The more I look at these channel plugins the more I wish vc-64 could be updated.

carl
Why not back up before installing it? If you have a problem just do a restore.
I backup / restore my daw at least once a month due to all the updates with various software & programs.
Also I except more devs will begin or move to this type of dongle-less iLok authorization process.
 
It's a useful plugin btw, great little freebie. I'm using on projects in place of some go-tos.

Normally Iwould agree, but my experience was that did not work. That is why I compared it to a virus. The iLok software seems to hide. It took a painstaking cleansing of registry and then restore to finally get rid of it for me. It probably was not doing anything malicious but it bugged me that it took so much work to get rid of.

Im sure its the cats ass, but after seeing some of the problem posts over at the download site, nope not gonna do it. i dont think Ill miss it much anyway.

dubdisciple

carl

If you did a restore it would work, it wouldn't take much time at all.

Um..I just said I did do a restore and it failed to remove all the pace software. Hence the comparison to a virus. I'm not the only one who has experienced this.  Many people don't even notice that the software (at least in the last version I installed) seems to regenerate after system restore because the program itself does not show up in a way that is noticeable unless you look for it or stumble upon it.

So if a restore didn't remove it, how did you remove it?

Interesting, glad I never experienced any problems using it all these years.

Not that I can recall. Could be I needed to remove a verion to install a newer one
but don't remember if I ever did.
Hope it's not needed at all at some point in the future though.

I too am an iLok hater, but for me this offer has proved to be an excellent discovery.  The plugin produces great results, and is an interesting alternative to my usual Prochannel bag of tricks.  I wasn't wild about re-installing the iLok software that I had worked so hard to expunge last year, but, since I'm poor, the offer of free, quality software drove me on.  Installation went smoothly, although I still resent jumping through iLok's hoops.
 
So.. iLok aside, the Eventide UlraChannel strip is a sweet  piece of software.  For FREE!

I was going to jump on this after I got the TapeOp notice...but ilok.com wasn't loading up. Now that it is I've re-thought it and decided I don't need it. I've got a Pro-Channel preset that handles just about all of this. But it is nice to have all that in one UI. Still, pass.
 

I too have avoided all things iLok. Their first-generation units caused such bad issues for so many users and sullied their reputation so much that many folks just don't want to take the risk of using an iLok. I've have noticed that most iLok 2 users report that it works well and is pretty transparent but there is still a lot of bad will that iLok is having to overcome even to this day.
 
But that said I decided to give their iLok License Manager a try... it did install effortlessly and my Eventide license showed up right away. I already have NI License Center and AD Online Installer on my system and they haven't caused any issues - hopefully the iLok software will be just as trouble-free.
 
But for those of you who ordered the UltraChannel - how long did it take after registration to receive the download email?

sharke
I was reluctant to install it until someone pointed out that the iLok software was no different to having the NI service center installed, which I have had for a couple of years. It's certainly not going to harm your computer.

I have the iLOK software installed mainly to allow me to use VI Labs True Keys in the UVI Workstation. My experience with it has been that whenever UVI or iLOK update their software, my UVI Workstation will no longer function until I install the updates, and so far the updates inevitably force a system reboot after installation which is frankly a PITA in 2014. So my experience with it has been that it is unlike the NI service center in that regard. When Native Instruments comes out with an update my installed virtual instruments continue to function.
 
Regards,
Don

scook
It took no time at all.

Ruh-roh.
 
I guess I will need to contact support.
 
 
EDIT: I contacted support and they responded this morning (6/17) with the download links and a note that "our email servers are experiencing delays due to high traffic".