{"id":1763717,"date":"2020-07-29T20:38:41","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T00:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1763717"},"modified":"2024-12-16T15:25:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T20:25:50","slug":"roland-software-activation-instructions","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/roland-software-activation-instructions\/","title":{"rendered":"Roland Software Activation Instructions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"Getting-started\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Getting started<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this guide we will show you how to activate, download, and install your new Roland virtual instrument! Follow the instructions below to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><a href=\"#Create-a-Roland-Cloud-account\"><strong>Create a Roland Cloud account<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Activate-the-software\"><strong>Activate the software<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"#Download-and-install-the-virtual-instrument\">Download and install the virtual instrument<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Create-a-Roland-Cloud-account\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Create a Roland Cloud account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first step in the process is to create a Roland Cloud account. Once created, you\u2019ll download the Roland Cloud manager, which is where you\u2019ll access your software. Follow the sections below to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Log in to your <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rolandcloud.com\/roland-account\/login\/\" target=\"_blank\">Roland account<\/a>. If you don\u2019t have one, you can <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rolandcloud.com\/create\" target=\"_blank\">create one here<\/a>.<\/li><li>Go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roland.com\/global\/products\/rc_roland_cloud_manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Roland Cloud Manager download page<\/a>, and click <strong>Download<\/strong> <strong>Now<\/strong>.<\/li><li>On the next page, click <strong>Downloads<\/strong>, then choose click <strong>Download<\/strong> for the OS you\u2019ll use.<\/li><li>Navigate to your <em>Downloads<\/em> folder and launch the installer.<ul><li><strong>PC: <\/strong>Double-click the <strong>Roland-Cloud-Manager-Installer <\/strong>.exe file and follow the on-screen instructions.<\/li><li><strong>Mac<\/strong>: Double-click the <em>.dmg <\/em>file, double-click the <em>.pkg<\/em> file, then follow the on-screen instructions.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roland.com\/global\/products\/rc_roland_cloud_manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2020\/07\/Roland-Cloud-Manager-3.0-download-page-1024x472.png\" alt=\"Roland Cloud Manager 3.0 download page\" class=\"wp-image-1778114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2020\/07\/Roland-Cloud-Manager-3.0-download-page-1024x472.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2020\/07\/Roland-Cloud-Manager-3.0-download-page-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2020\/07\/Roland-Cloud-Manager-3.0-download-page-768x354.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2020\/07\/Roland-Cloud-Manager-3.0-download-page-1536x707.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2020\/07\/Roland-Cloud-Manager-3.0-download-page-2048x943.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Click the image to download Roland Cloud Manager<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-text-color has-small-font-size\" style=\"color:#000000\"><a href=\"#Getting-started\">RETURN TO TOP<\/a> <strong>\u2191<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Activate-the-software\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Activate the software<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that you\u2019ve created an account, the next step is to register the activation key on the Roland Cloud website.&nbsp;Please note that you must be logged in to your account to register your product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rolandcloud.com\/roland-account\/key\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Registration page<\/a>, then enter the serial number you received from your Sweetwater Sales engineer.<\/li><li>Click <strong>Submit<\/strong>. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rolandcloud.com\/roland-account\/key\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1016\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2020\/07\/Enter-activation-key.png\" alt=\"Enter activation key\" class=\"wp-image-1763723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2020\/07\/Enter-activation-key.png 1016w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2020\/07\/Enter-activation-key-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2020\/07\/Enter-activation-key-768x195.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1016px) 100vw, 1016px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Click the image to register your virtual instrument.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\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-virtual-instrument\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Download and install the virtual instrument<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The final step in the process is to download and install your virtual instrument. This will be all done within the Roland Cloud Manager app, so be sure to open that beforehand.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Launch Roland Cloud Manager, select <strong>Software Instruments<\/strong>, and locate your plug-in.<ul><li>If you are downloading an expansion pack for Roland hardware, click <strong>Hardware Instruments<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Click the <strong>Download<\/strong> icon located next to your plug-in. Alternatively, click <strong>My Library<\/strong> then click <strong>Install<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Launch your DAW, then load the virtual instrument onto an instrument track. <\/li><li>Enjoy your new software!<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2020\/07\/Roland-cloud-manager-3.0-installation-window-1024x601.jpg\" alt=\"Roland cloud manager 3.0 installation window\" class=\"wp-image-1778112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2020\/07\/Roland-cloud-manager-3.0-installation-window-1024x601.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2020\/07\/Roland-cloud-manager-3.0-installation-window-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2020\/07\/Roland-cloud-manager-3.0-installation-window-768x451.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2020\/07\/Roland-cloud-manager-3.0-installation-window.jpg 1201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1763729,"template":"","categories":[429786],"tags":[53814,34717,54235,289777,142715,131759,34750],"storecat":[],"itemids":[286178,589991,589995,589999,286182,590098,590100,590101,81719,590103,591177,591178,591180,590601,591181,591182,591183,591184,591185,591176,591175,591186,590112,590111,590110,590109],"manufacturers":[33684],"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 Roland Software Activation Instructions 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\/roland-software-activation-instructions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Roland Software Activation Instructions - SweetCare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In this guide we will show you how to activate, download, and install your new Roland virtual instrument! 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