Refx Nexus 2.3.2 Air Elicenser 102
Taichi Reilly
In my previous rant about the poor state of the current MacBook Pro laptops, I mentioned that there are only two USB ports in the latest models. Using an eLicenser USB dongle would take up 50% of the USB ports. We sure have much better use for the ports than a stupid license dongle.
My current eLicenser dongle already has some crackles on it. If this fragile piece of plastic shit stops working for some reason I will be forced to buy Nexus again(!!!). Its too risky. Its as if Nexus wants people to use the cracked versions instead of buying from them. Fantastic plugin but what a piece of shit company in terms of customer service.
I was just on their site to make the actual purchase for the full $4000 bundle until I saw that it required a usb dongle!? Really? Way to treat your potential customers. Since I travel often, I do not have the time to be pulling out a usb hub just so I can have it plugged in. I use a macbook pro so the ports are already used by my midi keyboard and hard drive in which I wanted to save the library in.
A quick google search, however, led me to this new usb free alternative called Lethal. It is a rompler that seems really new. Im actually downloading the demo right now, but their intro video on their site, some user video, and the fact they are giving out a free, fully functional demo with 100 sounds convinced me to give it a try. Im in no way affiliated with them, but just wanted to inform you guys who might be in a similar situation as me since they seem new.
Apparently you also get all extensions free until 2017 if you purchase. In any case, if they dont work out I will look towards Omnisphere next, but I was looking for something that I can use to find bread and butter sounds fast so i can focus on composition, not sound designing. If anyone has other potential alternatives to nexus, please let me know!
Yeah, I guess this is the way to prevent piracy. But piracy might not be as bad for them as they think. Even Adobe has admitted that pirated software actually helps to sustain their position as the de facto standard in the industry (because kids download the software first, learn to use it, get a job and then continue to use the same software), so it actually brings them more paying customers.
Do you mean to run Nexus 2 simultaneously on your MacBook Pro and desktop computer? You would need two USB eLicensers (not sure if you could use the same license on separate eLicensers, though). As you can see, the whole USB key thing is really not too handy for anyone. Using a pirated version is a whole lotta easier. Or just getting another software synth to do the job. U-he Hive and Zebra are great alternatives!
The main problem is unreliability. And using one USB port for the elicenser dongle is just stupid, as this often leads to having to use a hub, which is also usually unreliable in live situations. I would rather have all my software licenses behind an online activation system.
If software licensing is easy, convenient and not overpriced, the majority of customers will choose to buy (instead of using a pirated version). Steam has proven this, and Native Instruments is also doing a good job on their licensing software. Not to mention Ableton, which has successfully moved to online licensing years ago.
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