{"id":1777712,"date":"2023-03-27T17:44:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T17:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1777712"},"modified":"2023-03-27T17:49:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T17:49:33","slug":"waves-subscription-software-activation-instructions","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/waves-subscription-software-activation-instructions\/","title":{"rendered":"Waves Subscription Software Activation Instructions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this guide, we will show you how to activate your Waves plug-in subscription plan. Follow the sections below to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><a href=\"#Register-Serial-Number\"><strong>Register Serial Number<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"#Download-and-Activate\">Download and Activate<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Register-Serial-Number\">Register Serial Number<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To redeem your software, you\u2019ll need an account with Waves. Either go ahead and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waves.com\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">log in<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waves.com\/create-account\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">create a new account<\/a>. If you forget your Waves login credentials, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waves.com\/forgot-password\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forgot Password page<\/a> to reset them. Once you\u2019re in, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waves.com\/account\/register\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">register<\/a> your Serial Number found in the Software Activation Instructions email sent from your Sales Engineer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Log in to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waves.com\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Waves account<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waves.com\/create-account\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">create a new one<\/a>.<\/li><li>Click<strong> Register New Products<\/strong> or visit your account\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waves.com\/account\/register\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">registration page<\/a>.<\/li><li>Enter the Serial Number and click <strong>Submit<\/strong>. The product is now registered to your Waves account.<\/li><li>Click <strong>Download &amp; Activate <\/strong>to download Waves Central.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waves.com\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/03\/Waves-login-page.jpg\" alt=\"Waves login page\" class=\"wp-image-1777714\" width=\"402\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/03\/Waves-login-page.jpg 536w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/03\/Waves-login-page-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Click the image to log into your Waves account<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Download-and-Activate\">Download and Activate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff5c7\"><strong>BE PATIENT! <\/strong>The plug-in installation process will take quite some time. Make sure not to close out of Waves Central!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have registered your subscription registration code, the next step is to download and install Waves Central. Waves Central is the standalone app you will need to download and activate the Waves plug-ins that are a part of your subscription.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waves.com\/downloads\/central\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Waves Central app<\/a>.<\/li><li>Navigate to your <em>Downloads <\/em>folder, then locate and launch the Waves Central software installer app.&nbsp;<ul><li>Once installed, Waves Central will automatically launch.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Enter your Waves account credentials, then click <strong>Creative Access<\/strong> on the left side of the page.<\/li><li>When prompted, click <strong>Install &amp; Activate<\/strong>. You will be asked to select the license and plug-in installation locations.<\/li><li>Once the installation process is complete, you\u2019re all set!<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/03\/download-and-activate-license-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Waves Creative Access download window\" class=\"wp-image-1777719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/03\/download-and-activate-license-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/03\/download-and-activate-license-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/03\/download-and-activate-license-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/03\/download-and-activate-license.jpg 1501w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Waves Creative Access download window<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>Add a Reminder<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, it\u2019s easy to forget when a subscription is about to expire. You can set a reminder within Waves Central to ensure you&#8217;re up-to-date. By doing so, you will receive a notification when your subscription is about to run out. To do so, simply click <strong>Remind me<\/strong>, and choose how you\u2019d like to be alerted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/insync\/what-is-waves-creative-access\/\" class=\"relatedcontent_link\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-related-content\"><div class=\"relatedcontent_block\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/03\/Waves-Logo-What-Is-Waves-Creative-Access-1450x759-1.jpg);background-size:cover;background-position:center\"><div class=\"relatedcontent_overlay_content\"><\/div><div class=\"relatedcontent-text relatedcontent_content\"><p class=\"relatedcontent_title\" style=\"color:#fff\">What Is Waves Creative Access?<\/p><p class=\"relatedcontent_subhead\" style=\"color:#fff;border:none\"><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NEW! \ud83d\udce2 Waves Creative Access \u2013 All Waves Plugins. 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