Waves Ultimate 16 is Waves’ flagship professional audio plugin suite, featuring 220+ tools for mixing, mastering, sound design, post
-production, and Dolby Atmos. It’s used in studios, television, film, and by top engineers worldwide.
All Waves plugins: a major software update to version V16.
This pack contains all Waves plugins as of December 2025.
December 15, 2025
New Features and Improvements in Waves V16
New: Redesigned Morphoder plug-in interface.
New: Hi-DPI interfaces for Vocal Rider and Bass Rider.
New in Chris Lord-Alge Signature Series: Analog Noise On/Off switch accessible from the plug-in hamburger menu.
New in CLA-2A, CLA-3A, CLA-76, V-Comp: Auto Makeup Gain now enabled by default in LV1 and SuperRack.
New in CLA Vocals: New presets from Jbeatzz.
Improved in CR8 Creative Sampler: Dragging and dropping multiple samples now loads them into layered configurations.
New in Curves AQ: Support for Pro Tools AudioSuite offline workflow.
New in EMO Q4 Equalizer: The Q parameter can now be controlled by pinch gestures on touchscreens.
New in InTrigger Drum Replacer: Suspend Detection feature that locks Hit Type Detection.
New in Morphoder, UltraPitch, Enigma, IR1, SuperTap, H-Reverb, Z-Noise, L3-16, Linear Phase EQ: Double-clicking any EQ band toggles it on or off.
New in PuigChild Compressor: Input Gain Lock is now available from the plugin’s hamburger menu.
New in Waves Harmony: The Scale parameter can now be automated.
Improved: WaveShell load time when launching Pro Tools.
Updated: Parameter text fields now accept commas as decimal separators.
Bug fixes in all Waves plugins
Fixed: Parameter controls on touchscreens no longer jump when tapping scale divisions.
Fixes for individual plugins
Clarity Vx / Clarity Vx Pro / Clarity Vx DeReverb / Clarity Vx DeReverb Pro: The plugin now loads correctly in VST3 hosts after initializing some third-party plugins.
CLA MixHub and Scheps Omni Channel 2: MIDI and FIT controller assignments have been fixed.
COSMOS Sample Finder:
Samples remain in the list after changing instrument attributes;
The number of samples is now displayed correctly when scanning only the Illugen folder;
Multi-channel audio files are now correctly excluded;
Browsing duplicate files with arrows no longer closes the interface.
Curves AQ:
Custom node parameters remain visible when adjusted with the mouse in LV1 and SuperRack;
Tilt Frequency works with tap-and-swipe in SoundGrid applications;
Low-level signal is no longer muted when Auto Makeup is enabled.
Curves Equator:
Low-level signal is no longer muted when Auto Makeup is enabled.
The graphic analyzer level now matches the actual input signal.
Doubler: The pan control now responds correctly to the left/right arrow keys.
EMO D5 Dynamics: MIDI right-click learn now works correctly.
Feedback Hunter: The plugin now loads correctly after a console restart.
Gemstones: The “Get Gemstones” page now loads correctly when entering from COSMOS Sample Finder or StudioVerse.
IDX Intelligent Dynamics: The Next and Previous arrows now switch presets correctly.
Immersive Wrapper: Fixed channel routing in VST3 hosts.
InTrigger Drum Replacer:
The plugin now correctly reinitializes when saving with Freeze enabled;
Freeze is reset to Off when resetting detection.
L4 Ultramaximizer: The live component no longer appears during Logic scans and does not cause a validation error.
PRS SuperModels: The missing IR prompt now appears correctly when loading sessions in SoundGrid applications.
Silk Vocal: The High process DeEsser/Shelf parameter can now be automated.
Abbey Road RS124 Compressor: Parameters are now correctly assigned to Avid control surfaces.
StudioVerse Instruments: Third-party plug-ins are now correctly displayed when sorting by category.
Sync Vx:
Capture animation stops when the DAW transport is stopped;
rendering multiple tracks in Pro Tools now correctly aligns all tracks.
Install Waves Central. Launch it, select Offline Installer, find the Waves folder (in 1-Installer), and select either partial or Waves Ultimate.
After installation, apply the Waves Ultimate 2025.3 patch.exe.
P.S. Sometimes, when installing Waves Central, the system says the product is installed—ignore it, everything works fine.
