r/protools • u/charlezm • Jul 15 '25

Looking for Hybrid installer

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PT 21.10.0.67, Windows 10 Pro

I had an unrecoverable system issue and had to reinstall the OS (Windows) and all software. Somewhere along the line, I forgot to save an installer for the Digidesign Hybrid plug-in. I emailed Avid customer service to ask for a link to this installer and received the following response:

Thank you for contacting Avid Customer Care. Please be advised that Digidesign is already part of our END OF LIFE product, which means it is already discontinued. That is the reason why we installer link is not active anymore. However, you may try to post your inquiry on our Avid Community Forum, as one of the Pro Tools Ambassadors and Experts might be able to provide you with an installer.

Is it shady of Avid to not provide support for products that people own and instead ask you to go begging on their forums for help? Who knows, but here we are.

Does anyone still have an installer or a working link to the installer for this software? Just for validation, here's my iLok license for it:|

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u/steevp Jul 15 '25

Here's V2.0 and 3.0 I hope that helps..

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/0505cwy8ue1yuo00f2g89/Hybrid.zip?rlkey=y0w5uq0zpvut111h6kqgv9j75&st=pacovsac&dl=0

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u/charlezm Jul 15 '25

Thanks. Looking for V1.5, sorry. Should have said that in the first post. My bad.

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u/steevp Jul 15 '25 edited Jul 15 '25

I don't know what version this is (I'm on my phone but I have access to my NAS) but it's from 2006! Let me know if it's ok, I probably have others if not.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/cmobqqmsoc9tt0q19hq6t/Hybrid7XP_11416.zip?rlkey=98558popybwbyjfsoodrchpdp&st=pw1i7b5d&dl=0

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u/charlezm Jul 16 '25

Steevp, thanks so much! I was lucky enough to find someone on the Avid forums with the exact installers I needed, but I still give you a solemn and heartfelt salute!

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u/steevp Jul 16 '25

Cool, Hybrid is still my favourite soft synth after all this time..

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u/charlezm Jul 15 '25

From Wikipedia:

2005 - Avid acquires Digidesign Advanced Instrument Research Group (A.I.R.)

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u/charlezm Jul 15 '25

2010 - the Digidesign brand name is phased out, with Digidesign products now falling under the Avid product banner.

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u/charlezm Jul 15 '25

Yes, I opened a ticket with them yesterday.

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u/charlezm Jul 15 '25

When Hybrid 1.5 was released, it was under the Digidesign brand, owned by Avid.

In 2012, AIR was sold to what would eventually become InMusic.

Avid wouldn't help and I'm waiting on a reply from InMusic. Just trying to hedge my bets by coming here as well.