User Manual

UAD Powered Plug-Ins Manual - 43 - Chapter 4: My.uaudio.com
QuickStart
Video
The QuickStart DVD (page 18) contains a tutorial video on UAD authoriza-
tion. The tutorial is also online at:
• http://www.uaudio.com/support/uad
Procedure This section is a detailed overview of the entire UAD authorization system. For
the step-by-step authorization instructions, see “Authorize Plug-Ins Procedure”
on page 27 in Chapter 2, “UAD Installation.”
Note: Without authorization, UAD plug-ins can be enabled to run for 14
days without functional limitations in a timed demo mode (see “Demo Mode”
on page 45).
Your UAD card must be registered at my.uaudio.com to download an autho-
rization file, and you need a my.uaudio.com account to register the card. As
of UAD v5.0, these procedures are significantly simplified.
Authorize
Plug-Ins
The registration/account/authorization process isn’t as
complicated as it may seem. The entire routine involves
simply clicking the “Authorize Plug-ins...” button (page 61) in the UAD Con-
trol Panel. Clicking the button automatically registers the installed UAD cards,
generates the authorization, and downloads it to disk.
Then just drag the file to any UAD Meter & Control Panel icon and you’re
ready to use UAD Powered Plug-Ins. When authorizing, you’ll be prompted to
log into your account if you aren’t already, and if you don’t already have an
account, you’ll be prompted create one.
Authorization
File
The authorization file, which is obtained by clicking the “Authorize
Plug-Ins...” button (page 61), contains the license key(s) that enable UAD
plug-ins to run on associated UAD cards. The authorization file is generated
at my.uaudio.com then downloaded to the local hard drive automatically.
.uad/.uad2 The downloaded authorization files have either the uad or uad2 file exten-
sion. “.uad” files are for UAD-1-only systems, while “.uad2” files are for
UAD-2-only and mixed UAD-1/UAD-2 systems. When mentioned in the doc-
umentation, “.uad” refers to both .uad and .uad2 files.
Loading To load a downloaded authorization file, just drag-drop it onto any UAD
Meter & Control Panel application icon/shortcut/alias (see Figure 3 on
page 29).