FXpansion servers no longer have the demo packs feature. If the pop-up annoys you, someone explained how they got rid of it on macOS.
You can actually have both the FXpansion and inMusic LM and BFD3 running on the same machine. For the time being, I would just keep your FX version running. However, in the meantime, you can start to migrate over to inMusic and get things ready because in your case, you will have a few steps to do.
Just so you’re aware, inMusic’s DRM is different than FXpansion’s.You still get 3 machine authorizations, but inMusic’s LM will do license checks over the internet every 90 days, or in some cases less. You can work offline in between that period. It’s been a bit bumpy, but it mostly works. The last few times my products got de-authorized, I was able to authorize them again without a problem. You’re on older Intel Mac’s, so you shouldn’t have any compatibility issues. I’m running the latest BFD3 on Mojave and it’s fine.
So, if you decide to go that route and update your BFD version this is what you need to do. On your FXpansion account page, you should see a link to migrate your account over to inMusic. You will need to create an account with inMusic. This is very important… Make sure your email address is the same for both FXpansion and inMusic. That’s the only way the migration will work. Once that’s all done, you can download the new LM here:
This LM is completely separate from FXpansion’s. Once you sign into the new LM, should should then see your eligible products to authorize and download. The only thing you will need to download first is BFD3. Don’t worry about the Core Library or your expansions. Open the new BFD3 in standalone and add your content locations.
You can’t use the BFD1 or 2 serials, or content. They are unsupported products through inMusic and don’t get migrated. However, you can get replacement serials for both libraries (Eldorado & London Sessions). Once you get those new serials, you will enter them in the inMusic LM, authorize and download the new content. They are the same sounds, but just packaged differently by name, so you can’t use the OG BFD1&2 content with this BFD3. If you have other expansions that don’t get migrated, I think you can get replacements for those as well. Here’s the thread about it: