Whether this is related to the problem with the full version of SampleTank 3 on Windows machines is another matter, but it is in some respects similar and if I had stopped at the first attempt, I could write that 'the instruments are not loading', but I know that stuff works on the Mac, so when stuff does not appear to be working, I try to do it a different way and continue trying this until I find the correct way.

Next, I tried a different subfolder, and this time it worked. I started SampleTank 3 FREE in standalone mode browsed the shared IK Multimedia folder and selected what appeared to be the most logical choice for a path, which did nothing, so I tried a different subfolder, and it caused a list of subfolders to appear in the SampleTank 3 FREE browser (left side of the graphic user interface ), but all the subfolders were empty, and there were no instruments.

I did a bit of checking and discovered that on the Mac the instruments are located in the shared user folder, which also is where Kontakt 5 libraries are stored, but in a different subfolder, of course. This is what I did, but after starting SampleTank 3 FREE in standalone, the original Grand Piano instrument was gone, and there were no other instruments. The FREE instrument update is available in the IK Multimedia User Area, and after downloading it and unzipping the file, there is an installer program which installs everything, with separate installers for Mac and Windows, respectively. With the caveats (a) that I am using NOTION 4 and (b) that I am using SampleTank 3 FREE, I encountered a similar problem yesterday (Tuesday September 9, 2014) after downloading and installing the latest set of instruments for SampleTank 3 FREE.

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