July 11th, 2016

The new Electric 88 Piano available.

July 5th, 2016

The new Infected Mushroom Pusher available separately.
dbx 160: Improved smoothing of sound changes while adjusting controls and
during automation.
Reel ADT: Fixed some typos in preset names.
Greg Wells VoiceCentric: Bypassing the mono-to-stereo component no longer mutes
the right channel.
Saphira and Greg Wells plugins: Fixed instantiation of Full Reset preset after
toggling through presets.
DTS UpMix: Fixed issue where the Depth fader could get stuck at 100%.
DTS UpMix and DownMix: Automation of Solo buttons now works properly under VST3
and Audio Units.
Dorrough: Fixed possible flickering of toolbar buttons when opening more than
one instance in Windows hosts.
Improved responsiveness of moving controls with the mouse wheel.

June 15th, 2016

The new Roland XI-WSG is available for Roland consoles.
NEW: Fine-tune plugin controls by clicking CTRL (PC) or CTRL/CMD (Mac) while
moving a control with the mouse.
H-Comp: Limiter is no longer on when the plugin is bypassed.
H-Comp: Fixed swapped limiter on/off automation values.
Scheps 73: Fixed several control linking issues.
Scheps 73: Fixed possible flickering of input/output faders when two instances
of Scheps 73 are open.
DTS Neural DownMix: Front Encoding on/off values are no longer swapped in
automation and controls view.
Renaissance Bass: Improved smoothing of sound changes while adjusting controls
and during automation.
Vitamin: Improved smoothing of sound changes while adjusting controls and
during automation.
Vitamin: Fixed slight glitches of the graph while running under SoundGrid.
Fixed support for 'Allow Latch Prime' mode in Pro Tools.

May 18th, 2016

The new DTS Neural Mono2Stereo available in the DTS Neural Surround Collection
and in the Broadcast and Surround Suite.
The new DTS Neural Surround DownMix available in the DTS Neural Surround
Collection and in the Broadcast and Surround Suite.
The new DTS Neural Surround UpMix available in the DTS Neural Surround
Collection and in the Broadcast and Surround Suite.

May 9th, 2016

MultiRack: Removed the plugin manager. MultiRack now loads all plugin versions
it finds.
MultiRack: New Global Tempo, synchronizing all tempo-based plugins to the same
BPM.
MultiRack: Bug fixes.
MultiRack SoundGrid version 9.80.11.99 is compatible with Lawo consoles version
5-6-0-16 and higher.
Abbey Road Reverb Plates: Fixed possible mutes in VST3 hosts.
Nx no longer prevents Ableton Live and SONAR to properly save sessions.
Fixed possible crashes under Logic Pro X.
April 20th, 2016

X-FDBK: Fixed a crash when deleting a filter if the SoundGrid server is not
connected.
X-FDBK: Fixed a problem where loading a session in SoundGrid applications would
load the X-FDBK preset without markers and cursor.
X-FDBK: Fixed a minor GUI related issue.

April 13th, 2016

The new X-FDBK available separately as well as in Mercury, Pro Show and SD7 Pro
Show.
Abbey Road Reverb Plates: Fixed an issue where loading certain presets would
reset the Dry/Wet control to 100%.
H-Delay: Fixed possible clicks at 96kHz in mono to stereo.
eMotion LV1: bug fixes

March 23rd, 2016

The new BSS DPR-402 available separately as well as in Mercury, Pro Show and
SD7 Pro Show.
V-Comp now has reduction meters on the Hot Plugins Panel in MultiRack.
dbx 160: Hum no longer disappears after deactivating/activating the plugin in
Ableton Live.
TG12345: Hum no longer disappears after deactivating/activating the plugin in
Ableton Live.
IR plugins on Windows: Fixed the problem to import impulse responses that are
located outside the Waves/Data folder.
X-Noise: Fixed excessive CPU consumption on SoundGrid.
Abbey Road Reverb Plates: Output fader in the mono component now accepts text
entry while the GUI is collapsed.
Abbey Road Reverb Plates: Improved CPU and memory load on SoundGrid servers.
MetaFilter: Fixed LFO sync issue in Cubase/Nuendo.
J-37: Delay level is now properly saved in sessions.
Vocal Rider, Bass Rider: Rider fader now correctly moves towards the target
value.
Vocal Rider, Bass Rider: Fixed stuck fader if clicked and dragged during
riding.
Fixed plugins not loading on Windows in rare cases.
Logic Pro X: Fixed issue where resetting controls (alt+click) was not written
to automation.
Digital Performer: Resetting controls (alt+click) now works properly after
writing automation.
Momentary toggle controls are no longer stuck when double-tapped on Windows
touch screens.

eMotion LV1: Added Cue/Solo on DCA tracks.

eMotion LV1: Improved performance and bug fixes.
eMotion LV1: New SoundGrid server firmware and driver update.
eMotion LV1: Now compatible with the H-Reverb and Abbey Road Reverb Plates
plugins.
eMotion LV1: Please note: Some Waves plugins have been modified to work with
eMotion LV1. To take advantage of this update, please re-install both the latest
version of eMotion LV1 and the latest versions of your plugins (or of the bundles
in which they are included).
SoundGrid Studio: New and improved auto-configuration process.
SoundGrid Studio: Minor bug fixes.
StudioRack: Fixed crashes when NLS is saved to session (Mac and Windows).
StudioRack: Fixed crashes when toggling between Cubase and other applications
(Windows only).
StudioRack: Other minor bug fixes.
SoundGrid ASIO Driver: Loading large sessions with different sample rates no
longer causes Pro Tools to quit.
SoundGrid Server: Improved internal CPU management mechanism.

February 15th, 2016

The new Abbey Road Reverb Plates available separately as well as in the Abbey
Road Collection.
Maserati B72: The Sensitivity LED now works properly.
Renaissance Equalizer: Double-clicking band markers on the graph now turns the
bands on or off.
Renaissance Channel: Double-clicking band markers on the graph now turns the
bands on or off.
Scheps 73: Fixed MS functionality.
eMo Generator: Changing Gain in Sine mode no longer causes clicks.
SSL Compressor: Improved smoothing of sound changes while adjusting controls
and during automation.
H-Reverb: Improved native CPU consumption on Mac.
H-Reverb: Fixed right channel input meter on control surfaces.
Fixed possible crashes on Windows systems with NVIDIA Quadro graphic cards.

February 2nd, 2016

Central: Improvements and bug fixes: Windows installation, OS X permissions,

log reporting.
Central: Increased stability and improved performance.

January 28th, 2016

The new Nx Virtual Mix Room available separately.

Doppler: Fixed crash in LV1 and MultiRack when disconnecting the host LAN port.
Element 2.0 no longer exceeds the maximum polyphony when the sustain pedal is
held.
Waves Tune, Waves Tune LT: Fixed notes disappearing when zooming in.
Waves Tune, Waves Tune LT: Vibrato areas are now properly indicated.
Studio One 3 and later: Added support for gain reduction reporting.
Fixed possible crashes in Cubase and Nuendo.

January 18th, 2016

The new Greg Wells MixCentric available separately as well as in Mercury, Pro
Show, SD7 Pro Show and the new Greg Wells Signature Series.
The new Greg Wells Signature Series containing VoiceCentric, PianoCentric and
MixCentric.
eMo Q4 Equalizer: Changing band 4 filter type no longer causes the output gain
to be bypassed.
eMo F2 Filter: Loading a mono preset to a stereo component now loads the preset
to both left and right channels.
eMo Generator: Changed VST3 category to Generators.
H-Reverb: Fixed surround output metering on the Hot Plugins Panel in MultiRack.
Vocal Rider, MondoMod: Fixed crash in LV1 and MultiRack when disconnecting the
host LAN port.
ReelADT now initializes with correct VCO value under Logic Pro X.
GTR, GTR Solo, Element and CODEX applications now recognize the built-in audio
device in OS X Yosemite and El Capitan.
Sony Vegas, Sound Forge and Acid Pro: Fixed possible crashes with mono plugins
that have side-chain.
 StudioRack: Fixed first instance long instantiation time.
LV1 no longer crashes when modifying presets in GTR Tool Rack.

January 5th, 2016

NEW eMotion LV1 digital live mixing console

The new eMo Q4 Equalizer, eMo F2 Filter, and eMo Generator plugins available
separately, in the Gold, Platinum, Horizon, Diamond, Mercury, Broadcast &
Production, Live, Pro Show, and SD7 Pro Show bundles, or with any eMotion LV1
license.
SoundGrid driver Unicode install support.
SoundGrid firmware bug fixes for Yamaha Y-16, A&H M-Waves, and DiGiGrid IOC,
IOX, IOS, DLI, DLS, MGB and MGO.
StudioRack minor bug fixes.
SoundGrid Studio minor bug fixes.

December 30th, 2015

The new Greg Wells PianoCentric available separately as well as in Mercury, Pro
Show and SD7 Pro Show.
MultiRack: Remote control support for LAWO consoles.

December 21st, 2015

The new Element 2.0 available separately as well as in Mercury and Dave Aude
EMP Toolbox.
SSL Compressor: Smoother sound changes while adjusting controls and during
automation.
S1: Smoother sound changes while adjusting controls and during automation.
Manny Marroquin Tone Shaper: 1-2-3 frequency knobs now work properly.
SoundShifter: Offline processing components no longer appear in real-time
menus.
Ableton Live 32bit (Mac): Using arrow keys to modify plugin parameters is now
working.
Sub Align: Mono component now applies the correct delay value.
Sub Align: Fixed wrong delay at 96kHz.
Sub Align: Improved crossover points precision.
Fixed Pro Tools crash with StudioRack containing NLS.
MIDI attachment is now properly saved in presets.
Codex, Element, MetaFilter: Automation compatibility with earlier versions is
restored.
SSL Compressor: PA default preset now turns off analog noise.

December 14th, 2015

SoundGrid Studio: ASIO multi-client driver support.

SoundGrid Studio: DAW will show the device connected to the driver.
SoundGrid Studio: Auto dynamically updates the number of driver channels.
SoundGrid Studio: Minor bug fixes.
DiGiGrid IOC/IOX /IOS: Input gain control from the I/O control panel: text
entry and mouse wheel support added.
StudioRack: Pro Tools 12 I/O mode support.

November 24th, 2015

Central: Added dialog message notifying users to close all running DAWs when
installing and uninstalling...
Central: Added device ID display in Disconnected Devices panel.
Central: Added "Move All" option under My Products in the Install Products,
Manage Licenses and Prepare Offline Installer pages.
Central: When the system drive name contains inadmissible characters, Waves
Central names it "Untitled" and allows using the drive.
Central: When the license cloud contains no licenses, a message is displayed in
the middle column of the Easy Install and Activate page.
Central: When no connected devices are found, the dialog can be closed and
Waves Central can be used for offline installation.
Central: Drive letter now retrieved via environment variable. Installation will
proceed properly even when the system drive letter is not C:\.
Central: Products in the Install Products page can now be selected or de-
selected by clicking the product name, not just the adjacent arrows.
Central: Various other fixes and improvements.
H-EQ: Input faders are no longer flipped in M/S mode.
H-EQ: M/S monitor now functions properly.
Greg Wells VoiceCentric, Cobalt Saphira, Butch Vig Vocals, all Manny Marroquin
plugins: Fixed slow loading time.
InPhase: Fixed graphic issues when collapsing/expanding the GUI.

November 18th, 2015

The new Sub Align available separately as well as in Mercury, Pro Show and SD7
Pro Show.

November 11th, 2015

The new Greg Wells VoiceCentric available separately as well as in Mercury, Pro
Show and SD7 Pro Show.

October 29th, 2015

New Waves Central version contains several fixes for failed installations.

October 25th, 2015

The new Waves Central: one-stop plugin installation and activation system.
Across the board release of all Waves plugins V9.6.
Sidechain support for VST 2.4.
New Copy/Paste preset feature between plugins and/or StudioRack.
Fixes to various activation related bugs.

Waves V9r30 installer - September 10th, 2015

The new eMo D5 Dynamics available separately as well as in Mercury, Pro Show
and SD7 Pro Show.

Waves V9r29 installer - August 13th, 2015

The new Cobalt Saphira available separately as well as in Mercury, Pro Show and
SD7 Pro Show.
Butch Vig Vocals: Sensitivity LED now properly responds to signals from both
left and right channels.
Doppler no longer crashes in AudioSuite while processing 4 mono tracks.
Reel ADT: VCO movement now stays limited to VCO range when using the mouse
wheel or arrow keys.
GTR: Fixed microphone selection mismatch in some cabinets.
Stomp Distortion: Fixed an issue where Tone and Contour may stop working in
some cases.
H-Delay: Note division and MS is now properly saved in MultiRack SoundGrid
snapshots when using tap tempo.
 IR-1, IR-L, IRLive: Fixed IR locating issue under MultiRack after changing the
name of the folder containing imported IRs.
MetaFilter: Fixed LFO sync issue in Cubase/Nuendo.
SoundShifter Pitch: Fixed latency issue under AudioSuite when shifting down.
SoundShifter Pitch no longer creates a fade in on the first region when
processing several regions under AudioSuite.
TG12345: Switching presets now advances properly (within each category) instead
of in alphabetical order.
Waves Tune, Waves Tune LT: Fixed possible crash in offline processing.
Waves Tune, Waves Tune LT: Copy/Paste Notes was removed from the menu.
X-Crackle: Fixed processing at 96kHz on SoundGrid.
NLS: Drive no longer affects the noise level.
Scheps 73: GUI expand/collapse state is now properly saved in sessions.
Final Cut Pro: Fixed GUI corruption when plugins are instantiated during
playback.
Cubase/Nuendo: Fixed possible crashes on Mac when closing and reopening
sessions.
Cubase: Plugins with Noise no longer crash when inserted in instrument tracks.
Pro Tools 11 & 12: Fixed various issues with resetting (Alt+Click) controls.

Waves V9r28 installer - June 3rd, 2015

Mac: Fixed a problem where WaveShell-AAX may fail to load and is declared as an
invalid AAX plugin.
Windows: Fixed mute with dbx-160 on SoundGrid when updated from previous
versions.

Waves V9r27 installers - May 11th, 2015

The new H-Reverb available separately as well as in Mercury, Pro Show and SD7
Pro Show.
Butch Vig Vocals now SoundGrid-compatible.
Butch Vig Vocals: In/Out VU meters now properly represent L & R channels.
Butch Vig Vocals: Fixed crash in a session with some 3rd party plugins.
dbx 160: Closing the plugin GUI and reopening it no longer causes the preset
name to change to "Preset A".
dbx 160: Added support for AVID S3 and S6 control surfaces.
dbx 160: Fixed hum noise frequency in stereo component to 50Hz instead of
100Hz.
GTR ToolRack: Added external meters when inserted into StudioRack.
GTR Solo now excluded from SoundGrid hosts.
InPhase now added to SoundGrid hosts.
IR-1, IR-L, IR360, IR-Live: Importing an IR from a long path now properly saved
in the session.
Manny Marroquin Plugins: Fixed a possible crash of the SoundGrid server.
MetaFilter: Step Count no longer missing from the Automation List in Pro Tools
and Smooth no longer appears twice.
Renaissance Bass: Added external meters when inserted into StudioRack mono.
Vitamin: Fixed missing right channel external meter when inserted into
StudioRack.
X-Crackle: Fixed processing at 96kHz.
VST2.4: Added support for real-world values in automation lanes.
Fixed various possible crashes and graphical problems in plugins with resizable
GUIs.
Fixed a problem where WaveShell-AAX may fail to load and is declared as an
invalid AAX plugin.
Fixed an issue where on Mac Yosemite the 'Save Preset' window will remain open
after clicking OK.
Waves V9r26 installers - March 18th, 2015

The new Butch Vig Vocals available separately as well as in Mercury, Pro Show
and SD7 Pro Show.

Waves V9r25 installers - February 16th, 2015

The new dbx 160 Compressor / Limiter available separately as well as in

Mercury, Pro Show and SD7 Pro Show.
SSL G-Master Buss Compressor: fixed auto fade time in 96 kHz.

Waves V9r24 installers - January 15th, 2015

SSL 4000 Collection: new artist presets.

Reel ADT: new Live component.

Waves V9r23 installers - November 27th, 2014

The new OneKnob Pumper available separately as well as in Mercury and OneKnob
Series.
GTR3 Amp: microphones selection bug fixed.
IR Convolution Reverb Series: better CPU distribution for multiple instances on
SoundGrid servers.
NLS Non-Linear Summer Channel: VCA knob now responds well.
NLS Non-Linear Summer: no longer crashes host when VCA group is modified.
NLS Non-Linear Summer: no longer crashes MultiRack SoundGrid when changing
snapshots on VCA tab.
NLS Non-Linear Summer: GUI no longer blinks when changing the VCA group inside
chainers.
WLM Plus Loudness Meter: Short and Long meters mode no longer changes to LEQ(m)
after GUI collapsing.
WLM Plus Loudness Meter: Trim now works properly with LU in Momentary Scan.
WLM Plus Loudness Meter: Gain Reduction meter no longer displays full gain
attenuation after collapsing the GUI.
WLM Plus Loudness Meter: no longer crashes MultiRack SoundGrid when changing
snapshot after collapsing the GUI.
Codex & Element: arpeggiator no longer gets stuck and receives note off in Pro
Tools.
EMI TG12345 Channel Strip: fixed wrong indication on the left VU Gain
Reduction.
WaveShell AAX preferences window restored.
Windows only: fixed blank GUI issue in several plugins with Intel HD2000/3000
cards.
Mac only: fixed single-click text entry bug.

Waves V9r22 Mac offline installer - October 23rd, 2014

Support for OS X 10.10 Yosemite.

Waves V9r21 installers - October 6th, 2014

The new EMI TG12345 available separately as well as in The Abbey Road
Collection.
The new Codex Wavetable Synth available separately as well as in Mercury.
J37 Tape: minor GUI fix.
Element no longer gets stuck on a certain preset while toggling presets
quickly.
V-EQ4: minor GUI fix.
V-EQ4: HF cutoff 3.3kHz at 44.1 kHz bug fixed.
 Windows: inserting more than 32 instances with Intel HD graphic card no longer
causes blank GUIs or crashes.

Waves V9r20 installers - August 17th, 2014

The Dave Clarke EMP Toolbox available as a separate installation option.

Cubase 7.5 32bit: fixed crash with StudioRack and some other plugins upon
session close.
Live 9 32bit: fixed graphic corruption in plugins with resizeable GUIs.
GTR Tool Rack: stomp menu no longer opens with an offset in StudioRack.
NLS: fixed graphic corruption issues in mac.
PS22: fixed Pro Tools crash in AudioSuite.
SoundShifter: fixed crash in Pro Tools 11 when trying to adjust the multi-text
fields.
Element, GTR & GTR Solo Applications: can now choose the Built in Output
device.

Waves V9r19 installers - July 23rd, 2014

Waves License Center Improved identification of USB flash drives (SanDisk and
others).
Waves License Center Fixed bug which caused licenses activated to a computer
to get lost due to unstable device recognition.
Added SoundGrid support for several plugins, see compatibility chart.
Manny Marroquin Delay, Distortion, EQ, Reverb, Triple D, Eddie Kramer Guitar
Channel, and Dorrough Stereo added to Pro Show and SD7 Pro Show bundles.
Abbey Road Collection available as a separate installation option.

Waves V9r18 installers - April 9th, 2014

The new Vitamin Sonic Enhancer available separately as well as in Mercury,

Horizon, Diamond, Platinum, Gold, Pro Show, SD7 Pro Show, Essentials and Prelude.
WLM Loudness Meter is added to the list of single plugins (in addition to WLM
Plus).
Manny Marroquin Distortion: minor sound related fix.

Waves V9r17 installers - March 10th, 2014

The new Reel ADT available separately.

Waves V9r16 installers - March 3rd, 2014

The new MetaFilter available separately as well as in Mercury.

AAX support included.
WLM Plus Loudness Meter: Updated Sony related presets.
InPhase: Bypassing no longer crashes Cubase.
Element: Fixed crashes on Pro Tools and Ableton Live.
Element: Arpeggiator first note playback issue fixed.
Pro Tools 11: Gain reduction meters now properly reflect plugins' gain
reduction.
Pro Tools 11: Fixed SoundShifter AudioSuite processing in "create individual
files" mode.

Waves V9r15 installers - January 6th, 2014

The new WLM Plus Loudness Meter available separately as well as in Mercury,
Diamond, Broadcast & Production, SoundGrid Pro and SoundGrid SD7 Pro.
The new Scheps 73 available separately as well as 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 graphic corruption in Logic X for several plugins.
Manny Marroquin Distortion & Manny Marroquin Triple D: fixed sound
compatibility between mono and stereo components.

Waves V9r14 installers - October 15th, 2013

The new J37 Tape available separately.

The new Dave Aude EMP Toolbox.
GTR Tuner is added to 'All MRSG compatible plugins'.
UltraPitch: added 96khz Native support.
Waves Tune & Waves Tune LT: fixed crashes on Nuendo 6 and Cubase 7 when using
"Copy Notes".
SoundShifter Pitch: pitch value settings fixed.
GTR & GTR Solo: MIDI functionality issues fixed.
GTR & GTR Solo: crash on A->B fixed.
GTR Solo: Amp meter now functions properly.

Waves V9r13 installers - August 8th, 2013

Fixed various graphic issues and crashes on Mac and Windows 8 64bit.
Support for Mac OS 10.8.4
Support for Logic X (up to 10.0.1)
IR Convolution Reverbs on Windows can now import Sweep/Impulse response from
file that is located on a different drive.
IR Convolution Reverbs no longer lose presets or impulse files upon re-
instantiation.
Doppler added 96khz Native support.

Waves V9r12 installers - June 11th, 2013

The new RS56 available separately.

Cubase / Nuendo: fixed possible crash in non-English operating systems.

Waves V9r11 installers - April 25th, 2013

The new GEQ Graphic Equalizer available separately, and in Mercury, SoundGrid
Pro and SoundGrid SD7 Pro.
Cubase: fixed possible crash during plugin scan.
WaveLab 7 on Windows: fixed issue of plugins appearing twice on the menu.

Waves V9r10 installers - March 18th, 2013

The new Manny Marroquin Signature Collection available separately and in

Mercury.
IR-Live on Windows: IRs can now be properly imported.
Renaissance EQ: de-normalization issue fixed.
Nuendo / Cubase: fixed a crash in a project with multiple Waves plugins.

Waves V9r9 installers - January 28th, 2013

The new IR-Live plugin available separately, in Mercury, and in SoundGrid Pro,
Prelude & Essentials bundles.
WaveShell VST2 on Mac 64-bit support.

Waves V9r8 installers - January 3rd, 2013

The new Element plugin and application available separately and in Mercury.
 GTR & GTR Solo applications fixed memory corruption that could cause a crash.
Waves License Center missing fonts issue solved.

Waves V9r7 installers - December 2nd, 2012

The new REDD.17 & REDD.37-51 available separately.

Kramer HLS, PIE and Master Tape/Dorrough Meters/Aphex Vintage Aural Exciter:
Memory leak bug on Mac fixed.
Support for Mac Book Pro with Retina display.

Waves V9r6 installers - September 13th, 2012

The new NS1 Noise Suppressor available separately and in Mercury and SoundGrid
Pro bundles.
PS22 Stereo Maker added to Waves Live and SoundGrid Essentials bundles.
SoundGrid for A&H: firmware update resolving buzz on I/O box channels 55/56.

Waves V9r5 installers - July 19th, 2012

Included support for WavesLive platforms.

Waves V9r2 installers - April 11th, 2012

The new NLS Non-Linear Summer available separately and in Mercury.

Waves V9r1 installers - March 20th, 2012

First V9 release