Credits or cash can be used to reserve equipment.  The reservation prices are the same amount in dollars or credits.

Plugin v5.3.0+ required to use credits and on demand.

Credits are required to use equipment in “on demand” mode.  To use equipment in on demand mode, you simply open the plugin and drag any available equipment into the routing panel – no reservation required!  Using equipment in this way is as immediate and as easy as regular software plugins.  You will get a free 45 second real time audio preview of each equipment to decide if you want to continue using it, and this preview resets after 10 minutes.  After 45 seconds, your credit balance will be reduced by 1 credit periodically, at a rate that is equivalent to the hourly reservation rate of the unit.  The on demand rate in minutes per credit can be seen in the plugin by hovering the mouse over the equipment in the left panel.