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Waves offers TDM, RTAS, AudioUnit, and VST plug-ins for Pro Tools, Cubase, Nuendo, Logic, Ableton Live, and other popular audio workstations. From the industry’s most popular equalizers, compressors, and limiters to award-winning reverbs, surround, and noise reduction tools, wherever there’s sound, there’s Waves. With 64-bit support, faster scanning, faster loading, and faster processing, Waves version 9 opens up new dimensions of high-performance plug-in performance.
System Requirements Windows
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz | AMD Athlon 64 or equivalent
RAM: 4 GB
Operating System: Windows 7 | Windows 8
Screen resolution: 1024×768 32-bit
Supported hosts
Pro Tools 11.0.1–11.1 (AAX Native 64-bit, Audiosuite)
Pro Tools 9.0.5–10.3.8 (TDM, RTAS, Audiosuite)
Ableton Live 8.2.1–9.1 (VST)
Nuendo 5.1.0–6.0.6 (VST3)
Cubase 6.0.3–7.5 (VST3)
WaveLab 7.2.1.600–8.0.3 (VST3)
Sonar X2 (VST), X3c (VST3)
Sound Forge 10.0c–10.0e (VST)
Vegas 11–12 (VST)
Sav 7.0e (VST)
Audition CS5.5 (VST), CS6 (VST3)
Samplitude ProX (VST)
Sequoia 12 (VST)
Pyramix 7.1.10, 8.0.11 (VST)
Studio One 2.0–2.6.1 (VST3)
Media Composer 6.5–7.0.3 (RTAS)
Exceptions and Notes:
## 32/64 bit: Version 9 supports all of the above audio hosts in 32-bit and 64-bit versions where available.
## Pro Tools HD: A Waves SoundGrid license is required to run plug-ins on Pro Tools HD cards.
## Pro Tools HD: Accel card required to run the following plug-ins:
GTR3 Amps, H-Delay, H-EQ, InPhase, InPhase LT, Kramer HLS, Kramer Master Tape, L3 Multi & Ultra, L3-LL Multi & Ultra, Morphoder, NS1, and PuigTec EQs. Other plug-ins require an Accel card for higher sample rates.
## Surround plug-ins are supported on the following machines: Pro Tools (TDM, AAX Native 64-bit, and RTAS only, and Complete Production Toolkit required), Logic Pro, Nuendo, Cubase, Audition CS6, and Pyramix.
## The item is supported on the following hosts: Pro Tools HD (AAX Native 64-bit, RTAS, and Audiosuite only), Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Nuendo, Cubase, Main Stage, Studio One, Sonar, Samplitude, Sequoia.
## DeBreath is not supported on Main Stage or Garage Band.
## Final Cut Pro X does not support NLS.
## Soundtrack Pro does not support GTR3.
## UM225 and UM226 are supported on the following machines: Pro Tools HD (TDM, AAX Native 64-bit and RTAS only, and Complete Production Toolkit required), Audition CS6, Nuendo, Cubase, and Pyramix. UM226 is also supported on Logic Pro and Digital Performer.
## Sidechain is supported on Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Nuendo, Cubase, Audition CS6, Sonar X3c, and Studio One only.
## Waves Tune & Tune LT: Supported on the following machines: Pro Tools (AAX Native 64-bit, RTAS, and Audiosuite only), Logic Pro (9.1.3 – 9.1.8), Nuendo, Cubase, Ableton Live, and Studio One.
## SoundShifter: For Pro Tools, SoundShifter’s graphical and parametric functionality is only supported on AudioSuite.
On all other hosts, only SoundShifter Pitch is supported.
## MIDI Support: The following hosts do not provide MIDI support: Sonar, WaveLab,
Nagyszínpad, Pyramix, Garage Band, Wave Burner, and Soundtrack Pro.
## Q-Clone: Not supported on the following hosts: Main Stage, Garage Band, Media Composer, Sound Forge Pro (Mac).
The Q-Capture component is not supported on the following hosts: Main Stage, Wave Burner, and Soundtrack Pro.
Sample Rate Support
– All Waves plugins support 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz; most support higher sample rates.
– MultiRack Native and MultiRack SoundGrid have the same sample rate as Native.
– Avid VENUE supports up to 48 kHz.
Changes in v9r15
– New WLM Plus Loudness Meter is available separately and in Mercury, Diamond, Broadcast & Production, SoundGrid Pro and SoundGrid SD7 Pro.
– New Scheps 73 is available separately and in Mercury, SoundGrid Pro and SoundGrid SD7 Pro.
– Added support for Media Composer 7.0.3 on Mac.
– Added support for WaveLab 8.0.3 on Mac.
– Fixed graphical corruption in Logic X for several plug-ins.