Waves plugins in Vegas 13

studioredfern wrote on 7/28/2014, 10:12 PM
Hi there,

I've posted in the audio forum but thought I might post here as well cause I know you're a multi-talented bunch of Vegas users.

I've just upgraded my system from 32 - 64 bit to allow for an upgrade to Vegas 13. All OK EXCEPT Vegas 13 won't see my Waves plugins.

Vegas 11 sees them fine but 13 won't find them. Are my waves plugins possibly 32 bit only?

Any ideas?

Thanks
Phil

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videoITguy wrote on 7/28/2014, 11:00 PM
Read for starters and do more research:

http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?ForumID=4&MessageID=885102

http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?ForumID=4&MessageID=889737
wwaag wrote on 7/28/2014, 11:08 PM
Make sure that in Preferences you scan for your 32 bit VST plugins in the correct folder. They should appear. The best solution is to remove and reinstall your Wave plug-ins. It will then install and place the 64bit plug-ins in the correct folder, as well as the 32 bit plug-ins.

wwaag

AKA the HappyOtter at https://tools4vegas.com/. System 1: Intel i7-8700k with HD 630 graphics plus an Nvidia RTX4070 graphics card. System 2: Intel i7-3770k with HD 4000 graphics plus an AMD RX550 graphics card. System 3: Laptop. Dell Inspiron Plus 16. Intel i7-11800H, Intel Graphics. Current cameras include Panasonic FZ2500, GoPro Hero11 and Hero8 Black plus a myriad of smartPhone, pocket cameras, video cameras and film cameras going back to the original Nikon S.

studioredfern wrote on 7/29/2014, 12:42 AM
Thanks for the help - turns out I need to upgrade to 64 bit plugins - ouch
CJB wrote on 7/29/2014, 9:38 AM
Unless there is a problem specifically with 32 bit Waves plugins, you shouldn't have a problem with them. I use 32 bit VST's in my arrangement as VP recognizes both.
wwaag wrote on 7/29/2014, 9:40 AM
It really is pretty simple. First, uninstall your current Wave products. Then download their latest version starting here. http://www.waves.com/downloads/v9. Select the plug-ins you need to install. Once installed, you will need to activate them from the Waves License Center (There will be an icon on the Desktop). That's it. I just went through the drill yesterday and it's pretty painless.

wwaag

AKA the HappyOtter at https://tools4vegas.com/. System 1: Intel i7-8700k with HD 630 graphics plus an Nvidia RTX4070 graphics card. System 2: Intel i7-3770k with HD 4000 graphics plus an AMD RX550 graphics card. System 3: Laptop. Dell Inspiron Plus 16. Intel i7-11800H, Intel Graphics. Current cameras include Panasonic FZ2500, GoPro Hero11 and Hero8 Black plus a myriad of smartPhone, pocket cameras, video cameras and film cameras going back to the original Nikon S.

Laurence wrote on 7/29/2014, 10:17 AM
Current Waves plugins (version 9) install both 32 and 64 bit versions. The 32 bit versions are installed in the directory Window(86)/vstplugins and the 64 bit versions are installed in the directory Windows/vstplugins. In the Vegas settings you can set and refresh this directory. It should be set to the 64 bit vstplugins directory since Vegas is now exclusively a 64 bit program.
Laurence wrote on 7/29/2014, 10:33 AM
The one other issue I've had to figure out with Waves plugins is this:

Waves plugins often have mono and stereo versions. In Video, it is common to use only one side of a stereo pair (like when you plug in a boom or wireless mic into one XLR input and the camera mic into the other, but only use the external mic on the timeline). In Vegas you do this by right clicking on an audio track and selecting just the right or the left side. this gives you what looks like a mono track on the timeline. It is tempting to use a mono version of the whatever Waves plugins you want to use on this mono-looking track. Don't do it! Use the stereo version. What Vegas is actually doing is making a stereo track where both left and right sides are the same. Using the mono effect version will make the level jump artificially and give you problems like clipping. The stereo version will work as it's supposed to. The mono versions work fine on mono audio that is just one channel. Just not on stereo channels where just one side is selected.