Additional License

[Covert Ops]

Can anyone tell me how and where to purchase an additional Superior Drummer 3 license? I need to authorize a third computer and to my understanding you can only authorize two simultaneously.

Thanks!

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.7
Operating system: macOS Ventura (13)

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[acoker]

I’m definitely not certain but I think you’d have to just buy another full copy of SD3.

[drumjack52]

Covert Ops wrote:

Can anyone tell me how and where to purchase an additional Superior Drummer 3 license? I need to authorize a third computer and to my understanding you can only authorize two simultaneously.

Thanks!

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.7
Operating system: macOS Ventura (13)

Do you really need to have all 3 computers authorized at the same time? If so then you’re going to have to by another full SD3. Don’t overlook any SDX’s you have as well.

Jack
aka musicman691 on other forums
Superior Drummer 3.4.0
Area 33 1.0.0
Death and Darkness 1.0.1
PT 2021.6
OSX 10.13.6
3.46 GHz hex core 2012 MacPro 48 gig ram

[Covert Ops]

Thanks for the info!

I wasn’t sure if I had to buy another full Copy of SD3 or if I could purchase an extended license. The issue I’m having is when I share a song file from my DAW(Reason11) with my keyboard player using the SD3 DAW plugin the SD3 drums don’t transfer because he doesn’t have SD3 in his computer. And, when I drag the midi info from the SD3 DAW version on to an instrument track in Reason 11, even though I see the SD3 midi info flashing on the track I can’t hear or see a channel associated with the midi track in the Reason mixer. I didn’t know how to get that to work so I thought maybe my keyboard player should have SD3 in his computer so the groove data would trigger the parts like in my computer. I was inquiring about the license is because my computer as well as my recording engineer have authorizations of my SD3 license. If I could just get the midi info from the SD3 DAW version on to a track in Reason 11 and actually hear it I would be ok. I normally play live into the DAW with SD3 but this time I used grooves to build the drum parts in the song.

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.7
Operating system: macOS Ventura (13)

[drumjack52]

You need to have a drum instrument in Reason to be able to play the MIDI from SD3. Reason uses MIDI channel 10 (if they haven’t changed that). I know Reason used to be a competent GM (General MIDI) sound engine. Also keep in mind that the MIDI in SD3 may not be mapped to the correct kit pieces in Reason. That’s because SD3’s MIDI mapping ignores the MIDI spec of 4 rack toms.

Jack
aka musicman691 on other forums
Superior Drummer 3.4.0
Area 33 1.0.0
Death and Darkness 1.0.1
PT 2021.6
OSX 10.13.6
3.46 GHz hex core 2012 MacPro 48 gig ram

[Brad]

Covert Ops wrote:

Thanks for the info!

I wasn’t sure if I had to buy another full Copy of SD3 or if I could purchase an extended license. The issue I’m having is when I share a song file from my DAW(Reason11) with my keyboard player using the SD3 DAW plugin the SD3 drums don’t transfer because he doesn’t have SD3 in his computer. And, when I drag the midi info from the SD3 DAW version on to an instrument track in Reason 11, even though I see the SD3 midi info flashing on the track I can’t hear or see a channel associated with the midi track in the Reason mixer. I didn’t know how to get that to work so I thought maybe my keyboard player should have SD3 in his computer so the groove data would trigger the parts like in my computer. I was inquiring about the license is because my computer as well as my recording engineer have authorizations of my SD3 license. If I could just get the midi info from the SD3 DAW version on to a track in Reason 11 and actually hear it I would be ok. I normally play live into the DAW with SD3 but this time I used grooves to build the drum parts in the song.

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.7
Operating system: macOS Ventura (13)

If you are sending your keyboard player MIDI to add a keyboard track and send it back to you, create a stereo audio .wav file from your SD3 plugin, using: Track > Bounce Menu, instead of sending MIDI. Is that an option?

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.7
Operating system: macOS Sequoia (15)

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DAW: Studio One Pro (always up to date)
DTX Express III (Extreme triggers), Nektar LX88
OWC Thunderbay Mini (4 X 1TB Sata SSD), Express 4M2 (4 X 2TB M.2 SSD), Envoy Express (1TB M.2 SSD)
Presonus Quantum, Faderport & Faderport 8
Black Lion Sparrow Mk2 A/D, FMR-RNP-RNC, MIDI Xpress 128, BM5A, KRK VXT4, Equator D5
2020 Macbook Pro 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Audio(mobile rig)

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[Covert Ops]

Thanks to all of you for your input on my situation, I really appreciate it!

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.7
Operating system: macOS Ventura (13)

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