simon

that's a good question (not a dumb question )- I think the Waves installer always wants to install the latest one but it always asks permission before updating - and you can select what is installed/updated. If you are saying your OS is not compatible with v14 then I'm not sure you will be able to install older versions if you buy plugins now....some of the plugins don't even exist in very old versions. (if that makes sense ?) I would double check with waves support before spending money.

this is nearly 7 years old and had little to no updates - is it even competitive in today's unmixing world ? things have moved a lot since 2016

not sure if you can use the everyplugin waves code on a 'bespoke' upgrade - I think it's YNY23 ?

I'm not sure what you are upgrading from or if you will get 'extra' new plugins but for $39 you will get the latest versions of everything (currently v14) - and free WUP for a year. Doesn't seem too unreasonable to me ?

2nd rule of Waves Club - ALWAYS email Koby

obviously any Waves thread will come down to WUP You can move to a new Machine without problem without WUP I assume you when you say 'new OS' you mean Mac ? - ultimately this is a problem for all software - and lots of times developers make you 'pay' for the upgrade anyway. Support - well I'm not sure how you put a value on that - I find most developer support useless - I've only ever logged one support request with Waves and it's still unresolved a couple of years later. Plus you get a years support when you purchase - hopefully most issues will be resolved for you by then ? TLDR: don't let WUP-fear stop you buying waves (IMO!)

if you don't have this I would suggest you get it - it works in Kontakt player too.

it can be - or sometimes it's better up upgrade to bigger bundle for a similar price

I'm on NA v1 and still see the updates fine

I did - but I got it at the original intro upgrade price. If you are using SD2/EZD2 then it's a huge improvement (IMO). Not sure how much it is at the moment but sometimes it's better to just take the hit, rather than buy lots of $20 libraries that never quite get you there. (that's the story of my life - buy cheap, buy twice)

if you like drum samples then EZD3 is a no brainer (IMO) and if you an stretch to it SD3 too. SD3 can do more or less everything that EZD3 can do but sometimes EZD is exactly what you want. Mere speculation but I think SD3 is a way off - they make plenty of $$$ on the expansions so no rush to put out another engine, especially as SD3 is so solid. Hope to be proven wrong though.

all of the above and there is a sale at the moment. Generally the cheapest way is to get their bundle packs - available for EZX and EZB Most of the resellers seem to have dropped, or had removed, Toontrack stuff but Best Service, Thomann and Inta-audio still are usually cheaper than TT direct.

weren't they doing the everything bundle at $199 the other day (I only skimmed that thread )

NI komplete upgrade at half price I'm a sucker for cellos (and drum libraries) The Cremona/Strad one from NI is good. Other recommended ones are BS Emotional Cello - and the Embertone Blakus Also try the FREE blakus cello (pocketblakus) - it's surprisingly good and great value for money

yes - I'm gonna pass

yes - front page says $20 but when you visit the the product page it says $198 - also $198 when you put in the cart

let me help you with that yes are these $5 for new customers only ?

on mine (Native) it kept the original presets - none of which took advantage of the new gear - I had to do a 'restore' - there is something in the installation notes about it.

FWIW I'm on Native - bear in mind that you might need to 'restore factory resets' to take advantage of the new presets - and back up your own presets first.

Helix is the gift that keeps giving (unlike IKM/Amplitube!)

website seems to be recovering - I have it now installed and running. lots of great updates

the website seems to have ground to a halt

plus nuendo 12.0.50

agree with Fleer and Larry - If I'm honest it doesn't get a huge amount of use here but it sounds magnificent I have the voices of soul one too - also great.

like everything from Gforce - it has some quirks. But nice to see VST3 and also good to see more realistic pricing than the hilarious Mtron upgrade pricing. There's not a lot new from v2 but they are a small developer so I think it's a much better investment than the same money spent at Plugin Alliance (or similar)