| Waves Platinum Native Bundle, Hybrid CD Win/Mac | 
 enlarge
| From: Waves
Category: Software
List Price: $2,100.00
Buy New: $1,725.00
You Save: $375.00 (18%)
New (2) from $1,725.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Media: CD-ROM
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 7.8 x 2.9
MPN: NPNA
UPC: 702781802339
EAN: 0702781802339
ASIN: B0002M6QRM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
|
| Features:
| • | Included plug-ins: | | • | C4 Multiband Parametric Processor | | • | Doppler | | • | L2 Ultramaximizer | | • | L1 Ultramaximizer |
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Most Comprehensive Palette of Audio ProcessorsEverything you need for the most sonically sophisticated audio processing. Platinum provides you with essential daily tools, sweetening and mastering processors to sound design mindbenders. Combines all the processors from the award winning Gold bundle, plus new Masters and Renaissance Collection 2.Available in both TDM and Native versions...
|
| Customer Reviews:
Waving Goodbye To Waves June 18, 2008
I purchased the Waves Gold Bundle v4 about three years ago for just around $1,000.00. I recall that getting the software authorized to use on my production PC was like pulling teeth... you pay a grand for a software suite, then you spend a day or two convincing the company's "authorization server" that you're not a criminal. Anyway, I eventually got the package up and running and actually used it on an album project.
I recently purchased an up-to-date production computer for my project studio. When I went to reauthorize my Waves software, I was horrified to learn that they no longer support v4. Their web site offers no provision for reauthorizing the software, only an upgrade option for... get this... $1,800.00!!!!!!!!! (The latest version is sold at Sweetwater and other retailers for under $1K). Talk about a big middle finger in the face of those pesky customers!
In fact, the only option to even establish communications with Waves, for owners of previous versions is the following (cut and pasted directly from their web site): "Waves Tech Support is ONLY available for customers whose maintenance agreement under the Waves Update Plan is current."
Now, what this means to the Waves customer is this: should your Waves authorization somehow become invalid (a not uncommon occurrence in the world of computer-based music production), or if you decide to upgrade your computer and want to reinstall and reauthorize your Waves software... you're screwed. Cough up $1,800.00 and then spring some more bucks for a "Waves Update Plan", and they may take mercy on you.
A big middle finger right back at you, Waves. The Universal Audio DSPs are getting rave reviews as compared to your plug-ins, and that's the route I'm going. When I spend a thousand bucks on a software package, I should be able to (a). get it up and running on my computer, (b). use it for as long as I want, and (c). transfer it if I upgrade to a new computer later on.
BUYER BEWARE!!
--Brian Burns
|
|
|
