Why does every Waves plugin come in three versions?

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Mono, stereo, mono to stereo.

Almost every other plugin manufacturer can hide this functionality inside one plugin.

Anyone?

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Because one is just never enough. :tu:

Waves Rocks :hail:
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:)

I don't dislike Waves, there are a few plugins I'll never uninstall (adt, mv2, ren comp...).

But my waves folder in studio one looks like I've got Mercury installed although I have 12-15 plugins only.

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3 times the value.
:ud:

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vurt wrote: Sat Dec 17, 2022 1:13 pm 3 times the value.
Exceptional value at <10$ per plugin. But you have to buy three.

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I think it’s because 25+ years ago Pro Tools plugins had to be explicitly mono or stereo, and Waves has always maintained absolute compatibility with older versions going all the way back, and have just stuck with that booty old-school way of doing it.
THIS MUSIC HAS BEEN MIXED TO BE PLAYED LOUD SO TURN IT UP

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soulata wrote: Sat Dec 17, 2022 12:43 pm Mono, stereo, mono to stereo.

Almost every other plugin manufacturer can hide this functionality inside one plugin.

Anyone?
Because Waves chose to do it that way? :shrug:

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jamcat wrote: Sat Dec 17, 2022 1:43 pm I think it’s because 25+ years ago Pro Tools plugins had to be explicitly mono or stereo, and Waves has always maintained absolute compatibility with older versions going all the way back, and have just stuck with that booty old-school way of doing it.
:party: Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner!

I do also find it annoying.

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Channel-management in VST2 in combination with sidechain wasn't always a charme or convention either :D Fabfilter, UAD, and Sonalksis did this too and their support told me.
It runs on my machine! Everything else is undefined behavior.

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One of the reasons I avoid Waves plugins... clutter and bloat is there biggest problem imho...

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Despite the fact Waves plugins actually sounds good and became industry standard for a reason, they’re so much old school that anyone who starts make music or other audio stuff modern times will find them unreasonably cluttered with a lot of legacy stuff inside… There was a moment when I completely abandoned my Waves account and never look back. So much annoying stuff like WUP, double-triple plugins and overall inconsistenty still hold me against.

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Dombaeb wrote: Sun Dec 18, 2022 11:57 am Despite the fact Waves plugins actually sounds good and became industry standard for a reason, they’re so much old school that anyone who starts make music or other audio stuff modern times will find them unreasonably cluttered with a lot of legacy stuff inside… There was a moment when I completely abandoned my Waves account and never look back. So much annoying stuff like WUP, double-triple plugins and overall inconsistenty still hold me against.
2x - 3x plugins and legacy stuff were not a problem at all, but putting up with their update plan turned out to be really not easy for me too :x
call me hand

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