Find comprehensive answers to your questions about the benefits included in Waves Creative Access, how these subscriptions work, our free trial and demo options, the perpetual (non-subscription) licenses that you continue to own, and more.
Learn about the two options to evaluate Waves plugins for free, before subscribing to Waves Creative access or purchasing a perpetual plugin or bundle license.
With the release of Waves Creative Access, we now offer a new way to try all Waves plugins for free via a demo. Now, installed Waves plugins will appear in your DAW even without a license, but will load in Demo mode.
Waves plugins are offered as perpetual licenses, or as a subscription to Waves Creative Access. eMotion LV1 and SuperRack are only sold as perpetual (non-subscription) licenses. This article presents best practices and frequently asked questions ...
Waves Gemstones is a growing collection of creative effects that is available as a part of the Waves Creative Access plugin subscription. This article explains how to get new Gemstones when they become available.
To learn how to install and activate a legacy version of your Waves plugins or bundles, or of single plugin licenses, choose the relevant article below.
Waves V14 is the latest version of plugins offered by Waves, as perpetual licenses or as Waves Creative Access subscriptions. Find answers to all your questions on this page.
Welcome to our guide comparing perpetual plugin licenses with plugin subscriptions. On this page you can explore the advantages of each model, to help you make the right choice for your needs.
Learn how to upgrade your Waves Creative Access subscription from Waves Essential to Waves Ultimate, or from monthly to annual with just a few clicks on the ‘My Products’ page in your Waves account. Your license will be upgraded immediately.
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