Pat Osterday

The freebies (except PolyMAX) are machine auth or iLok 2/3 and I'm using machine auth. I'd probably buy a few, but still a little skittish on the cloud auth. I'm using a laptop for my production and mixing so don't like the physical iLok.

Ah, bummer. I've never has any issues. You probably already checked that your iLok account is the same that UAD has listed.

Yup. The 1176 isn't in the Essentials, but yeah, basically they have given all the Essentials for free. The only one I don't have is that Essentials has the full LA2A collection and they've only given the basic LA2A for free. This 1176 is missing the side chain feature just like the LA2A freebie was. I'm not complaining though for free. I have other options for 1176 or LA2A comps with that if I need it.

Free until the 28th... https://www.uaudio.com/ua-1176-classic-fet-compressor.html

Picked up Mystique. Maybe I'll actually use it? Haven't even got around to checking out Motions from last year! 🤦‍♂️

Totally understand! I was so close to getting it but passed... then they wound up giving most as freebies or free with purchase someplace. The LA2A Tube is good enough for me - wouldn't mind the full collection, but have plenty of other LA2A/Opto comps.

Yes, but I didn't own the Essentials bundle. I had Spark for a while, but delete all after I cancelled. I've just collected the freebies. I do own the Pultec, but was able to claim it as a freebie at some point to get the machine authorization and show two licenses for that.

Thanks - I haven't received an email, so nice to have the link. Up to 299 now. Like Fleer said... wish IK would let me use them! Thinking about ARC studio at some point though.

Correct. Only the freebies are machine auth - except Polymax for some reason. Oxide, Century Tube, Galaxy Tape, LA-2A Tube, Pultec collection, Pure Plate, Verve Essentials - all machine auth. PolyMAX still cloud - probably because it was the first freebie. I'm sort of with you on the no cloud auth. Only thing I use currently that's cloud is Slate's Fresh Air. I'd do a physical iLok except that'd be a pain with my laptop. I'd probably snag the UAD Studio Classics Bundle if I could do machine auth - still pondering it though as I liked those when I had the Spark sub.

Odd that it didn't work for you. I didn't have any problems, but my cloud auth is on my paused Spark sub and I had uninstalled all the UAD plugins and added back the freebies with machine auth. Good luck with PB!

No email. Shows up in UA Connect to redeem. Might need to uninstall Pure Plate first?

Hmm... that sucks. So it doesn't show two licenses in iLok manager after claiming it?

You should be able to do that. I did that with the Pultec. Had the cloud auth license, but then got the Pultec freebie and that license was machine auth.

Yeah, I know they've done $29 in the past. Inflation? I held off on 4 and 5, but this is probably enough to jump on 6. Black Friday 2025 is so far off... 🤣

It'll be a while before FX6 since 5 just came out and the J37 is the only new one since then.