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Old 01-01-2021, 03:54 PM
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Title says it all. I love this thing. Sound quality is really good, IMO, and the hybrid engine is a really clever implementation.

However...

I tried three times to register the damn thing and it kept failing. Yes I opened a ticket. Third time it took, but it would not let me extend my perpetual license as I had planned. It kept telling me I wasn’t qualified to extend. Don’t get that. I am current until like the end of ‘21.

Ok not a huge thing I guess, so now I have a license of HEAT, and the complete plugin bundle, but none of the bonus software. I already have most of the plugins from the complete bundle, except for like the “Pro” series..(Pro multiband comp etc.) and I do like Smack on certain sources though.

I wasn’t sure if it had to be registered before firing it up to allow firmware update. I guess not, because after two failed attempts at registering I said screw it, let’s see if it’ll run. It does, and does so very well.

The long and short of it is; I think I got it registered, but I got none of the additional software that was supposed to come with it.
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Old 01-02-2021, 11:50 AM
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Title says it all. I love this thing. Sound quality is really good, IMO, and the hybrid engine is a really clever implementation.

However...

I tried three times to register the damn thing and it kept failing. Yes I opened a ticket. Third time it took, but it would not let me extend my perpetual license as I had planned. It kept telling me I wasn’t qualified to extend. Don’t get that. I am current until like the end of ‘21.

Ok not a huge thing I guess, so now I have a license of HEAT, and the complete plugin bundle, but none of the bonus software. I already have most of the plugins from the complete bundle, except for like the “Pro” series..(Pro multiband comp etc.) and I do like Smack on certain sources though.

I wasn’t sure if it had to be registered before firing it up to allow firmware update. I guess not, because after two failed attempts at registering I said screw it, let’s see if it’ll run. It does, and does so very well.

The long and short of it is; I think I got it registered, but I got none of the additional software that was supposed to come with it.
Man I am jealous My dealer is still waiting delivery of the units he ordered weeks ago .

But the registration thing is a concern.

I too am wanting to extend my current perpetual (until Jan 30) Ultimate license.

Not quite clear on what you are saying though , so the license you had was PT Regular or Ultimate ? And it is a perpetual license and is current on the annual "Support and Update Plan" until the the "end of 21" yes ?

And before this registration you did not have Heat or the complete Plugin bundle but now you do ?

And to clarify in Your Avid Account "My Products page you have only one (your old PT perpetual) license in your account ? And do not have a second Carbon bundled PT Regular subscription license with the additional 3rd party plugins

So have you checked the expiration date on your PT license My Products page to see if it is now until the end of 2022 (1 year extension on current license) If it doesn't say that,,,, then I sounds like it was not "extended " and you will definitely want to get ahold of Avid Customer support.
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Old 01-02-2021, 01:34 PM
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Man I am jealous My dealer is still waiting delivery of the units he ordered weeks ago .
Yeah I thought I was ordering to back order, for like 30 days, but they got a shipment the day I ordered, off one was sent. It arrived on 31 December.

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But the registration thing is a concern.

I too am wanting to extend my current perpetual (until Jan 30) Ultimate license.

Not quite clear on what you are saying though , so the license you had was PT Regular or Ultimate ? And it is a perpetual license and is current on the annual "Support and Update Plan" until the the "end of 21" yes ?
It is a standard perpetual Pro Tools license. Support plan up to date through October of 2021. I would enter the redemption code that comes on the black card with the unit. At first two tries it gave me an error that said the number was invalid. It wasn’t. Third time it took, but told me I was no allowed to extend my current plan. (Supposed to be able to extend current plans of standard or ultimate for 1 year.

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And before this registration you did not have Heat or the complete Plugin bundle but now you do ?
Well sort of. I had the complete plugin bundle but had not renewed it, so it was out of date. No HEAT. But now in my iLok has a new authorization for both.

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And to clarify in Your Avid Account "My Products page you have only one (your old PT perpetual) license in your account ? And do not have a second Carbon bundled PT Regular subscription license with the additional 3rd party plugins
. That is correct. My Products page DOES show the carbon, but no 3rd party plugins. There is a link for the Complete Plugin Bundle, and Carbon documentation, however.

I really wanted to extend my support plan, and I most likely would have renewed the complete bundle. I didn’t really want HEAT, but I do want the 3rd party plugs offered.

I am sure Avid can sort it. Only the first issue I’ve had in all these years with Avid (Digidesign), so while a PITA, I am not too upset.

The unit itself is stellar in my opinion. It really does sound good. I’ve always been a fan of the tighter integration with Avid software and hardware, when the hardware can meet my needs.

Even though I’ve only had the unit a few days, I’ve explored it enough to really appreciate how clever the hybrid engine is. HDX was not on the horizon for me, but with Carbon, I can use DSP when I need to, and native when not. It fits my growing workflow extremely well.

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So have you checked the expiration date on your PT license My Products page to see if it is now until the end of 2022 (1 year extension on current license) If it doesn't say that,,,, then I sounds like it was not "extended " and you will definitely want to get ahold of Avid Customer support.
It has not changed, no. I filed a registration issue with Avid, yes. I’ll give ‘em until Monday afternoon before I start to bitch too loudly.
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Old 01-02-2021, 02:51 PM
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Yeah I thought I was ordering to back order, for like 30 days, but they got a shipment the day I ordered, off one was sent. It arrived on 31 January.
It is a standard perpetual Pro Tools license. Support plan up to date through October of 2021. I would enter the redemption code that comes on the black card with the unit. At first two tries it gave me an error that said the number was invalid. It wasn’t. Third time it took, but told me I was no allowed to extend my current plan. (Supposed to be able to extend current plans of standard or ultimate for 1 year.
Yes I read in Avid's documentation
and heard stated on several videos that you will have the choice to choose either the Bundled PT regular license which is 1 year (subscription) license but will revert to a perpetual at the end of the year if you do not re-subscribe, But if you do not re-subscribe, it will revert to a perpetual license at what ever update level it is at that time However as I understand it you will lose the Complete Plugin Bundle and the additional 3rd party plugins unless you buy them

Or you choose to keep both the bundled license and your current license
Or you can extend your current license PT Reg or Ultimate for 1 additional which is what I am going to do





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Well sort of. I had the complete plugin bundle but had not renewed it, so it was out of date. No HEAT. But now in my iLok has a new authorization for both.

. That is correct. My Products page DOES show the carbon, but no 3rd party plugins. There is a link for the Complete Plugin Bundle, and Carbon documentation, however.
I wonder if the 3rd party plugins are just built into the Bundled PT regular license so that they may not show separately from Bundled PT license in your Products Page like the Complete Plug in bundle does ??

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I really wanted to extend my support plan, and I most likely would have renewed the complete bundle. I didn’t really want HEAT, but I do want the 3rd party plugs offered.

I am sure Avid can sort it. Only the first issue I’ve had in all these years with Avid (Digidesign), so while a PITA, I am not too upset.
yes I am sure they can sort it out.

BTW when I was downloading all my Products to go on my new iMac I had the same issue with Meoldyne Essential for like three or 4 tries it kept saying the serial number was in the wrong format then the next day I tried it again and it accepted it ???????????????


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The unit itself is stellar in my opinion. It really does sound good. I’ve always been a fan of the tighter integration with Avid software and hardware, when the hardware can meet my needs.

Even though I’ve only had the unit a few days, I’ve explored it enough to really appreciate how clever the hybrid engine is. HDX was not on the horizon for me, but with Carbon, I can use DSP when I need to, and native when not. It fits my growing workflow extremely well.



This is all very encouraging can't wait
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Old 01-03-2021, 05:30 AM
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Yes I read in Avid's documentation and heard stated on several videos that you will have the choice to choose either the Bundled PT regular license which is 1 year (subscription) license but will revert to a perpetual at the end of the year if you do not re-subscribe, But if you do not re-subscribe, it will revert to a perpetual license at what ever update level it is at that time However as I understand it you will lose the Complete Plugin Bundle and the additional 3rd party plugins unless you buy them

Or you choose to keep both the bundled license and your current license
Or you can extend your current license PT Reg or Ultimate for 1 additional which is what I am going to do

I wonder if the 3rd party plugins are just built into the Bundled PT regular license so that they may not show separately from Bundled PT license in your Products Page like the Complete Plug in bundle does ??
After selecting the new license option, I ended up with three 'areas' under the Pro Tools Carbon drop-down in 'My Products';

- The permanent Pro Tools Carbon hardware registration with links for Pro Tools Plug-ins, UVI Plug-ins and the Avid Complete Plug-in Bundle.

- The Pro Tools Carbon subscription registration area with links for Pro Tools 2020.12, Pro Tools Drivers, Pro Tools Plug-ins, Pro Tools Demo Session, and then the same three links sections from the hardware area.

- The third party redemption section with codes and links for the bundled software from Arturia, Embody, McDSP, NI, Plugin Alliance, and UVI.

The only software that ends with the subscription after one year is HEAT, Falcon and the Complete Plug-in Bundle. It appears the third party redemption codes are all for permanent licenses, including UVI Model D, though you'd need to use that with UVI workstation after Falcon expires.

I rolled the dice on Carbon as I use an unapproved mid-2014 MacBook Pro 15" quad-core 2.5, but it showed up immediately after enabling AVB in AMS. Carbon shows up both as a system interface and a 'Reserved for Pro Tools' interface, so I'm able to share it between Pro Tools and another DAW simultaneously, which I didn't realize was possible.
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Old 01-03-2021, 06:47 AM
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Yes I read in Avid's documentation
and heard stated on several videos that you will have the choice to choose either the Bundled PT regular license which is 1 year (subscription) license but will revert to a perpetual at the end of the year if you do not re-subscribe, But if you do not re-subscribe, it will revert to a perpetual license at what ever update level it is at that time However as I understand it you will lose the Complete Plugin Bundle and the additional 3rd party plugins unless you buy them

Or you choose to keep both the bundled license and your current license
Or you can extend your current license PT Reg or Ultimate for 1 additional which is what I am going to do

I wonder if the 3rd party plugins are just built into the Bundled PT regular license so that they may not show separately from Bundled PT license in your Products Page like the Complete Plug in bundle does ??

yes I am sure they can sort it out.

BTW when I was downloading all my Products to go on my new iMac I had the same issue with Meoldyne Essential for like three or 4 tries it kept saying the serial number was in the wrong format then the next day I tried it again and it accepted it ???????????????

This is all very encouraging can't wait
OK I took your approach to try to ge get this thing registered, you know trying it on another day. IT WORKED, kinda.

It still told me that I did not have a current plan to extend, BUT I CLEARLY DO AND AM CURRENT as I have said before. There was no way to quit or back out of the registration to try to correct anything.

NOW I have two Carbons in My Products section. This first one with no SW and the second one with the correct serial number of the unit, AND all of the SW AND and new Pro Tools subscription which I did NOT want. As stated before I wanted to extend my current support plan.

At this point however, I'd be happy if they just get the registration straightened
out so no one else has issues. Using HEAT for 12 months, and the complete plugin package for 12 months ALMOST is a wash for me. I still would have rather my current support plan have been extended though.

I really do love this unit though. Well done Avid
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After selecting the new license option, I ended up with three 'areas' under the Pro Tools Carbon drop-down in 'My Products';

- The permanent Pro Tools Carbon hardware registration with links for Pro Tools Plug-ins, UVI Plug-ins and the Avid Complete Plug-in Bundle.

- The Pro Tools Carbon subscription registration area with links for Pro Tools 2020.12, Pro Tools Drivers, Pro Tools Plug-ins, Pro Tools Demo Session, and then the same three links sections from the hardware area.

- The third party redemption section with codes and links for the bundled software from Arturia, Embody, McDSP, NI, Plugin Alliance, and UVI.

The only software that ends with the subscription after one year is HEAT, Falcon and the Complete Plug-in Bundle. It appears the third party redemption codes are all for permanent licenses, including UVI Model D, though you'd need to use that with UVI workstation after Falcon expires.

I rolled the dice on Carbon as I use an unapproved mid-2014 MacBook Pro 15" quad-core 2.5, but it showed up immediately after enabling AVB in AMS. Carbon shows up both as a system interface and a 'Reserved for Pro Tools' interface, so I'm able to share it between Pro Tools and another DAW simultaneously, which I didn't realize was possible.
Hey thanks so I went back and read the FAQ on Carbon and Yes I was incorrect about loosing the 3rd party plugins on conversion of the bundled subscription license to perpetual
I have gone back and forth on this because I have a current Ultimate license for which I get a good discount for annual renewal from my Pro Audio and Avid reseller dealer, and with that plan I get the Complete Plugin Bundle included. So I am leaning towards just extending that. I guess am not sure that additional 3 party plugins are really worth the price I would have to pay to keep my Ultimate license current again for a year at the end of this month. That and the fact that choosing the option to add the bundled license and both licenses makes little sense unless you have two complete PT systems (which I don't) given you can only run one license on any one system.
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...both licenses makes little sense unless you have two complete PT systems (which I don't) given you can only one one license on any one system.
I do, but the other is my portable rig, a laptop, a rack case and my trusty 003, and only one at a time is ever in use, so the additional license is moot also for me.

I'd prefer to get it straightened out, and add the year to my current support plan. That's the end goal right now.

Good luck with your's when you finally get it.
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I do, but the other is my portable rig, a laptop, a rack case and my trusty 003, and only one at a time is ever in use, so the additional license is moot also for me.

I'd prefer to get it straightened out, and add the year to my current support plan. That's the end goal right now.

Good luck with your's when you finally get it.
Hey thanks , in anticipation I even have the box I made for it, ready and waiting.. Sits right on top of my rack of outboard units it will plug into......

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Nice.

Mine is racked and I've been using it today. I patched in Eleven Rack and recorded a few bars.

Then I plugged right into Inst 1, and put the same amp in Eleven MKII and the FX on the channel. Played the same few bars. Very nice. Felt very natural. I am very well pleased.

OH and I messed with HEAT. I kind of like what it does.
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