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    • gorangroovesG
      gorangrooves
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      @orange Thanks a lot for all the info and for clarifying the "exam" portion. Yeah, I am not interested in selling at Avid graveyard, I mean, marketplace. :beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:

      So, to recap: I need to sign up with Avid for a developer account, which will enable me to code-sign the compiled AAX plugins, that I can then sell on my own. Correct?

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      • Christoph HartC
        Christoph Hart @gorangrooves
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        @gorangrooves You also need an iLok USB dongle to code sign it and a valid code certificate on each platform (on macOS you can use the one that comes with your Apple Developer account and on Windows you can port the one you have from macOS as self signed certificate (using the .p12 file format). It's not as "secure" as a real code signing certificate but I couldn't care less about this...

        Oh and if you only do this because of the troll in your YouTube video, don't bother that's an idiot :)

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        • d.healeyD
          d.healey @Christoph Hart
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          @Christoph-Hart said in Getting AAX signed, AVID test etc.:

          Oh and if you only do this because of the troll in your YouTube video, don't bother that's an idiot :)

          I saw that too and thought the same thing.

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          • orangeO
            orange @gorangrooves
            last edited by orange

            @gorangrooves said in Getting AAX signed, AVID test etc.:

            So, to recap: I need to sign up with Avid for a developer account, which will enable me to code-sign the compiled AAX plugins, that I can then sell on my own. Correct?

            Yes correct. Like Christoph said, you need to buy the iLok usb stick and then just follow the PACE support guide that they will give to you.

            Pro Tools is one of the most used professional major DAWs in the World, so IMO supporting AAX is very important. That will make your brand look more reliable (especially for a new company) and more accessible to the professional users around the World. More platforms you support means more potential customers.

            Just FYI, sharing info or code about AAX code-signing is under Avid's NDA and it is forbidden to share the info public. So just contact to PACE for code signing topics.

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            • Christoph HartC
              Christoph Hart @orange
              last edited by

              Pro Tools is one of the most used professional major DAWs in the World, so IMO supporting AAX is very important. That will make your brand look more reliable (especially for a new company) and more accessible to the professional users around the World.

              At least now we know @orange's secret second YouTube account :)

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              • orangeO
                orange @d.healey
                last edited by orange

                “I treat every problem that I hear about from a customer as an opportunity to improve,” - Jeff Bezos

                :P

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                • orangeO
                  orange @Christoph Hart
                  last edited by orange

                  @Christoph-Hart said in Getting AAX signed, AVID test etc.:

                  Pro Tools is one of the most used professional major DAWs in the World, so IMO supporting AAX is very important. That will make your brand look more reliable (especially for a new company) and more accessible to the professional users around the World.

                  At least now we know @orange's secret second YouTube account :)

                  Ahahah, nah that's not my way 🙂

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                  • gorangroovesG
                    gorangrooves
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                    Thanks a lot, guys. I have an iLok and also a 3rd party certificate that I use to sign my Win installers. I assume I should be able to use it.

                    The reason for AAX is not because of the frustrated dude on YouTube :) One of the main reasons I opted for HISE and not Kontakt, for example, is that I didn't want to limit the reach of my products. Not supporting AAX locks me out of most high-end studios and producers.

                    We had a few sales after Pro Tools Experts reviewed the plugins, but I am sure that is only a fraction of the potential since most of their users are ProTools users, for example. I would have gone for the AAX support right from the get-go had I better understood what was involved.

                    Once we introduce the AAX format, it will make for a nice news update and other tweaks I am preparing. 😊

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                    • DanHD
                      DanH @gorangrooves
                      last edited by

                      What's the email people have written to to get a dev account with Avid (in order to sign AAX plugins for Pro Tools). I keep emailing devauth@avid.com but get nothingback :grinning_squinting_face:

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                      • Matt_SFM
                        Matt_SF @DanH
                        last edited by

                        @DanH that's the correct email I believe. I wrote to this address last August and got an answer in a coiple of days...

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                        • gorangroovesG
                          gorangrooves @DanH
                          last edited by

                          @DanH That's the correct email. Give them a few more days to respond.

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                          https://library.gorangrooves.com

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                          • DanHD
                            DanH @gorangrooves
                            last edited by

                            @gorangrooves they've had 4 months 😆

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                            • gorangroovesG
                              gorangrooves @DanH
                              last edited by

                              @DanH Oh, that's not good. Did you provide them with all of the info they request?

                              Goran Rista
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                              Handy Drums and Handy Grooves
                              https://library.gorangrooves.com

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                              • DanHD
                                DanH @gorangrooves
                                last edited by

                                @gorangrooves no I just asked them how to apply. Where is the list?

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                                • Matt_SFM
                                  Matt_SF @DanH
                                  last edited by Matt_SF

                                  @DanH take a look here : HOW DO I GET STARTED WITH AAX PLUG-IN DEVELOPMENT?

                                  Now for the next step I'm stuck because I want to reach out to PACE to move on to codesigning but the contact form on their website doesn't work... 🤦

                                  Edit : Post : contact email for PACE codesigning

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                                  • DanHD
                                    DanH @Matt_SF
                                    last edited by

                                    @Matt_SF Thanks, seems I need the developer account to access those links!

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                                    https://dhplugins.com/ | https://dcbreaks.com/
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                                    • DanHD
                                      DanH @Matt_SF
                                      last edited by

                                      @Matt_SF don't worry @gorangrooves has sorted me out on PM :thumbs_up:

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                                      https://dhplugins.com/ | https://dcbreaks.com/
                                      London, UK

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                                      • Matt_SFM
                                        Matt_SF @DanH
                                        last edited by

                                        @DanH ok great :thumbs_up:

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