How to install the Full SampleTank 4 Library (avoid error)

[Isabella17]

After a looong night of download, the entire library was properly installed and authorized. The installation process is actually simple, IF YOU KNOW HOW. First one must install the hosts (sampletank, syntronik, sampletron, miroslav miroslav philarmonik 2). When the installation ends, the product manager proposes to install the samples, even if you indicated a custom install path in the product manager, and this is where the confusion comes from. I refused the continuation of the process, and didn't install the samples. Instead, I opened the 4 hosts (sampletank, syntronik, sampletron, miroslav miroslav philarmonik 2) and configured the library path in each one. Once this was done, I then started to download and install the sounds. Once this was done and everything was installed, the authorisation of some libraries didn't work in sample tank, so I had to unauthorize and re-authorize the hosts and product manager, and finally, everything works.

Ow, I also had to reinstall Miroslav 2.0.5 because the newer version gave a "missing .vpa" error. The installation of 2.0.5 corrected the error, and then I cvould install the 2.0.6 version, and it worked.

I hope this helps. I wish IK Multimedia makes it possible to configure the library path installation directly from the product manager. It would be soooo much better.

One last thing, in order to install the full library (around 600Gb), you need 1.28 Tb of free space, because the product manager keeps both the installation files, and the installed files. You can delete the installation files manually, but product manager will not do it once the libraries are installed.

I hope this helps, and avoid to you what I had to go through, to finish this installation process.

[DarkStar]

Hello and welcome to the forum.

Good first post

[michaelcharlesparsons]

Very good run down of installation quirks. I bought Total Studio 4 MAX at the weekend & came across pretty much the exact same installation quirks & workarounds in the process of installing. People seem to quite frequently come across these issues in numerous different posts, and some of the responses / solutions often end in "contact technical support" type-advice, so I think a comprehensive post like this could almost be stickied.

I totally agree that, whilst its pretty easy to work out, the process in IK Product Manager could be simplified somewhat, especially in comparison to the Native Instruments, Spitfire or Arturia experiences.

A perfect example of this would be the giant library installers remaining on your hard drive unless manually deleted. This appears to be a holdover from the 180 day download limit days, when having these files retained made sense as a default, but soooo many new users are confused by this

[vanryan7]

The last time I installed ik sound libraries it had individual paths for the host and samples. Now I don't see how you can install to an external drive. Before it was simple had 3 dot menu give you the option to install sounds directly to an external drive. This seems confusing and very unnecessary and why are they doubling in install files. Should be auto deleted after install. I was looking at getting Total studio max v2 cause the price is really good. But why the all the extra work.