The Trombone 3.

Installation Guide (Mac & PC)

IMPORTANT ANTI-PIRACY NOTE

To improve protection against software piracy, several identification tools are now applied to each
individual instrument. This means that any pirated instrument (or nki file) downloaded from the
Internet, or otherwise distributed, can be traced back to its original purchaser.
Hence, never make your instrument/nki files available to anyone!

Upgrading the previous Trombone version to v. 3.0

It is possible to keep the old Trombone version and use it along with the new one. In this case please
perform the installation of The Trombone 3.0 as described below. Please note that, while v.1 will
remain viable in existing installations, the qualifying licence of this software product will expire, and
all the rights pertaining to the product will be transferred to v. 3.0.
If the previous version 1 is not needed we recommend removing it from your system. Please refer to
the chapter Removing an earlier version of The Trombone at the end of the Guide.

How to install The Trombone 3.0 for Kontakt 4 or 5

I. Kontakt / Kontakt Player

The Trombone 3.0 is supplied with Native Instruments Kontakt Player 5 software which is included
as a separate installer (the links have been sent to you via e-mail along with the instrument software).
The most recent version of the Kontakt Player can be also downloaded directly from the Native
Instruments site:

http://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/synths-samplers/kontakt-5-player/free-download/

The Trombone v. 3.0 is also fully compatible with Kontakt Player 4.2. Earlier Kontakt versions
cannot be used.

If the suitable Kontakt software is already installed on your system, please continue with the
section II below.

If neither of the above Kontakt versions is installed on your system, install the Kontakt Player 5
following the instructions of the Kontakt installer. Please refer to the Player Manual for further
details.
II. Installing The Trombone 3.0

The Trombone 3.0 ZIP-file you have downloaded and extracted contains the Readme file, the folder
The Trombone 3.0, the pdf document End User Licence Agreement and this Installation Guide.
No installer or other exe files are included, since The Trombone 3.0 uses a simple Add Library
feature of the Kontakt software a kind of manual installation (see below for details).
Please note that you have to accept the End User Licence Agreement before installing the
product. If you do not agree with the License Agreement, you must not install the software.

The installation procedure is very simple:

1. Extract the ZIP file. If you already own a Samplemodeling instrument, copy or move the folder
The Trombone 3.0 to the folder Samplemodeling. Do not make any changes to the folder
content.

2. If this is your first Samplemodeling product, create the folder Samplemodeling in a destination
of your choice. We recommend a disk or partition other than the one containing the operating
system.

III. Activating the Trombone 3.0 software

1. Start your Kontakt/Kontakt Player, open the tab Libraries in the Kontakt browser, and click on
Add Library:

2. Navigate to the library folder The Trombone 3.0 (the folder you have copied or moved into
the folder Samplemodeling) and confirm the library location by clicking on OK. Click on
OK also in the following windows which appear subsequently:
 Click on Yes if another window appears, confirming the import of the Trombone 3.0 into the
Kontakts database.

The Trombone 3.0 is now successfully integrated into the Kontakt software and appears in the
Kontakt browser:

(If not, increase the size of the lower part of the Browser to see its full content; in case of any
problems close the Kontakt application and restart it again).

Click on the i icon to the right to access the product documentation. Please note that the
Kontakt Manuals can be accessed via Kontakt Help menu in the left upper corner of the Kontakt
browser.

3. Launch The Trombone 3.0 double-clicking on any of the instruments for example Tenor
Trombone 1. This will load the instrument in the locked status:

4. Click on Activate. Alternatively, you can click directly on the Activate button in the Kontakt
browser :
 The following window opens:

5. Click on Start Service Center. Please note that The Trombone 3.0 will not work in demo
mode - the option Continue Demo is NOT applicable.

6. The Service Center opens:

Enter your personal license key (serial number) which you received via e-mail along with the
product download links, and click on Activate.
Your software is now successfully activated on your system.
7. Close the Kontakt application and restart it again. Now you can launch and play any of the
instruments or multis.

IV. Offline activation.

In case your computer has no internet connection and the offline activation is required, or in case you
need any assistance while installing or activating the instrument, please refer to the Kontakt manual.

In case of any difficulties with the registration procedure please contact the Native Instruments
registration support:

http://www.native-instruments.com/support.info

Removing an earlier version of The Trombone

Please note that the installation procedure of the v. 3.0 does not remove the previous versions of The
Trombone. You can either keep it on your system (see End User License Agreement) or remove it
manually:

1. In the Kontakt / Kontalt Player browser click on the gearwheel icon to the right and choose
Remove library:

2. Delete the old library Folder The Trombone

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