Waves LV1 — Companion module

Control a Waves LV1 digital mixer over its native OSC-over-TCP protocol. The module talks the same wire-level protocol as the iPad MyFOH app, so it sees and changes the same state as the human-facing apps. No third-party OSC relay or plugin needed on the LV1 PC.

Setup

1. Open the module config dialog.
2. The Discovered LV1 dropdown lists every LV1 the module finds on the LAN. Pick yours. A fresh scan runs every time you open the dialog — close and reopen if you don't see your mixer yet.
3. Optional: if the LV1 is on a routed network (not reachable by multicast), fill in LV1 IP (override) manually. With LV1 port = 0 the module still auto-discovers the port for that IP.
4. Save. The module registers as TYPE = MyFOH, device name Companion, in MyRemote ControlPanel.

No channel-count, aux-count, or topology settings — the module reads everything from the LV1 on connect (/Aux/Tracks, /Notify/Layers, and the /Channels bulk dump that carries all track names).

What's controllable

Mute / Solo

• Channel: Mute / Unmute / Toggle — any track (Input / Group / Aux / LR / Center / Mono / Matrix / Cue / TalkBack / DCA). Picker filters by group so LR shows just "Master", auxes show their real names ("Mon 1", "Fx 3").
• Channel: Solo / Unsolo / Toggle — same picker.
• Mute Group: On / Off / Toggle — 1-8.

Faders

• Channel: Set output fader (dB) — instant set, any track.
• Send: Set fader (dB) — input channel → aux.
• Fade: Smoothly ramp a fader to target dB — channel out or send, duration 0-60 s, linear in dB (perceptually log). Triggering a new fade on the same target cancels the previous one.

Pan & Width

• Channel: Pan (-1 left … +1 right)
• Channel: Stereo width (0 mono … 1 full)
• Send: Pan

Sends

• Send: On / Off / Toggle
• Aux: Focus (MyMon view) — /Set/AuxId

Talk Back

• Talk Back: Engage to output — sends the TalkBack mic (group 8) to a chosen aux output. ON sets Send/On=TRUE + Send/Gain=0 dB; OFF reverses. Only outputs that appear in the LV1's /Aux/Tracks list (FX + Mons) can receive TB this way — Group / Matrix / Main destinations are not exposed via OSC on the current Waves API.

Surface / flip

• Flip Sends: Trigger (via User Key) — presses a User Key configured on the LV1 with the "Flip Sends" function. Assign the User Key on the LV1 first.
• Spill: Press a Spill button — expands a group / DCA onto the channel faders.
• Solo: Clear All — clears every solo on the desk.

Preamp / processing

• Preamp: Set input gain (dB) (-10 to +60)
• Channel: Digital trim (dB) (-20 to +20)
• Channel: +48 V on/off
• Channel: Polarity (phase) on/off
• Plugin section: Enable / Disable — EQ / Filter / Compressor / De-Esser / Dynamics / Gate / Leveler / Limiter
• EQ: Set band (Freq / Gain / Q) — bands 1-6

Surface / scenes / tempo

• Scene: Recall (pick from list) — dropdown with real scene names.
• Scene: Recall by index — for automation with calculated indices.
• Scene: Next / Previous — wraps at the ends.
• User Key: Press (momentary) or Hold — 1-16.
• Tap Tempo — one call = one tap. LV1 computes BPM.
• Channel: Rename — /Set/TrackName.

Utilities

• State: Re-request layers + aux tracks — force a refresh.
• Discovery: Scan for LV1s on the LAN — manual rescan.
• Raw: Send any OSC address — typed-arg shorthand (i:0 i:1 T).

Feedbacks

• Channel muted — paints button red.
• Channel solo — paints yellow.
• Send ON to aux — paints green.
• Mute group active — paints red.
• Channel color (from LV1 GUI) — applies the channel's strip color from the mixer to the button background.
• Meter above threshold — paints red when the meter (from /Notify/Meters, ~0.8 Hz) is at or above the threshold dB you pick.
• Current scene index matches — by numeric index.
• Current scene matches (pick from list) — by name.
• Any track is soloed — for a "Clear All Solo" button indicator.
• Talk Back engaged to output — paints red while TB is flowing to that aux.
• Spill mode active — for a specific Spill button.
• Flip-to-faders active (any aux / specific aux) — requires "Aux Cue On Flip" enabled on the LV1, otherwise the LV1 doesn't broadcast flip state over OSC and the feedback stays off.

Variables

Per track (slug = in1, aux9, lr, dca3, mtx2, etc):

• {slug}_name — display name from the mixer
• {slug}_mute — "on" / "off"
• {slug}_solo — "on" / "off"
• {slug}_gain — fader in dB, e.g. "-7.3"
• {slug}_color — hex like "#FF5500"

Globals:

• tempo — BPM
• scene_index — current scene (0-based)
• scene_name — current scene name
• scene_count — total scenes
• scene_1_name, scene_2_name, … — name of each scene
• channels_total, auxes_total — detected counts
• mg_1 … mg_8 — mute group on/off

Use on a button: $(lv1:in1_name), $(lv1:scene_name), $(lv1:aux9_gain).

Auto-discovery

The LV1 broadcasts /zDNS on UDP multicast 225.1.1.1:13337. Standard mDNS / Bonjour does not work — Waves does not register through it. The module joins the multicast group on every active network interface, so it finds the LV1 regardless of which NIC it's on.

If multicast doesn't reach the Companion PC (different VLAN, AP isolation, etc.), fill in the IP manually in the config.

Adapting to mixer config changes

When you switch the LV1's "Mixer Configuration" (16 / 32 / 64 / 80 ch with different aux counts), the LV1 reconnects all clients on a new port. The module:

1. Detects the disconnect, runs a fresh discovery to find the new port.
2. Re-handshakes.
3. Reads the new /Aux/Tracks + /Channels + /Notify/Layers.
4. Regenerates all action/feedback dropdowns + variables.

You don't need to manually reconfigure anything when the LV1 mode changes.

Troubleshooting

Symptom	Likely cause / fix
"No LV1 found on the LAN"	Companion PC isn't on the same broadcast domain as the LV1, or the "Waves Remote" service isn't running. Try the manual IP override.
Status orange <~~~> in MyRemote ControlPanel	Cosmetic LV1 quirk — commands still take effect. The link only goes green after a "ready trigger" (/GetEQ for MyFOH style); not critical.
Action does nothing	Module probably between configs. Toggle Enabled in Companion to reconnect.
Mute toggle "feels wrong"	The LV1 doesn't echo /Notify/... to the client that originated the change. The module compensates with an optimistic local update; feedbacks reflect changes made by other clients (iPad, surface, etc.) within ~30 ms.
Channel names show as "Channel 1, Channel 2…"	The LV1 has those as defaults — rename them in the mixer GUI and the new names propagate via /Notify/Track/Name and the next /Channels broadcast.
Wrong channel changes when using the Raw action	The wire is 0-based; the module's pickers are 1-based. Subtract 1 when sending raw OSC.

Disclaimer

Community module built by reverse-engineering the public network traffic of the Waves MyFOH / MyMon apps and static analysis of MyMonService.dll. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or supported by Waves Audio Ltd.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.