The Waves Update Plan applies to perpetual licenses for:
The Waves Update Plan does not apply to Waves Creative Access plugin subscriptions, which include plugin updates at no additional cost
The Waves Update Plan is your complete care plan for
perpetual plugin, bundle, and application licenses.
When you purchase a Waves software product, you get one free year of the Waves Update Plan for that product. This gives you updates for your covered products, 2nd licenses for covered plugins and bundles, plus all the benefits listed below. The products you own remain yours forever, even after your plan expires. To enjoy updates and benefits, renew your plan at any time.
Plugin Updates
Enjoy new plugin updates and ongoing compatibility with your DAW, OS & hardware.
2nd Licenses
Get second licenses for your covered plugins and bundles, for use on different devices. 1
New Plugins Added
Receive plugins added to select bundles since you bought them and during coverage. 2
Waves Coupon
Get a coupon valid toward your next Waves software purchase. 3
How much does the Waves Update Plan cost?
The cost for one year of Waves Update Plan coverage depends on the number of products you own and their
prices. Updating coverage per year ranges between $12 and $240 if you own one copy of each product.
Here are just some highlights of the new features and improvements added
in recent versions (for the complete list, see our Release Notes):
New Features & Usability Improvements
Plugins added to major bundles: See the next section below.
In addition to the list below, Mercury owners with an active Waves Update Plan also receive the Waves Stream audio sharing service at no additional cost, for the duration of their Mercury Waves Update Plan coverage.
Compatibility & Support
Performance Enhancements
New Features & Usability Improvements
Plugins added to major bundles: See the next section below.
Compatibility & Support:
Performance Enhancements:
New Features & Usability Improvements:
Plugins added to major bundles: See the next section below.
Compatibility & Support:
Performance Enhancements:
Usability Improvements:
Plugins added to major bundles: See the next section below.
New Features & Usability Improvements
Plugins added to major bundles: See the next section below.
Performance Enhancements:
New Features & Usability Improvements
Plugins added to major bundles: See the next section below.
With your Waves Update Plan, you get any plugins added to your bundle since you bought it, at no extra cost. See the added plugins (the most recent additions to each bundle are listed first):
The Waves Update Plan provides the following benefits for your covered products, for the duration of your coverage:
Whether you renew is up to you. If you wish to use your Waves product in the version you already own—without updating—you can continue to do so, as long as that version remains compatible with your DAW and computer operating system. (Please note, however, that after your Waves Update Plan for a given product expires, you will be able to use only one license of that product, on one computer at a time; you will no longer be able to use a second license on a different computer simultaneously.)
Yes, the Waves license version you purchased will continue to work, as long as your DAW version and computer operating system remain compatible with it. When you purchase a perpetual Waves license you get a permanent authorization for the version you purchased.
You will need to update, however, if you wish to get a newer, updated version of the Waves product you purchased.
(Also: Please note that after your Waves Update Plan for a given product expires, you will be able to use only one license of that Waves product, on one computer at a time; you will no longer be able to use a second license on a different computer simultaneously.)
We are committed to ensuring that the same plugins you are using in your sessions today, will continue to serve you 5, 10, 20 years from now—always and without limitation. We have been providing updates to keep our plugins compatible since 1992, and are committed to continuing to do so. When you use Waves, you can be confident that your sessions will open the way you want them, now and in the future, with your plugins and your sound fully intact.
To achieve this, we invest countless hours to be able to support as many platforms and third-party version updates as possible. We have entire teams of employees dedicated to the ongoing compatibility of our massive plugin catalog with every major operating system and every significant DAW.
By renewing your Waves Update Plan, you help us help you stay fully compatible as these platforms undergo updates – all while keeping our extremely affordable plugin pricing, which makes our products accessible to all producers, engineers and musicians out there.
Yes. Each time you purchase a Waves plugin or bundle, you get one full year of the Waves Update Plan, free of charge. During this year, you get free access to all the above benefits.
Simply go to your personal Waves account page, select the licenses you want (this will calculate your cost), and click “Renew Update Plan.”
Yes. As part of your Waves Update Plan coverage, you get a second license of any covered plugin or bundle, which you can activate on a second computer simultaneously. You will be able to continue using the second license on a different computer, as long as your product is covered by the Waves Update Plan.
(Please note: This benefit applies to perpetual licenses for plugins and bundles only; it does not apply to Waves applications such as eMotion LV1, SuperRack, MultiRack, SoundGrid Rack for VENUE or SoundGrid Studio.)
When you purchase a Waves product, you get one free year of the Waves Update Plan from the date of the license registration.
As part of your Waves Update Plan coverage, you will have access to any updates that Waves releases for your covered products during the coverage period. If your Waves Update Plan for a certain product expired, you will need to renew it in order to get access to newer versions of that product.
Yes, you can always renew your plan, no matter how much time passed since you last updated your products. Waves still allows updates from Version 3 and higher.
The annual cost of Waves Update Plan renewal depends on which products you own, and how many. It can be as little as $12 per year for a single product, and is capped at $240, if you own just one license of each product.
The annual cost can exceed the $240 cap per account, if you own more than one license of a product (for example, if you are renewing the plan for two separate eMotion LV1 licenses).