The fact that this Synth is called ‘Mono Synth’ is interesting , it is not ‘Overlord Synth’ as in Rabea…
I really hope they add a ‘free’ synth for everyone, and not only the Rabea Plugin version (and I own the Rabea Plugin, so…) , because it would give the QC a real advantage over the competition…
My guess is no. Previously the plugins were exclusively for the desktop - Windows and MacOS only - with iLok to protect IP. Now it runs directly on the QC, with your cloud account doing the IP protection. At least that’s what it looks like to me. As a Linux user, this represents my first opportunity to try out a plug in and so I’m looking forward to July 31.
Well they teased the synth block at the very launch of the QC so it was for some people a thing that made them buy it (probably not a lot but they got me with that also) so it would be very disapointing if it was finally a fee…
The photo looks good, from the begining i have a good feelings that it will be great and deep even if i doubt a little more now considering that the updates don’t reach their initials promises.
Yes, you will need an iLok account. This goes for plug-ins installed on computer and QC both.
If you’ve never used iLok before, it’s not difficult to set up an account and install the license manager software: https://www.ilok.com/#!license-manager
The usb dongles are so you can activate a license on the dongle (rather than the machine) which makes transfering easier. You can also just activate it on the machine though
I don’t use a dongle at all. I just have the license manager software on my Mac and it works just fine for activating my NDSP (and other software) licenses.
I had the same problem with the UA Ox Amp. For that I set up a Hackintosh and that worked for a while. A budget laptop could be a more reliable alternative.
Ah, if it’s just a one off - as in I don’t have to repeatedly have iLok verify my account - then borrowing a pc/Mac would definitely work. I’ll hold my interest then as it would be nice to see how much of a difference the plugins offer over standard QC captures.