{"id":1776428,"date":"2023-01-17T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2023-01-18T16:50:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T16:50:01","slug":"expressive-e-software-activation-instructions","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/expressive-e-software-activation-instructions\/","title":{"rendered":"Expressive E Software Activation Instructions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this guide, we will show you how to register, download, and activate your Expressive E software. Follow the instructions below to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol id=\"built-in-activation-window\"><li><a href=\"#Create-an-iLok-account\"><strong>Create an iLok account<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Register-the-software\"><strong>Register the software<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Download-and-install\"><strong>Download and install<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Activate-the-plug-in\"><strong>Activate the plug-in<\/strong><\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#built-in-activation-window\"><strong>Built-in activation window<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"#ilok-license-manager\">iLok License Manager<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Create-an-iLok-account\">Create an iLok account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f3f2f1\"><strong>TIP: <\/strong>An iLok dongle isn\u2019t necessary to activate your software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expressive E software is licensed with an iLok. To use it, you will need to connect its iLok license to your computer. 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 <a href=\"#Register-the-software\"><strong>Register the software<\/strong><\/a>. Be sure to check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/ilok-license-manager-tutorial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iLok Setup Guide<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilok.com\/#!registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iLok\u2019s registration page<\/a> and complete the registration form.&nbsp;<ul><li>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 the iLok License Manager.<\/li><li>Launch the iLok License Manager app and sign in to your account.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilok.com\/#!registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"876\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2020\/03\/iLok-Website-1024x876.png\" alt=\"iLok-Website\" class=\"wp-image-1761841\" 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: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Click the image to create an iLok account <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Register-the-software\">Register the software<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once your iLok account is created, the next step is to create or log into your Expressive E account and register your product using the activation code you received from your Sweetwater Sales Engineer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressivee.com\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Expressive E login page<\/a> and enter your account information. If you don\u2019t have one yet, click <strong>create an account<\/strong>.<\/li><li>On your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressivee.com\/myproducts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">account homepage<\/a>, click <strong>Product registration<\/strong>, copy and paste the activation code you received from your Sweetwater Sales Engineer, then click <strong>Continue<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressivee.com\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/01\/expressive-e-login-page-1024x370.jpg\" alt=\"expressive e login page\" class=\"wp-image-1776464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/01\/expressive-e-login-page-1024x370.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/01\/expressive-e-login-page-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/01\/expressive-e-login-page-768x278.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/01\/expressive-e-login-page.jpg 1335w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Click this image to log into your Expressive E account<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressivee.com\/register\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"813\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/01\/registering-expressive-e-software.jpg\" alt=\"registering expressive e software\" class=\"wp-image-1776465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/01\/registering-expressive-e-software.jpg 813w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/01\/registering-expressive-e-software-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/01\/registering-expressive-e-software-768x375.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 813px) 100vw, 813px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Click this image to register your Expressive E software<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Download-and-install\">Download and install<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once registered, you can now access your product downloads from your account.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>On your account page, click <strong>My Downloads and Serials<\/strong>, locate your product, then download the latest version for your OS.<\/li><li>Navigate to your <em>Downloads <\/em>folder, locate, extract, and launch the installer.<ul><li>Check out our guide about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-to-zip-and-unzip-files\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how to extract .zip files<\/a> for more information!<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-to-zip-and-unzip-files\/\" class=\"relatedcontent_link\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-related-content\"><div class=\"relatedcontent_block\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/08\/How-to-Zip-and-Unzip-Files-Hero-Image.png);background-size:cover;background-position:center\"><div class=\"relatedcontent_overlay_content\"><\/div><div class=\"relatedcontent-text relatedcontent_content\"><p class=\"relatedcontent_title\" style=\"color:#fff\">How to Create and Open Zip Files on PC and Mac<\/p><p class=\"relatedcontent_subhead\" style=\"color:#fff;border:none\"><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Activate-the-plug-in\">Activate the plug-in<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can activate your Expression E software one of two ways: either within your DAW or enter your code directly into the iLok License Manager application by clicking the \u201cRedeem an Activation Code\u201d button at the top right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"built-in-activation-window\"><strong>Built-in activation window<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The first way to activate your Expressive E plug-in is by using the built-in activation window inside your DAW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Launch your DAW, then load your Expressive E software on an instrument track.<\/li><li>When the activation window appears, copy and paste the activation code.<\/li><li>On the next page, enter your email address. If you prefer to activate it to your iLok account, click \u201cRegister with my existing iLok account,\u201d click <strong>Continue<\/strong>, and enter your iLok account credentials.<ul><li>If you choose to activate it with your iLok account, select the activation location, click <strong>Next<\/strong>, then click <strong>Continue<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"582\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/01\/activate-using-built-in-activation-window.jpg\" alt=\"activate using built-in activation window\" class=\"wp-image-1776466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/01\/activate-using-built-in-activation-window.jpg 582w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/01\/activate-using-built-in-activation-window-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"ilok-license-manager\"><strong>iLok License Manager<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you haven\u2019t downloaded your software or want to activate it outside your DAW, you can redeem your Expression E directly through iLok License Manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Launch the iLok License Manager app.<\/li><li>Navigate to Licenses, then click <strong>Redeem Activation Code<\/strong>. Alternatively, click the \u201c<strong>..I<\/strong>\u201d button (next to the search bar) to view the prompt.<\/li><li>Enter your Expression E activation code and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"620\" height=\"403\" data-gifffer=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/02\/Activate-iLok-Activation-Code.gif\" alt=\"Activate iLok Activation Code\" class=\"wp-image-1738401\"\/><figcaption><em>Activating an iLok code within iLok License Manager<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1776430,"template":"","categories":[429786],"tags":[437665,142715,131759],"storecat":[],"itemids":[],"manufacturers":[435110],"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 Expressive E 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\/expressive-e-software-activation-instructions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Expressive E Software Activation Instructions - SweetCare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In this guide, we will show you how to register, download, and activate your Expressive E software. 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