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Use Waves Central to install and activate the latest version of Waves products.

V13.4.1 | Nov 13, 2022

Waves Central User Guide Learn how to install & activate Waves products using Waves Central

Important Note: This version of Waves Central (V13) supports product licensing and online installation on Windows 10 up to Windows 11, and on macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) up to macOS 13 (Ventura). Note that on macOS 13 (Ventura), license activation is currently not possible on exFAT formatted USB drives.

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The latest version of Waves Central is specified above. Older versions will no longer work.

Notes:

Current version licenses will activate older version software (V9 and above), if the product/s in question exists in this software version.
To check if a plugin exists in an older version, scroll to the bottom of the older version's download page.
Software versions earlier than 9.92 cannot co-exist with software versions above V10. To run V9 side by side with a newer version, please install version 9.92.
For this reason, installing a newer version alongside V9 may cause temporary loss of access to V9 plugins on systems that support both versions. We are aware of this issue, which can be resolved by reinstalling V9.92 plugins or contacting Tech Support.
Users of Waves V9 (or earlier) on macOS, please note: Waves 32-bit software (V9 plugins, MultiRack, SoundGrid Studio V9, eMotion LV1 V9) might stop working on macOS after Waves V10 software or higher is installed, using either our online installer or an offline installer created after October 11, 2021. We are looking into this issue. In the meantime, if you need to install V10 plugins, please use our V10 offline installer. If you encounter this issue, please contact Waves Technical Support.
Downloads not included in Waves Central: Tracks Live, Waves for VENUE V3 - V3.1.1.
Pro Tools 10 users: Use one of the Waves legacy versions compatible with your system (v9.3 or v9.6).
Learn how to run Waves plugins on Mac OS Mountain Lion 10.8.5 and Mavericks 10.9.5.
Learn how to run Waves plugins on Mac OS Lion 10.7 to 10.7.5.
Learn how to run Waves plugins on Logic 9.
To see the latest product releases, updates and bug fixes, view the Release Notes page.
Waves Central does not support VPN connections or software as they can change MAC addresses (used by Waves Central to identify your computer) and cause licensing issues.
We strongly advise that you remove, disable, or turn off all VPN software before launching Waves Central.

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