LUNA includes a 14-day fully functional trial evaluation period for individual UAD Instruments and LUNA Extensions that are not already licensed by the registered owner. 

Starting a demo period in LUNA will depend on which mode that your iLok account is in. In most cases, your iLok account will be in Automatic Mode. See instructions below on how to activate a demo in LUNA.  For more information on managing iLok modes, click here.  

Note: This article is about activating demos for UAD Instruments and LUNA Extensions. Please see this article for help with authorizing UAD-2 Plug-ins.

Activating a Demo in Automatic Mode

1) On the LUNA sidebar, click on the Discover panel to view available products. Click on the Demo button. This will make the product available on the Manage panel.

Starting a demo on the Discover panel

2) On the LUNA sidebar, click on the Manage panel, then click Activate next to the UAD Instrument or LUNA Extension to activate the demo period. The product demo should be ready for use.

Activating a Demo in iLok License Manager

1) On the LUNA sidebar, click on the Discover panel to view available products. Click on the Demo button. This will add a demo license to your iLok account.

Starting a demo on the Discover panel

2) Quit LUNA. Open a macOS Finder window, navigate to the Applications folder, and launch iLok License Manager. 

 Opening iLok License Manager

3) Sign into your iLok account. Select your account as highlighted below. Ctrl-click on the LUNA product and select Activate.

Activating a LUNA product demo inside of iLok License Manager

4) Open LUNA. On the LUNA sidebar, click on the Manage panel, then click Activate next to the UAD Instrument or LUNA Extension to activate the demo period. The product demo should be ready for use.