Waves Central
User Guide
Waves Central is an application used to install, manage, and update your Waves software products and licenses.
You can install new products, move and deactivate licenses, install legacy software, and install to offline devices.
The first part of this guide tells you how to use each page. The second part tells you how to perform specific tasks.
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Contents
General Page Layout ................................................................................................................................ 3
Install Products ......................................................................................................................................... 4
Manage Licenses ...................................................................................................................................... 5
Create / Run an Offline Installer ............................................................................................................... 6
Settings ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
Support ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
Waves Central, Step-by-Step ................................................................................................................... 9
Installing Products .................................................................................................................................. 9
Basic Software Installation and License Activation (New Products and Updates) ............................................................................ 9
Updates ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Legacy Products .................................................................................................................................. 11
Installing Legacy Products ................................................................................................................................................................ 12
Using a Waves Offline Installer for Legacy Software (Connected to the Internet) .......................................................................... 12
Installing Software Products on Devices Not Connected to the Internet ......................................................................................... 13
Using the Licenses Page ..................................................................................................................... 15
Activate a License From Your Account ............................................................................................................................................. 15
Deactivate a License / Send a License Back to Your License Cloud .................................................................................................. 15
Move a License From a Device to a USB Flash Drive ........................................................................................................................ 16
Using a License on Another Account ................................................................................................................................................ 17
Recover a License ............................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Refresh Waves Central ........................................................................................................................ 18
Waves Central can be downloaded here.
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General Page Layout
Whether you are installing plugins or managing licenses, the process is always the same: select one or more
products from the list in the center section and carry out the action in the right panel.
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Ins tall Products
Use the Install Products page to install Waves produc ts—including demos—and activate their licenses.
Waves software products consist of two elements: the software and the license. Software is installed to your computer’s main drive.
Licenses can be activated to your computer or to an external USB flash drive. You can install software even if you don’t have an
available license on your Cloud.
Select A View
If you own different versions of Waves plugins
(e.g., v10, v11, V12) or if you own plugins and
Waves applications, such as eMotion LV1 or
SuperRack, you can use the View drop-down
menu to see only specific versions. Only version
types that you own are displayed in the My
Products tab. The buttons latch so that you can
combine views.
Install Products
• Select products from My Products or All
Products, or both. You can search for products by
clicking on the search icon at the top of the page.
• Your selections will appear in the Summary list on
the right. Review and edit the list of products you
wish to install.
• If there are licenses to activate, choose the device
where you want to send them (your HD or a USB flash
drive).
• Click Install to install the selected products. If
there are licenses to be activated, you will see
Install and Activate.
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Manage Licenses
Use the Licenses page to activate, move, deactivate, or recover a license.
Click the down arrow to expand the list.
My License Cloud
Activate licenses from your cloud
• Select your products.
• Click
Activate
The selected license is activated to your main HD and
is ready to use if the corresponding software is
installed. When a license has been activated on a
device, it will no longer appear in your cloud.
(default).
Connected Devices
Move licenses
• Select your products
• Select
license and returns it to your cloud. You can also
activate the license to another device.
• Click
Target Device
Activate/Deactivate
. “Send to Cloud” deactivates
.
Disconnected Devices
Recover licenses
• Select products.
• Click
Recover
The selected license is sent back to your cloud or to
another connected device.
(default).
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Create / R un an Offline Installer
There are times when you mus t insta ll soft ware and activat e lice nses to a comput er that is not co nnected t o the
internet, such as at live v enues. This req uires th at you cre ate an of fline insta ller on a n internet -connected computer,
and then install to the oth er devic e. Th is is done with t he Offl ine Inst aller pa ge. An o ffline instal ler is als o helpf ul
when you want to install legacy versio ns or install the same soft ware to s evera l comput ers.
Create an Offline Installer
• Click Create.
• Select the products for your offline
installer.
• Choose where you want to place
the installer (usually a USB flash
drive).
• Set platform (Mac or Windows).
• Click Create.
Once completed, your offline
installer is ready to use.
Install from an Offline Installer
• Click Browse.
• Select the offline installer
• Click Install.
Once completed, your products are
installed on your main HD (product
licenses are not activated).
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