EDIT: As of 3/29, Waves announced they are are bringing "back the perpetual plugin license model, side-by-side with the new subscriptions."


Since Waves is a popular plugin producer in the music community, I thought it would be worthwhile to post this.

As of 3/26/2023, the only way to access new Waves plugins is via their subscription service. There are two options, each only covering a single computer:

  • $15/month for a limited number of plugins; or
  • 25/month for all plugins

Plugins that have already been purchased will still work, but will no longer be updated. Updates for V14 plugins will continue for the duration of the current Waves Update Plan coverage. After that, the only way to get updates is via the subscription.

-- David Cuny
My virtual singer development blog

Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?