How to update
ProjectSAM periodically releases free updates for its libraries, adding new features and, often, new sample content.
Product updates are listed per registered library in your ProjectSAM account. We also send out e-mail notifications to all registered users when a new update is available.
Finding out your current library version
Unfortunately, there is no automatic way to find out if your current library installation needs updating. This is why we have put a version number in the user interface of each of our libraries. This number is located either in the bottom-left or bottom-right corner of the interface:
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Symphobia 3: Lumina interface with the version number circled in the bottom-right corner[/caption]
Please note that the Native Access application also lists a version number for all activated ProjectSAM libraries. It is important to know that if the library has been updated outside of Native Access, this version number does not necessarily reflect the actually version installed.
Check your Kontakt version / OS version
If a newer version of your library is available in your ProjectSAM account, it is worth checking if your version of Kontakt, as well as your operating system, are compatible. While Kontakt can be updated easily from Native Access, a newer version of Kontakt may have different OS requirements.
The Kontakt version required for the available library update is listed as part of the update, in your ProjectSAM account.
How to update
The following libraries can be updated using the Native Access application:
- Symphobia 4: Pandora (full version)
- Symphobia 3: Lumina
- Symphobia 2
- Symphobia 1
- Symphobia Colours: Animator
- Symphobia Colours: Orchestrator
- Swing More!
- Swing!
To update using Native Access, log in to the application using your NI login, click Available Updates, locate the library and click Update.
If the library is not listed above, it can be updated using the ProjectSAM Updater application:
Each library update has a dedicated ProjectSAM Updater application. To download the Updater application for your library, go to your ProjectSAM account. Locate the library in question, click Updates Available, select your OS and download the Updater application. Once the application is running, the updating procedure is straightforward and simply requires you to locate the existing Library folder.
A note about compatibility
When you update a library, this may have consequences for existing DAW projects that use instruments from the library. While we work hard to maintain full backwards compatibility with earlier versions and projects, there may be small issues when opening older projects, such as misaligned controls or a missing interface graphic. This can be fixed by unloading the instrument and then reloading the updated version of the same instrument on the same track. However, do keep in mind that playback may be slightly different if aspects like the instrument's velocity response, mod wheel curve or mic channel gains were tweaked as part of the update.