WaveShell1-AAX 13.1.201
WaveShell1-AAX is a host-adapter plugin that bridges Waves audio plugins into Avid Pro Tools via the AAX plugin format. It acts as a container enabling Waves' suite of audio processing, mixing, and mastering tools to operate within Pro Tools' mixing environment. WaveShell1-AAX is not a standalone product but rather a required system component that allows Waves plugins to be discovered, loaded and managed by the Pro Tools host application.
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1 suggestionWaveShell1-AAX is a helper component embedded within Waves' plugin suite, not a standalone app — it requires Pro Tools to function. To update it to a native Apple Silicon build, you need to: (1) ensure Pro Tools itself is running version 2023.6 or newer, which supports native AAX plugins on Apple Silicon, and (2) update your Waves plugins to the latest version via Waves Central (Waves' dedicated plugin manager and installer). Waves has shipped native Apple Silicon builds of their major plugins since version 13 and later. Open Waves Central, check for available updates, install them, and restart Pro Tools. If Pro Tools is older than 2023.6, update Pro Tools first through Avid Application Manager, as older versions cannot load native AAX plugins on Apple Silicon. Once both Pro Tools and your Waves plugins are current, the WaveShell1-AAX adapter will automatically resolve to its native build.
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