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- Broad mixing and mastering toolkit
Waves Audio offers more than 240 mixing, mastering and live-sound plugins as individual licences or via the Creative Access subscription. The June 2026 V17 release reworked preset management and dropped the Rosetta requirement on Apple Silicon Macs.
Features
- 240+ plugins across mixing, mastering and live sound
- Creative Access Essential and Ultimate subscriptions
- Free Plugin Pack for registered users
- V17 preset browser with favourites and search
- StudioVerse presets and Mix Unlock
- VST3, AU and AAX; 64-bit macOS 14–27 and Windows 10/11
Pricing
Waves Plugins has free and paid options.
Free Plugin Pack with a Waves account; per-plugin perpetual licences; Creative Access Essential US$14.99/mo or US$149.99/yr (120+ plugins), Ultimate US$24.99/mo or US$249.99/yr (240+ plugins); 7-day trial.
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