Korg Legacy: no more USB copy protection

Good news, KORG has announced it’s switching from the USB Key Copy Protection to Challenge/Response License Authorization for its Legacy software. Today KORG has released KLC updaters where the user can choose either copy protection method.
KORG is going “to stop providing user support services for the USB Key Copy Protection system effective from April 30, 2010. And from May 2010, any updates we issue will support only the Challenge/Response License Authorization system, not the USB Key Copy Protection system”.

Unfortunately KORG has made things quite complicated for its Legacy customers until now (the first release of the software had a c/r method, then they adopted the USB Synchrosoft/Steinberg dongle, and now they’re changing back to a simple c/r method). Let’s hope they’ll streamline the whole thing from now on, also because from a sonic point of view the package is excellent.

Anyway, here all the official details:

1. Upgrade to v1.2

(1) Users who can purchase this upgrade

– KORG Legacy Collection v1.0 – 1.1 users
– KORG Legacy Collection – ANALOG EDITION v1.0 – 1.1 users
– KORG Legacy Collection – Virtual MS-20 v1.0 – 1.1 users

(2) Enhancement points in v1.2 Upgrade

– [PC/Mac] RTAS support, which means it can run within Digidesign’s Pro Tools software
– [Mac] Intel-based Mac support
– [Mac] Mac OS X Snow Leopard (32-bit) support
– [PC] Windows Vista SP2 (32-bit) or later support*
*Regarding Windows 7 support, we will check the compatibility after DAW applications support this OS.

(3) Upgrade Price

15.00 USD

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2. Upgrade to ANALOG EDITION 2007 which includes Mono/Poly

(1) Users who can purchase this upgrade

– KORG Legacy Collection v1.0 – 1.1 users
– KORG Legacy Collection – ANALOG EDITION v1.0 – 1.1 users

(2) Upgrade Price

114.00 USD

You can purchase these licenses at KORG USER NET SHOP.
Regarding the details of upgrade, please visit KORG Support page.