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WORKING WITH RACK EXTENSIONS
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Rack Extensions can be updated, with fixes and additions. Updates are posted on your Propellerhead user account
page. An update can be free or paid. In both cases, the Rack Extension is backwards compatible, meaning that you
can open older songs and patches and they will sound the same.
Installing and managing Rack Extensions
Whenever you download and install a Rack Extension, from the web shop or your user account, this will be handled
by an application called Authorizer. Authorizer is installed together with the Reason installation, and will automatically
launch when you Buy, Try or Download a Rack Extension from the Propellerhead web shop.
Authorizer checks what's already installed on your computer, downloads any missing files and puts them in the cor-
rect locations.
! Authorizer will automatically write Rack Extension licenses to your connected Ignition Key hardware.
If you want to check what Rack Extensions are installed on the computer, you need to launch Authorizer:
D Either select Rack Extensions from the Window menu in Reason or locate the Authorizer program on your
computer and launch it manually.
Authorizer lists all installed Rack Extensions:
The Authorizer application lists the Rack Extension devices currently installed on your computer
! Note: All of the listed Rack Extensions may not be available for use in Reason! For example, if you tried out a
Rack Extension using a Trial license which has expired, the Rack Extension will still be installed and shown in
the list. However, since you don't have a license for it, it won't be available to use.
D Click the Delete button to uninstall the corresponding Rack Extension device.
If you have purchased the Rack Extension, you can download it again at any time from your user account at the
Propellerhead web site and reinstall it if you want.