How to Run Waves Plugins on macOS Sierra 10.12

On a supported OS (Windows 10 and up / macOS 10.13 and up), follow these steps:

1. If not yet installed, download and install the Waves Central application.
2. Launch Waves Central.
3. Select the Licenses page.
4. Select Not Activated at the top of the page.
5. Choose the license/s you wish to activate. Selected licenses will appear in the list on the right.
6. On the right panel, choose your connected USB flash drive as the target device for license activation.
7. Click the Activate button.

macOS Sierra 10.12 can run Waves plugins V11.

To install as V11, follow these steps:

1. On the macOS 10.12 computer, Uninstall Waves Central.
2. Download the V11 Offline Installation Folder for Mac.
3. Once done, disconnect your computer from the internet.
4. Extract the downloaded zip file and run Install_Waves_Central.dmg, drag Waves Central to the Applications folder, then go into the Applications folder and launch Waves Central.
5. Since no internet is present, the auto-update will not occur. When prompted to log in or ‘Continue Offline’, click ‘Continue Offline’.
6. In Finder, browse to the Waves V11 – 22.11.20 folder which you just extracted and double-click on the file named “install.cen”.
7. Select the products you wish to install and click on Install.
8. Once done, connect your USB flash drive from Step #1 to this computer to activate the plugins.

*Avoid launching Waves Central while online, to prevent an auto-update to the latest version.