Constant crashes [SOLVED]

WaveLab
#1

Hello. Wavelab newbie here. I spent a few hours getting to know the program a bit. I like what I’ve learned so far, but WL crashes when using certain Waves Plugins. To be more specific, WL crashes when I close a plugin window, or when I move to another clip and the plugin window is being forced to close.

I’m on Catalina 10.15.3 on a 2019 iMac, and I use Wavelab 10.0.40.
The only pattern I can see is that it seems to be Waves 10 plugins that cause the problem, but not 11’s, so far. Does this make any sense?

#2

you can try to double check this by reading the Waves release notes or known bugs list…

#3

Try to use independent plugin windows rather than tabbed windows, to see if that helps.

Also, are you using the latest Waves version? The version from a small year ago, had several problems, which are think I solved in the current version.

#4

Thank you!
@PG: Is it the “use one plugin per window” option you’re suggesting?
My Waves 10 plugins were installed around Jan or Feb 2020, so whatever version was current then is what I’m using.
I couldn’t find any info on known issues.

Best regards

#5

If you’re using the VST3 versions of Waves plugins, sometimes a temporary workaround is to use VST2 instead, or vise versa.

On the Waves website, they only list WaveLab 9 as supported for Mac and Waves 10, and only up to 9.5 for Mac and Waves 11.

https://www.waves.com/support/tech-specs/supported-hosts#version-11

So…maybe more WaveLab users need to write to Waves so they look at official testing and support for WaveLab 10.

#6

yes, “use one plugin per window” option

#7

@PG: OK, that made no difference, but thanks for the tip.
@Justin P:Good info - I missed that, and I guess we need to wait for official compatibility. In the meantime I guess I’ll need to upgrade my Waves 10 to 11 and see if that helps… :slight_smile:

Thank you, everyone who chimed in to help.

#8

hmm… I never used V10 in Wavelab
V11 works as expected

#9

Since my previous 11 plugins worked perfectly I decided to upgrade all remaining 10’s to 11’s. The plugins that crashed WL before (Waves Linear Phase EQ’S + Multiband Comp mastering plugins) now won’t launch at all :confused:

#10

Try to do a plugin rescan.

#11

That solved it - amazing - THANK YOU!! :slight_smile:

#12

Hi all,

Where is the menu for the “use one plugin per window” option?

I looked under Preferences:Plugins, but do not see that option

#13

That would be a logical place to look but this setting is hiding in the global master section for global master section plugins, and for plugins within a montage, there is a different area to find these settings.

See attachments.

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#14

Well, that at least let me open a previous Wavelab 9.1 montage!
Now I just have to figure out why it crashes on every render!
Thanks Justin