Sat Nov 16, 2019 11:57 am
On FACEBOOK MDA has announced that it is going to to use iLok (from PACE) to manage the licensing for Hauptwerk V and for the sample sets running on V. https://www.ilok.com/
iLok offers both “cloud based licencing” (you need to be connected to the Internet) and “off-line licensing” using an iLok usb device (similar to the current HW dongle).
From what I understand, iLok users need to have an iLok account which is provided at no cost. When a licence is purchased, the seller adds the licence to the purchasers iLok account and the purchaser may use it either from the cloud or load it on to their iLok usb device. ILok users can use chose if a particular licence is to be used via “cloud licencing” or via “off-line licencing”. Users can, via their iLok account, move licences between their iLok device and the cloud as their requirements change.
ILok cloud and device-based licensing works on (and across) MAC OS and Windows systems.
iLok seems to provide technology that could improve the handling of licence requests - opening up the possibility of this being devolved to sample set producers rather than relying on MDA. It also could allow users to pass on (sell) licences for samples sets (and Hauptwerk) to others with an iLok account (though from my reading around the web site and manual for iLok this could be set up so as to require the agreement of the sample set producer (or MDA in the case of Hauptwerk)).
Some of the features for repairing broken iLok devices and for covering replacement due to theft look attractive and seem to answer many of the concerns expressed on this forum – I hope that MDA will decide to make these available when iLok is used by their use of the product. Some of these features require more recent iLok usb devices.
This all looks most promising.
I’d be interested to know if existing iLok users find the system works as well as the marketing stuff on their website suggests. My own experience is limited to one product which uses iLok and after setting up this product some years ago it up I’ve not done anything further with the iLok system.
The transition to an iLok world might be “exciting” and will certainly require some user and supplier effort. One has to hope that MDA and the sample set producers are geared up to support this nontrivial exercise in a timely fashion and have produced some very clear documentation about what users will need to do.
Iain
iLok offers both “cloud based licencing” (you need to be connected to the Internet) and “off-line licensing” using an iLok usb device (similar to the current HW dongle).
From what I understand, iLok users need to have an iLok account which is provided at no cost. When a licence is purchased, the seller adds the licence to the purchasers iLok account and the purchaser may use it either from the cloud or load it on to their iLok usb device. ILok users can use chose if a particular licence is to be used via “cloud licencing” or via “off-line licencing”. Users can, via their iLok account, move licences between their iLok device and the cloud as their requirements change.
ILok cloud and device-based licensing works on (and across) MAC OS and Windows systems.
iLok seems to provide technology that could improve the handling of licence requests - opening up the possibility of this being devolved to sample set producers rather than relying on MDA. It also could allow users to pass on (sell) licences for samples sets (and Hauptwerk) to others with an iLok account (though from my reading around the web site and manual for iLok this could be set up so as to require the agreement of the sample set producer (or MDA in the case of Hauptwerk)).
Some of the features for repairing broken iLok devices and for covering replacement due to theft look attractive and seem to answer many of the concerns expressed on this forum – I hope that MDA will decide to make these available when iLok is used by their use of the product. Some of these features require more recent iLok usb devices.
This all looks most promising.
I’d be interested to know if existing iLok users find the system works as well as the marketing stuff on their website suggests. My own experience is limited to one product which uses iLok and after setting up this product some years ago it up I’ve not done anything further with the iLok system.
The transition to an iLok world might be “exciting” and will certainly require some user and supplier effort. One has to hope that MDA and the sample set producers are geared up to support this nontrivial exercise in a timely fashion and have produced some very clear documentation about what users will need to do.
Iain
