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Re: New PT Prefs helper
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Yeah... I bought it in October of 2021. I thought "Surely Avid will have the native version of Pro Tools out by at least October 2022. Then, maybe I'll just let support lapse." Well... then came the subscriptions... and Pro Tools still wasn't native and if I didn't re-up for support for $199 I would lose my "grandfathered" status with the perpetual license and then have to go subscription to get the native version... so here I am... I'm in it now for $499 so far, and now paying $199/year for a DAW. . Oops, I'm sorry I'm paying for "support" and out of fear of losing my "perpetual" license.
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The way I understand things as regards aax/Apple Silicone development is that there were/are issues between Apple and Avid with the SDK. |
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Yep... I actually knew about that. Anyway, not to open that can of worms again, but once there's a stable native version (I'm on a Mac Studio now), I may let support lapse. Not sure. Like many, I'm not too keen on having to pay $199 year (for now) year after year.
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There are Reinstatement Codes sold by Avid Resellers or Avid themselves. Bought from Avid, your Year of Updates & Support for a Perpetual License start right away. Bought from an Avid Reseller, the Year of Updates & Support starts when you redeem the Code in your MyAvid Account. Several posters have banked one or more. YMMV.
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UPDATE: Just checked... $349 at Sweetwater. Hmmm... gotta think about that. I wonder if those are going to dry up at some point? Be good to have in your back pocket. I found a link to some info where it suggests once you get the code you can add it to your Avid account right away but sort of keep it in "limbo" until you need it? https://www.creativefieldrecording.c...reinstatement/ This is all very good info. The whole pricing structure thing has been a bit confusing for me. Thanks! |
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The whole point of buying from a reseller (originally) is you hold the code and do not deposit into your account until needed. Now a second reason is only a reseller can sell you a code (since Avid immediately deposits when you could buy direct from them.) As for if it can be used forever and they can't change the rules, there are US laws protecting that (I think EU laws exist too.) So you are safe. You can ask Avid too (and Avid has to operate by US laws as this is an SEC financial accounting issue for a publicly traded company)
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Thanks for clarifying. That page I linked to was confusing about that and seemed to imply that somehow it could sit in your account "dormant" and be used later. I just checked and that article is a year old. Anyway, thanks again for correcting that!
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I know a few people (not mixers so not interested in staying absolutely current) that have stocked a reinstatement code in their back pocket. (I was the one who suggested it.) When the update model came out, it took about the fourth year to hold a reinstatement to make it worth it. (I haven't calculated what that would be recently.) And these were users who were happy to stay on a version 5 years+.
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Hopefully reinstated licenses get the lower annual support renewal price ($199) as well. |
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