COSMOS
COSMOS is a Waves sample finder and browser for macOS that organizes audio libraries and helps users quickly locate loops, one-shots, and related sounds.
What is COSMOS?
COSMOS is a sample management and browsing app for music production on macOS. It helps producers, beat makers, and sound designers organize large sample libraries so they can find useful sounds faster during creative work. The app scans sample folders, categorizes audio with AI-based tagging, and lets users browse by attributes such as instrument type, key, BPM, and tags. Waves also offers COSMOS as a standalone app and as a DAW insert workflow, making it useful both for library preparation and in-session auditioning. It supports common sample formats including WAV, AIF, OGG, and FLAC, and it includes a built-in library of royalty-free samples. COSMOS is designed for people who work with loops and one-shots regularly and want a more searchable, organized sample workflow.
Key features
- Scan sample folders and build a searchable sample library
- Browse samples by instrument type, key, BPM, and tags
- Use AI-based categorization to organize large collections faster
- Audition samples in sync with a DAW session
- Group sonically identical files for cleaner library organization
- Use COSMOS as a standalone app or as a plugin workflow
- Work with WAV, AIF, OGG, and FLAC sample files
- Access a bundled library of royalty-free samples
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Safety overview
Status: Safe
COSMOS is legitimate music-production software from Waves. It normally needs access to folders you choose so it can scan, categorize, and preview your sample library, which is expected for this kind of app. Removing it will stop its sample indexing and browsing features, and any related Waves sample-management workflow may no longer function until it is reinstalled. If you no longer use it, you can remove it, but keep any sample libraries you still want to use in other apps.
Recommendation: Keep COSMOS if you use Waves tools or manage sample libraries for music production. If you have stopped using it and do not need its cataloging or DAW sample-browsing features, you can remove it without affecting macOS itself, though your Waves sample-finder workflow will stop working.
Common paths
/Applications/COSMOS.app/Applications/Waves/COSMOS.app
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/Waves Audio/Waves Plugin Server
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