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Students currently enrolled at an accredited high school, college, university, or vocational or certificate program, including part-time and online programs. Teachers, faculty, and staff currently employed by an accredited educational institution, including instructors at Avid Learning Partner schools. Schools buying for their own classrooms and labs also qualify. International students and educators are welcome.

Fill out the request form on this page. Use your school email if you can, and include a link to your course, program, or faculty page if you have one. We review each request personally and may ask for a dated student or staff ID or an enrollment letter, then email you a 40% discount code to use at checkout.

Evergreen Audio software runs on macOS 11 or later. Windows is not supported.

Our plugins work in Pro Tools 2018.1 or later and in other macOS DAWs. Massive Meter Pro also supports Pro Tools HDX DSP. Meter Bridge and Meter Bridge Pro are macOS applications, and a free Meter Bridge app is available for iPad.

See each product page for supported plugin formats and full system requirements.

Yes. Paid licenses, including free trials of paid products, are delivered to your iLok account and stored on an iLok USB key (2nd or 3rd generation). iLok Cloud and computer-based activation are not supported. An iLok USB key is sold separately by audio retailers.

You'll also need a free account at ilok.com. Include your iLok user ID in the request form to speed things up.

The free Mini Meter and Meter Bridge don't require an iLok.

Yes. An educational license is identical to a regular license. Nothing is removed or watermarked.

No. The education discount applies to new full licenses only. Educational licenses can be upgraded later at regular upgrade pricing.

Yes, as long as the person who will use the license qualifies. Submit the request with their school details, not your own. A parent or guardian may purchase on behalf of a student under 18.

• 40% off new full licenses. Not valid on upgrades.
• One license per product per person.
• Educational licenses are non-transferable.
• Cannot be combined with other offers.
• Verification is valid for 12 months.
• Licenses purchased by institutions are for school-owned computers.

See our refund policy. For institutional orders, contact us directly.

Start with the free Mini Meter plugin and the free Meter Bridge app. When you're ready for VU, PPM, surround, or immersive metering, try the two-week free trial and then request your education discount.

Yes. Your educational status only matters at the time of purchase. The license is yours to keep and use after you graduate.

Yes, a two-week free trial is available. If you need more time to evaluate before a semester starts, contact us.

A few ways instructors use metering in the classroom:

• Gain staging labs: have students set levels with Sample Peak and K-system scales using the free Mini Meter.
• Ballistics comparisons: play the same material through Sample Peak, VU, and PPM side by side and discuss why the readings differ. PPM and Dorrough scales are available in Massive Meter Pro.
• Surround and immersive mixing: meter 5.1, 7.1, 7.1.2, and 9.1.4 sessions with Massive Meter and Massive Meter Pro.
• Shared classroom display: run Meter Bridge or Meter Bridge Pro on a projector or second screen so everyone sees the instructor's levels in real time. The free Meter Bridge shows up to 8 Mini Meters; Meter Bridge Pro shows every meter in the session and adds full-screen Meter Windows.

Yes. Both are free to download and install on lab computers and student machines, which makes them an easy way to get the whole class metering on day one.

Individual purchases are made online at checkout. If your institution needs a formal quote or invoice, contact our sales team.

Yes. We can provide multiple licenses for classrooms, labs, and studios. Reach out to our sales team for more information and pricing.

Start with our Support FAQs, documentation, and video tutorials. For anything else, contact us.

We offer these on a case-by-case basis. Contact us to talk about a demo or training session for your faculty or students.

We collect only what's in the request form, and we use it only to verify eligibility and send your discount code. Evergreen Audio software doesn't collect student data. Paid licenses are stored in an iLok account, which is covered by PACE's privacy policy. Students under 18 should have a parent or guardian submit the request or purchase on their behalf. See our privacy policy for details.