Getting Started (AKA What is the best...?) • Plugins/Companies using serial or keyfile copy protection

I’d like to start a list of favorite plugins (both instruments and effects) and companies that use a very specific type of copy protection. The intent is for a reference for those of us who only buy this type of copy protection. I hope it will be a community effort. Please, if you see no point in this, or have no problems with buying plugins using ILok, Challenge/Response, etc, please keep you comments to yourself and off this thread. I’d like to keep this thread clean and useful.

Here’s the criteria for a plugin (or a plugin company) to be listed:

1. The copy protection must use either a serial number or a keyfile.

2. The copy protection must not tie itself to anything. For example, there are now developers claiming they only use serial number copy protection, but then the copy protection ties itself to a particular CPU or other hardware. This fits within the realm of challenge/response. The software should not restrict you to using only the one computer. If you buy a new computer, you should be able to use it.

3. The software should not require any form of calling home to authenticate. In other words, if a company were to go out of business, you should be able to pull a copy of the software and serial number or keyfile off of your backup drive, and authenticate the software.

Please double-check and be sure before posting that the software plugins you list meet the above criteria!

I’ll start:

U-he plugins
TAL-Software Plugins
Audio Damage
Blue Cat Audio
AudioThing
Tone2
Loomer
ACMT Plugins
Sinevibes
Venomode
Naskt Plugins
HY-Plugins
Apisonic Labs
Valhalla Plugins
Melda Plugins
KV331 Plugins

Statistics: Posted by audiojunkie — Sun Aug 04, 2024 5:35 pm — Replies 8 — Views 169

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