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  • nick.halliwellN
    nick.halliwellN
    @TH2019 said:
    Sorry, I didn't notice that no iLok key was used for Pro Tools itself.

    This is perhaps a shame, because this usage is generally still very reliable.

    The image posted shows it's PT that's unlicensed, and the poster says "no USB key" on the PT computer so that's the first thing to look at. Anyway, let's wait to hear from the original poster.

    Mac Mini M2 16Gb RAM 500Gb int. SSD 2Tb ext. SSD Pro Tools/Mixbus An awful lot of VI, Synchron-ised and Synchron libraries, amongst others. VSL user since 2003.
  • tonelabaudioT
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    First off thank you both for chiming in @TH2019 @nick.halliwell

    1) I am signed in with the same account in iLok manager on both master and slave

    2) Open your cloud session is greyed out on the slave PC (server 2019) Apparently only one session can be opened at one time?

    3) Open your cloud session is available on the master but see a warning that a session is already open on the slave if I click on it

    4) PT Artist always shows licensed in iLok manager

    5) I logged into my slave machine this morning. I left VEP open and saw the Authorization Required: Vienna Ensemble Pro 7 message

    6) No DAW was active on the master PC overnight

    7) Shutting down and re-launching VEP on the slave machine gives me the License not found message. I exit, launch iLok manager, activate VEP again, re-launch VEP on the slave and all is fine. Moving back to the master PC in the control room, launching PT Artist am am immediately presented with the prompt: Restore your iLok session?

    Forgive me for all of the screenshots. To say that I am frustrated at the moment would be an understatement. I feel like I have been running around in circles for a few days and getting nowhere.

    It's better to burn out than to fade away.
  • T
    T 
    I am not able to provide more effective assistance with this malfunction.
    Especially since the configuration with 2 computers seems quite complex to me.

    For my part, my work is done on a single computer, admittedly recent and powerful, under Windows.

    My VSL licenses are activated by a single iLok key and my DAWs (Cubase Pro, Dorico Pro and Studio One Pro)
    are protected in another way. This simplifies things a lot.

    Good luck ! 😉
  • tonelabaudioT
    tonelabaudioT
    @TH2019 said:
    I am not able to provide more effective assistance with this malfunction.
    Especially since the configuration with 2 computers seems quite complex to me.

    For my part, my work is done on a single computer, admittedly recent and powerful, under Windows.

    My VSL licenses are activated by a single iLok key and my DAWs (Cubase Pro, Dorico Pro and Studio One Pro)
    are protected in another way. This simplifies things a lot.

    Good luck ! 😉

    No worries @TH2019 Your time and input have been very valuable to me and I appreciate that immensely. I too began with a single PC solution. Unfortunately, I have amassed a good number of sample libraries which I would prefer to manage elsewhere. As a matter of fact I may be introducing a second HP server into the mix. But, absolutely not until I sort out this fiasco. Have a safe and wonderful day!

    It's better to burn out than to fade away.
  • nick.halliwellN
    nick.halliwellN

    Ah, sorry but I'm also on a single machine and mine is a 2023 Mac which can handle all I need (for now... that won't last long...) The original post had screenshots showing PT as not licensed and I just wanted to rule out the obvious.

    I used to have a physical iLok (v1) and a Vienna Key but nowadays all my authorisations are online, mostly iLok Cloud. However in this scenario I think you do have to have at least one physical iLok on either master or slave machine for it to work. @Paul answered this a couple of years ago here. He also posted a video. I've not used Cubase in years but I'd guess it has a different authorisation method which means you don't need to have iLok cloud on the master machine.

    Not what you wanted to hear, I'm sure, but I think you'll have to buy an iLok.

    All the best

    Nick

    Mac Mini M2 16Gb RAM 500Gb int. SSD 2Tb ext. SSD Pro Tools/Mixbus An awful lot of VI, Synchron-ised and Synchron libraries, amongst others. VSL user since 2003.
  • tonelabaudioT
    tonelabaudioT
    @nick-halliwell said:

    Ah, sorry but I'm also on a single machine and mine is a 2023 Mac which can handle all I need (for now... that won't last long...) The original post had screenshots showing PT as not licensed and I just wanted to rule out the obvious.


    I used to have a physical iLok (v1) and a Vienna Key but nowadays all my authorisations are online, mostly iLok Cloud. However in this scenario I think you do have to have at least one physical iLok on either master or slave machine for it to work. @Paul answered this a couple of years ago here. He also posted a video. I've not used Cubase in years but I'd guess it has a different authorisation method which means you don't need to have iLok cloud on the master machine.


    Not what you wanted to hear, I'm sure, but I think you'll have to buy an iLok.


    All the best


    Nick

    @nick.halliwell Thank you again Nick. Yes Steinberg has now moved to an online authorization model as well. As I said in an earlier post my iLok is inserted into the slave machine. I have seen Paul's videos. I have been a member of the Vienna FB group for a while now so I see most of what is posted there.

    I decided to step away from PT Artist until I and Avid sort this thing out. But, I am not holding my breath. I switched back to Cubase 13 Pro and as I had expected, have not run into any of the above-mentioned issues. Oh well. it's back to the drawing board. Have yourself a safe and wonderful day!

    It's better to burn out than to fade away.
  • nick.halliwellN
    nick.halliwellN

    I assume you've made sure you're logged out of iLok Cloud on the Master machine and you're not running VE there (other than the link that connects to the slave)? Your best bet is to drop VSL support a line, they're very good in my experience. Sorry but, as I say, nowadays I'm running everything on a single Mac so can't really help.

    N

    Mac Mini M2 16Gb RAM 500Gb int. SSD 2Tb ext. SSD Pro Tools/Mixbus An awful lot of VI, Synchron-ised and Synchron libraries, amongst others. VSL user since 2003.
  • tonelabaudioT
    tonelabaudioT
    @nick-halliwell said:

    I assume you've made sure you're logged out of iLok Cloud on the Master machine and you're not running VE there (other than the link that connects to the slave)? Your best bet is to drop VSL support a line, they're very good in my experience. Sorry but, as I say, nowadays I'm running everything on a single Mac so can't really help.


    N

    I read this specific reply exactly 10 seconds after I composed and sent an email to VSL support. Logged out of iLok Cloud? Hmm I hadn't thought of that but not sure how that would affect products that are considered Cloud Sessions. As far as I can tell there is no active iLok session on the master PC. Unlike when I launch VEP on the slave machine where I get a notification that reads:

    Authorizing your software with iLok Cloud. iLok Cloud Active

    The only way that I use VEP is as an instrument track in Cubase or as an insert in Pro Tools

    It's better to burn out than to fade away.
  • nick.halliwellN
    nick.halliwellN

    Sorry, brain not engaged when I wrote that. Of course you'd need an iLok or Cloud session on the master machine to authorise PT Artist. That's the problem. The only way I can think of that you could do it would be to have two iLok accounts, one of which has the VE authorisation, the other the PTA one, that might work as long as you were running VE only on the slave machine and only the connecting plugin as an insert on the master. Otherwise you'll need a physical iLok on one of the two, I think. However, don't take too much notice of me because, as I say, I'm on a single machine - and actually I don't use VE, I just have individual Synchron Player instances in PT.

    Apologies for my idiocy.

    N

    Mac Mini M2 16Gb RAM 500Gb int. SSD 2Tb ext. SSD Pro Tools/Mixbus An awful lot of VI, Synchron-ised and Synchron libraries, amongst others. VSL user since 2003.
  • tonelabaudioT
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    @nick.halliwell Funny you should mention that Nick. Because I too tought that two iLok accounts )which I do have) might have been the resolution that I have been hoping for. Up till now neither the folks at Avid or VSL support have eluded to that as being the culprit. I suppose that would require moving the VEP license. The Saga continues

    Note: I only use the slave machine to run VE Pro and my sample libraries. And, as I may have already mentioned in one of my many rants the physical iLok USB key is always plugged into the slave PC. From what I have been told by Paul himself is that I really only need the one physical in a two-computer setup. So, it sounds like I am covered there

    It's better to burn out than to fade away.
  • tonelabaudioT
    tonelabaudioT

    @nick.halliwell Interesting !!! We may been on to something here

    Only one iLok Cloud Session can be used at a time per iLok Account. If a second system is logged in to an iLok Cloud Session on the same account, the first system will be logged out.
    It's better to burn out than to fade away.