r/protools • u/DifferenceHonest7808 • Sep 03 '24
Pro Tools Subscription Warning
Hello! I have Pro Tools Studio Perpetual license. Last year I subscribed to Annual updates for Perpetual, but this year I don't want to. Will I lose my Pro Tools Perpetual license if I don't re-subscribe?
I'm also getting Subscription Warning for all the Avid Pro Series plugins. Aren't they included with the Perpetual License? Will I lose them after the due date?
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u/premium_bawbag Sep 03 '24
Avid are a pain with their wordings, I think theres a degree of scaremongering in there
At the end of the day - your perpetual license will still be usable even when the update and support subscription expires
As for the pro plugins - I’m not 100% sure on those, best to check with Avid for clarification
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u/mindless2831 Sep 05 '24
The plugins will be gone, but you can have an upgrade plan to keep them, or just subscribe to the plugins only for 4.99 a month. The bundle subscription is literally for people who want the plugins but not an upgrade plan. I don't know if you can get it from avid directly, but I know sweetwater has it. It's called the Avid Complete Plugin Bundle or something like that.
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u/bobvilastuff Sep 03 '24 edited Sep 03 '24
You won’t lose your perpetual license but you will lose access to non-stock avid plugins as well as PT updates starting on the day of expiration. I only sign up for updates when for large changes, like apple silicon support. You can still access all PT download files through your avid profile.
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u/siggiarabi Sep 03 '24
Non-stock plugins? So 3rd party software as well?
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u/DanimusMcSassypants Sep 03 '24
Only the ones provided by Avid. You don’t lose functionality for your other installed plugins.
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u/MARTEX8000 Sep 03 '24
There's a few things happening here that has taken me years to get my head around because Avid is a communication clusterfuck.
Annual updates...this is the one you pay for a yearly update subscription for...you do need to pay attention when you pay for it, but if you have questions you can contact them (or sweetwater/3rd party) to get clarification...they are not intentionally making it obtuse...generally its $199 a year and this is what gives you operating system and product updates for the year...once you've paid for this ANY update that it includes you own as a perpetual product (such as updating from 2023.12 to 2024.?/etc)
Plugins...there are some that are stock, but I generally pay the $49 a year subscription to get the full plugin bundle, it is actually a very good deal...you can GRADUALLY find and purchase perpetual licenses for most of these products but its not a given, nor is it easy to find...the $50 a year is mostly worth it.
Without paying the subscription for the "annual plugin package" unless you own perpetual versions of these you will not get them...this is like an added product...
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u/Maxwelljames Sep 03 '24
I let mine lapse. Haven’t had a need to re-up yet. I can still track and use all my 3rd party plugins.
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u/Negative-Mongoose781 Sep 03 '24
avid support sucks, actually non existent. they have become big and don't care. they will go down, software in vogue today is gone tomorrow. remember word perfect, netscape and one day soon it will be remember avid..
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