[Solved] Blue3 crackle and drop out

Out of all my rackspaces, only one has Blue3 (two instances). When that rackspace is active, it has started “crackling with audio drop out” only on Blue3 (for 2 seconds) recurring every 20 seconds. If I bypass both Blue3, the crackle crackle/drop out stops. THE OTHER INSTRUMENT IN THE RACK (Kontakt piano) continues to play fine DURING the crackle.
So I think the problem is isolated to the Blue3 (the only VST affected).

SOLVED: My license somehow has changed to demo after a year. I did purchase a licenses so I guess I will try finding and entering the code.

Maybe a stupid question, blue3 is licensed?

This is from their web site
The plugin will operate in demo mode until you purchase a license. Everything is fully functional in demo mode, but you’ll hear a low volume crackling sound after 2 minutes and every so often after that.

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SOLVED: My license somehow has changed to demo after a year. I found my code and I think it is ok now. Maybe a Windows update caused this issue? Very strange.

@dougalex Yes, major updates from Windows can cause licensing issues with Blue3. I’ve had it happen a few times already.

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