How to Find Your Plugins in Digital Performer

First, check whether the relevant plugin or bundle license/s are activated on your computer or USB Flash Drive:

1. Launch Waves Central via Applications > Waves Central.


2. Log into Waves Central using your Waves account information.


3. Select the Licenses page.


4. Select the Connected Devices tab. Use the arrow on the right to expand the list.


5. Check if the missing plugin/s license are activated on this connected device.

If they are activated, proceed to Step #2 below.

If they are not, check if the missing plugin/s license are in the Not Activated tab. If they are not activated, select the license/s and click ‘Activate’.

If not in the Not Activated tab, check if the missing plugin license/s are in a device in the Disconnected Devices tab, if there, refer to this article to locate the device.

First, check whether the relevant plugin file/s are correctly installed on your computer:

Go to Macintosh HD > Applications > Waves > Plug-Ins V14 (or whichever version is installed on your device)

The relevant plugin file will be named after the plugin, in this format: [PluginName].bundle. For example, the plugin file for Reel ADT will be named Reel ADT.bundle.

If the plugins you are looking for are not there, install the plugins by following the instructions in this link.

If the relevant plugin files are in the above folders, perform a rescan:

1. If the relevant plugin files are in the above folders, perform a rescan:
   • Quit Digital Performer.
   • In Finder, click on the Go menu, hold down the [Alt/Option] key and click on Library.
   • Go to Preferences > com.motu.MotuAudioSystem. In this folder, drag Audio Unit Info Cache to your desktop.
   • Still in the Preferences folder, move the Waves Preferences folder to your desktop.
   • Go to Macintosh HD > Applications > Waves > WaveShells V14 (or whichever version is installed on your device) and run Waves AU Reg Utility.
   • Click Let’s Go.
   • If asked to Locate the Waves Plugins Folder, direct to Macintosh HD > Applications > Waves > Plug-Ins V14 (or whichever version is installed on your device).
   • If 0 components are found, fix permissions:
     • Launch Waves Central via Applications > Waves Central and log in.
     • Select the Settings page.
     • Under Maintenance > Fix permissions and ownership, click Run and let the process complete.
     • Repeat Steps e-g above.
2. Run Digital Performer.
3. Go to Digital Performer > Preferences.
4. In the Preferences window, select the General > Audio Plugins category.
5. Use the set “Enable All” at the top. Save the existing set if needed.
6. Make sure your Waves plugins are check-marked. If they are not, highlight them (hold the [Command/Apple] key to highlight multiple choices) and click Reexamine.

Once the rescan is done, create a new session with a supported sample rate, add a track and load your Waves plugins.

None of the above worked? Contact Technical Support.