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Chapter 4: My.uaudio.com
Video Help
Our support website contains many helpful videos that explain how to register
and authorize the product, obtain optional plug-ins, and more:
•
Procedure
This section is a detailed overview of the entire UAD authorization system. For
the step-by-step authorization instructions, see
“Authorize Plug-Ins Procedure”
in
Chapter 2, “UAD Installation.”
Note:
Without authorization, UAD plug-ins can be enabled to run for 14
days without functional limitations in a timed demo mode (see
).
Your UAD device must be registered at my.uaudio.com to download an au-
thorization file, and you need a my.uaudio.com account to register the de-
vice.
Authorize
Plug-Ins
The registration/account/authorization process isn’t
as complicated as it may seem! The entire routine in-
volves simply clicking the “Authorize Plug-Ins” button (
) in the UAD
Meter & Control Panel. Clicking this button automatically registers the in-
stalled UAD devices, generates the authorization file, and downloads it to
disk.
Just double-click the downloaded authorization file to any UAD Meter & Con-
trol Panel icon and you’re ready to use UAD Powered Plug-Ins. When autho-
rizing, you’ll be prompted to log into your account if you aren’t already, and
if you don’t already have an account, you’ll be prompted create one.
Authorization
File
The authorization file, which is obtained by clicking the “Authorize Plug-Ins”
button (
), contains the license key(s) that enable UAD plug-ins to run
on associated UAD devices. The authorization file is generated at my.uau-
dio.com then downloaded to the local hard drive automatically.
.uad/.uad2
The downloaded authorization files have either the uad or uad2 file exten-
sion. “.uad” files are for UAD-1-only systems, while “.uad2” files are for
UAD-2-only and mixed UAD-1/UAD-2 systems. When mentioned in the doc-
umentation, “.uad” refers to both .uad and .uad2 files.
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To load a downloaded authorization file, just double-click it, or drag-drop it
onto any UAD Meter & Control Panel application icon/shortcut/alias (see
).