We have seen a number of comments on stories announcing new plug-ins like the Waves Infected Mushroom Pusher and the Waves Electric 88 Piano not being included in their Mercury Bundle. Here are some examples...
- "This is the 3rd or 4th plugin release in a row from Waves which is not included in the Mercury Bundle. I'm not liking this trend, as a Mercury user". - Ryan
- "Now this [Electric 88 Piano] and IMP not included in any bundle". - JC3
- [Pusher] "And again not in mercury" - Roland Voglaire
- [Pusher] "+1 - no deal for Mercury users" - Grant Hall
So we asked our friends at Waves about this and the Waves team have come back to us saying….
"Most new plug-ins are added to the Mercury Bundle however there are some plug-ins that we are unable to add to the Mercury Bundle because of licensing and business agreements. Here is a list of all the plug-ins that have been added to the Mercury Bundle since Waves v5…."
Plug-ins added to the Mercury Bundle during version 8.x:
- InPhase
- WLM Loudness Meter
- Bass Rider
- H-EQ
- Kramer Master Tape
- OneKnob Brighter
- OneKnob Driver
- OneKnob Filter
- OneKnob Louder
- OneKnob Phatter
- OneKnob Pressure
- OneKnob Wetter
- Aphex Vintage Aural Exciter
Plug-ins added to the Mercury Bundle during version 7.x:
- C6 Multiband Compressor
- WNS Noise Suppressor
- W43 Noise Reduction Plugin
- JJP Bass
- JJP Cymbals & Percussions
- JJP Drums
- JJP Guitars
- JJP Strings & Keys
- JJP Vocals
- CLA Bass
- CLA Drums
- CLA Effects
- CLA Guitars
- CLA Unplugged
- CLA Vocals
- Kramer PIE Compressor
- Kramer HLS Channel
- LoAir
- Vocal Rider
Plug-ins added to the Mercury Bundle during version 5.x:
- PuigChild 660 & 670
- PuigTec EQP-1A + MEQ-5 EQAPI 2500
- API 550A + API 550B
- API 560
- UM225 / UM226
- L3-16 Multimaximizer
- Center
- MV2
- MV360
- H-Comp
- H-Delay
Plug-ins added to the Mercury Bundle during version 9.x:
- X-FDBK
- BSS DPR-402
- Greg Wells MixCentric
- eMo F2
- eMo Q4
- eMo Signal Generator
- SubAlign
- Greg Wells PianoCentric
- Element 2.0
- Greg Wells VoiceCentric
- eMo D5
- Cobalt Saphira
- Hybrid Reverb
- Butch Vig Vocals
- dbx160
- Codex
- Vitamin
- MetaFilter
- Scheps 73
- WLM Plus
- IR-Live
- Manny Marroquin Delay
- Manny Marroquin Distortion
- Manny Marroquin EQ
- Manny Marroquin Reverb
- Manny Marroquin Tone Shaper
- Manny Marroquin Triple D
- GEQ
- Element
- NS1
- NLS
Plug-ins added to the Mercury Bundle during version 6.x:
- Eddie Kramer Bass Channel
- Eddie Kramer Drum Channel
- Eddie Kramer Effects Channel
- Eddie Kramer Guitar Channel
- Eddie Kramer Vocal Channel
- CLA-2A Compressor / Limiter
- CLA-3A Compressor / Limiter
- CLA-76 Compressor / Limiter
- Dorrough Stereo
- Dorrough Surround
- Maserati ACG
- Maserati B72
- Maserati DRM
- Maserati GRP
- Maserati GTi
- Maserati HMX
- Maserati VX1
Thanks to the Waves team for coming back to us very quickly with the reason why some plug-in cannot be included in the Mercury Bundle. It would appear as if some of the new plug-ins, especially where 3rd parties are involved, that the licensing terms and conditions prevent Waves from including them in bundles.