Your DAW may have blacklisted the plugin after a previous crash. You need to force it to look at the file again.
Click (your computer or USB drive) and choose Synchronize . Vst Plugin Waveshell1-vst3 14.0-x64 -vst3-
: You are running a mix of V13, V14, or V15 plugins, causing conflicts within the Waves Central license manager. Your DAW may have blacklisted the plugin after
This architecture allows Waves to update their processing engine (the "Shell") without forcing you to re-install every single plugin individually. However, it also means that if the Waveshell file is corrupted or missing, all your Waves plugins disappear. : You are running a mix of V13,
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: This indicates the plugin format is VST3 (the modern industry standard) and the version is V14 , which was released to improve compatibility with newer operating systems and Apple Silicon.
Add your default VST3 folder to your local antivirus exclusion list to prevent scanning freezes.