Feedback Hunter analyses the interaction between mic and speaker and creates an EQ curve for maximum gain before feedback.

Designed for FOH and live sound engineers, it uses white noise to evaluate how mic and monitor or PA interact in your specific acoustic environment, then optimises the EQ across the whole frequency spectrum. Ringing out your monitors can take as little as 30 seconds. Unlike X-FDBK, which places single notch bands during a live show, Feedback Hunter is used during setup time. Frequency Brackets confine the affected ranges, the Depth knob sets the processing intensity, and the Noise and Headroom knobs adapt the analysis to noisy environments or when more headroom is needed.

Features

• Maximise gain before feedback
• As little as 30 seconds for the entire process
• Works in noisy environments
• Eliminates manual ringing-out of speakers
• Customise the affected frequency ranges
• Adaptable target headroom

Technical details

• Operating systems: Windows, macOS
• Plug-in formats: VST3, Audio Unit (macOS only), AAX
• Architecture: 64 bit
• Licensing: licence key, machine-bound or USB flash drive (via Waves Central)

System requirements

• macOS 14 Sonoma, 15 Sequoia, 26 Tahoe or 27 Golden Gate (Apple silicon or Intel)
• Windows 10 64-bit (version 22H2) or Windows 11 (Intel or AMD, x64)
• 16 GB RAM
• 30 GB free disk space on the system drive

The licence is registered with the manufacturer at https://www.waves.com/downloads/central. You will receive your serial number and the download link by e-mail immediately after purchase.