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WAVESCENTRALUSERGUIDE
INTRODUCTION
WavesCentralisanapplicationthatletsyouinstall,activateandlicenseyourWavessoftwareproducts(V9.6andabove).UseWavesCentraltoinstallandactivateallWavespluginsandnearlyallWavesapplications(MultiRack,eMotionST,andmore;forthefewexceptions,seewww.waves.com/downloads).
WavesCentralcanbedownloadedforfreefromwww.waves.com/downloads,providedthatyouhaveaWavesuseraccount.ThesameWavesuseraccountinfo(usernameandpassword)willbeusedtologintoWavesCentralinordertoperformproductinstallationsandlicenseactivations.
WavesCentralcoversinstallationsandactivationsforproductsaswellasproductdemos.Itprovidesonlineinstallationandactivationsolutions,aswellassolutionsforofflineinstallationandforwritinglicensestoUSBdevices(forusewithcomputersnotconnectedtotheinternet).
INSTALLINGWAVESCENTRAL
WavesCentralcanbedownloadedfromwww.waves.com/downloads.ThereareseparatedownloadsforWindowsandMac.
MAC
DownloadtheInstall_Waves_Central.dmgfile(or,ifinstallingoffline,locatetheInstall_Waves_Central.dmgfileintheUSBflashdriveornetworkpathtowhichyouhadsavedtheofflineinstaller).
Double-clickthe.dmgfile.ThiswillmountthevirtualdiskimageonyourMac.
InsidetheInstall_Waves_Central.dmgfolder,seetheWavesCentralapplicationalongwithashortcuttoyourApplicationsfolder.
DragtheWavesCentraliconanddropitoveryourApplicationsfoldershortcut.ThiswillcopyWavesCentraltotheApplicationsfolderofyourMac.
Forconvenience,youcancreateadockshortcutbydraggingtheWavesCentraliconfromyourApplicationsfoldertothedock.ThiswillmakeitaccessiblewheneveryouneedtolaunchWavesCentral.
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WINDOWS
DownloadtheInstall_Waves_Central.exefile(or,ifinstallingoffline,locatetheInstall_Waves_Central.exefileintheUSBflashdriveornetworkpathtowhichyouhadsavedtheofflineinstaller).Runthefile.
Followtheinstallationinstructionsuntilinstallationiscomplete.
USINGWAVESCENTRAL
1. LAUNCHINGWAVESCENTRALFORTHEFIRSTTIME
WhenlaunchingWavesCentralforthefirsttimeonacertaincomputer,youwillbeaskedtoagreetotheWavesCentralEndUserLicenseAgreement(EULA).Click“IAgree.”
2. PRIVILEGES
WavesCentralneedstowritefilesandconfiguresettingsonyourcomputer.Itwillthereforeperformmostsmoothlywhenrunwithadministratorprivileges.AfterlaunchingWavesCentral,youmaybeaskedforapassword.Thiswouldbeyoursystempassword.Ifyoudonotprovidethepassword,WavesCentralwillstillwork,butspecificfunctionsmaysometimesfail.
Pleasenote:AdministratorprivilegesarerequirednotbyWaves,butbythevendoroftheOSthatyouareusing.Thisisusuallyintendedtoprotectyoufromhazardoussoftware,butmaysometimespreventsafesoftwarefromperformingcertainprivilegedactions.Wavesisdoingitsbesttocomplywithhighsecurityandprivacystandards.Weobviouslywishoursoftwaretoperformoptimallyforourusers’benefit.Ifyourunintoanyproblems,pleaseconsultwww.waves.com/supportorcontactourTechSupportstaffforhelp.
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3. WELCOMETOWAVESCENTRAL
TheWelcometoWavesCentralpageprovidesquickaccesstoWavesCentral’sthreemostpopularfunctions:(1)EasyInstall&Activate,(2)InstallProducts,and(3)ManageLicenses.
Inaddition,allofWavesCentral’sproductinstallationandlicensemanagementfunctionsareaccessiblefromthetoptoolbarmenus.ThesemenusremainvisiblefromallWavesCentralpages.
ManyWavesCentralfunctionsrequirethatyoulogintoyourWavesuseraccount.WavesCentralusesyourWavesuseraccounttoobtaininformationaboutyourregisteredproductsandlicensesandtoofferyourelevantselectionsforproductinstallationandlicensemanagement.YoumaylogintoyourWavesaccountbeforeyoulaunchWavesCentral,butyoucanalsologinfromWavesCentralbyclicking“Login”atthetoprightcorner.Whenyouselectafunctionthatrequiresloggingin,WavesCentralwillpromptyoutoenteryourlogininfo.
SomeWavesCentralfunctions—forexampleUninstall,ViewLocalLicenses,andInstallfromanOfflineInstaller—arealsoavailableoffline.
4. EASYINSTALL&ACTIVATE
TheEasyInstall&ActivatepageisagreatplacetobeifyouhavepurchasedanewWavesproductorrequestedademoversion.Usethispagetoquicklyinstallandactivatelicensestothecomputeryouarecurrentlyusing.DonotuseittoinstalloractivatelicensestoaUSBflashdrive.
EasyInstall&ActivateisthefirstshortcutfromtheleftontheWelcometoWavesCentralpage.ItisalsothefirstitemundertheInstallmenuinthetoptoolbar.IfyouchooseEasyInstall&Activateandarenotalreadyloggedin,youwillbepromptedtoenteryourWavesusernameandpassword.
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Onceyouareloggedin,youwillseealistofallWavesproductsthathavelicensesonyourlicensecloud.SimplyclicktheblueINSTALL&ACTIVATEbuttonatthebottomrightcorner,andyou’redone!Wheninstallationiscompleted,youwillseeamessagenotifyingyouthatinstallationhasfinishedsuccessfully.
Pleasenote:Whenyoufirstlogin,allproductswithlicensesonyourlicensecloudareselectedbydefault.Youcanchoosetoinstallonlysomeofthembyuncheckingtherest.Onlycheckedproductswillbeinstalledandactivated.ThenexttimeyouvisittheEasyInstall&Activatepage,anyproductsyouhavepreviouslyuncheckedwillagainappearandbeavailableforeasyinstallationandactivation.
Ifyouhavepurchasedseverallicensesforthesameproduct,onlyoneentrywillshow,asthereisnopointininstallingoractivatingmultiplelicensesonthesamecomputer.Theproductwillbeinstalled,andoneofyourproductlicenseswillbeactivated;therestofyourlicenseswillremainonthelicensecloud—soifyou’vepurchasedlicensesformultipleworkstations,EasyInstall&Activateisstillyourquickestchoice.
Ifyouwouldliketoupdateproducts,installonanofflinecomputer,orinstallproductsonanothercomputerwhileyourlicensesareonaUSBflashdrive,moveontotheInstallProductsandManageLicensespages(seebelow).
WhenyouuseWavesCentraltoinstallproductsonasystemwithpreviouslyinstalledWavesproducts,WavesCentralwillremovethepreviouslyinstalledproducts.Youcanre-installthelatestversionoftheseproductsusingWavesCentral.Whenyoustartaninstallation,WavesCentralwilldetectwhetherpreviousversionsareinstalledandpromptyouwiththefollowingdialog:“InstallingWavesproductsusingWavesCentralwillremoveallpreviousversionsofWavessoftware.Doyouwanttocontinue?”
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5. INSTALLPRODUCTS
InstallisthemiddleshortcutintheWelcometoWavesCentralpageandtheseconditemundertheInstallmenuinthetoptoolbar.TheInstallpageallowsyoutoselectanyWavesproducts—whetherregisteredtoyouraccountornot—andtoformalistofproductstoinstallonthecomputercurrentlyrunningWavesCentral.
1. IntheInstallfromcolumn,whichistheleftmostcolumnoftheInstallpage,youcanchoosewhethertoinstallonline,fromaUSBflashdrive,orfromalocaldiskornetworkpathcarryinganofflineinstaller.(OfflineinstallersarepreparedusingWavesCentral’sPrepareOfflineInstallerpage:seeSection6below.)ConnectedUSBflashdriveswithanofflineinstallerareautomaticallydetectedbyWavesCentralandwillshowintheleftcolumn,belowthe“Online”optionandabovethe“SelectOfflineInstaller”options.The“SelectOfflineInstaller”optionallowsyoutobrowsefortheofflineinstallonyourlocaldiskornetwork.
2. IntheChooseProductstoInstallcolumn,selecttheproductsyouwanttoinstallbyclickingonthearrowstotherightoftheproductnames.TheselectedproductswillbeaddedtotheSelectedProductslistontheright.
Ifyou’veselected“Online”intheInstallFromcolumn,youwillseetwooptionsatthetopoftheChooseProductstoInstallcolumn:
a. MyWavesProducts–SelectthisoptiontoviewonlyproductsregisteredtoyourWavesaccount.
b. AllWavesProducts–SelectthisoptiontoviewallWavesproducts.ThiswillletyouselectWavesproductsnotregisteredtoyouraccountandinstallthemonthecomputercurrentlyrunningWaves
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Central.Thiscanbeusefulwhenyouhaveafriendwithlicensesforproductsthatarenotregisteredinyouraccountbutwhichyouwanttoinstalltemporarily.
3. TheSelectedProductscolumnshowstheproductsyouhaveselectedforinstallation.Youcanremoveproductsfromthelistbyclickingthearrowstotheleftoftheproductnames.Whenyouaredoneselectingtheproducts,clicktheblueINSTALLbutton.
If,wheninstallingspecificplugins,thereareupdatesavailableforyourexistingWavesproducts,you’llbegiventhechoiceofupdatingallofthemwhileyouinstallorjustinstallingthenewones.Installingwithoutupdatingyourotherproductssavestimewhenyouinstalljustafewnewpluginsortestademo.Butwhentimeallows,youshouldupdateyourplugins.Thismessagewillnotappearifupdatesarenotavailable.
WhenyouuseWavesCentraltoinstallproductsonasystemwithpreviouslyinstalledWavesproducts,WavesCentralwillremovethepreviouslyinstalledproducts.Youcanre-installthelatestversionsoftheseproductsusingWavesCentral.Whenyoustartaninstallation,WavesCentralwilldetectwhetherpreviousversionsareinstalledandpromptyouwiththefollowingdialog:“InstallingWavesproductsusingWavesCentralwillremoveallpreviousversionsofWavessoftware.Doyouwanttocontinue?”
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6. PREPAREOFFLINEINSTALLER
PrepareOfflineInstalleristhethirditemintheInstallmenuaccessiblefromthetoptoolbar;itdoesnothaveashortcutfromtheWelcometoWavesCentralpage.
UsethePrepareOfflineInstallerpageifyouneedtoinstallproductsonacomputerthatisnotcurrentlyrunningWavesCentral(e.g.,becauseitisnotconnectedtotheinternet)orifyouneedtoinstallthesameproductonseveralcomputersandwanttoskipthedownloadprocessinconsecutiveinstallations.Pleasenotethatyoumustbeonlineinordertoprepareanofflineinstaller.
1. ChooseTargetPlatform–First,selectwhetherthetargetsystemwillbeaMacoraPC.Youcanprepareofflineinstallersforeitherplatformoneitherplatform:iftheonlinecomputeryouarecurrentlyusingisaPCandyourofflinedestinationcomputerisaMac,simplyselectMacasthedestination,andviceversa.
2. SaveOfflineInstallerto–IfyouhavecompatibleUSBflashdrivesconnectedtothecomputer,youwillseethemavailableasdestinationsforyourofflineinstaller.Youcanalsoselectatargetdirectoryandsaveyourofflineinstallertoadiskoranetworklocation—butyoumustrememberwhereyousavedyourinstallers,asyouwilllaterneedtonavigatetotheminordertoinstallthemonyourdestinationcomputer.
Fromhereon,followthesameprocessdescribedinsteps2and3oftheInstallpage.Onceyouhaveselectedthedestinationandtheproductsyouwishtoinstall,clickthebluePREPAREINSTALLERbutton.Whentheprocessiscompleted,youwillseeamessagenotifyingyouthattheofflineinstallerisready.
Keepinmindthatyoucanprepareanofflineinstallerwithseveralproducts,andwhenyouconnecttothedestinationcomputeryouwillbeabletoselectjustasubsetoftheseproductstoinstall.
Pleasenote!ForbothMacOSXandWindowscompatibility,yourUSBflashdrivemustbeFAT32-formatted.
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7. UNINSTALL
UninstallisthefinalitemundertheInstallmenu.TheUninstallpagedoesnotrequireauserlogin;itautomaticallyrecognizesanyWavesproductsinstalledonthecomputerthatiscurrentlyrunningWavesCentral.
TouninstallWavesproductsfromthecomputercurrentlyrunningWavesCentral,simplymakeyourselectioninthemiddlecolumn,thenclicktheblueUNINSTALLbuttonatthebottomrightcorner.Whenuninstallationiscompleted,youwillbenotifiedbyamessageonthescreen.
Pleasenote:Wavesapplications(suchasMultiRackoreMotionST)canbeselectedindividuallyforuninstallation.However,uninstallationofWavespluginsisperformedbycompleteversionsonly.Forexample,selecting“AllWavespluginsV9”willremoveallV9plugins.Ifyouwishtouninstallonlypartofanentireversionofplugins,youwillneedtouninstallallpluginsfromthatversionandthenre-installtheonesyouwant.
Expireddemosorpluginswithoutvalidlicensesonthesystemoraconnecteddevicedonotneedtobeuninstalled.
IfyouhaveWavesproductsinstalledonyourcomputerbutnovalidWaveslicensesonyoursystem,youwillbepromptedwiththemessage“NovalidWaveslicensesfound”eachtimeyouopenyourhostapplication.Ifyouhavevalidlicensesforsome(i.e.,atleastone)oftheWavesproductsinstalledonyourcomputer,nomessagewillshow,butwhenyouopenyourhostapplicationyouwillbeabletoseeonlythoseproductsforwhichyouhavelicenses.
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8. MANAGELICENSES
ManageLicensesistherightmostshortcutfromtheWelcometoWavesCentralpageandthefirstitemundertheLicensesmenuinthetoptoolbar.UsetheManageLicensespagetomovelicensesinordertoactivateproducts,eitheronthecomputercurrentlyrunningWavesCentraloronaconnectedandcompatibleUSBflashdrive.Youcanalsousethispagetodeactivateproducts,bymovingtheirlicensesfromthecomputerorfromaconnectedUSBflashdrivetootherdevicesorbacktoyourlicensecloud.
IfyouwishtoactivateaWavesproductonaUSBflashdrive,firstconnecttheflashdrive.ForbothOSXandWindowscompatibility,yourUSBflashdrivemustbeFAT32-formatted.
1. LogintoWavesCentralusingyourWavesaccountinformation2. SelectSource.Typically,anewlicensewillbewaitingforyouonyourLicenseCloud.Youcanalsochoosea
USBflashdriveoracomputercarryingrelevantlicenses.3. UnderSelectProducts,chooseyourlicense/s.4. UnderSendLicensesto,selectyourcomputer,USBflashdriveorlicensecloud.5. ClicktheblueSENDLICENSESbutton.
YourWavesproductisnowactivated.
Ifyouhaveactivatedlicensesondevicesthatarecurrentlydisconnected,youcanviewthosedevicesandthelicensesactivatedonthemundertheSelectSourcetab.Youcannotmovelicensestoandfromdisconnecteddevices—butifyoususpectthatyouaremissingalicense,thislistcanhelpyouunderstandwhereitis.
Youcanrecoveryourlicensesonceayearincaseyourdevicehasbeenlost,stolenordamaged.Thisprocessiscoveredinthefinalsectionofthisuserguide.
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9. LOCALLICENSES
TheLocalLicensespageistheseconditemundertheLicensesmenuinthetoptoolbar.Itdoesnotrequirethatyoulogin,andwillshowyouallconnecteddevicesthatholdWavessoftwarelicenses.
Ontheleft-handsideyouwillseethelistofconnecteddevices.Toviewthelicensesheldbyaconnecteddevice,selectthedevicefromtheViewLocalLicensescolumninthemiddleofthepage.
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10. RECOVERLICENSES
WavesCentraloffersasimplewaytorecoverlicensesforlost,stolenordamagedcomputersorUSBflashdrives.LaunchWavesCentralandloginusingyourWavesaccountinformation.
1. Onthetopmenu,chooseRecoverLicenses.2. FromtheSelectSourcecolumnontheleft,selectthelost,stolenordamageddevice.3. UnderSelectProducts,choosethelicense/storecover.4. UnderSendLicensesto,choosethecomputerorUSBflashdrivetowhichyouwanttosendthelicenses.5. ClicktheblueSENDLICENSESbutton.
YourWaveslicensesarenowrecovered.
Pleasenote:Eachlicensecanberecoveredonlyonceayear:afulltwelve-monthperiodmustelapsebetweenrecoveries.Ifyoulaterfindorretrieveadeviceforwhichalicensehasbeenrecovered,connectittoyourcomputerandlogintoWavesCentral;thetwelve-monthlicenserecoveryperiodwillautomaticallyreset.
Intheeventareplacedlicenseisfound,transferofownershiporsaleofthefoundlicenseisstrictlyprohibited.Violationofthispolicywillresultintherevocationoflicenserecoveryprivilegesfortheassociatedaccount.
Ifyouhavelostlicensesduetoharddiskfailureonyourcomputer,thereisnoneedtorecoverthelicenses.AllyouneedtodoislaunchWavesCentral,logintoyourWavesuseraccount,andthe“synchronize”operationwillrecoverthelicenseautomatically.ForUSBflashdrives,thismayworkiftheflashdriveretainsthesameformatanduniqueIDafterbeingformatted.Ifitdoesnot,youwillneedtogothroughtherecoveryprocessoutlinedabove.
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11. UPDATE
EachtimeyoulaunchWavesCentral,itscansyourcomputer’sdrivetodetermineifallofyourWavesproductsareuptodate.Thisincludesplugins,applications,anddrivers.Ifanyofthesearenotthemostcurrentversion,you’llseeUpdatesAvailableatthetopoftheWavesCentralwindow.
Clickthislinktoupdateyoursoftwareimmediately.Thiswilltakeyoutoalistofthesoftwarethatwillbeupdated.ChooseUpdateorCancel.Allout-of-date,licensedWavesproductsonyourcomputer’sharddrivewillbeupdated.Olderversions,onceupdated,willberemoved.Softwarethatisalreadyuptodatewillnotbeaffected.
Ifyouchoosenottoupdateatthistime,yourWavesproductswillcontinuetoworkasexpected.However,ifyoulaterinstallnewerWavessoftwareproducts,includingdemoversions,youmanyencountercompatibilityproblems.Forthisreason,werecommendthatyouupdateyourproductsassoonasisconvenient.
Thisprocessmaytakesometime,dependinghowmanyout-of-dateproductsmustbereplaced.Forthisreason,wesuggestthatyouperformthisupdatewhentimeisnotessential.
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12. REPAIR
IntheeventyourWavessoftwareisdamaged,whetherduetoproblemswiththehostcomputerorduringaninstallation,youcanreinstallthefiles.TheRepairfunctioninventoriestheWavesproductsonyourcomputerandreplacesallofthemwiththemostcurrentversion.
RepairislocatedintheInstalldrop-downmenu.OnceyouclickonRepair,you’llbegivenachancetocancel.
RepairisindependentofyourWaveslicense.ItsimplyreinstallsalltheWavessoftwarelocatedonyourcomputer.Thisisafullinstall,soitmaytakesometime.