Hey there! So I have a few plugins I used, such as Superior Drummer 2, IK Multimedia T-racks, etc. I recently purchased a UAD Apollo and Sphere LX microphone, which uses iLok, and basically deactivated some of my cracked plugins, like Superior Drummer 2 and IK Multimedia stuff. I actually have a purchased copy of Superior Drummer 3, which is great, but the broken cracks have basically jacked up all of my old recording files.

Is there a way to have a legitimately-purchased software with iLok that doesn't nullify other cracked iLok plugins?

 

Oh yeah, I definitely suspect something going on on my side. I used Little Snitch on MacOS for my firewall, and have blocked iLok in the past, as well as IK Multimedia's website, but the moment I installed my Apollo with iLok, it deactivated a few of my older programs. What's even weirder is that I'm reading that Toontracks / Superior Drummer does not even use iLok, so I have no idea how installing UAD Software deactivated Superior Drummer 2. B'oh.

 

I would just install everything; you don't need to deactivate anything. Most of the time, the iLok software isn't even needed with modern cracks. Don't worry about running legal and cracked software on the same PC; it almost always works without any problems.

With Toontrack, you should decide between legal and illegal software. Mixing the two usually leads to problems. Generally speaking, stick with a legal company and don't install illegal cracked software from the same company. The same applies in reverse.

 

I have iLok legit and a few k'd iLok protected software running on macOS, and I don't block iLok servers or whatnot with little snitch or Lulu, I block my host app/daws, and I block the k'd plugs in their different formats I use, and whatever sites are recommended by those who graciously provide for us to test out.... I have not had a single problem.

 

You can't block the iLok services or your legit plugins and iLok manager software won't work. You can firewall in non-legit plugins in, but you shouldn't have to. I'd block them anyway and see if there are anything different results.

This problem doesn't sound related to iLok at all. You are mistaking causation and correlation. I think you let your other plugins reach the internet while you installed your UA Apollo interface software. Maybe your Toontrack Superior Drummer and IK Multimedia plugins have failed, but that is not related to iLok because those plugins are not even protected by iLok when they are legit products.

You probably disabled your firewall to allow the connections to UAD and iLok when you installed your Apollo software. Your IK Multimedia plugins probably were able to finally phone home and deauthorized themselves.

@ArticStorm is correct. iLok does not have anything to do with the plugins you let get deauthorized.