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==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | |||
===2023 Creative Access subscription-only transition and reversal=== | ===2023 Creative Access subscription-only transition and reversal=== | ||
On 26 March 2023, Waves announced that it would discontinue perpetual licenses and the Waves Update Plan, moving all plugin access to a new subscription service called Waves Creative Access.<ref name="musictech_announce">{{cite news |date=27 March 2023 |title=Waves shifts to subscription-only model with two plans, halting sales of individual plugins |url=https://musictech.com/news/gear/waves-subscription-only-model/ |work=MusicTech |access-date=16 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250724123643/https://musictech.com/news/gear/waves-subscription-only-model/ |archive-date=24 July 2025}}</ref><ref name="forum_announce">{{cite web |author=Waves Audio |date=26 March 2023 |title=Introducing Waves Creative Access |url=https://forum.waves.com/t/introducing-waves-creative-access/6850 |website=Waves Community Forum |access-date=16 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250718051556/https://forum.waves.com/t/introducing-waves-creative-access/6850 |archive-date=18 July 2025}}</ref> The two tiers were Waves Essential at $14.99 per month (110 plugins) and Waves Ultimate at $24.99 per month (220+ plugins).<ref name="musictech_announce" /><ref name="pe_explainer">{{cite web |author=Production Expert |date=26 March 2023 |title=Waves New Subscription Only Plans - Everything You Need To Know |url=https://www.production-expert.com/production-expert-1/waves-new-subscription-only-plans-everything-you-need-to-know |website=Production Expert |access-date=16 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408133806/https://www.production-expert.com/production-expert-1/waves-new-subscription-only-plans-everything-you-need-to-know |archive-date=8 April 2024}}</ref> | On 26 March 2023, Waves announced that it would discontinue perpetual licenses and the Waves Update Plan, moving all plugin access to a new subscription service called Waves Creative Access.<ref name="musictech_announce">{{cite news |date=27 March 2023 |title=Waves shifts to subscription-only model with two plans, halting sales of individual plugins |url=https://musictech.com/news/gear/waves-subscription-only-model/ |work=MusicTech |access-date=16 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250724123643/https://musictech.com/news/gear/waves-subscription-only-model/ |archive-date=24 July 2025}}</ref><ref name="forum_announce">{{cite web |author=Waves Audio |date=26 March 2023 |title=Introducing Waves Creative Access |url=https://forum.waves.com/t/introducing-waves-creative-access/6850 |website=Waves Community Forum |access-date=16 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250718051556/https://forum.waves.com/t/introducing-waves-creative-access/6850 |archive-date=18 July 2025}}</ref> The two tiers were Waves Essential at $14.99 per month (110 plugins) and Waves Ultimate at $24.99 per month (220+ plugins).<ref name="musictech_announce" /><ref name="pe_explainer">{{cite web |author=Production Expert |date=26 March 2023 |title=Waves New Subscription Only Plans - Everything You Need To Know |url=https://www.production-expert.com/production-expert-1/waves-new-subscription-only-plans-everything-you-need-to-know |website=Production Expert |access-date=16 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408133806/https://www.production-expert.com/production-expert-1/waves-new-subscription-only-plans-everything-you-need-to-know |archive-date=8 April 2024}}</ref> | ||