Double Reeds. Installation Guide. Please store all the downloaded files in a safe place for future use!

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1 Double Reeds Installation Guide Please store all the downloaded files in a safe place for future use! After extraction of the ZIP archive make sure that you downloaded the right version matching your system (32 or 64 bit). Copy the User Manual to a convenient, safe place for future reference and read it before using the instrument. Windows Before running the installer, please make sure that you know the exact path to your VST Plugins. This path must be entered during the installation procedure. It is usually the VST folder of your host application. Path examples: Cubase, 32 bit: C:/Programs/Steinberg/VST Plugins Cubase, 64bit: C:/Programs/Steinberg/VST Plugins 64bit Make sure that you are installing the right version for your system (32 or 64 bit). Please note that the 64 bit plugin version cannot be used on a 32 bit system. If you use a 64 bit computer, we strongly recommend to install the 64 bit plugin version only. On a 64 bit system, please do not confuse the folder Programs (which contains 64 bit applications only) with Programs (x86), which is for 32 bit applications! If you are not sure about the location of your VST plugin folder, please refer to the user manual of your host application. If ProTools version 10 or higher is installed on your system, the installer will install the Double Reeds in the following folder: <Program Files>/Common Files/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins The installer will also create the folder Programs/Samplemodeling/DoubleReeds where the uninstaller, the End User License Agreement (EULA) and the instrument presets can be found. In case no host application is available, please refer to the section Stand-alone mode in the User Manual. NOTE: All the files belonging to the instruments (dlls, samples, and other files) will be installed in one single SWAM folder within the VST folder (usually on the system disk see above), so the samples cannot be separated/copied to another drive. However, no direct disk streaming is used; the samples (less than 80 MB per instrument) are directly loaded into the RAM. Whether

2 they reside on the system disk or an external drive depends solely on the location of your VST folder (which you have chosen during the installation of the host application). Mac OS Run the appropriate installer (32 or 64 bit) and follow the instructions. This will install both AU and VST plugins in the Components and VST folders respectively. Per default, the installer will install the plugins for all users, for example: <HD>/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/SWAM Oboe xxbit.component <HD>/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST/SWAM Oboe xxbit.vst For ProTools users: If ProTools version 10 or higher is installed on your system, the installer will install the Double Reeds in the following folder: <HD>/Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins In case you install ProTools version 10 or higher later, after the SWAM installation, and in case you would like to use the SWAM instruments as AAX plugins, it s necessary to run the SWAM installer once again. The End User License Agreement (EULA) and the instrument presets will be installed in /Users/Shared/Samplemodeling/SWAM/DoubleReeds. NOTE: All the files belonging to the instruments (the engine application, samples, and other files) are integrated within the single component or vst file (usually on the system disk), so the samples cannot be separated/copied to another drive. However, no direct disk streaming is used; the samples (less than 80 MB per instrument) are directly loaded into the RAM. In case you prefer keeping the instrument on an external drive, you need to copy the entire vst file to the new location, and create an alias in the previous location (inside the Components or VST folder). Online activation After installation of the Double Reeds activation is necessary, otherwise the instruments will not work, showing not licensed on the GUI. Only one activation is necessary, i.e. the activation of any instrument will authorize all the instruments belonging to the product. 1. Launch your host application and load the instrument (please refer to the Manual of your host application if it does not recognize the plugin). The instrument appears without activation: 2

3 After clicking on click here to authorize your product, the Online Activation window appears for example: 2. Enter one of the License Keys you received with the download links (the same keys have been sent to you via a separate ). After a few seconds the authorization procedure is completed. All the instruments belonging to the product and installed on your system are permanently personalized and activated, and your address will appear on the instrument GUI. Please note: - the above procedure may take a while in case of a very slow Internet connection. - if you are prompted to enter more data than just the License Key, you are not connected to the internet and the Offline Activation is started. At this point you may choose to go online and repeat the Online Activation procedure (highly recommended), or proceed with the Offline Activation as explained below. Offline activation We strongly recommend the online activation. It s much more convenient and faster. It also makes any future requests (license recovery, deactivations and re-activations etc.) much easier. The online activation can be performed even if you connect your computer to the Internet for a few minutes only. If you cannot connect your system to the Internet even temporarily, follow the instructions below to complete the offline activation: 1. Open the Plugin. The Offline Activation window appears: 3

4 2. Copy the System ID making sure that no characters are missing. 3. From a computer with an Internet connection go to The Offline Activation Page appears: 4

5 Enter the System ID, an unused License Key and your address into the appropriate fields. (The License Keys have been sent to you together with the download links and via an .) Please note that the entered address must be identical to the address used for the purchase. After clicking on Submit the Activation Code will be displayed, and an with all the above data will be sent to the given address. 4. Go back to the previous, offline computer and enter (copy/paste) the License Key, the Activation Code and your address into the appropriate fields of the Offline Activation window. Please note: your address must be written exactly like the used for the purchase! 5. In a few seconds the plugin will be permanently personalized and activated, and your address will be displayed on the instrument GUI. Note: Please safely store all the activation data! (License Keys, Activation Codes, as well as the address and the name belonging to them). They are necessary in case of any new installations. Updates To check for software updates, please follow the link The latest version can be viewed in the Product field. Please follow the instructions if you need to download a newer version. Please note that this should not be used as a substitute for a proper backup of the downloaded files. We cannot guarantee that this free service will always remain available. License Key Recovery If, for whatever reasons, you have lost your SWAM license (received via after the purchase), follow the link Please note that this should not be a substitute for a proper backup of the license code(s). We cannot guarantee that this free service will always remain available. 5

6 Deactivation Deactivation of the instrument might be necessary if you have used up both license numbers (keys), but need to move to a new computer. This is possible only if the new computer belongs to you. In this case the instrument(s) on the old system will be deactivated (they cannot be used any more) and their license keys will become free for the activation of the software on the new computer. The above procedure must be done directly on our server. Please contact us sending your request from the address used for the software activation, providing the license key and the computer ID which shall be deactivated. * * * Copyright 2013 Giorgio Tommasini & Peter Siedlaczek All rights reserved. 6