coprhead6
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Is it possible to make my own iLok device using a cheap USB stick? Steinberg is charging $28 USD with Cubase 10 Pro!
if memory serves, there is some sort of eLicencer management software that checks and updates your physical dongle. Similar to what iLok has, I believe. So yes, you need some software in addition to the HW stick and Cubase itself. You'll be prompted to install it during setup though. Never had an issue.I'm curious: does eLicenser also install some sort of drivers on the workstation ala iLok? Or is all of the functionality to talk to the eLicenser compiled into Cubase?
(I looked at this sale briefly, but for the moment had backed away because of the eLicenser thing and my concerns that it is too similar to iLok and risks my system stability ...)
(I looked at this sale briefly, but for the moment had backed away because of the eLicenser thing and my concerns that it is too similar to iLok and risks my system stability ...)
agreed. 0 issues encountered on either here. I can get the mentality that it's a hassle, but do you expect the companies not to protect their IP? Doing it in a non-separate utility generally makes the SW a lot easier to crack, from my understanding.I will never understand this mentality. What problems have people had with iLok/eLicenser that causes them to be so hesitant to buy anything that requires these?
A bug in the ilok software means it will often cause cubase to crash when reloading a project using ilok plugins, effectively making the project unrecoverable. The only solution is to stop using any plugins that use ilok in any project I want to load again later. I've spent hundreds of dollars on plugins that I can't use because of ilok.I will never understand this mentality. What problems have people had with iLok/eLicenser that causes them to be so hesitant to buy anything that requires these?
I will never understand this mentality. What problems have people had with iLok/eLicenser that causes them to be so hesitant to buy anything that requires these?
ILok in any case used to be very unstable and regularly throw up improper licensing errors that were very difficult to track down. I haven’t had an issue in several years now though. But the experience made me wary of any software requiring a dongle.agreed. 0 issues encountered on either here. I can get the mentality that it's a hassle, but do you expect the companies not to protect their IP? Doing it in a non-separate utility generally makes the SW a lot easier to crack, from my understanding.
Check my profile page if you want to know why I have problems with things like iLok. I don't want to clutter up the forum with yet another discussion on it, because I'm not trying to convince anyone else of anything ... I just know how I feel about it. I just asked a simple question ... if you can't or don't want to answer it, that's fine, but I'd ask that you at least not berate me for asking.
I can get the mentality that it's a hassle.
A bug in the ilok software means it will often cause cubase to crash when reloading a project using ilok plugins, effectively making the project unrecoverable. The only solution is to stop using any plugins that use ilok in any project I want to load again later. I've spent hundreds of dollars on plugins that I can't use because of ilok.
It was confirmed by a steinberg developer via their support:Never in all my years have I ever seen or heard of projects being permanently corrupted by iLok. Not even close. Not saying it didn't happen, but this sounds far more likely to be something other than an iLok bug such as user error, or at least nothing that a reinstall of iLok's software can't solve.
Can you link me to a post of yours where you actually state your reasoning? I've Cmd+F'd my way through 10 pages of your posts and found only declarations that you don't use iLok, but none of the reasoning behind it.
I've had multiple problems over the years with dongles and other forms of copy protection. Fortunately, copy protection has become much more trouble-free in recent years than it was when I had those bad experiences (during the '90s and '00s), Nonetheless, I estimate that I've lost a week of my life to copy protection gone awry.I will never understand this mentality. What problems have people had with iLok/eLicenser that causes them to be so hesitant to buy anything that requires these?
I will never understand this mentality. What problems have people had with iLok/eLicenser that causes them to be so hesitant to buy anything that requires these?
Past experience, lost dongles, limited USB ports (I personally have two full hubs), dongles that eventually fail (had this happen before), and the joy of living dongle free. Not everyone has the same experience. And an extra piece of hardware needed to run some software is asking for problems.I will never understand this mentality. What problems have people had with iLok/eLicenser that causes them to be so hesitant to buy anything that requires these?