I finally have sorted my problem out with waveshells and renoise,I’m sure there is people that might benefit from this in the forums here,so maybe this could be pinned as a potential solution for some people.
First, uninstall:
- Launch Waves Central.
- Go to the Settings page in the bottom left corner.
- Under Maintenance, look for Uninstall and click the drop-down menu.
- Checkmark all the available version entries and click Uninstall.
- Quit Waves Central.
- Go to C:\Program Files (x86) and delete the Waves folder.
- Press [Win key]+R, type %AppData% and hit Enter.
- In the Roaming folder that shows, drag the Waves Audio folder to your desktop.
- Press [Win key]+R, type **%LocalAppData%**and hit Enter. In the window that shows, delete the Waves Audio folder.
- Press [Win key]+R, type **%ProgramData%**and hit Enter. In the window that shows, delete the Waves Audio folder.
- Delete any WaveShell files you find in the following locations (if exist):
- C:\Program Files\VSTPlugins
- C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-ins
- C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3
- C:\Program Files (x86)\VSTPlugins
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\ DigiDesign\DAE\Plug-Ins
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\VST3
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\WPAPI
Now to re-install:
- Download and install Central.
- Run Central and log in.
- Go to the Install Products page in the top left corner.
- Under My Products, checkmark the products you wish to install.
- Click Install on the bottom right.
Make sure to follow every step here exactly as stated.
Run plugins in sandboxes option must be enabled.*
This option is under renoise preferences,plug-ins,make sure to tick the box.
That’s it,all my plugins work fine now.No more crashes.Hope this helps someone out there because I know how frustrating waves can be.