{"id":1773680,"date":"2022-07-11T14:49:31","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T18:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1773680"},"modified":"2026-07-08T10:55:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:55:34","slug":"mixwave-software-activation-instructions","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/mixwave-software-activation-instructions\/","title":{"rendered":"MixWave Software Activation Instructions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this article, we will show you how to activate, download, and install Mixwave software. Follow the sections below to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><a href=\"#Create-an-iLok-account\"><strong>Create an iLok account<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Enter-Discount-Code\"><strong>Enter Discount Code<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Download-and-Install\"><strong>Download and Install<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff5c7\"><strong>IMPORTANT: <\/strong>If you have purchased a sample library, please visit our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/mixwave-kontakt-instrument-software-activation-instructions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MixWave Kontakt Instrument Software Activation Instructions<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Create-an-iLok-account\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Create an iLok account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>MixWave software is licensed with an iLok. To use it, you will need to connect its iLok license to your computer via an iLok USB dongle. 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 download and install. Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/ilok-license-manager-tutorial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iLok Quickstart Guide<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Visit iLok\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilok.com\/#!registration\"><strong>Registration<\/strong><\/a> page and complete the registration form.\u00a0<ul><li>Please take note of your User ID and password, as they are case-sensitive.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Open the iLok Account Activation email and click on the verification link.<\/li><li>Download and install <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilok.com\/#!license-manager\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>iLok License Manager<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li><li>Launch the iLok License Manager app and sign in to your account.<ul><li><strong>(Optional)<\/strong> Connect an iLok and click Yes to register the dongle to your account when prompted.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilok.com\/#!license-manager\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2020\/03\/iLok-Website-1024x876.png\" alt=\"iLok-Website\" class=\"wp-image-1761841\" width=\"512\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2020\/03\/iLok-Website-1024x876.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2020\/03\/iLok-Website-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2020\/03\/iLok-Website-768x657.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2020\/03\/iLok-Website.png 1262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Enter-Discount-Code\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Enter Discount Code<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you\u2019ve created an iLok account, the next step is to redeem your software with Mixwave. You\u2019ll need the discount code you received from your Sweetwater Sales Engineer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Log into your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mixwave.net\/account\/login?return_url=%2Faccount\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MixWave account<\/strong><\/a>. If you don\u2019t have one, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mixwave.net\/account\/register\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>create it here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li><li>Go to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mixwave.net\/collections\/all-products\">MixWave Products<\/a><\/strong> page, locate your software, then add it to your cart.<\/li><li>Click the <strong>Shopping Cart <\/strong>icon, accept the terms, then click <strong>Check out<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Copy the discount code you received from your Sweetwater Sales Engineer, paste it into the Discount code box, then click <strong>Apply<\/strong>. The price will then drop to $0.00.<\/li><li>Complete the checkout process. <\/li><li>After the checkout process is complete, you will be prompted to enter your iLok username. Enter your iLok UserID and click <strong>Deposit<\/strong>. <ul><li>All licenses associated with your order will be deposited into your iLok account. Your order confirmation email will also include a link to enter your iLok ID.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Launch iLok License Manager and sign in. <\/li><li>Locate your new MixWave license(s) and activate them to a valid location (iLok USB, iLok Cloud, or your computer). <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mixwave.com\/collections\/all-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"837\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2026\/07\/Mixwave-Checkout-and-Enter-Discount-Code-1024x837.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1791387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2026\/07\/Mixwave-Checkout-and-Enter-Discount-Code-1024x837.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2026\/07\/Mixwave-Checkout-and-Enter-Discount-Code-300x245.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2026\/07\/Mixwave-Checkout-and-Enter-Discount-Code-768x627.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2026\/07\/Mixwave-Checkout-and-Enter-Discount-Code.png 1049w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Download-and-Install\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Download and Install<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Go to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mixwave.com\/pages\/downloads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Downloads<\/a><\/strong> page. <\/li><li>Find your product(s) and click the download button compatible with your computer. <\/li><li>Launch the installer file, complete the installation, and then open your new plugin in your host software.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mixwave.com\/pages\/downloads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2026\/07\/Mixwave-Downloads-Page-1024x749.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1791384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2026\/07\/Mixwave-Downloads-Page-1024x749.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2026\/07\/Mixwave-Downloads-Page-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2026\/07\/Mixwave-Downloads-Page-768x562.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2026\/07\/Mixwave-Downloads-Page.png 1340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button flat s blue\">Return to top<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1773868,"template":"","categories":[429786],"tags":[142715,131759],"storecat":[],"itemids":[389927,389928,389929,389930,389931],"manufacturers":[390543],"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 this guide, we will show you how to register, download, and install your MixWave plug-ins. 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