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Pulsar Audio Free 1176 Comp

Posted: 08 Feb 2020
by MrFigg
This is Free until 11th March when it goes up to €49.

https://pulsar.audio/smasher/

Re: Pulsar Audio Free 1176 Comp

Posted: 08 Feb 2020
by moneykube
thanx bro

Re: Pulsar Audio Free 1176 Comp

Posted: 09 Feb 2020
by jam-s
Just a warning: This plugin uses (software) iLOK for copy protection.

Re: Pulsar Audio Free 1176 Comp

Posted: 09 Feb 2020
by MrFigg
jam-s wrote:
09 Feb 2020
Just a warning: This plugin uses (software) iLOK for copy protection.
A warning?

Re: Pulsar Audio Free 1176 Comp

Posted: 09 Feb 2020
by jam-s
MrFigg wrote:
09 Feb 2020
jam-s wrote:
09 Feb 2020
Just a warning: This plugin uses (software) iLOK for copy protection.
A warning?
Yes, recently that iLok crap is acting strange on my box (warnings about corrupted data and garbled fonts) also that DRM software sucks balls imho with their policy on restoring licenses in case your harddisk fails. So I can totally understand people that want to avoid it at any cost. Thus a warning.

Also that Pulsar Smasher crashes for me both in Reason and Ableton Live during scanning of VST plugins. (was the AV at fault: https://discuss.cakewalk.com/index.php? ... -problems/)

Re: Pulsar Audio Free 1176 Comp

Posted: 09 Feb 2020
by MrFigg
jam-s wrote:
09 Feb 2020
MrFigg wrote:
09 Feb 2020


A warning?
Yes, recently that iLok crap is acting strange on my box (warnings about corrupted data and garbled fonts) also that DRM software sucks balls imho with their policy on restoring licenses in case your harddisk fails. So I can totally understand people that want to avoid it at any cost. Thus a warning.
Aa. I had just gotten around to believing iLok was ok after some convincing by other forum users. Oh well...back and forth I go :).

Re: Pulsar Audio Free 1176 Comp

Posted: 09 Feb 2020
by diminished
MrFigg wrote:
09 Feb 2020
jam-s wrote:
09 Feb 2020


Yes, recently that iLok crap is acting strange on my box (warnings about corrupted data and garbled fonts) also that DRM software sucks balls imho with their policy on restoring licenses in case your harddisk fails. So I can totally understand people that want to avoid it at any cost. Thus a warning.
Aa. I had just gotten around to believing iLok was ok after some convincing by other forum users. Oh well...back and forth I go :).
I think it's okay, it doesn't act up in any way. BUT since you have FET, you don't need this one :)

Re: Pulsar Audio Free 1176 Comp

Posted: 09 Feb 2020
by MrFigg
diminished wrote:
09 Feb 2020
MrFigg wrote:
09 Feb 2020


Aa. I had just gotten around to believing iLok was ok after some convincing by other forum users. Oh well...back and forth I go :).
I think it's okay, it doesn't act up in any way. BUT since you have FET, you don't need this one :)
Yeah :). I know, but when I read the blurb they said it was modified in some way and mentioned the Black Keys and you know I like dirty blues. Anyway, I installed it and uninstalled within about 3 minutes.

Re: Pulsar Audio Free 1176 Comp

Posted: 09 Feb 2020
by Jackjackdaw
Not to undermine anyone else's experiences, but I have a number of ilok licences and had zero issues with it. Set and forget. Reason authenticator gives me more grief.

Re: Pulsar Audio Free 1176 Comp

Posted: 09 Feb 2020
by jam-s
MrFigg wrote: Aa. I had just gotten around to believing iLok was ok after some convincing by other forum users. Oh well...back and forth I go :).
I did some further investigation on what is happening: On the iLok website I found that it is incompatible with BitDefender AV, so I just got the idea to stop my AV (Avast) temporarily and voillá suddenly the plugins do not corrupt or crash anymore. So the sh*t award goes to iLok (for triggering the AV with their deep install into the OS) and Avast (for not having sufficient up to date whitelists).

Re: Pulsar Audio Free 1176 Comp

Posted: 09 Feb 2020
by xboix
Don't listen to the naysayers - iLok is one of the better protection systems out there.
But I don't need yet another compressor. :D

Re: Pulsar Audio Free 1176 Comp

Posted: 09 Feb 2020
by MrFigg
jam-s wrote:
09 Feb 2020
MrFigg wrote: Aa. I had just gotten around to believing iLok was ok after some convincing by other forum users. Oh well...back and forth I go :).
I did some further investigation on what is happening: On the iLok website I found that it is incompatible with BitDefender AV, so I just got the idea to stop my AV (Avast) temporarily and voillá suddenly the plugins do not corrupt or crash anymore. So the sh*t award goes to iLok (for triggering the AV with their deep install into the OS) and Avast (for not having sufficient up to date whitelists).
Don’t have any anti-virus software on my pc. More trouble than it’s worth.

Re: Pulsar Audio Free 1176 Comp

Posted: 09 Feb 2020
by Jackjackdaw
Me neither. I wouldn't want it hogging my dsp.

Re: Pulsar Audio Free 1176 Comp

Posted: 09 Feb 2020
by Loque
jam-s wrote:
09 Feb 2020
MrFigg wrote: Aa. I had just gotten around to believing iLok was ok after some convincing by other forum users. Oh well...back and forth I go :).
I did some further investigation on what is happening: On the iLok website I found that it is incompatible with BitDefender AV, so I just got the idea to stop my AV (Avast) temporarily and voillá suddenly the plugins do not corrupt or crash anymore. So the sh*t award goes to iLok (for triggering the AV with their deep install into the OS) and Avast (for not having sufficient up to date whitelists).
Avast? 😂 That is that company spying your system and pron sites you visted, and selling this information for cool money? I knew, what i would uninstall...

Re: Pulsar Audio Free 1176 Comp

Posted: 09 Feb 2020
by jam-s
Loque wrote:
09 Feb 2020
Avast? 😂 That is that company spying your system and pron sites you visted, and selling this information for cool money? I knew, what i would uninstall...
Jep, those cool guys... Good thing I never allowed their MitM browser plugin... but I guess you're right: of to the bin they go. :twisted: