{"id":1743476,"date":"2022-05-30T13:26:13","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T17:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1743476"},"modified":"2024-04-02T14:45:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T18:45:04","slug":"fabfilter-software-activation-instructions","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/fabfilter-software-activation-instructions\/","title":{"rendered":"FabFilter Software Activation Instructions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sweetwater is dedicated to ensuring you have the best software purchasing experience possible. That\u2019s why we\u2019ve created the guide below that will take you from activating to launching your FabFilter software. Follow the steps below to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"index\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><a href=\"#Activate-FabFilter-Software\"><strong>Activate FabFilter Software<\/strong><\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Enter-FabFilter-Activation-Code\"><strong>Enter FabFilter Activation Code<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#Download-and-Install-FabFilter-Plug-ins\"><strong>Download and Install FabFilter Plug-ins<\/strong><\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Download-and-Launch-Plug-in-Installer\"><strong>Download and Launch Plug-in Installer<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#Launch-DAW-and-Enter-FabFilter-License-Key\"><strong>Launch DAW and Enter FabFilter License Code&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><ul><li><strong><a href=\"#Enter-FabFilter-License-Key\">Enter FabFilter License Key<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Activate-FabFilter-Software\">Activate FabFilter Software<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To get your FabFilter plug-in(s), you must first register your Activation Code with FabFilter. Find your Activation Code and follow the steps below to activate your software. Once done, scroll down to download and install your plug-ins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"Enter-FabFilter-Activation-Code\"><strong>Enter FabFilter Activation Code<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff5c7\"><strong>IMPORTANT: <\/strong>Be sure to enter <em>and <\/em>confirm you have entered the correct email both email fields within the <strong>Activate <\/strong>section of the product activation page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Go to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fabfilter.com\/activate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FabFilter product activation page<\/a> and complete the <em>Activate <\/em>prompt:<ul><li>If you already have an account, use the same email address registered with FabFilter. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fabfilter.com\/login\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Log in to your account<\/a> to double-check.<\/li><li>If this is your first FabFilter purchase, add your contact details before clicking <strong>Activate<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Open the Software Activation Instructions email you received from your Sweetwater Sales Engineer and enter each section of the Activation Code into the prompt.<\/li><li>Complete the rest of the form and click <strong>Activate<\/strong>.<\/li><li>If you\u2019re a new FabFilter customer, you will receive an email to verify your account.<\/li><li>In a separate email, you will receive the <strong>License Key<\/strong> you will need to authorize your plug-in. Be patient as It may take a few minutes for the email.<ul><li>If you don\u2019t receive one of the emails, check your spam folder!<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fabfilter.com\/activate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"927\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/06\/Fabfilter-product-activation-page-1024x927.jpg\" alt=\"Fabfilter product activation page\" class=\"wp-image-1778354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/06\/Fabfilter-product-activation-page-1024x927.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/06\/Fabfilter-product-activation-page-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/06\/Fabfilter-product-activation-page-768x695.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/06\/Fabfilter-product-activation-page.jpg 1072w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Click the image to activate your FabFilter product.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Download-and-Install-FabFilter-Plug-ins\">Download and Install FabFilter Plug-ins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once activated, you must go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fabfilter.com\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">downloads page<\/a> to get your FabFilter plug-in(s). Follow the steps below to download and install your software. Once done, use the License Code to authorize your FabFilter software (further below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"Download-and-Launch-Plug-in-Installer\"><strong>Download and Launch Plug-in Installer<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Navigate to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fabfilter.com\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FabFilter download page<\/a> and download your software for PC or Mac.<\/li><li>When the download finishes, open your <em>Downloads <\/em>folder and launch the FabFilter .<strong>exe<\/strong> or .<strong>dmg<\/strong> installer file.&nbsp;<ul><li>Mac users will also need to click the .pkg installer file in the window that appears.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fabfilter.com\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"895\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/06\/Fabfilter-download-page.jpg\" alt=\"Fabfilter download page\" class=\"wp-image-1778355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/06\/Fabfilter-download-page.jpg 895w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/06\/Fabfilter-download-page-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/06\/Fabfilter-download-page-768x733.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 895px) 100vw, 895px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Click the image to download your FabFilter plug-in.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Launch-DAW-and-Enter-FabFilter-License-Key\">Launch DAW and Enter FabFilter License Key<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that your FabFilter software is installed, you only need to launch your DAW, load it on a track, and enter the License key. Follow the steps below to license and use your FabFilter plug-in(s).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"Enter-FabFilter-License-Key\"><strong>Enter FabFilter License Key<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Launch your favorite DAW, insert your FabFilter plug-in to an audio track, then click <strong>Enter License<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Open the email you received from FabFilter, then copy and paste the entire key into the plug-in.<ul><li>Your plug-in License Key can also be found on your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fabfilter.com\/myaccount\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FabFilter account page<\/a><strong> <\/strong>by clicking <strong>View License Key <\/strong>located next to your newly activated plug-in.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Click <strong>OK <\/strong>and relaunch your DAW.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"#index\"  class=\"button flat m blue\">Return to Top \ud83d\udc46<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/\"  class=\"button flat m blue\">Return to Search \ud83d\udd0d<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1778359,"template":"","categories":[429786],"tags":[53757,53813,78693,115941,54769,63889,54726,53992,53797,58718,74775,55972,54779,35161,142714,142716,34259,34717,57436,35215,34954,57288,142715,131759,142667,115960,34750],"storecat":[],"itemids":[74728,104715,74729,99795,74730,75726,74731,77761,94335,74732,74733,74734,74735,74736,74688,93015,104716,117756,74737,74738,74739,74740,74741],"manufacturers":[74774],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In this article we will walk you through activating, installing, and launching FabFilter plug-ins. 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