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Post by pbthias »

Love SOS a lot, but I am wondering why Waves going all sub isn't in any way mentioned in the news section of the page?
(Or in the industry news forum?)
If that ain't news....
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Post by jaminem »

pbthias wrote: Wed Mar 29, 2023 9:27 am Love SOS a lot, but I am wondering why Waves going all sub isn't in any way mentioned in the news section of the page?
(Or in the industry news forum?)
If that ain't news....

Maybe they are just trying to avoid the hysteria that's happening on the other site...?
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Post by Wonks »

SOS tend not to create news items unless they’ve been sent an official press release, though the news is available on the Waves Audio website, so it’s not just hearsay.
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Post by Hugh Robjohns »

A lot of companies now prioritise social media channels for their news and promotional releases, and send traditional press releases to magazines afterwards or not at all.

However, I gather Waves have sent SOS a news item and it is already in the works....
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Post by Luke Wood SOS News Editor »

Hugh's answer is indeed the case here.

But following the delay, a news story has now been published.
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Post by EddyHame »

Martin Walker wrote: Tue Mar 28, 2023 7:31 pm Well some enterprising individual has created a Google Docs spreadsheet with suggested replacements for over 200 Waves plugins for those who would prefer to abandon the brand for whatever reason:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/ ... I/htmlview#

You can even add your own suggestions to supplement the current recommendations from other musicians.

That's excellent! Cheers for the post! Clearly enough folk were "done" with Waves some time ago to create that doc!
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Post by Kwackman »

Looks like they've changed their mind, must have had a lot of backlash.

https://www.waves.com/news/perpetual-wa ... s-are-back
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There has been *huge* backlash, everywhere...
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:bouncy: That's hilarious!
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Post by MeJ »

Glad to see they have rolled this subscription-only plan back. I do use some Waves plugins, on more than one machine, so the second license that comes with the WUP was required for me, and the only reason I paid for WUP.

There's many Waves plugins that are frankly "meh" but a few I depend on, none of which were in the cheap subscription model, meaning I would need 2 of the expensive subscriptions for the same coverage. I will now ensure alternatives for these few are in place, in case.

However I will now try and stick to my many times restated "no more Waves!" policy... which I broke every time there was a $10 offer!

As for Waves, talk about shooting yourself in the foot! :crazy:
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Post by muzines »

It was quite amusing seeing all the ads/offers from other plugin companies taking, uh "advantage" of the Waves backlash to market their "permanent investments" (Softube) for people currently suffering from a tsunami (PSP) etc... ;)
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Post by resistorman »

Kwackman wrote: Wed Mar 29, 2023 3:43 pm Looks like they've changed their mind, must have had a lot of backlash.

https://www.waves.com/news/perpetual-wa ... s-are-back

Wow, that was fast! Everyone wants in on the subscription gravytrain, including BMW charging $18/ month for heated seats:

https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/12/2320 ... ts-feature,

but people only have room for so many subscriptions in their lives.
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