Fabfilter license

Here you can find answers to the most frequently asked questions. If you can't find the answer to your question here, try searching our user forum, or simply send us an e-mail. Buying FabFilter plug-ins How do I setup an account at your website? You cannot (and don't need to) create a FabFilter account yourself. An account is automatically created after a first purchase via www.fabfilter.com/shop.Note that you don't need an account to demo our plug-ins. Just download the 30-day fully functional trials from www.fabfilter.com/download/ and start working! Can I safely buy a (second hand) FabFilter license via an eBay seller? Most of the times, (second hand) FabFilter licenses that are offered for sale on eBay are not legit.A FabFilter license can only be transferred to another person via the FabFilter account of the seller, using the official license transfer feature. If the seller does not agree to do this, he is not selling a legit license, and you should not purchase.Please keep the following things in mind when purchasing (second hand) FabFilter plug-ins via eBay or other websites:If the price looks too good to be true... it's probably too good to be true.If people offer OEM licenses, or Windows- or Mac-only licenses: scam, these types of licenses do not even exist.The only valid way to sell/transfer FabFilter licenses, is via a FabFilter user account.If you are in doubt about an eBay offer, e-mail us and we'll have a look! I've found a second-hand license for sale online, is this legit? It might be a legit user selling his/her license, e.g via eBay... but most of the cases it's actually not. You'll be either sold a hacked version of the software or you'll simply lose your money and receive nothing at all.So how can you recognize a scam? Does the price look too good to be true? Then it's probably too good to be true. Advertised as Windows-only, macOS-only or as an OEM license? Not possible: our licenses always work on all platforms, and we don't sell OEM licenses. Are you offered a special download? Then it's probably hacked software. Official licenses always work with the plug-ins as downloaded from our website.So how does a legit second-hand sale work?A FabFilter license can only be transferred to another person via the FabFilter account of the seller, using the official license transfer feature. This process goes as follows: The seller needs only your first name, last name and e-mail address. The seller purchases a 'license transfer fee' via his FabFilter account. Via his account, the seller can then select a license and transfer it to you, using your full name and e-mail. Instantly, an account will be created for you if needed, and you'll receive e-mails with the license and account data right away, without any delay.If the seller does not agree to follow the above procedure, he is not selling a legit license, and you should not purchase.What can you do to verify?If you're not sure whether an offering is legit,

Graphics acceleration system in our latest plug-ins might cause problems. You can turn off graphics acceleration to find out if this fixes the problem.Tip: If you experience problems, first try to update your graphics drivers to the latest version!Windows:Click the Start button, type 'regedit', Enter to open the Registry Editor. (You might have to give permission to continue.) Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FabFilter. Right-click and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value. Name it GraphicsAcceleration and ensure its value is 0.Mac OS X: Open Terminal and type: defaults write com.fabfilter.Common GraphicsAcceleration -int 0The above steps will turn off graphics acceleration for all FabFilter plug-ins. To re-enable it, change the value 0 to 1 in the steps above. FabFilter plug-ins are strangely distorted in WaveLab 8.5.x on OS X In WaveLab 8.5.x on OS X, most FabFilter plug-ins show up distorted and with reduced size. We've reported this WaveLab bug to Steinberg, but for now, you can correct the interface behavior by clicking the small 'window' button in the title bar twice (it's next to the close button). In Adobe Audition, FabFilter plug-ins with a side-chain are disabled Unfortunatly, Adobe Audition doesn't understand the concept of side-chain inputs, so VST plug-ins with a side-chain (e.g. Saturn or Pro-MB), will show up as disabled (greyed out) in the VST -> Other menu. However, you can manually force our plug-ins to not expose the sidechain inputs: that will probably let it work with Audition.Windows: click the Start button type 'regedit' . Navigate to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FabFilter\\ branch. Right-click and create a new DWORD value. Name it "VST2_DefaultToNoSideChain" and set its value to 1.Mac OS X: Open Terminal and type:defaults write com.fabfilter.. VST2_DefaultToNoSideChain -int 1(For example: "com.fabfilter.Saturn.1")Important: Make sure to re-scan the plug-ins after this, so that Audition notices the change. License keys Can I use my FabFilter plug-ins on multiple computers using just one license key? Yes. FabFilter license keys are personal and contain your name. A license may be used to unlock FabFilter plug-ins on a maximum of 3 computers (both Windows and OS X, 32-bit or 64-bit), as long as you are the one using the licensed software. For example, you can use the plug-ins on both your studio computer and live laptop, etc. Multiple-seat licenses are needed for studios that would like to install the plug-ins in various studio rooms, or schools that would like to install the software in their class room computers or studios, etc. Of course, we offer great discounts for site licenses!See our license agreement for more information. I would like to sell and transfer my plug-in license to another user, is that possible? Yes, if it's a normal license (not NFR or EDU, educational), then you can transfer it to another user via your FabFilter account. You read all about license transfers here. I would like to transfer only one plug-in from a bundle, is that possible? No. Because of the generous discounts you get when purchasing a bundle (either a normal bundle via the regular shop, or a

Ask the seller for the e-mail address he uses for his FabFilter account. Then ask us to verify this person actually has an account and owns the license(s) he is selling. Of course, you can always purchase via if you want to be 100% sure you're buying a legal license. I've found a highly discounted deal on the internet, is this legit? In short: probably not! FabFilter simply never offers crazy discounts like 80% or unrealistically cheap prices like $20 for a bundle or plug-in.We do sell through a number of carefully selected resellers. However, official FabFilter resellers will never offer crazy discounts that are far below the prices we reflect on our website. Resellers and FabFilter itself never sell via Groupon, eBay, Etsy or other third-party marketplace platforms. Better to avoid these; 99% of the 'deals' you will find there are a scam.Now and then, scamming/phishing websites will pop up, acting as if they are a legit FabFilter website or dealer, trying to sell people cracked software. They may even advertise for this on socials. Don't fall for it! You'll be either sold a hacked version of the software or you'll simply lose your money and receive nothing at all. We continuously battle these practices, but it's very hard to eliminate the phenomenon.So how can you recognize a scam? Does the price look too good to be true? Then it's probably too good to be true. Does the domain contain the word 'fabfilter' but is not www.fabfilter.com? Surely a scam! The only valid FabFilter domain is this website: www.fabfilter.com, any other domain (like a .shop or .store domain) is fake. Are you offered a special download? Then it's probably hacked software. Official licenses always work with the plug-ins as downloaded from our website. Advertised as Windows-only, macOS-only or as an OEM license? Not possible: our licenses always work on all platforms, and we don't sell OEM licenses.Resellers may only sell activation codes: a 12 letter code that can be activated on our website: Did you purchase via some reseller and received an actual license code instead of an activation code? Sorry: you've been scammed!What can you do to verify?If you're not sure whether an offering is legit, you can always e-mail us at [email protected] and we'll check. Of course, you can always purchase via if you want to be 100% sure you're buying a legal license. Educational discounts Will my Educational licenses expire? No, Educational licenses will not expire, and you will of course be able to use them also after the educational status of your account expires.The only difference between an Educational license and a normal license, is that it's NFR (Not For Resale). Because of the great discounts, you cannot sell/transfer it to another person in the future. Does a discounted license allow the plug-ins to be used for commercial purposes? Yes, of course. Our plug-ins can always be used for commercial purposes. Installation Do I need to download the 64-bit or 32-bit Windows installer? How do

I choose? You need to match the "bitness" of your VST host. For example, if you are using a 32-bit VST host on a 64-bit edition of Windows, you need to install the 32-bit FabFilter plug-ins.If your using a 32-bit edition of Windows, you can only run 32-bit applications and plug-ins of course. How do I completely uninstall plug-ins from my system? On Windows, you can simply uninstall plug-ins or bundles via the Control Panel. To uninstall the plug-ins from a Mac, you can just delete the specific FabFilter plug-in files at the following locations:/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components//Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST//Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3//Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins//Library/Application Support/Digidesign/Plug-Ins/Finally, if you also want to delete all data written by our plug-ins, you can remove the following folders as well:/Users//Documents/FabFilter/Presets//Users//Library/Audio/Presets/FabFilter/FabFilter /Users//Library/Application Support/FabFilter//Users//Library/Preferences/com.fabfilter...plistNote: Since OS X 10.7 (Lion), the system and user Library folders are marked as hidden by default. To make them visible again in Finder, open Terminal (found in /Applications/Utilities/) and enter the following commands:chflags nohidden /Librarychflags nohidden ~/Library How can I install FabFilter plug-ins on a computer without internet? Just download the Total Bundle or single plug-in installer for your platform on a computer with Internet, and copy it on e.g. a USB stick. Also copy your license key (which you can download from your online FabFilter account) in a text file on the USB stick.On your music computer without Internet, you can now run the installer and register the plug-ins by copy/pasting the license key from the USB stick. Why don't I see any factory presets in my plug-in on macOS? Normally, a FabFilter plug-in will install its factory presets automatically when you run it for the first time. Since late 2021, factory presets will be installed at Documents/FabFilter/Presets/.On macOS, earlier versions of the plug-ins would store their presets in ~/Library/Audio/Presets/FabFilter/FabFilter , but this would sometimes fail due to permission errors.If you only see an empty preset menu, please determine the current location of the presets folder, by clicking opening the plug-in in your DAW and choosing Options > Change Preset Folder in the preset menu. If needed, please change it to the new path in your User documents folder, e.g. ~/Documents/FabFilter/Presets/Pro-Q 3/ .Now, click on the (empty) preset menu button and choose Options > Restore Factory Presets.If this still doesn't work, e-mail us and we'll help you out. Known issues Do FabFilter plug-ins work on my Apple Mac PowerPC (PPC)? The latest versions of our plug-ins do not support PowerPC anymore. Due to the quite aggressive upgrade policy of Apple, we are forced to drop PPC support for future plug-ins (of which Pro-DS is the first). Sorry!However, you can still use the old Total Bundle installer (containing all plug-ins released before Pro-DS), which still contains the PPC versions: Bypassing a mono VST 2 FabFilter plug-in in Cubase drops all audio This is a bug in Cubase, versions 6 and 7 at least, perhaps also earlier versions. Bypassing a mono VST 2 plug-in (with side-chain) using the Cubase-provided bypass button in the plug-in header will mute the plug-in, disabling all