Installing legit Serum over cracked Serum

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  1. Japz

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    Dear community,

    I've owned a cracked version of Serum for a while now and decided to buy the legit version because I really like the synth.
    I've made lots of tracks with the cracked version, so before I do any stupid mistakes I wanted to know what happens if I remove the cracked version and install the legit version of Serum. Do I have to worry that with the old tracks I've made that my existing midi tracks with Serum don't recognize the new version or that it cannot load the preset in exactly the way that I've tweaked it or something? Or should I just keep the other version of Serum if that's possible?

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  3. statik

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    what is gonna happen is that steve duda is gonna come to your house and destroy each project in which you used the cracked version, when he's done he's gonna take a shit in the shower and piss in the sink.

    enjoy!
     
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  4. Japz

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    Thank you. Anyone out there with a proper answer to my question? :)
     
  5. relexted

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    Just install, it will overwrite, then put in the unique serial key. That's it.
     
  6. statik

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    you know what the magic is of cracked plugins? that they are exactly the same as the uncracked versions minus the protection. now ask yourself again why it wouldnt be recognized.
     
  7. Japz

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    The version of Serum I'm about to install is obviously newer than the one I was using. Also I've often had the problem with other synths such as Omnisphere that I had a preset and when I loaded the project again after closing it the preset changed and I had to rebuild the sound again. I know that my DAW will recognize the newer version of Serum, the question is if it will also load the preset just the way I had it with the other, cracked version.
     
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    i'm pretty sure all devs will try to avoid sounds changing in newer versions of plugins as that is very undesirable. what you can do is just change the filename of the cracked plugin, add _2 to the name FE.
     
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    I did this years ago. Most plugs need to be patched for the keygen to work so when you install the new version it wont recognize the license, allowing you to put in your serial.

    Thats it. Continue using it like you normally would. Duda isnt a moron, he knows people use cracks, and Serum uses simple serial activation. Why would he try to punish people for paying him when theyve been using it for free
     
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    Japz, which version is the latest?
     
  11. EddieXx

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    this is very common problem, specially for people who tend to forget to bounce old projects from years ago and think its just a matter of reinstalling and getting the latest version. so for the OP, check how the sound was built or save a preset of it, or/and bounce the specific track to be sure.
     
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    @Japz
    You just need to remove the pirat serial so you can enter your own key
    cause you will still be using a pitated version till you do this.
    The retail version you now have is also newer that the last pirated copy that was shared
    so you will need to install the new copy as well.


    The file you need to remove is called user.dat and can be found here.
    C:\Users\your name\AppData\Roaming\Xfer\Serum\user.dat
    After that install the new copy, start the plugin up in your daw enter your new serial and your good to go.
     
  13. Japz

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    Followed your advice and just installed the update from xfer records, worked perfectly fine! Didn't even have to input the serial.
    Thanks for the help!
     
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