- What methods of payment do you accept?
We use Paypal to process all of our online payments. You are not required to have a Paypal account in order to purchase from us - Paypal accepts payments directly from a credit card or bank account.
You can check here to see if Paypal is available in your country. If Paypal is not an option for you, please contact us to make alternate arrangements.
- How does ordering from reFuse Software work?
When you place an order with us, your Paypal payment is processed immediately by our system. You will receive an email with your download link and registration information, in most cases within a minute. Please note that the reFuse Software website is the exclusive point of sale for our products.
If your sole funding source for Paypal is a bank account, then the payment type is called an “eCheck” (Paypal’s term). An eCheck usually takes 3 to 5 business days to clear, at the end of which you will receive your download and registration info.
- What should I do before placing an order?
Please verify that the email address in your Paypal profile is up to date - that is the address where your order will be sent!
Also, if you are using a junk mail filter with a “safe list” or “whitelist”, you’ll want to add the following address to it, which is where your order will be sent from: sales@refusesoftware.com
- What is Pluggo and why do I have to install it?
For many of our plug-ins, we use a format developed by Cycling ‘74 called Pluggo. Pluggo provides a framework to interface a single, “native Pluggo” plug-in to VST, RTAS, and AU standards. In this way, Pluggo is similar to Waves’ Waveshell framework. Unlike some other “wrapper” approaches, Pluggo does not add latency to the audio stream.
Yes, this does mean that you’ll need to install the free Pluggo Jr. or Pluggo Runtime before using our plug-ins. Bummer, right, one more step between you and sonic nirvana? Well, here are some of the advantages: if you download Pluggo Jr., you get a dozen free plug-ins right off the bat. Installing Pluggo also opens the door to hundreds of free downloadable plug-ins created by users. Last but not least, using Pluggo as our release format cuts countless hours out of our development cycle by removing the need to create seperate VST, RTAS, and AU versions of our plug-ins… and the savings are passed on to you!
Pluggo is not required to run any of our standalone applications, it is only used for our plug-ins.
Although Pluggo has been officially discontinued by Cycling ‘74, it thankfully continues to function on both Mac and Windows operating systems.
- Do you make software for Windows systems, or just for Macs?
Although we started as a Mac-only shop, we have been adding Windows versions of some of our more popular products, including Lowender, The Swarm, Mid-Side Suite, and Flipper.
- What kind of copy protection do you use?
We use an authorization code, issued to you when you purchase the software. This code is stored on your machine in a keyfile.
- Can I use an iLok to store my authorization?
No. Our software does not support the iLok. You are permitted, however, to install a single license on two different machines, provided only one is in use at any time. Please see the End User License Agreement (License Grant section) for more details.
- Where can I read your software license agreement?
Why, I thought you’d never ask. It’s right here: End User License Agreement
- How can I contact you?
If you have a software support question, please use our support form.
For other inquiries, you may reach us at contact@refusesoftware.com.
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