[FUTURE FIX] BFD3 and expansions becoming de-authorized randomly

[maximumdembo]

@Murt

I can only say to those who are experiencing bfd frustrations - if you can - and it doesn’t cost you too much - hold on in there if you can.

I’m still fully aware that I will have problems for a while with the bfd software - I hope in the end it will be worth the shite incurred for a bloody good piece of software.

Ive calmed down now And yes, BFD is well worth the wait for the fixes that will hopefully come

Nothing sounds as good as BFD.

[Murt]

maximumdembo

Oooooooooooooooooooooooh yes. The air has been blue here as well.

I’m still bloody annoyed at the situation.

To see a company being held together by what I can only describe as enthusiasts and better testers and users is fantastic - I wish them, us, and all nothing bet good.

But then again I don’t belong to this box ticking cancel culture - I just love the art of song writing and music making - irrespective of style and message - something sadly lacking these days - but money talks. And we ain’t got none. We just produce things for the love of it while others are earmarked to make a fortune from it.

Neil

[soapmak3r]

BFD is great software, but the licensing system has never been great. It is pretty awful right now though. Hopeful that it will be fixed in good time!

[Civilization3]

I’m pretty livid, actually. this worked for a long time. today, due to the thing checking up, much of my day is down the tubes chasing this crap down. Now, I have reverted to 3.4.1 and the licensing system does not work at all. It’s just banging my head against a wall… 3.4.2 created serious instability in VE Pro, which is reall intolerable, so I’m between a rock and a hard place with this thing. inMusic is RUINOUS.

[maximumdembo]

@BFD_Drew

Can we get some feedback on this situation please.

[BFD_Drew]

Hey all. We’re looking into this. Please watch this space. Until then, you can re-launch License Manager and re-authorize everything and you should be back up and running. If not, please contact support.

I’ll post when I know more.

[soapmak3r]

Just checked the license manager. 7 out of 10 expansions de-authorized again. The other 3 will likely go within a week or so.

[gcdahlman]

We’re keeping our fingers crossed, Drew, and hoping for the best. I got past the License Manage issue that started this thread, but now the only kits the BFD program will recognize is the BFD Core Library - not any of the Expansion Packs - and all are loaded in the same external drive. I also have the issue of multiple versions of Presets and Kits showing up in the explorer. While the quality of the samples is market leading, the planning and execution on the computer side is a mess. There must be a simpler way. If Steven Slate can do it, you guys ought to be able to.

[BFD3_Drummer]

Hi There,

How can I get some help with claiming the free expansion pack? Each time I try to use the code, it gives and error.

Need some help.

[BFD3_Drummer]

Please see my post in this and another thread:

Accessing the Free Expansion Pack for BFD migration

I am unable to claim the free migration pack. I went through the process of copying the coupon code but it always gives an error message saying that it is invalid. There are projects I would like to get on with using the BFD Horsepower pack. Please help as the response from the customer service gets nowhere despite a ticket being submitted. [image]

[FUTURE FIX] BFD3 and expansions becoming de-authorized randomly

Hi There, How can I get some help with claiming the free expansion pack? Each time I try to use the code, it gives and error. Need some help.

[soapmak3r]

Checked again today and the other 3 expansions had de-authorized.

[kafka]

What are the dates on the files in the inmusic directory? It it’s working “right”, they should get to be exactly 30 days old, and then they’ll deauth.

If it’s not 30 days, then you’re dealing with some kind of a bug.

(not that anybody is super thrilled with “right”, but, whatever)

[twombleyburwash]

@maximumdembo

@soapmak3r

If botched releases continue, you could actually drive legitimate users to download a cracked version, just so that they can use the software they bought, which is absurd.

This, sadly, is not an unusual situation. There are apparently a lot of .nfo files saying ‘no copy protection means this works better than the manufacturer version’.

I really dont want this to be the situation for BFD. Its too much of an amazing app to have this happen to it.

I think they may have lost the fight. I wouldn’t give them a penny more than they’ve had from me already. I’m so angry. When I bought BFD3 they told me I only needed to be online to download the software. Now I have be online whenever they decide. I have SSD, they don’t sound as good as the London Sessions, but this is f***ing ridiculous. I have lots of purchased software. NONE of it causes this hassle. Cracked version here I come.

[twombleyburwash]

@maximumdembo

@Murt

I can only say to those who are experiencing bfd frustrations - if you can - and it doesn’t cost you too much - hold on in there if you can.

I’m still fully aware that I will have problems for a while with the bfd software - I hope in the end it will be worth the shite incurred for a bloody good piece of software.

Ive calmed down now And yes, BFD is well worth the wait for the fixes that will hopefully come

Nothing sounds as good as BFD.

Will the ‘fixes’ include honouring the conditions of sale? i.e. only needing to be online to download the software?
Why are they doing this? Do they think it’s going to make life better for them>

[twombleyburwash]

@BFD_Drew

Hey all. We’re looking into this. Please watch this space. Until then, you can re-launch License Manager and re-authorize everything and you should be back up and running. If not, please contact support.

I’ll post when I know more.

This does not address the core issue which is that we should NOT be re-authorising every xx days according to some timetable set by you. The T&Cs clearly stated that being online to use the software was not a requirement. I have not seen any posts from you that directly address this. Just ‘we’re looking at it’ or ‘this is not intended behaviour’ without telling us what the intended behaviour is. We use our DAWs offline - for bloody good reasons - and ‘randomly’ losing drums in a session is beyond infuriating. I am raging about this, . It has caused such hassle. I get little enough time to work on sessions without wasting half of it on a frigging drum machine.

[SF_Green]

This has happened a number of times to me as well. Re-authorizing has gone smoothly for me, so far, so I haven’t been complaining.

[SF_Green]

Happened again today…

[Fender_Bender]

Not sure if you saw it, but Drew posted this hot fix for the LM in another thread. Works fine so far, but can’t really say if it fixed anything or not.

https://forum.bfddrums.com/uploads/short-url/bPGlKmOEsZCVxtrM1bhf4b3fELD.dmg

[SF_Green]

Yeah I saw that, but it’s Mac only, correct? I’m on Win 10.

[Fender_Bender]

Good call. Wasn’t paying attention. Just PM Drew. Not sure why he didn’t post both platforms.