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  • Waves Update Plan just went up
2012/12/06 09:26:21
Ham N Egz
guess inflation.. the cap is now $300...
2012/12/06 09:30:39
ltb

I figured it would increase like everything else. 
Now that prices have dropped with them always being on sale they'll make it up one way or another.

When does it take affect?
2012/12/06 09:49:32
Ham N Egz
carl


I figured it would increase like everything else. 
Now that prices have dropped with them always being on sale they'll make it up one way or another.

When does it take affect?

heres the email I received
 
Dear Valued Waves User,

We're writing to let you know that, effective January 1, 2013, Waves Update Plan will have a new cap of $300 per product, regardless of how much time has passed since your coverage was last updated. Like an extended warranty which you can buy only once you need it, Waves Update Plan may be renewed at any time; however, if you renew within one month of expiration, you'll save 20% off the regular price, effectively making the new cap $240.

With Waves Update Plan, you'll receive new plugins as they're added to your bundles. Plus, you'll receive, retroactively, all the plugins that were added since your coverage was last active. Additionally, for every dollar you spend Waves Update Plan, you'll earn credit toward the purchase of any product or upgrade. Plus, all new products and upgrades automatically include one full year of Waves Update Plan coverage. As a Waves Update Plan member, you'll receive the technical guidance they need from experts who know Waves tools inside and out. Regardless of DAW host, plugin platform, or computer operating system, Waves Tech Support has got you covered.
    You get the latest Waves versions, which means total compatibility with all major audio hosts and operating systems. You can move between Mac and PC, from Pro Tools to Logic to Nuendo and beyond - and back again.
    No matter how many non-overlapping products you own or how long their coverage has been inactive, you'll never pay more than $300 per account to re-activate your coverage for one full year, starting today.
    For every dollar you spend on Waves Update Plan coverage, you'll receive a Waves voucher toward the purchase of any product or upgrade. Plus, all new products and upgrades include one full year of coverage.
    For overlapping or identical products, the cap is $300 per bundle. And for most Waves bundles, yearly coverage is less.
    You don't have to renew your Waves Update Plan coverage every year - renew it only when you want to. And when you do - it'll still cost only $300 or less.
    With Waves Update Plan, you receive new plugins as they're added to your bundle. Plus, you'll receive all the plugins that were added since your coverage was last active.
    Get the technical guidance you need from experts who know Waves tools inside and out. Whatever your host, whatever your platform, Waves Tech Support has got you covered.
Best Regards,
The Waves Team

2012/12/06 10:02:23
ltb
Thanks for posting.
I haven't received that 'good news' & email yet.

So they're touting the $40.00 increase as a sale for early renewal while
an additional $60.00 fee is added on top of that for letting it lapse over a full year.

Nice......

2012/12/06 10:59:05
yorolpal
Yea...that "per product" thingy always puzzles me as I have many individual plugs as well as a handful of "bundles".  Last fall I "re-wupped" everything I had up for two years through wavesuniverse IIRC and it was only $200 or so.  And the only reason I did that was to have everything 64bit and V9.  I guess if you're like ol Bapsi and own Mercury it's an OK deal...but it has a funny smell to it.  Or is that just my upper lip?
2012/12/06 11:37:52
ltb
Smells like fish to me.


2012/12/06 12:53:28
bapu
I just got one more year for $175 (Audiodeluxe.com) and my current WUP expires in two days, so I'll beat the Jan 1 deadline (this year).

Ya, I got great value for my first year WUP (considering it was thrown in on the purchase price of V8 Mercury )
2012/12/06 16:47:28
cecelius2
yorolpal


Yea...that "per product" thingy always puzzles me as I have many individual plugs as well as a handful of "bundles".  Last fall I "re-wupped" everything I had up for two years through wavesuniverse IIRC and it was only $200 or so.  And the only reason I did that was to have everything 64bit and V9.  I guess if you're like ol Bapsi and own Mercury it's an OK deal...but it has a funny smell to it.  Or is that just my upper lip?

Yeah, I too am bepuzzeled here.  I have several plugins that were purchased for $49 or $99 and several bundles.  It seems wrong to charge $300 for each of these $49 updates.  I had thought that the cap was cummulative like your experience over at wavesuniverse when you got everything wupped for one price.  This increase will bring a lot of ill will for Waves.  However, nothing anyone can do about it as they have had this wupp thing forever and now they just upped the wuppng.
2012/12/06 16:55:35
bapu
cecelius, WUP is not $300 each, it's a $300 cap depending on what you own.

IOW, since I own Mercury (everything but the SSL stuff) my cap is $300.

Also, you can get your WUP at a discount at audiodeluxe.com. With a cap of $200 this year, I only paid $175.
2012/12/06 17:17:18
cecelius2

Thanks bapu for this info.  WHat you say is what I always thought.  However I was responding to our ol friend's reference to "per product".  I am glad you helped me understand it a little better.  Also, I checked over at wavesuniverse and their price is just a little better than that of audiodeluxe.


I guess one day I may get that Mercury and have it all, except for their SSL--I never understood why that is not included in the Mercury deal.


bapu


cecelius, WUP is not $300 each, it's a $300 cap depending on what you own.

IOW, since I own Mercury (everything but the SSL stuff) my cap is $300.

Also, you can get your WUP at a discount at audiodeluxe.com. With a cap of $200 this year, I only paid $175.


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