GETTING STARTED - Mac OS-X Installation to an External Drive

 

Follow this set of instructions to install the Omnisphere large sound library files onto an external hard drive. The Omnisphere plug-in files will be installed to the startup hard drive. You need 50GB of free space available on your external hard drive in order to continue.

 

NOTE: View the WatchMe movie on Disc 1 inside of the Mac folder for a video walkthrough of the install process.

NOTE: These screenshots are taken in OSX Leopard. Installation on OSX Tiger will look slightly different.

 

INSTALLING DISC 1

1. After inserting Omnisphere Disc 1 into the computer, open the disc to reveal its contents from the Desktop.

 

2. Open the Mac folder and then double-click "Omnisphere Disc 1" to begin the installation of Omnisphere.

 

3. Click "Continue".

 

4. Read this important information about the installation process before you install.  Click "Continue" to proceed.

 

5. After reading through the licensing FAQs, click "Continue".

 

6. You will then be prompted by another window. Choose "Agree" if you fully understand the licensing agreement to continue.

 

7. Click “Change Install Location...” to select a custom installation location for the large sound library files of Omnisphere.

 

Now select an external drive for the installation. Remember that the drive needs 50GB of free space for the entire installation. After selecting the drive, select

“Choose Folder”.

Create or select a folder on the external drive as the installation destination. In this example, a folder named “Spectrasonics Instruments” has been created and selected as the installation destination. After selecting a folder, click “Choose”.

Then click “Continue” followed by “Install”.

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8. Enter the password for your Mac OSX user account to continue the installation.

 

9. The disc will now install. The installation of each disc will take up to 45 minutes. The installer will launch a separate script during the installation to install the large sound library files. The script window will update every 10 seconds to show the progress of the installation.

 

NOTE: The installer progress bar in the background will not move during the installation of the sound files. This is normal and installation progress will be shown via the “Time Elapsed” area of the script window.

 

During the installation, it is not recommended to use your computer for anything other than installing Omnisphere. The script window will beep and bounce in the dock if other applications are opened. This is because the script window wants to be the top window on screen at all times. Doing other things while installing probably won’t jeopardize the installation, but you should be aware of how the installer script behaves. Selecting the “Hide” button will cause the script window to vanish until the installation completes.

 

10. Once the disc has finished installing, click “OK”, then “Close”, and continue by installing the next disc.

 

 

INSTALLING DISC 2 - DISC 6

The following instructions apply to Disc 2 through Disc 6.

 

11. After inserting Omnisphere Disc 2 into the computer, open the disc to reveal its contents from the Desktop.

 

12. Open the Mac folder, then double-click "Omnisphere Disc 2" to begin the installation of Omnisphere.

 

13. Click "Continue".

 

14. Read this important information about the installation process before you install. Click "Continue" to proceed.

 

15. Now choose the same installation destination as you did for Disc 1. Click “Change Install Location...”

 

Select the same external hard drive as you did in Disc 1 and click “Choose Folder”.

 

16. Enter the password for your Mac OSX user account to continue the installation.

 

17. The disc will now install. The installation of each disc will take up to 45 minutes. The installer will launch a separate script during the installation to install the large sound library files. The script window will update every 10 seconds to show the progress of the installation.

 

NOTE: The installer progress bar in the background will not move during the installation of the sound files. This is normal and installation progress will be shown via the “Time Elapsed” area of the script window.

 

During the installation, it is not recommended to use your computer for anything other than installing Omnisphere. The script window will beep and bounce in the dock if other applications are opened. This is because the script window wants to be the top window on screen at all times. Doing other things while installing probably won’t jeopardize the installation, but you should be aware of how the installer script behaves. Selecting the “Hide” button will cause the script window to vanish until the installation completes.

Select the same folder as was done for Disc 1, and click “Choose”. Then click “Continue” followed by “Install”.

 

18. Once the disc has completed installing, click “OK”, then “Close”, and continue by installing Disc 3 through 6 exactly as was just done for Disc 2. After installing Disc 6, the installation will be complete.

 

Once the installation of all six discs is complete, it’s now time to open

Omnisphere in your host sequencer and authorize it.

 

Please consult the Authorization section for assistance with authorizing Omnisphere.