Hi Mate, Excuse me if I take the liberty, can I ask you to help me with the installation? Sonoma 14.5 it's possible?

I have followed every step to the letter multiple times, but I always see the plugins in demo mode (Ableton 12).
What am I doing wrong? Is there any latest update why it doesn't work?

Tnx in advance, F.

 

Hi there,

My last macbook broke a couple days ago (it was a macbook pro 2019 running Intel7) and I just bought the macbook pro M3 MAX.
I can't seem to skip demo mode. Did everything written in this forum for about 3 times but some folders dont match .

i cant find /Contents/MacOS/ after /Library/Application Support/Waves/Modules/WavesLicenseEngine.bundle
when i try to codeshine WavesLicenseEngine.bundle i get this:

/Library/Application Support/Waves/Modules/WavesLicenseEngine.bundle/Contents/MacOS/WavesLicenseEngine: No such file or directory

to codeshine i wrote this in the terminal:

sudo codesign --force --deep --sign - /Library/Application\ Support/Waves/Modules/WavesLicenseEngine.bundle/Contents/MacOS/WavesLicenseEngine

i will attach a screenshot as it might be helpful

im losing my mind please someone help, i need to deliver some tracks very soon and can´t wait much longer, i hope i explained myself enough, not the best at this but trying to learn and understand progressively. luvvvvvya

 

Try to right click on WavesLicenseEngine.bundle, choose "Show Package Content" and then open Contents, then MacOS and there it is, WavesLicenseEngine, drag and drop that file into Terminal after "sudo codesign --force --deep --sign - " and that should work.

 

@OP: Any time you see this "/Contents/MacOS/" in a path, it's always inside a bundle, package, plugin, or whatever else. Sometimes MacOS will not show "Show Contents" as an option in the contextual menu. If it is a .pkg file, a handy piece of utility software for this is Suspicious Package, it's free. https://www.mothersruin.com/software/SuspiciousPackage/. If it is a .dmg file, mount it first and then you will be able to look into the package file underneath it. .Pkg files can be opened inside Suspicious Package from the contextual menu. (aka option+click, or "right click").

 

thankyou i found the path and the folders. I'm still in demo mode. I think i might not be doing right the codeshine. Or maybe is something else that i cant find. This is exactly what I did running Sonoma 14.4 with M3 MAX chip:

1. Downloaded Waves Central V15

2. Registered with my mail and selected products i wanted to install (basically Waves Ultimate bundle). Proceeded to successful installation. Quited Waves Central.

3. Replaced WavesLicenseEngine in /Library/Application Support/Waves/Modules/WavesLicenseEngine.bundle/Contents/MacOS/WavesLicenseEngine

4. Opened Terminal and wrote: sudo codesign --force --deep --sign - /Library/Application Support/Waves/Modules/WavesLicenseEngine.bundle/Contents/MacOS/WavesLicenseEngine. wrote my password.
Response was:
/Library/Application Support/Waves/Modules/WavesLicenseEngine.bundle/Contents/MacOS/WavesLicenseEngine: replacing existing signature

5. Replaced "index.js" in
/Library/Application Support/Waves/COSMOS/HTML/
Replaced "app.asar" in
/Applications/Waves/COSMOS/COSMOS.app/Contents/Resources/

6. Yesterday i ran the keygen on a windows pc, so i replaced the generated license assigned to my macintosh (i guess it will always be the same, i generated it yesterday and it doesnt matter when you apply it (?) correct me if im wrong) in /Library/Application Support/Waves/Licenses/

7. restarted my mac and ran waves au reg utility and clicked let's go. I found it in
Applications/Waves/WavesShells 15

8. Opened Logic (rossetta mode) and clicked on a waves plugin : demo mode (((


What am I doing wrong??

Maybe I should have codeshined the existing WavesLicenseEngine file instead of the replaced one from RET on /Library/Application Support/Waves/Modules/WavesLicenseEngine.bundle/Contents/MacOS/WavesLicenseEngine ???? idk...
Also i tried to do offline installation but i couldnt do it cause it opens a window on google that needs wifi connection.

Thankyou guys so much

 

I codeshined and IT WORKED for ONCE. Then I quit logic, opened Waves Central (dont know why) and opened logic back again. All plugins AGAIN IN DEMO MODE . I just tried to codeshine again, restart macbook and opened logic, all in demo mode. Please someone help there must be a solution
What happened ????? how did it work once and went back again to demo mode ?

 

FINALLY SOLVED !!!!!!!! SO, personally, running Sonoma 14.4 chip M3 MAX it worked when downloading Waves Central V14 and V14 pluggins. Did the whole process written in this forum. As for the last issue I had; working fine and later in DEMO again, I checked /Library/Application Support/Waves/Licenses and my license appeared as .wle.out instead of .wle . I put the .wle license again, moved to trash the .wle.out file and it started working again. Thank you guys so much this felt like a nightmare lol loveyou

 

Hey everyone,

i’m following aswell. I’ve been busy all day to get the demo version gone but u won’t work. I did everything even the codesign but non works.

i downloaded waves central from the webaite (15.0.2) and in there i downloaded v15 essensial. I checked my ret bundle patch and it matches with the one i had. (I replaced it inside the bundle) then went to my windows pc to generate a wle file and placed it in licence. It still cames out as a demo. Who can help me it is driving me nuts

having a m3 on 14.4 sonoma

 

Hello guys, I'm trying to run cracked license for waves 14/15 on my mb pro m3 Sonoma but I just don't understant how to generate it and apply
it to the waves central. Any type will be very usefull

 

If you don't have " Little Snitch " or one of the others on your Mac blocking " call home " Waves is gonna connect to it's servers and demo you.
Every Mac guy should have some form of protection like this.
Other wise your wasting your time.

 

Hello guys, I'm trying to run cracked license for waves 14/15 on my mb pro m3 Sonoma but I just don't understant how to generate it and apply
it

 

Which version of Waves did you download? V15 or V14?

 

Took like 3 days but finally got there. Running macOS Sonoma M3

1. Remove all waves: https://www.sweetwater.com/sweetcare/articles/uninstall-waves-plugins-mac/
2. Only download “Patched & Keygen Only-RET” file in the link: https://download93.com/3269-waves-ultimate-mac.html
3. Install waves central straight of official website
4 .Login or create user
5. Go to settings in waves and Change default license to Macintosh HD & fix permission and ownership
6. Install what plugins you want (I installed waves ultimate. Change sample library folder to your SSD Drive in settings before download to save space)
7. Quit waves central and turn internet OFF
8. Replace "WavesLicenseEngine" in /Library/Application/Support/Waves/Modules/WavesLicenseEngine.bundle/ Contents/MacOS/
9. Terminal commands separately

sudo chmod +x /Library/Application\ Support/Waves/Modules/WavesLicenseEngine.bundle/Contents/MacOS/WavesLicenseEngine

sudo codesign --force --deep --sign - /Library/Application\ Support/Waves/Modules/WavesLicenseEngine.bundle/Contents/MacOS/WavesLicenseEngine

xattr -cr /Library/Application\ Support/Waves/Modules/WavesLicenseEngine.bundle

sudo codesign --force --deep --sign - /Library/Application\ Support/Waves/Modules/WavesLicenseEngine.bundle

10. (Only if you installed COSMOS). Replace "index.js" in /Library/Application Support/Waves/COSMOS/HTML/
11. (Only if you installed COSMOS). Replace "app.asar" in /Applications/Waves/COSMOS/COSMOS.app/Contents/Resources/
12. Run waves keygen on a windows pc or with crossover on Mac. Create license with Device Name and ID as shown in Waves Central Licenses tab. Type: comp
13. Drop the .WLE generated license file here: Library>Application Support>Waves> Licenses
14. Restart Mac
15. Run waves au reg utility in Application/Waves/WavesShells v15
16. Open logic and let them scaaaan!

NOTE: Im sure there are steps in here that aren't necessary but this is what worked for me.

EXTRA: Disable waves startup items and probably don’t need waves central anymore

 

Sonoma on an M3 Max Mac. Ive done this at least 10 times I still get DEMO Plugins. HELP!!

 

working on new m4 max in arm mode instead of being in rosetta!
thank you kindly, i owe you a beer if you're ever in metro atlanta

 

This worked for me (Apple M3, Sonoma 14.7.1 / Logic Pro 11.1):

Credits to crackkingcole (search for Waves Ultimate 15 v24.11.17 macOS to see the original post, download link xxx included)

The only things I added myself during the process (related to Waves Complete v14): disable internet connection, store the Waves folder temporarily in users/'name'/public/Waves Offline Installers and reboot Mac before opening Logic.