iLok totally sucks - no?
iLok totally sucks - no?
I recently bought Antares Auto-Tune. I did not know it needed iLok. It is an additional expense to me of $49.00.
I totally understand and support the right to protect intellectual property and I hate crackz. However, Antares could simply provide a dongle in the box - problem solved.
I think the whole thing sucks and I had trouble logging in and getting an iLok account. It was buggy as hell.
Your experience?
I totally understand and support the right to protect intellectual property and I hate crackz. However, Antares could simply provide a dongle in the box - problem solved.
I think the whole thing sucks and I had trouble logging in and getting an iLok account. It was buggy as hell.
Your experience?
Re: iLok totally sucks - no?
Don't most products come with the eLok now? The electronic version of the iLok? I have 2 things that have the eLok...works like a charmmilfhuntr wrote:I recently bought Antares Auto-Tune. I did not know it needed iLok. It is an additional expense to me of $49.00.
I totally understand and support the right to protect intellectual property and I hate crackz. However, Antares could simply provide a dongle in the box - problem solved.
I think the whole thing sucks and I had trouble logging in and getting an iLok account. It was buggy as hell.
Your experience?
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MOTU 828 mk3, Axiom Pro49, Akai MPD32, LiquidMix 16
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Re: iLok totally sucks - no?
Been using iLok for 5 years or so. Haven't had any technical issues using plugins, adding licences, transferring licences. Handy when you want to change computers. I like it.milfhuntr wrote:Your experience?
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I'm with milfhuntr on this. Thought I understand its purpose I think iLok is obsolete and belongs to another era.
I already used an iLok for my plugin licences (had no choice back at that time) and I really hated it, although I never had problems with it. Updating the iLok, taking care of it, not forgeting it anywhere, etc. I also hated to have to plug the thing into one of my usb ports everytime I wanted to use just one single plugin, even for just a little session. No iLok, no access to my plugins. Not my thing, I sold it and use registred licences instead, and I'm a happy guy since!
I already used an iLok for my plugin licences (had no choice back at that time) and I really hated it, although I never had problems with it. Updating the iLok, taking care of it, not forgeting it anywhere, etc. I also hated to have to plug the thing into one of my usb ports everytime I wanted to use just one single plugin, even for just a little session. No iLok, no access to my plugins. Not my thing, I sold it and use registred licences instead, and I'm a happy guy since!
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+1 - unlike that fucking aweeful system satanberg came up with / use that sometimes randomly decides to pretend to have forgotten *all* of your licenses when you add a new one - Grrrr.polyslax wrote:Been using iLok for 5 years or so. Haven't had any technical issues using plugins, adding licences, transferring licences. Handy when you want to change computers. I like it.milfhuntr wrote:Your experience?
Yeh - I know now you have to uninstall and reinstall the damn thing and that usually fixes it - still hate their flakey junk.
Nothing to see here - move along!
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Dont know I refuse myself to use one.
Also on laptops USB port are few and hub are another problem...
Also on laptops USB port are few and hub are another problem...
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Exactly why it was a probleme for me!pc999 wrote:Dont know I refuse myself to use one.
Also on laptops USB port are few and hub are another problem...
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I've never had a problem with iLok. The last thing I'd describe it as is buggy. It takes a USB slot yes, that is quite annoying when playing live, at home I just use a USB hub. Any inconvenience for me is probably offset by the fact that I'd like to get a new computer soon, and re-authorizing all of my software will be a nightmare, except for the ones that use iLok.
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Yeah, when are they gonna realize that more and more musicians are using laptops with limited USB count??? And hubs don't help of course.
I had to buy a docking station and still can't have all my USB devices hooked up. I need to hook up MIDI interface, Guitar Rig controller, APC40, Samplitude dongle, a mouse, external harddrive, and access to USB Flash drives, all that to my two USB ports(well, four with a docking station).
And that is the reason i never bought Korg Legacy Collection.
This protection method is stupid. But, at least Magix include their dongle with their software.
I had to buy a docking station and still can't have all my USB devices hooked up. I need to hook up MIDI interface, Guitar Rig controller, APC40, Samplitude dongle, a mouse, external harddrive, and access to USB Flash drives, all that to my two USB ports(well, four with a docking station).
And that is the reason i never bought Korg Legacy Collection.
This protection method is stupid. But, at least Magix include their dongle with their software.
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iLok can suck a hairy turd. Sorry but dongles suck anus.
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vladimotor wrote: And that is the reason i never bought Korg Legacy Collection.
Just FYI, the legacy collection doesn't use a dongle (or pace software) anymore.
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Great news, but now i have too many softsynths:)
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Dongles are evil.
Evil evil evil evil evil.
I will never, ever use software that requires one again.
Evil evil evil evil evil.
I will never, ever use software that requires one again.
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Sorry, I don't understand. How is this possible?vladimotor wrote:Great news, but now i have too many softsynths:)
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IMO
Too many = greater than one
(but then I don't count Reaktor as a soft synth )
Too many = greater than one
(but then I don't count Reaktor as a soft synth )
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