#Izotope product portal where do plugins install install#

That said, I´ve been in touch with Izotope´s support regarding their Product Portal, which isn´t as smooth as it could be, I mentioned good ol´ Cakewalk Command Center and Native Access as good examples of how things could be smoother for the user.įor instance why can´t you just mark the FX you want to install and have a 'silent install and activation'? Some companies´ install + activation process (like Izotope) are a bit quirkier than others - while Slate was very smooth IMO.Īnyway, IMO the modern Ilok is a lot better than some of the other antipiracy protection variants we´ve seen the last 20-25 years, remember the AAS Tassman 2(or was it 3?) which was locked to the specific computer and couldn´t be moved? Ilok is good if you use several different computers, if you only use on - it´s kind of pointless for the user. You can also use Machine Licenses and store it on Disk or in the Registry. Businesses have survive and pay their developers, and not everyone wants to exploit piracy to proliferate itself (like FL Studio, REAPER, etc. The world doesn't revolve around our comfort.

#Izotope product portal where do plugins install cracked#

This is why Steinberg requires the physical eLicenser for Cubase Artist/Pro (which hasn't been cracked since v5).įor those companies, not using Physical iLok is like you renting an apartment and the landlord requires you to hang the keys on the outside of the front door.

#Izotope product portal where do plugins install crack#

I honestly don't know how most people can get away without having at least the Soft iLok installed on their machines 😛Ĭompanies with some of the best plugins on the market routinely require the physical dongle, as hardware copy protection is a lot harder to crack than software. but, copy protection is pretty run of the mill for commercial audio products. If you're the type of person who's been using mostly freebies, iLok may seem shocking.

#Izotope product portal where do plugins install license#

Most people who do music production have either iLok License Manager or a Physical iLok dongle, because so much requires it. If I was smart I would have just converted one plugin to iLok and tested it out first but I didn't, like most people I've got multiple things competing for my time & attention and I just wanted get it done so that I could move on to the next thing unfortunately I didn't imagine that iZotope would do iLok differently than everyone else does.

So now I'm looking at spending an unknown extended amount of time individually authorizing all my current iZtope plugins via the Product Portal and the olders one using SaviHost or something similar. I just didn't feel like going through the process of grabbing another screen shot).īTW all my other iLok plugs are working fine.

(yes image shows Nectar 2, same thing happens with Nectar 3 and the rest of my iZotopes. **iZotope's implementation is different than other vendors as in addition to authorizing on the iLok you still have to authorize each plugin on each machine you will be using them on.Īs shown in the image below from the iZotope Product Portal - the plugin is authorized to iLok but still requires computer authorizationĪnd when you fire one up. I've contacted iZotope support and they've said basically (to paraphase) 'Yup, that's the way it works.' Even with iLok you still** have to manually authorize each plugin and if you engage the iLok option on an existing system using iZotope plugins you'll have to reauthorize each iZotope plugin again. Planning on getting a new computer I thought that going the iLok route would make my iZotope migration fairly painless - as using their Product Portal takes most of the pain out of the installation and it's the authorization process that the real pain (having to click past multiple screens for each individual plugin).īut. Heads up on iZotope plugins if you're considering engaging the iLok option.ĭon't, unless you're going to be using it on multiple machines (as with studios or clients) that already have the iLok licensing authorized/activated for the individual plugins.īeen using iZotope for ages and after going through several different suite upgrades now have over 100 of their plugin haunting my system.