Waves Complete v2023.01.17 macOS Incl Patched and Keygen-RET

quote by baseimpulse[Removable Media License]
(Device)/Waves/Licenses/

what exactly does this mean?

quote by baseimpulse[Removable Media License]
(Device)/Waves/Licenses/

please explain what this means?

I Need help: in all plug Ins of waves bundle (and on another plugin too) I have some ?????signs, seems there I missing a FONT, can somebody tell me which Font here is missing that Ventura make this problems.

Thanks a lot for Help

Permission problems that cant be solved.
Waves Central dindt even open
Lost all my work of install previously version
M1 here

quote by zzaxSorry, the point #4 was wrong
You should read ;

4. Replace "WavesLicenseEngine" in

/Library/Application Support/Waves/Modules/WavesLicenseEngine.bundle/Contents/MacOS/

Followed these steps, working perfectly on ventura 13.2 Logic Pro

AU Registration showed no plugins after intallation. Here's what I had to do to get it to work....

the file info.xml contained here is an alias>

/Library/Application\ Support/Waves/Modules/WavesLicenseEngine.bundle/Contents/Info.xml

It does not work if you click on it to find original.

There is a file called info.xml >
/Applications/Waves/Data/linux/lib/mkl/ia32/Info.xml

if you try to connect to it, it gives an error, but if you make an alias out of it and replace the alias in WavesLicenseEngine.bundle, au registration is then able to find the plugins. ( i deleted the word alias to match the original file but not sure if that is need or not.)


Obviously, follow the other instructions and do this before you run the au registration.

I end up with au's running native in monterey in logic, vst's showing up in "plugInfo" as intel, vst 3's showing native and AXX's showing native.

Anyone have a suggestion for getting the instrument sample libraries for this? I assumed you could just download them from the site. I did this and they worked but almost immediately it disabled all the Waves licenses in both Logic and Pro Tools. Redoing the RET process now, maybe the samples will work then? Any insights?

First uninstall prev. Waves Installations you can let libs of Instrumnets like Piano or Wurli on external disks.

1. unzip waves Folder
2. Install Waves Central and after in command line: sudo xattr -cr /Applications/Waves\ Central.app
3. open Waves Central and choose Continue offline
4. choose Browse
5. locate install.cen (in the upacked waves folder) and open
6. Install what you need (Drivers could make Problems for install no insall if you don’t need them)
7. Restart Mac after Install
7. Replace "WavesLicenseEngine" from RET/Patch in
/Library/Application Support/Waves/Modules/WavesLicenseEngine.bundle/Contents/MacOS/
8. Do codesign in Command line: sudo codesign --force --deep --sign - /Library/Application\ Support/Waves/Modules/WavesLicenseEngine.bundle/Contents/MacOS/WavesLicenseEngine
9.Replace "index.js" in
/Library/Application Support/Waves/COSMOS/HTML/
10. Replace "app.asar" in
/Applications/Waves/COSMOS/COSMOS.app/Contents/Resources/
11.open Waves Central and choose Continue offline
12. chooae Licences left and note the Number of your main disk (if you install aditional libs on 2nd disk note this number too)
13. open Keygen on windows or PlayonMac Parallels and generate a wle file (or two with external disk)
14. Copy .wle file of Main disk to: /Library/Application Support/Waves/Licenses/ and for external disk to: (Device)/Waves/Licenses/ (when not exist generate the two folders when someting inside clear all)
15. Go to Applicatinons open Waves Folder in Wave Shells V14 Folder open Waves AU Reg Utility 14.app click let’s go (when all done correctly it detects all installed AU)
16. Open Logic or your daw should detect all Plugins (step 15 only au)

Thank you!! Worked like a charm 2nd time on M1 Pro Ventura latest version. I had to go into boot sec settings to enable 3rd party installation.

Followed these exact instructions for anyone that's having issues. (Copied from pg2 comments)

Solution By Naviquest

1. Download this latest waves v14 release by RET.

2. Extract and install waves central.

3. Perform an offline installation by choosing plugins you like to install or install all online

4. Replace "WavesLicenseEngine" in

/Library/Application Support/Waves/Modules/WavesLicenseEngine.bundle/Contents/MacOS/

5. Replace "index.js" in
/Library/Application Support/Waves/COSMOS/HTML/

6. Replace "app.asar" in
/Applications/Waves/COSMOS/COSMOS.app/Contents/Resources/

7. Open terminal and paste following commands:

COPY EACH COMMAND (2 TOTAL) INTO TERMINAL. DONT COPY THE NUMBERS.

1.
xattr -cr /Library/Application\ Support/Waves/Modules/WavesLicenseEngine.bundle

2.
sudo codesign --force --deep --sign - /Library/Application\ Support/Waves/Modules/WavesLicenseEngine.bundle

8. Run waves keygen on a windows pc or with crossover on M1 macs.

9. Find your computer id on waves central licenses tab, enter exact id to keygen and generate license file.
You can also find ID on /Library/Application Support/Waves/Licenses/LastAcceptableMACAddress

10. Copy license file to /Library/Application Support/Waves/Licenses

11. RESTART your mac FIRST and run waves au reg utility 14 and click let's go, it will identify your plugins.

12. Open your daw it will automatically scan plugins, if not rescan plugins manually.

Tested on several macs with macos monterey 12.5.1, Nuendo 12.0.40 and Logic pro 10.7.4 M1 NATIVE

Everything works completely , COSMOS too

Use the V.R reg util from WC14.17.01.23.M. Bam done!

m1 Ventura some days all was fine,
then it bricks totally and don't work anymore. means validation was ok, but when I start one of the PlugIns only a clear Logic window open (like it happen sometimes before a plug Ins shows GUI) with Name, but GUI don't start and is gone and it don't works anymore (don't crashed logic). I did some Reinstall s and before deinstall with Waves Deinstaller, and also cleaned all what I find in libraries and hided libraries.
But logic still remembers after new install of waves complete don't do new Validation Scann... I have also tried rescan in logic , but this hadn't any effect
all other Plugins work normal - only waves have this issue


if somebody can help to fix this it would be nice

quote by MorningSgtAngleThank you!! Worked like a charm 2nd time on M1 Pro Ventura latest version. I had to go into boot sec settings to enable 3rd party installation.

Followed these exact instructions for anyone that's having issues. (Copied from pg2 comments)

Solution By Naviquest

1. Download this latest waves v14 release by RET.

2. Extract and install waves central.

3. Perform an offline installation by choosing plugins you like to install or install all online

4. Replace "WavesLicenseEngine" in

/Library/Application Support/Waves/Modules/WavesLicenseEngine.bundle/Contents/MacOS/

5. Replace "index.js" in
/Library/Application Support/Waves/COSMOS/HTML/

6. Replace "app.asar" in
/Applications/Waves/COSMOS/COSMOS.app/Contents/Resources/

7. Open terminal and paste following commands:

COPY EACH COMMAND (2 TOTAL) INTO TERMINAL. DONT COPY THE NUMBERS.

1.
xattr -cr /Library/Application\ Support/Waves/Modules/WavesLicenseEngine.bundle

2.
sudo codesign --force --deep --sign - /Library/Application\ Support/Waves/Modules/WavesLicenseEngine.bundle

8. Run waves keygen on a windows pc or with crossover on M1 macs.

9. Find your computer id on waves central licenses tab, enter exact id to keygen and generate license file.
You can also find ID on /Library/Application Support/Waves/Licenses/LastAcceptableMACAddress

10. Copy license file to /Library/Application Support/Waves/Licenses

11. RESTART your mac FIRST and run waves au reg utility 14 and click let's go, it will identify your plugins.

12. Open your daw it will automatically scan plugins, if not rescan plugins manually.

Tested on several macs with macos monterey 12.5.1, Nuendo 12.0.40 and Logic pro 10.7.4 M1 NATIVE

Everything works completely , COSMOS too

THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! This Worked!!!

What plugins bundle should I install to get all waves plugins the quick way ? thanks

quote by ArlandaWhat plugins bundle should I install to get all waves plugins the quick way ? thanks

anything you want but avoid hardware drivers and cosmos

after this post ill add the complete clean and install as it turns out removing older waves is more complicated then installing it...both this and commercial copies act the same way, only your license on this site (only) works..dont bother elsewhere, I wasted days trying to figure it out until I download this version and finally used the license key engine etc.

WAVES Ventura m1 (from AudioZ)

its been solved for m1 Ventura, and much easier...the only problem is you guys need to remove any trace of WAVES....

Un install waves for Clean install
1 remove all using waves central
2 app remover, type waves, trash waves central+extras
3 remove any folders/files in both libraries in app support for cpu/user
4 remove any waves folders from both cpu/user
5 remove any waves folders in user/shared folder
6 Go to Mac HD > Library > LaunchDaemons and remove all the files related to Waves. If a file doesn't include the name "Waves", please don't remove it.
7 Go to Mac HD > Library > LaunchAgents and remove all the files related to Waves.
8 Do the same on the User library on your Mac:
9 In Finder, on Apple's top menu select the "Go" tab. A drop-down menu will open.
Hold down Alt\Opt key on your keyboard, and select the hidden Library folder.
10 Go to the LaunchAgents folder, and remove all of the Waves-related files (if they exist).
11 But this is not all, now you need to use the terminal, paste:
killall WavesLocalServer & rm -rf /Library/Application\ Support/Waves/WavesLocalServer
you can use killall WavesLocalServer & rm -rf (drag file here from application support waves local servers) if still there

you can alternately delete "some not all" of those files via terminal
sudo rm -rf /Applications/Waves
sudo rm -rf /Users/Shared/Waves
sudo rm -rf /Library/Preferences/Waves\ Preferences
sudo rm -rf /Library/Logs/Waves\ Audio
sudo rm -rf /Library/Caches/Waves
sudo rm -rf /Library/Application\ Support/Waves
sudo rm -rf /Library/Application\ Support/Waves\ Audio/

12 Once all the Waves files are removed from these folders, please fully quit the System Settings app,

restart the computer.



STEP by STEP for M1 Ventura

01. Download this latest waves v14 release by RET. (web or ret package )
02. Extract and install waves central.
03. Perform an offline installation of preferred (no drivers, cosmos stuff) but certainly not all or everything
—-If suck-sex-full WAVES central will not ask to restart

04. Replace waves licenses located at WavesLicenseEngine.bundle in Library>Application Support>Waves>Modules
Open the package and fid the license to replace. Drag drop or trash replace.

Run sudo on it as well :
sudo codesign --force --deep --sign - /Library/Application\ Support/Waves/Modules/WavesLicenseEngine.bundle or drag the content/file to terminal after sudo codesign --force --deep --sign - (only leave one space)

Or
sudo codesign --force --deep --sign - (drag file here ) 1 peace before and after.

06. Run waves keygen on a windows pc or with crossover on M1 macs.
Create license with exact Device Name and ID as shown in Waves Central Licenses tab!
TIP: Find your computer id on waves central licenses tab, enter exact id to keygen and generate license file.

You can also find ID on Library>Application Support>Waves>Licenses>LastAcceptableMACAddress

Drag / drop replace or trash replace the license file to Library>Application Support>Waves>Licenses

07. RESTART your mac FIRST

08. run waves au reg utility 14 and click let's go, it will identify your plugins.

09. Open your daw it will automatically scan plugins, if not rescan plugins manually.
In logic if anything fails its usually due to trying to scan all the plugs at once, if you you scan 10-15 manually the only issue is that you get a contact waves error if you accidentally open a mono plug in a stereo channel strip.