Is Pulse a subscription?
No. Pulse is a one-time purchase, licensed to your account. Updates are included. Pulse Online is a separate, optional monthly subscription for the connected features; Pulse itself never needs it.
Does one licence cover Windows and Mac?
Yes. Your licence belongs to your account, not to a computer or an operating system. Sign in on a Windows PC or a Mac and Pulse unlocks there. It runs on one computer at a time: signing in somewhere else offers to move it, and the first computer locks at its next check.
What does the trial leave out?
Exporting (audio, stems, MIDI and Send to Pocket), more than 8 arrangement tracks, third-party plug-ins and collaboration or cloud projects. Everything else — every Pulse instrument and effect, recording, the Audio Editor, saving projects — works. Projects you make in the trial open as they are once you buy.
The trial is one per account and one per computer, for 14 days from the moment you activate it.
How do payments work?
Pulse is sold by Simaudis and checkout is by Stripe. Pay by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or Link, or choose Klarna or Clearpay at checkout to pay in instalments. Your card details never reach us. As soon as the payment completes, Pulse is on your account — there's no key to copy.
Do I need Pulse Online to work with someone?
For live sessions and shared projects, yes, and everyone taking part needs it, not only the project's owner. Without it you can still send project files and audio the old way. Your own cloud projects stay available to open and download even if your subscription lapses.
Can someone else use my licence?
No. A Pulse licence is personal to the person who bought it, on one computer at a time, and can't be shared, lent or passed on. Each person who needs Pulse buys their own, including everyone you work with in a live session. See the terms.
Can I use copyrighted samples in a live session?
Only if you have the right to share them. Putting audio into a live session or shared project copies it to everyone taking part, and many sample libraries allow you to use their sounds in your music but not to pass the files on. Only share audio you own or are allowed to share. See samples and live sessions in the terms.
Is there a refund policy?
Yes. If Pulse isn't for you, ask within 14 days of buying and we'll refund it in full, for any reason. The first Pulse Online payment can be refunded within 14 days of subscribing; after that, cancel any time and it runs to the end of the paid month. A refunded licence stops working. See refunds in the terms.
What does Pulse need?
Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit) or macOS 11 or later, an ASIO®, WASAPI or CoreAudio audio device, and an internet connection to sign in and then at least once every 14 days. Collaboration needs Pulse Online and a connection while live.
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