{"id":1753642,"date":"2022-05-24T14:56:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T14:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1753642"},"modified":"2022-08-09T20:43:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T20:43:05","slug":"how-to-install-superior-drummer-3-libraries-from-an-external-hard-drive","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-to-install-superior-drummer-3-libraries-from-an-external-hard-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Superior Drummer 3 Libraries from an External Hard Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this guide, we will show you how to install your Superior Drummer 3 libraries from an external hard drive. The hard drive only contains the sound sample libraries, so you\u2019ll need to download and install the core software, presets, and MIDI libraries using Toontrack Product Manager. If you haven\u2019t done so yet, be sure to check out our <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Toontrack software activation instructions (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-to-register-download-install-and-authorize-toontrack-software\/\" target=\"_blank\">Toontrack software activation instructions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-to-register-download-install-and-authorize-toontrack-software\/\" class=\"relatedcontent_link\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-related-content\"><div class=\"relatedcontent_block\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/12\/Toontrack-Software-Activation-Instructions-Hero-Image.png);background-size:cover;background-position:center\"><div class=\"relatedcontent_overlay_content\"><\/div><div class=\"relatedcontent-text relatedcontent_content\"><p class=\"relatedcontent_title\" style=\"color:#fff\">Toontrack Software Activation Instructions<\/p><p class=\"relatedcontent_subhead\" style=\"color:#fff;border:none\">Learn how to activate Superior Drummer 3.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Download-and-install-the-plug-in\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Download and install the plug-in<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After installing the Toontrack Product Manager and registering your serial number, you\u2019ll need to download and install the plug-in, MIDI libraries, and kit presets. Since the sound libraries are already on the external hard drive, there\u2019s no need to download them from the <strong>SDX Expansions <\/strong>section within Product Manager. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Locate Superior Drummer 3 in the Product Manager and click <strong>Download<\/strong>. <\/li><li>Once the download is complete, install, authorize and then finally update the software.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Link-the-sound-libraries\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Link the sound libraries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The final step is to link the sound libraries from the external hard drive to Superior Drummer 3. Whenever linking or using the libraries, be sure to connect the hard drive before launching the application. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Launch the Superior Drummer 3 standalone application.<\/li><li>Navigate to the <strong>Settings<\/strong> menu, then click <strong>Libraries<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Select <strong>Browse for Library Path(s)<\/strong>, and then select the external hard drive which the sound libraries are located on. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"Update-the-sound-libraries\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader darkBlueHeader alignLeft underline customh4 swheader\">Update the sound libraries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are periodic sound library updates to perform. If an update is needed, connect the hard drive, and then launch the Toontrack Product Manager. &nbsp;Select <strong>Not Up-to-Date <\/strong>on the left side of the window, then download and install the available updates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/getting-started-with-superior-drummer-3\/\" class=\"relatedcontent_link\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-related-content\"><div class=\"relatedcontent_block\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/02\/SD3-Hero.png);background-size:cover;background-position:center\"><div class=\"relatedcontent_overlay_content\"><\/div><div class=\"relatedcontent-text relatedcontent_content\"><p class=\"relatedcontent_title\" style=\"color:#fff\">Superior Drummer 3 Quickstart Guide<\/p><p class=\"relatedcontent_subhead\" style=\"color:#fff;border:none\">Learn more about how to get up and running with Superior Drummer 3.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1753674,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[34222,53991,204233,209555,54634],"storecat":[],"itemids":[180138,236288,125472],"manufacturers":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out the How to Install Superior Drummer 3 Libraries from an External Hard Drive page at Sweetwater \u2014 the world&#039;s leading music technology and instrument retailer!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-to-install-superior-drummer-3-libraries-from-an-external-hard-drive\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Install Superior Drummer 3 Libraries from an External Hard Drive - SweetCare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In this guide, we will show you how to install your Superior Drummer 3 libraries from an external hard drive. 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