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gearnerdI have a thread about unattended installation of products using the command-line terminal. I could probably make a script to make it more user friendly. That being said, the updates are still a pain because toontrack uses a proprietary installer that in some cases is so old that it’s 32 bit.
gearnerdSorry to double post. But the above method couldn’t be used for installing midi files in SD3. The installer basically copies over the contents of the midi folder that is inside the DMG disk file.
Bulk installing SD3 midi:
Go to the downloads folder where you’ve downloaded all the dmg files from the product manager:
cd ~/Downloads/Toontrack
Mount all of them using disk util
for i in *.dmg ; do hdiutil mount $i ; done
This next bit is slightly more complicated. You’ll need to know where the midi folder is located. for example:
/Volumes/External-drive/SD3\ Library/Midi
Replace the part in brackets called “[midi folder location]” with the location of your midi library. Make sure the path is right by using the [tab] key with tab completion.
for i in /Volumes/*MIDI; do sudo cp -Rv $i/Contents/Midi/0* [midi folder location] ; done
It will copy the midi files to your library, if you’ve done it correctly, the Toontrack product manager will show you a green checkmark.
Hope this helps. Of course proceed at your own risk.
gearnerdHere it is: https://www.toontrack.com/forums/topic/innstalling-multiple-products-in-bulk-through-command-line-guide/
In general risks try to avoid using sudo on the terminal (there is only one command listed there) and make sure the path is right (using pwd).
gearnerdYes, a bit of caution is advised when using the terminal! Unfortunately though, the procedure doesn’t work for updates. Only for regular product installations, I wrote a guide in this forum.
gearnerdPlease let us use the “installer” command by using pkg files instead of using dmg archives. I think most people here in this thread would rather be dealing with a commandline interface to type something in that allows them to install a bunch of packages at a time than clicking in dozens of installers windows.
Edit: it seems to work using this guide. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25409584/apple-installer-command-help-for-bash-script/25409760#25409760
gearnerdPlaying devil’s advocate here: it does take toontrack employees some effort because it’s a manual process to register and unregister a license key. Effort that doesn’t translate into revenue or profit.
However 15 euro’s is a bit much, and it should be per transaction not per product. It makes it much more interesting to sell off bundles. Toontrack could automate the process using the “toontrack manager” product. Being able to buy and sell secondhand is very important to me as a customer.
gearnerdI’m not sure if Brain refferes to the same thing, but I know a few sites that would offer discounts like “since you bought this product, you can have product X at 45% off”. I regularly get emails containing “loyalty” voucher codes. Also sometimes sites would announce something like spring sales a couple of days in advance for existing customers.
gearnerdThe new EZD 3 looks very promising! I hope for a similar upgrade for Ezkeys. My main concerns are the resizable GUI and more interaction/customisation with MIDI, similar to ezbass.
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