- #INSTALLING WAVES PLUGINS FOR PRO TOOLS 11 LICENSE#
- #INSTALLING WAVES PLUGINS FOR PRO TOOLS 11 WINDOWS#
#INSTALLING WAVES PLUGINS FOR PRO TOOLS 11 WINDOWS#
Navigate to your Windows "Control Panel" (press the Windows Key on your Keyboard and type Control Panel and left mouse click it from the search results that appear).Ĭlick the "View" tab from the top and under "Hidden Files and Folders" select "Show hidden files,folders and drives". This is a database record of the waves plugins that have previously been scanned on the launch of Pro Tools rather like the Pro Tools plugin databases that can be trashed to fix problems. The first thing to do is make sure you are able to see some hidden files that we'll need to be cleaning out - primarily what is referred to the "Waves Cache" Ok now we are in the position to go and clean out those possible left over files that may cause us problems later on,
You can then go to Windows control panel/programs and features (on your keyboard press the Windows key and type "Programs and Features" without the quotation marks) and from the list of Installed Programs. This "should" remove all of the Waves Plugins on your system but we'll check that in a moment. Select the tick box in the middle column labelled "All Waves Plugins V9" and click Uninstall in the bottom right corner. If you have already moved passed this stage and have installed Waves Central but are experiencing problems follow on with these instructions below to start again and clean up that problematic install.Ĭlick the "Install" tab and select "Uninstall" This "should" uninstall all Waves plugins from your system, and then move down to the "Post Uninstall clean-up" below.
#INSTALLING WAVES PLUGINS FOR PRO TOOLS 11 LICENSE#
Preparation Uninstall Waves License Centerįirst go to Windows control panel/programs and features (on your keyboard press the Windows key and type "Programs and Features" without the quotation marks) and from the list of Installed Programs So we decided to put together this little guide to help you make sure any leftovers from WLC don't cause problems for you running Waves Central. This means if you have been a previous waves plug-in user with WLC you'll need to uninstall your current WLC setup in order to use the new Waves Central.įor some this has proven a little difficult or troublesome to totally clean out the old components and has caused issues with plugins showing up in Pro Tools after installing Waves Central. Waves have recently revamped their licensing application again and moved from the "Waves Licence Center" (WLC) to a new "Waves Central" system.