If you cannot find your waves plugins in Logic on a Big Sur or M1 system then I will show a work-around using the free StudioRack waves utility plugin that will save you! Finally, I will show you how to update to Big Sur version 11.2.2 and Waves 12.0.02 and the magic bullet that will put this problem to bed once and for all!

Sections

1:29 – Describing the classic Waves “missing plugins” problem
3:59 – The StudioRack work around from Slow Poke
6:39 – Update to macOS 11.2.2… Will this fix it alone?
11:12 – Updating to Waves V12.0.02 the final step in the jorney

Thanks to Slow Poke for the StudioRack idea
See him here:    / @slowpokeproductions