CEDAR Studio FAQs



Most technical support problems are answered in the CEDAR Studio manual and by the FAQs below.


The current version is CEDAR Studio 9.4. This is an engineering release to ensure wider compatibility with all platforms and hosts. There are no changes to the processes themselves. All CEDAR Studio 9.3 users can safely upgrade to this.

Yes. It is authorised for use with all macOS operating systems from 10.12 (Sierra) onward. It may also work on some legacy systsems running on OS X 10.9 - 10.11, but these are not supported.

The CEDAR HASP dongle is not compatible with Mac OS X 10.12 onward or Pro Tools 12. You will need to transfer your licences to an iLok account to continue using CEDAR Studio.

If you wish to transfer existing CEDAR Studio licences from HASP to iLok, send the following information to ilokupgrade@cedaraudio.com.

  • Your HASP dongle serial number (HSP-2-xxxxx)
  • Your iLok User ID
  • The email address used for your iLok/PACE account
  • The name used for your iLok/PACE account
  • Your company name

We will contact you following receipt of this.

Current versions of CEDAR Studio for the Mac are not compatible with versions of Pro Tools earlier than Pro Tools 11.

Yes. CEDAR Studio is iLok Cloud compatible from version 9.3 onward.

There are four conditions that prevent CEDAR Studio VSTs from appearing in your plug-in lists:

  • The DAW is a 32-bit application. CEDAR Studio is 64-bit and will work only within 64-bit hosts.
  • The VST host has not been configured to scan the directory that includes the CEDAR Studio VSTs. Direct the host to scan one or both of the following directories:
    C:\Program Files\Common Files\CEDAR Audio Ltd\CEDAR Studio\VST
    C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3
  • Your HASP dongle is not connected or it can't been seen by the software. Make sure the dongle is connected and that the correct USB drivers are installed.
  • The HASP dongle has no vaild licences. (Invalid licences include demonstration licences that have expired.)

Use the Copy and Paste Special commands under the Pro Tools Edit menu to copy each control parmater one at a time. The following video illustrates this.





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