Waves
Creative Access
Create with total freedom: The world's largest catalog of industry-leading plugins,
plus powerful AI mixing tools—all at your fingertips.
Create with total freedom: The world's largest catalog of industry-leading plugins,
plus powerful AI mixing tools—all at your fingertips.
Create with total freedom: The world's largest catalog of industry- leading plugins, plus powerful AI mixing tools—all at your fingertips.
Pay annually & save up to Price $49.89
Over 110 industry-leading plugins
All plugin updates included
Select new plugins added
NEW: 2 licenses for activation on 2 machines
All 230+ Waves Plugins
3 DTS broadcast plugins excluded
Over 230 industry-leading plugins
All plugin updates included
New plugins added regularly
NEW: 2 licenses for activation on 2 machines
The world’s largest, most diverse catalog of pro-quality plugins
Popular vocal production plugins: Waves Tune Real-Time, Vocal Bender, Waves Harmony, and beyond. Analog models from Abbey Road to API to SSL. All CLA plugins. The classic Renaissance series. The innovative AI-powered Clarity Vx series. Mastering tools used on countless releases. Waves offers the most complete set of pro-quality audio plugins, anywhere.
All plugin updates, always included with your subscription
Always be up to date with the latest versions of your plugins—no hassle, no extra cost. Now you, and everyone you collaborate with, can always produce and mix with the same updated versions of your plugins.
New plugins added regularly at no extra cost
Watch your plugin collection grow as more new plugins are released. Select new plugins will be added to Waves Essential, and even more new plugins will be added to Waves Ultimate—all at no extra cost.
Exclusive to subscribers: Waves Gemstones
Available exclusively in Waves Creative Access, Waves Gemstones are a growing collection of creative effects that can transform any track into pure audio magic. Each Gemstone is designed with a unique sonic signature, giving you a fresh set of exciting textures and instant creativity boosters. All Gemstones are included in Waves Ultimate, while many are included in Waves Essential: Learn more
NEW! StudioVerse: Thousands of mix-ready chains in a click
Unlock the full power of your plugins with StudioVerse, the AI-powered community for mixing chains. StudioVerse helps you break the knowledge barrier in mixing, with thousands of mix-ready chains, created by hundreds of industry-leading producers and mixing engineers—and delivered by powerful Musical AI inside your DAW: Learn more
Created with Grammy-winning producers and mixers
Waves plugins, presets, and chains are created with the biggest contributors to the music industry—the producers and mixers behind Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Foo Fighters, and countless more—bringing their expertise to your sessions.
2 Free Months of Splice, the World’s Best Sample Library
Limited time only: Get 100 credits a month, to use on samples, presets, and MIDI patterns from the Splice Sounds+ catalog. Downloads are yours to keep forever. You will get your Splice code by email 8 days from the moment you start your Waves subscription. Available only to users who are not already on a Splice plan.
Yes, updates are included. You will not need to pay extra for any software updates to the plugins included in your subscription.
Yes, you can cancel at any time during your subscription, through your Waves account. Your subscription would then stop at the end of your current monthly or annual subscription period.
Yes, you can easily upgrade or downgrade between the two options, on the My Products page of your Waves account.
It all depends on your preferences. This comparison article will help you make the right choice based on your needs.
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