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August 2, 2021
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Activating an older vers on Audition 3.0

  • August 2, 2021
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Good day!  During my 'Corona Cleaning', I came across an old version of Audition 3.0.  It is/was shrinkwrapped and has a seriel number.

 

1.) When I installed, it prompted me to activate over the internet.  I got a message that said: "Audition Server Unavailable". 

2.) When I called the phone number to activate by phone, the recording said they do not allow activation by phone anymore.  And led me to this page:  https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/kb/activate-deactivate-products.html

3.) I went to my free Adabe account, and made sure my account listed Adobe Audition 3.0 with the seriel number.

4.) I still get the message in the software that my 'trial' will end in 30 days.

 

Can someone suggest a way to use this software, and get it activated?

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    SteveG_AudioMasters_
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    SteveG_AudioMasters_Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 2, 2021

    There are any number of threads about this, as a search would reveal - typically this one. The page they linked you to only tells a very limited version of the real situation - which is that Adobe were forced by their legal department to remove the freely downloadable Audition 3 that worked (the only version that did), for reasons that we are not allowed to discuss. And also, they didn't tell you that this page only applies to CS apps - and Audition 3 wasn't one. Audition isn't a CC app either - which is why having it listed in the CC app makes no difference; that's just a convenience.

     

    If you look around, you might find the workable version of Audition 3, along with its one-off serial number - but that's your only chance of getting it going. The copy you have is useless.

    I
    IamBeeBeeAuthor
    Participant
    August 2, 2021

    >>If you look around, you might find the workable version of Audition 3, along with its one-off serial number - but that's your only chance of getting it going<<

     

    I DO have a serial number. 

    SteveG_AudioMasters_
    Community Expert
    SteveG_AudioMasters_Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 3, 2021

    The whole point is that your serial number won't work. Neither will your copy of the software - as I said, that's useless. The only version that can be got to work is the unlocked one with its unique unlock code, and that's the one you have to track down.

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