If you have numerous Waves plugins that you either bought or got for free, the price adds up to a crazy $240.

However, many have lost the desire to update to the new version when looking at the updated price, pretty sure. Also new is the access to a new series of Waves Premium Masterclasses. At first glance, there are many good improvements in the new version. Platinum, Horizon, and Horizon owners get additional plugins including LoAir, Smack Attack, and Submarine. Customers with a Mac-based music production setup can now benefit from better CPU performances. According to the company, the plugins now work better under the macOS operating system and use significantly less CPU power.Īnother highlight of V12 is an improved preset browser that allows you to find and audition presets instantly. You can now find the perfect preset for your tracks more easily than ever, says Waves. No need to browse manually through preset menus and sub-menus, you can now search presets by text, filter them by name, and quickly audition different presets on the fly while playing your track. But now to the news. Users of the new V12 can look forward to resizable GUIs in 5 sizes as well as sharper graphics thanks to retina support. This is a welcome enhancement for the Waves plugins. You will find out later why I question this business model. Right below the picture, I’ll give you more detailed information about the V12 update.įirst, you have to know that the new Waves V12 is not a free update. But that was clear, Waves doesn’t give anyone anything. This update contains new plugins, new features, and major improvements for existing plugins. Waves Audio has introduced Waves V12, an update to its collection of virtual instruments and audio effect plugins. Waves Audio releases V12, an update for their plugins that offers resizable GUIs, new preset browser, additional plugins…but all for a questionable price.

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