Installing Waves V13 OSX

mensauk · Nov 15, 2021

Total noob question but I've just got Waves 13 complete from sister site and was wondering if anyone can help or point me in the right direction on how to install it on Mac?

Never used Waves before so unsure with all this patching, terminal, etc...

May be a silly question but am new to this so forgive me lol.

Currently on Catalina FYI.

TIA.

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D-Music · Nov 16, 2021

Remove Waves completely (also in bin):

Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/WaveShell
Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST/WaveShell
Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/WaveShell
Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/WPAPI/WaveShell

Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins/WaveShell
Library/Application Support/Digidesign/Plug-Ins/WaveShell (probably not installed)
Library/Application Support/Waves

Users/~/Library/Audio/Presets/Waves
Users/~/Library/Preferences/Waves Preferences + com.WavesAudio.central.plist
Users/~/Library/Application Support/Wave Audio + Waves Central

Users/~/Shared/Waves

Users/~/Public/Waves Offline Installers/Waves (only if you used this for a previous installation)

Apps/Waves Central + Waves

Install:

01. Internet connection OFF
02. Go to waves folder and Install Waves Central and Run
03. Select Offline Installer and Click Install from an Offline Installer
04. Place Waves folder in Macintosh HD > Users > Username > Public > Waves Offline Installers
05. Browse the Waves folder you downloaded
06. Select the plugins you like and install
07. Close Waves Central
08. Apply patch

The following tweak wasn't necessary during installation of v12, now it is (so it seems):

09. Remove Waves local server

You can do this manually, without using the Terminal:
Library/Application Support/Waves/WavesLocalServer

10. RESTART (or use the PlugInstall app, so you don't have to restart each time when you install a new plug-in)

11. Run AU Reg tool 12.0.0.87 Build R 215024 for AU
12. Open DAW (in my case Logic) and finish scan

If SSL EV2 Channel crashed the validation tool, retry in Plug-In Manager, it should work
Not sure what causes this error, perhaps because it's v13.2.0
I have already 2 Brainworx SSL emulations so don't really need it tbh

(turn internet connection ON again)

macOS Big Sur 11.6.1 / Logic 10.7.1
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