<s>
Making	B-Application
Waves	I-Application
(	O
MW	O
)	O
is	O
computer	O
software	O
designed	O
to	O
produce	O
professional	O
quality	O
audio	O
from	O
basic	O
Windows	O
multimedia	O
PCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
application	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
16-bit	O
digital	O
sequencers	O
that	O
evolved	O
from	O
the	O
MS-DOS	O
WAV	O
trackers	O
of	O
the	O
Eighties	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
digital	B-General_Concept
audio	I-General_Concept
workstation	I-General_Concept
software	O
available	O
today	O
including	O
Steinberg	B-Application
Cubase	I-Application
,	O
Pro	B-Application
Tools	I-Application
and	O
ACID	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Making	B-Application
Waves	I-Application
enabled	O
a	O
small	O
community	O
of	O
independent	O
artists	O
(	O
originally	O
including	O
Daniel	O
Bedingfield	O
)	O
to	O
use	O
existing	O
hardware	O
to	O
record	O
,	O
sample	O
,	O
mix	O
and	O
render	O
their	O
own	O
original	O
work	O
creating	O
professional-quality	O
audio	O
with	O
a	O
modest	O
investment	O
of	O
less	O
than	O
$100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
users	O
were	O
all	O
organized	O
and	O
mentored	O
by	O
Stephen	O
John	O
Steele	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
programmer	O
and	O
developer	O
of	O
Making	B-Application
Waves	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
founding	O
director	O
of	O
Perceptive	O
Solutions	O
,	O
Spacehead	O
Systems	O
and	O
Making	B-Application
Waves	I-Application
Software	O
Limited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
's	O
interface	O
integrates	O
a	O
sequencer	O
,	O
mixer	O
,	O
sampler	O
and	O
wave	O
editor	O
compatible	O
with	O
Musical	O
Instrument	O
Digital	O
Interface	O
(	O
MIDI	O
)	O
,	O
Virtual	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
Technology	I-Application
(	O
VST	O
)	O
and	O
some	O
DirectX	B-Library
plugins	I-Library
(	O
only	O
effects	O
,	O
not	O
instruments	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
program	O
's	O
key	O
feature	O
is	O
live	O
mixing	O
of	O
MIDI	O
input	O
with	O
VST	O
(	O
instruments	O
and	O
effects	O
)	O
and	O
digital	O
samples	O
including	O
Yamaha	O
XG	O
(	O
EXtended	O
General	O
MIDI	O
)	O
sound	O
libraries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Making	B-Application
Waves	I-Application
Studio	O
renders	O
mp3	B-Application
,	O
wav	O
and	O
MIDI	O
files	O
or	O
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
as	O
an	O
inexpensive	O
audio-only	O
wav	O
sequencer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
early	O
commercial	O
success	O
of	O
this	O
embryonic	O
digital	B-General_Concept
audio	I-General_Concept
workstation	I-General_Concept
(	O
DAW	O
)	O
was	O
relatively	O
brief	O
and	O
seemed	O
to	O
build	O
on	O
two	O
significant	O
events	O
,	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
stable	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
GUI	B-Application
)	O
version	O
and	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
hit	O
"	O
record	O
and	O
album	O
by	O
an	O
independent	O
artist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
32-bit	O
Making	B-Application
Waves	I-Application
Studio	O
version	O
in	O
April	O
1998	O
,	O
Perceptive	O
Solutions	O
had	O
a	O
product	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	O
95	O
GUI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
,	O
Daniel	O
Bedingfield	O
's	O
number	O
one	O
UK	O
single	O
was	O
created	O
with	O
Making	B-Application
Waves	I-Application
and	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Making	B-Application
Waves	I-Application
began	O
to	O
gain	O
sales	O
and	O
acceptance	O
within	O
the	O
digital	O
audio	O
community	O
as	O
an	O
affordable	O
professional	O
audio	O
platform	O
and	O
VST	O
host	O
,	O
a	O
complete	O
"	O
recording	O
studio-in-a-box	O
"	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
still	O
available	O
for	O
sale	O
,	O
Making	B-Application
Waves	I-Application
lacks	O
a	O
64-bit	O
version	O
,	O
is	O
not	O
approved	O
for	O
use	O
on	O
Windows	O
8	O
and	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
being	O
maintained	O
following	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
developer	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
