin

All ratings14 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Wave Box

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Time Machine AUv3 Plugin

No in-app purchases

None

Wave Box

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time Machine AUv3 Plugin free?
Time Machine AUv3 Plugin costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wave Box free?
Wave Box costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Time Machine AUv3 Plugin or Wave Box?
Wave Box is rated higher. Time Machine AUv3 Plugin averages 4.2 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Wave Box averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Time Machine AUv3 Plugin or Wave Box have ads?
Neither Time Machine AUv3 Plugin nor Wave Box shows ads.

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