Waves Will NOT Be Supporting AAX-DSP!!!

[blairl]

I sent an email to Waves today inquiring about any possible progress in supporting AAX DSP, and I received an email from the Customer Support Manager with a definitive answer.

Waves will not be supporting AAX DSP!

[Cliffy_Boy]

Looks like Waves has gone from the definitive developer for professional audio to a consumer level outfit.

[The golfer]

It looks likes i will never buy a Waves product again!

[Marsdy]

Originally Posted by The golfer

It looks likes i will never buy a Waves product again!

+1 if this is true....

[janmuths]

Bummer. Waves will regret this in the long run.

J.

[the glass is half empty]

As a long-time Waves supporter and Mercury bundle user, this makes me very unhappy. I have been using the plug-ins as RTAS on my HDX rig and it's been going fine. However, I would love to use the full capacity of my system and I would like Waves to live up to their own marketing hype.

From http://www.waves.com/content.aspx?id=9416&l=4

"You get the latest Waves versions, which means total compatibility with all major audio hosts and operating systems. And with your authorized iLok, you can move between Mac and PC, from Pro Tools to Logic to Nuendo and beyond—and back again."

[Emcha_audio]

Originally Posted by the glass is half empty

As a long-time Waves supporter and Mercury bundle user, this makes me very unhappy. I have been using the plug-ins as RTAS on my HDX rig and it's been going fine. However, I would love to use the full capacity of my system and I would like Waves to live up to their own marketing hype.

From http://www.waves.com/content.aspx?id=9416&l=4

Yes well read it carefully.

It says that waves will uphold the upgrade of their plugins for compatible daws. Once PT drops tdm, it nullifies the wup for dsp plugins as PT will no longer be compatible.

Here

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[RossH]

Did they say why not? Seems a little crazy to throw away your richest customers.

[blairl]

Originally Posted by Emcha_audio

Yes well read it carefully.

It says that waves will uphold the upgrade of their plugins for compatible daws. Once PT drops tdm, it nullifies the wup for dsp plugins as PT will no longer be compatible.

Here

The #1 bullet point item for WUP marketing says, "total compatibility with all major audio hosts and operating systems". This leads WUP purchasers to believe that their Waves investment will continue to be supported as they continue to pay for WUP.

So what is the definition of "major audio host"? Does a Pro Tools HDX system not fall into this category?

In my mind "total compatibility" means that if I use Pro Tools HDX, I can use AAX-DSP versions of Waves plug-ins. If I am limited to RTAS or AAX-Native, then this is "partial compatibility".

Waves cannot continue to use "total compatibility" and "all major audio hosts" as selling points when they refuse to support AAX-DSP.

[Emcha_audio]

Originally Posted by blairl

The #1 bullet point item for WUP marketing says, "total compatibility with all major audio hosts and operating systems". This leads WUP purchasers to believe that their Waves investment will continue to be supported as they continue to pay for WUP.

So what is the definition of "major audio host"? Does a Pro Tools HDX system not fall into this category?

In my mind "total compatibility" means that if I use Pro Tools HDX, I can use AAX-DSP versions of Waves plug-ins. If I am limited to RTAS or AAX-Native, then this is "partial compatibility".

Waves cannot continue to use "total compatibility" and "all major audio hosts" as a selling point when they refuse to support AAX-DSP.

An add never takes precedences on the policies ..ie small prints on the add. And in this case they can, if they do not make dsp solutions anymore, they can claim that it's for the aax native only. HDX is not the daw, it's a gear. The DAW itself can use native or DSP. Not rooting for them or anything, just pointing out that they have always backed themselves legally.