- #Installing waves plugins without waves center update
- #Installing waves plugins without waves center upgrade
The exception is LA-3A, which I bought cheap from Waves when I had just spent significant amounts on UAD hardware and plugins. Most of the plugins I use are UAD, then I have a few native ones which can't really replace with UAD. I am happy to pay for UAD and I trust them. UAD is an expensive alternative, but you know the deal before purchase. I accept that I was ripped off and instead of moaning to much I will replace everything Waves with other products." I perfectly understand that Waves like all other companies needs to generate a revenue to cover their costs and make a profit to develop their business.Īs I wrote in my opening post: " The business model is fine as long as the customer is informed when buying, but I wasn't.
Diamond is next.Īny business model is fine as long as you are open about it to the customer prior to the purchase. and getting new versions of what I own without paying WUP. So every few years when Black Friday rolls around I'll be upgrading. thereby significantly reducing the bundle price. What I didn't realize was that Waves gives you a discount on all the plugins you already own that are in the bundle. and thereby get new plugins and WUP coverage for my older ones, which would now become part of the bundle. I'd bought so many specialized Waves plugins, e.g., Vocal Rider, Center, etc., that when I looked at upgrading to Platinum on a previous Black Friday, I was amazed that I could get it for just over $100.00. Finally, there is an a cap on the annual WUP, so if you have an extensive collection then the price per plugin plummets.īut then there is upgrading to a bundle or from a bundle.
#Installing waves plugins without waves center upgrade
Then also, you also can run older versions of the Waves system alongside of newer ones if you only need to upgrade a few plugins.
#Installing waves plugins without waves center update
As someone else has commented, you don't need to ever update unless there is a new plugin added to a bundle you own and it is only available in a newer Waves version, e.g., from 9.x to 10.x. then got discouraged when I learned about WUP. I started looking at Waves due to there general high quality and comprehensive coverage of nearly everything you might want a plugin for. but I was put off until I learned a few things.įirst off, I wanted a parallel track to my UAD setup were I ever to want or need to sell on my UAD universe. The rest of my Waves I can probably live without and just use other tools.ĭon't WUP when you can Black Friday Upgrade! I suppose that the UAD is equally good or perhaps even better? What do you think? I use it mainly on guitars and sometimes on vocals. My plug-in replacement is the one from Waves. I have liked the LA3A since I used the hardware way back in the 80's. I am not using it for busses or complete mixes.Ģ.
Any ideas? i use it for snares, kicks, toms, electric guitars and sometime bass guitars to add a little sparkle or to add some harmonics. I really like their Aphex Aural Exciter, but I don't know what I can replace it with. It's not about the money, it all about trust and which companies one is comfortable supporting.ġ. I accept that I was ripped off and instead of moaning to much I will replace everything Waves with other products. The business model is fine as long as the customer is informed when buying, but I wasn't. But now I understand how they were able to cut their prices so much. I wasn't aware of the annual $19 service cost for $29 plugins when I bought them. I received an e-mail from Waves where I was advised to pay for a service plan for my plugins.