{"id":1721712,"date":"2014-01-07T14:35:27","date_gmt":"2014-01-07T14:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1721712"},"modified":"2014-01-07T14:51:05","modified_gmt":"2014-01-07T14:51:05","slug":"i-purchased-a-pro-tools-upgrade-from-pro-tools-le-during-the-activation-process-its-asking-me-for-the-serial-number-for-my-interface-but-its-not-being-accepted","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/i-purchased-a-pro-tools-upgrade-from-pro-tools-le-during-the-activation-process-its-asking-me-for-the-serial-number-for-my-interface-but-its-not-being-accepted\/","title":{"rendered":"I purchased a Pro Tools 11 upgrade from Pro Tools LE. 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