Waves V8 -

or found a specific workaround for the WaveShell-VST 8.0.dll? I've already checked the Waves Support

Open your Waves Central (or the old License Center). Look for products with a version cap at 8.0. If your license says "Includes updates through v8," you are eligible. waves v8

Waves achieved this by rewriting the audio processing code from C++ to a more efficient assembly language for Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) and modern Intel/AMD chips. You can now run 200 instances of the Renaissance EQ without breaking a sweat. or found a specific workaround for the WaveShell-VST 8

Shortly after V8, Waves released Version 9 in March 2012, which introduced a paradigm shift in how the software functioned: waves v8