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  • Master Slave license confusion

    W
    W
    Hi all I am trying to install VEP for the first time and am totally confused due to some fundamental information missing from the manuals. Q1 - I have received an activation email with three license keys. Am I correct in assuming that each of these is for a master and two slaves so I should put them on separate elicensers? Q2 - I plan on running a master with my DAW and 2 slaves which will host my samplers. Do I need a license for the master as well as the slaves? Q3 - with 2 slaves do I simply start a server on each and connect from my DAW to different instances on each via their IP address, so I effectively have two servers running simultaneously? Thanks for the assistance with this. I'm new to VEP and am struggling to understand the hidden details. Windy
  • PaulP
    VSL Team
    PaulP

    Hi windyweekend (nice nickname, are you a windsurfer/kitesurfer?), 

    I´ll get straight to your questions: 

    Q1: Yes. 

    Q2: You need a license for every computer you want to run a VE PRO SERVER on. If you don't want/need a server on your master computer, the VE PRO plug-in that connects to your slave computers will not need a license to run. 

    Q3: Yes. If you like, you can also run 32 and 64 bit VE PRO Servers simulataneously (nice to have if you still have a few plug-ins that are only available in 32 bit). 

    Hope that helps. 

    Best, 
    Paul

    Paul Kopf Head of Product Marketing, Social Media and Support
  • W
    W
    Thanks for the answers Paul. Very helpful (and yes I windsurf!)