{"id":1750319,"date":"2019-04-17T16:55:53","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T20:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1750319"},"modified":"2024-04-02T14:54:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T18:54:17","slug":"crane-song-software-activation-instructions","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/crane-song-software-activation-instructions\/","title":{"rendered":"Crane Song Software Activation Instructions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this guide, we will show you how to register, download, and activate your Crane Song plug-in. Follow the sections below to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=1750319&amp;action=edit#create-an-ilok-account\">Create an iLok account<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=1750319&amp;action=edit#activate-plugin-with-ilok\">Activate plug-in with iLok<\/a><\/strong> <\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=1750319&amp;action=edit#download-and-install-the-software\">Download &amp; install the software<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"create-an-ilok-account\" style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 240%; font-weight: bold; color: #333333;\">Create an iLok account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Crane Song software is licensed with iLok. That means in order to use it, you will need to connect its iLok license to an <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" iLok USB stick (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/store\/detail\/iLok3--pace-ilok-3rd-generation\" target=\"_blank\">iLok USB stick<\/a>. If you don\u2019t already have an iLok account, you\u2019ll need to create one and install the iLok License Manager app. Follow the steps below to get started. If you already have an account, pass these steps and continue to activate the software. Learn more about iLok licensing in our <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"iLok Quickstart Guide (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/ilok-license-manager-tutorial\/\" target=\"_blank\">iLok Quickstart Guide<\/a>.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Visit iLok\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ilok.com\/#!registration\" target=\"_blank\">registration page<\/a> and complete the registration form. Take note of your<strong> User ID<\/strong> and <strong>password<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Open the <strong>iLok Account Activation<\/strong> email and click on the verification link.<\/li><li>Download and install the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ilok.com\/#!license-manager\" target=\"_blank\">iLok License Manager<\/a>.<\/li><li>Launch the iLok License Manager app and sign in to your iLok account.<ul><li><em>(optional)<\/em> Connect an iLok and when prompted, click <strong>Yes<\/strong> to register it to your account.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilok.com\/#!license-manager\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/07\/iLok-Home-Page-1024x799.png\" alt=\"iLok Home Page\" class=\"wp-image-1759180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/07\/iLok-Home-Page-1024x799.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/07\/iLok-Home-Page-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/07\/iLok-Home-Page-768x600.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/07\/iLok-Home-Page.png 1363w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Click the image to download iLok License Manager.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"activate-plugin-with-ilok\" style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 240%; font-weight: bold; color: #333333;\">Activate plug-in with iLok<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The next step in the activation process is to register and activate it to your iLok account. You will need to enter the activation code you received from your Sweetwater Sales Engineer then transfer it to a connected iLok USB dongle. Follow these steps to activate the plug-in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Connect the iLok USB dongle to your computer and sign in to <strong>iLok License Manager<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Click the <strong>\u201c..I\u201d<\/strong> button (next to the search bar) to view the activation prompt.<\/li><li>Enter the activation code your Sweetwater Sales Engineer sent, then click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Click the <strong>Available <\/strong>tab, and then drag and drop the license into the iLok icon.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"620\" height=\"337\" data-gifffer=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/02\/Transfer-License-to-iLok-USB-Dongle.gif\" alt=\"Transfer-License-to-iLok-USB-Dongle\" class=\"wp-image-1738346\"\/><figcaption>Transferring a license to an iLok USB dongle.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\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 you have created an iLok account, the final step in the process is to download the plug-in. Crane Song plug-ins are only compatible with Pro Tools, so be sure you have the latest version installed. Follow these steps to download and install the software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Visit the Crane Song <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cranesong.com\/plug-ins.html\" target=\"_blank\">plug-ins page<\/a> and click the plug-in you purchased.<\/li><li>Scroll down to the end of the product\u2019s page, click the <strong>Links to download page<\/strong>, then download the installer for your OS.<\/li><li>Open your <em>Downloads <\/em>folder, double-click the <strong>.exe<\/strong> file (PC) or double-click the <strong>.zip <\/strong>file then run the <strong>.pkg <\/strong>file (Mac).<\/li><li>Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cranesong.com\/plug-ins.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/04\/Download-Plug-in.png\" alt=\"Crane Song plug-in download page\" class=\"wp-image-1750320\" width=\"420\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/04\/Download-Plug-in.png 840w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/04\/Download-Plug-in-258x300.png 258w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/04\/Download-Plug-in-768x891.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Click here to download your plug-in.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1750325,"template":"","categories":[429786],"tags":[142715,131759],"storecat":[],"itemids":[170844,170843],"manufacturers":[143441],"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=\"Check out the Crane Song Software Activation Instructions page at Sweetwater \u2014 the world&#039;s leading music technology and instrument retailer!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/crane-song-software-activation-instructions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Crane Song Software Activation Instructions - SweetCare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In this guide, we will show you how to register, download, and activate your Crane Song plug-in. 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