Members Tim Mayock Posted July 28, 2012 Members Share Posted July 28, 2012 I like the Waves products, but i am going through another Protools upgrade to 10 and i am frustrated. It is a good product, but Massey makes some great stuff. I don't need all the bundled stuff I have lot's of stuff recorded with waves REN EQ and REN comp. These are great tools! My major client likes Massey better. I don't think they are any better quality but i get his point. Break down WUP will be $200 and lasts a year. I get that these guys have to eat too. I have a very well appointed project studio, but is this a better spend than say that stereo cloud lifter I want? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sdelsolray Posted July 29, 2012 Members Share Posted July 29, 2012 I've had the Waves Platinum bundle for many years (version 5.xx). Never WUP'ed it. When I upgraded from PTLE 7.3 to PT Native 10 late last year, I paid the $200 WUP fee to get Waves ver 9.xx. No big deal. You don't have to pay the WUP fee each year. I used Waves ver 5.xx for about 4-5 years with no WUP fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 That is definitely a nice thing about it - it doesn't expire, so you can hold off on paying the $200 fee until you actually NEED to update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tim Mayock Posted July 29, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 29, 2012 As a former software support specialist, I guess i have been brainwashed by developers pushing "upgrade to the latest" as the stock answer for anything that you don't like. I bought an Eleven rack and it came with Protools 10. I was on windows XP and Protools le 8.05, it took like 5 minutes to load, but was fairly reliable after that. It's only money right? and i am helping the economy:wave: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CME Posted July 30, 2012 Members Share Posted July 30, 2012 Fwiw I bought my bundle at v7. Luckily I was in wup when v8 came out. So I haven't paid it yet and I'm still working fine. However if I do upgrade I'll get some extra plug-ins that are now in the bundle. So really it's not too bad. And if I had the cash they've got a good deal to upgrade to diamond right now. Which would give me a year of wup and upgrade me to v9. So don't get in a hurry to wup unless you have to for compatibility reasons. And then consider your upgrade options. Oh and also shop around. You can save at least 10% off the $200 through some dealers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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