{"id":33338,"date":"2010-06-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?p=33338"},"modified":"2025-12-22T14:39:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T19:39:46","slug":"audio-ease-software-activation-instructions","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/audio-ease-software-activation-instructions\/","title":{"rendered":"Audio Ease Software Activation Instructions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this guide, we\u2019ll show you how to register and install your Audio Ease 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><strong><a href=\"#Register-and-activate-the-software\">Register and activate the software<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><a href=\"#Download-and-install-the-plug-in\"><strong>Download &amp; install software<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f2f1f0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h4 id=\"BEFORE-WE-BEGIN\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh4 swheader\">BEFORE WE BEGIN<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need to register, download and install Audio Ease&#8217;s Snapper plug-in, <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"please visit this article instead (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/register-snapper-by-audio-ease\/\" target=\"_blank\">please visit this article instead<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\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>Audio Ease plug-ins are licensed with iLok. That means to use it; you will need to connect its iLok license to your computer on an&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/store\/detail\/iLok3--pace-ilok-3rd-generation\" target=\"_blank\">iLok USB dongle<\/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&nbsp;<a href=\"#Register-and-activate-the-software\">register the software<\/a>. Learn more about iLok licensing in our&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/ilok-license-manager-tutorial\/\" target=\"_blank\">iLok Quickstart Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Visit&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ilok.com\/#!registration\" target=\"_blank\">iLok\u2019s registration page<\/a>&nbsp;and complete the registration form. Take note of your<strong>&nbsp;User ID<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>password<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Open the&nbsp;<strong>iLok Account Activation<\/strong>&nbsp;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\">&nbsp;iLok License Manager<\/a>.<\/li><li>Launch the iLok License Manager app and sign in to your iLok account.<\/li><li>Connect an iLok dongle, and when prompted, click&nbsp;<strong>Yes<\/strong>&nbsp;to register it to your account.<\/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=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/07\/iLok-Home-Page-1024x799.png\" alt=\"iLok Home Page\" class=\"wp-image-1759180\" width=\"512\" height=\"400\" 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: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Click the image to download iLok License Manager.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Register-and-activate-the-software\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Register and activate the software<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once your iLok account is created, the next step is to use the serial number your Sweetwater Sales Engineer sent and register it to your Audio Ease account. Visit the Audio Ease registration page and complete the form. Make sure you can still access your email address; you\u2019ll need it to access the download link. Follow the steps below to register Audio Ease software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Go to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.audioease.com\/authorization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Audio Ease registration page<\/a>&nbsp;and complete the form.<\/li><li>Sign in to the iLok License Manager app and click the&nbsp;<strong>Available<\/strong>&nbsp;tab.<\/li><li>Locate your license, drag it to the connected iLok USB dongle, then click&nbsp;<strong>OK<\/strong>&nbsp;once the license transfer is complete.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audioease.com\/authorization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/04\/registration-page.png\" alt=\"Audio Ease registration page\" class=\"wp-image-1749684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/04\/registration-page.png 840w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/04\/registration-page-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/04\/registration-page-768x545.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Click the image to register your software.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Download-and-install-the-plug-in\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Download and install the plug-in<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After it has been registered and activated, the final step is to download the plug-in. You\u2019ll receive an e-mail with a unique download link. After 48 hours, the download link will expire, and you will need to request a new one, so be sure to check your e-mail after registration. Follow these steps to download and install your Audio Ease plug-in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Open your e-mail and click the unique download link sent by Audio Ease.<\/li><li>Select your&nbsp;<strong>OS<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>OS Version<\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>DAW<\/strong>&nbsp;from the dropdown boxes in the&nbsp;<strong>Specify your setup<\/strong>&nbsp;section, then download the file in the&nbsp;<strong>First time full installers<\/strong>&nbsp;area.<\/li><li>Open your&nbsp;<em>Downloads<\/em>&nbsp;folder and run the installer.<ul><li><strong>PC<\/strong>: Right-click the .<strong>zip<\/strong>&nbsp;file, select&nbsp;<strong>Extract all\u2026<\/strong>, and then click&nbsp;<strong>Extract<\/strong>. Double-click the new .<strong>exe<\/strong>&nbsp;file and follow the on-screen instructions.<\/li><li><strong>Mac<\/strong>: Double-click the .<strong>dmg<\/strong>&nbsp;file. In the window that appears, double-click the .<strong>pkg<\/strong>&nbsp;file and follow the on-screen instructions.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"How-do-I-get-access-to-my-downloads\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft underline customh4 swheader\">How do I get access to my downloads?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If at any point you need to re-install the software, or if the unique e-mail link is expired, you can access downloads to any registered software <a href=\"https:\/\/www.audioease.com\/download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1749689,"template":"","categories":[429786],"tags":[36449,36450,36451,36452],"storecat":[],"itemids":[18902,2432,13445,30315],"manufacturers":[33199],"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 Audio Ease 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\/audio-ease-software-activation-instructions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Audio Ease Software Activation Instructions - SweetCare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In this guide, we\u2019ll show you how to register and install your Audio Ease software. 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