INSTALLATION CENTER

QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

ACTIVATE LICENSES...

UPDATE SOFTWARE...

DOWNLOAD LIBRARIES...

AND MORE!
 Table of Contents
1 Quick Reference Guides
2 Welcome to the EastWest Installation Center
2 Product Activation and Software Updates
3 Instrument and Sample Updates
3 Product Categories
4 Activation Status
5 Main Menu
6 Tool Menu
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Quick Reference Guides
Click on the category header below to open the specified Quick Reference Guide.

Composer Cloud
This guide contains the following information:
• a comparison of the currently offered ComposerCloud plans
• a chart detailing the space requirements for libraries within those plans
• how to download, install and activate your ComposerCloud subscription
ComposerCloud FAQ: for the latest information and FAQ’s regarding ComposerCloud, please
see the following link: http://www.soundsonline.com/composercloud

Installation Center
This guide covers how to:
• download and install the latest software updates
• download and install Play Libraries and instrument updates
• activate new product licenses
• manage your product catalog and more!
Installation Center Installer: to download the latest version of the Installation Center, please
see the following link: http://www.soundsonline.com/Support?section=updates

The Play 6 System

This guide covers how to:
• navigate around the Play 6 user interface
• achieve realistic performances using MIDI CCs
• optimize the streaming engine for best performance

Play Libraries
This guide contains the following information:
• the amount of space required for each Play Library
• a comparison of Play Library editions -- Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond
• the Play Libraries included in different ComposerCloud subscriptions

WordBuilder
This guide contains the following information:
• an overview of new features included in WordBuilder
• how to setup WordBuilder in stand-alone and as a plug-in
• quick “how to” instructions for using various WordBuilder features
• a glossary of the Votox phonetic symbols that unlocks the power of WordBuilder

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Welcome to the EastWest Installation Center
The EastWest Installation Center makes it easy to:

• Download and install the latest software updates

• Download and install Play Libraries and instrument updates
• Activate new product licenses
• Manage your product catalog and more!

Product Activation and Software Updates

The Installation Center automatically detects new software updates and product licenses
in your account that are ready for activation.

Product Activation
To activate a product license, click the “Activate” button to go through the activation
process with the Activation Assistant. Click ‘Next’ to proceed past the Introduction tab,
then select the license(s) you want to activate in the License tab and click ‘Next’. In the
Location window, select to activate your license on your computer (called a machine-
based license) or to a registered iLOK security key.

Software Updates
If new software updates are available for either the Play Software or Installation Center,
click the ‘Download’ button to begin the update process. Once the download is complete,
the installers will launch automatically. Proceed through the dialog prompts to complete
the installation.

For More Information

For complete installation and activation instructions, please see Chapter 2: Getting
Started in the the Play 6 System Manual.

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Instrument and Sample Updates
Click the ‘Update’ icon to update a product’s Instrument and/or Sample files for latest
compatibility and fixes.

Product Categories
Products will fall into various categories within the Installation Center depending on the
current state of their installation and activation. Use the ‘Refresh Product List’ in the
Main Menu to update all product’s current status.

New Downloads
The ‘Download’ icon means a product is activated and ready for download. The size of
the PLAY Library is listed below the icon.

A Play Library in the process of being downloaded can be stopped at anytime by pressing
the “X” icon. Press the ‘Resume’ icon to begin downloading again.

Play Libraries too large to download will display a “From HD” icon. These products are
only available on a Sound Data Hard Drive.

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Missing Sample Data
To reconnect a Play Library moved from its original location, click the ‘Locate’ button
and navigate to that product’s Instrument folder, then click “choose”. If more than one
product is missing sample data use the ‘Reconnect Libraries’ option found in the Main
Menu of the Installation Center (explained in the Main Menu section below).

Installed Libraries
The ‘Check’ icon indicates a product is downloaded, installed and ready for use. The
location of the Play Library is displayed in gray just below the product title.

An ‘iLok Missing’ icon indicates that the product has been activated, but the iLok con-
taining the license is not plugged in. Simply plug the iLok key containing the license for
the product into your computer to make it ready for use.

More EastWest Products

This category populates with EastWest products that you do not own a license for.

Activation Status
The ‘Activate’ button appears when a library is installed and a license for that product
is in your iLok account, but it has not been activated to either an iLok key or a machine
(computer). Click ‘Activate’, then select the product license from the list, and choose
the Location you’d like to deposit the license to. An ‘Activated’ message appears when
products are successfully activated.

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Main Menu
Below are the options available in the Main Menu, which is located in the top-right cor-
ner of the Installation Center.

About
Displays current versions of Installation Center, Play
Software and iLok Drivers.

Library Directories...
Displays all Play Libraries location(s). Use the ‘add’
and ‘remove’ buttons to update these locations if Play
Libraries have been moved.

Reconnect Libraries...
This option will scan the locations(s) set in the Library
Directories window (see above), re-establishing the di-
rectory path for each product in Play’s Libraries Browser.

Reinstall PLAY Software

Click to reinstall the latest version of the Play Software.

Refresh Product List

This option will refresh the current status of the product catalog.

Register Authorization Code

Use this option to register the 20-digit authorization codes that were originally issued
with DVDs and some hard drive products.

Submit System Information

Provides our support team with a system report to troubleshoot issues.

Help
Links to the ComposerCloud Quick Start (this guide).

Sign Out / Quit

Sign Out and Quit the Installation Center.

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Tool Menu
Hover the mouse pointer inside a product panel to reveal the gear icon (shown below),
then click on the gear icon to display the Tool Menu options.

Show Directory
Shows the location of a product’s library folder.

(De) Activate License

Enables the (de)activation of a product license from its
current location.

Download and Reinstall

Re-downloads a product’s library and installs its soft-
ware components. If the product’s library is already installed, only the software compo-
nents will be installed.

Locate Directory (and Reinstall)

Prompts you to locate the Instruments folder and creates an entry in Play’s Libraries
Browser. The ‘Locate Directory and Reinstall’ option additionally installs a product’s
software components.

Restart Download
This option allows those experiencing trouble downloading a product to begin the process
again from scratch by automatically deleting the installer log and partially downloaded
files, and start the download process from the beginning.

Update Instruments
In addition to being able to update products when they appear in the ‘Updates’ product
category, the option to ‘Update Instruments’ is always available in the Tool Menu.

Uninstall
This option allows you to uninstall a product, which will delete the [.ewl] file, remove
the product from the ‘Installed Libraries’ section of the Installation Center and remove
it from the Play Libraries Browser. Please note, it does not remove the library content
(which must be deleted manually).

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