{"id":1750305,"date":"2019-04-17T15:12:52","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T19:12:52","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-04-02T14:54:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T18:54:29","slug":"d16-group-software-activation-instructions","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/d16-group-software-activation-instructions\/","title":{"rendered":"D16 Group Software Activation Instructions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this guide, we will show you how to register and install your new D16 Group software. Follow the sections below to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><a href=\"#register-the-software\"><strong>Register the software<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"#download-and-install-the-software\">Download &amp; install the software<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"#activate-the-plugin\">Activate the plug-in<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"background-color:#fff5c7\" class=\"has-background\"><strong>IMPORTANT: <\/strong>The &#8220;Code&#8221; in your activation e-mail is known as a <strong>Serial Number<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"register-the-software\" style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 240%; font-weight: bold; color: #333333;\">Register the software<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To begin, you first need to create an account and register the software with D16 Group. If you\u2019ve already made the accounts, you don\u2019t need to create new ones. Just make sure to continue using the same accounts. Follow these steps to register the software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/userarea.d16.pl\/\" target=\"_blank\">Log in<\/a> to your D16 Group account. If you don\u2019t have an account, you can create one <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/userarea.d16.pl\/create_account\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/li><li>Once logged into your user area, click the <strong>Add License <\/strong>button.<\/li><li>Enter the <em>Serial Number<\/em> you received from your Sweetwater Sales Engineer, then click <strong>Add.<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/userarea.d16.pl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/04\/d16-register-software.png\" alt=\"D16 Group registration page\" class=\"wp-image-1750309\" width=\"590\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/04\/d16-register-software.png 840w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/04\/d16-register-software-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/04\/d16-register-software-768x483.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Click here to register your software.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"download-and-install-the-software\" style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 240%; font-weight: bold; color: #333333;\">Download &amp; install the software<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the plug-in has been registered, the next step is to download and install it. Go to the User Area, and select the plug-in installer for your OS. Once the software has been downloaded, it will need to be installed. Follow these steps to install your product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Locate the plug-in you registered in your <strong>User Area<\/strong>, and click <strong>Download<\/strong> to select the installer for your OS.<\/li><li>Open your Downloads folder and double-click the <strong>.exe <\/strong>file (<em>PC<\/em>) or <strong>.pkg <\/strong>file (<em>Mac<\/em>) and follow the on-screen instructions. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"activate-the-plugin\" style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 240%; font-weight: bold; color: #333333;\">Activate the plug-in<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The final step in the registration process is to load it in your DAW and activate it with a .key file provided when entering your serial number. Follow these steps to activate your new plug-in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"background-color:#ffe46e\" class=\"has-background\"><strong>IMPORTANT: <\/strong>We recommend downloading the .key file to a USB thumb drive for easy access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Go to the <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"User area (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.d16.pl\/userarea\" target=\"_blank\">User area<\/a> <\/strong>of your account, locate your plug-in and click the <strong>Activate <\/strong>button.<\/li><li>Select the download location for your .key file.<\/li><li>Launch your DAW, and load the plug-in onto a new track.<\/li><li>When prompted, navigate to the location where the .key file was downloaded to.<\/li><li>Click <strong>Load file <\/strong>to complete the authorization process.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 160%; font-weight: bold; color: #333333;\">Offline activation time limit<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If using an offline computer, you have 72 hours from the time you download the <strong>auth file<\/strong>. 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