I was waiting for UAD to make this move. Good decision. Sales will definitely increase. I bought some good plugins when I heard the news. Installation was a breeze. Why did i take so long for UAD to realize this cloud and USB iLOK stuff is a pain in the ass for a lot of musicians?

 

https://help.uaudio.com/hc/en-us/ar...tivate-UAD-Plug-ins-and-Apps-on-Your-Computer

 

R2R too, they'll definitely become veeeery popular!

 

https://audiosex.pro/threads/big-news-uad-native-plugins-to-no-longer-require-cloud-ilok.79589/

 

If you remove your ilok USB and restart Connect, don't they automatically migrate to machine authorisation?

 

exactly!!!

 

Automatically or asked?

 

For people having polymax stuck at cloud. De-authorize from cloud. After that cloud is no longer available and you have 3 machine auths. (at least that is how it worked here on first try)

 

Sadly, from this update, firewire Uad satellite are no more supported

 

I just spoke with the gals over at R2R, they told me they have a working version and will be releasing yesterday.

 

Universal Audio has officially discontinued support for FireWire-connected UAD devices, including the UAD-2 Satellite FireWire, with the release of UAD Software 11.6 and later. Users relying on FireWire connections must use UAD Software 11.5.2 or earlier, which remains available in the UAD Software Archives. Additionally, macOS Catalina (10.15) is the last version compatible with UAD FireWire products, as macOS Big Sur and later are incompatible regardless of the software version.

For those affected, Universal Audio suggests transitioning to Thunderbolt-based solutions, such as the Thunderbolt 3 Apollo models or newer Thunderbolt UAD Satellite devices. This marks a shift away from legacy FireWire technology, which has limitations in bandwidth and compatibility with modern systems.

 

Sure. Spend a few thousand more to get external DSP in an era where 16-core cpus are mainstream and HEDT cpus reached 64 cores. And no word about crossgrading the old FW Satellites for new TB ones with a generous discount to the potential users who might want to upgrade their Satellites. Meh UAD.

 

This is potentially good news for me. I've got a couple of octa core cards and have most of the decent UAD plugins on those. I recently bought a couple of native plugins and didnt realise they were ilok, and so never got to use them. I hope this news means I can finally play with those native plugs

My 2 cents regarding the DSP cards is that I turn to them when I'm running out of resources (which happens a lot in Ableton). I can pull up some DSP plugs and it keeps the flow going. Thats the value to me right now.

 

Yesterday?

 

they discontinued them about 7 years ago. So if someone only upgrades every seven years; they have to get every penny they can, while they have the chance. They are UAD.

 

Correct... You still need UAD Connect

 

More PACE iLok License Manager than UAD Connect, although you do need that for at least the initial installation.

 

With UAD connect added to the mix, I now end up with about 9 "hub" programs on my system to install my legit plugins and work with them:

• PA Install Manager
• Native Accesss
• Waves Central
• Izotope Product Portal
• SSL Download Manager
• Softube Central
• IK Multimedia Product Manager
• Arturia Software Center
• UAD Connect

The funny thing is: it's easier for me just to install all this junk the download and install my plugins. Because In some cases, companies make it difficult to find stand-alone installers or they don't even make them accessible (N.I.) or the downloader/installer also works as an authenticator so that plugins work (Arturia).

BTW: I installed UAD Connect to test the free plugins that came with it. One was a subtractive synth I don't even remeber the name of and the other one was an LA2A plugin which seems to be the legacy one from the UAD1 days – no mix knob no frequency response control ;)