4. INSTALLATION
Thank you for your new purchase
After ordering on the official vArranger Website : https://www.varranger.com (Buy Now),
you should receive the installation instructions and the vArranger2 software will be delivered (within 24 hours) via email download(s).
Response to a new purchase is 'Manual' and not automated, so be reassured if you don't receive the software immediately.
Activation Key Installation
The software will be definitively linked to one of your USB Flash Drive that will act as a Dongle.
This will allow you to install the vArranger2 software separately on any computer.
First, you decide the USB Flash Drive to activate (good brand required Kingston, Sandisk, Sony, Lexar, Corsair, Verbatim, PNY, Toshiba, Transcend, etc. not working with SD Cards.).
The size of the USB disk is not important, as the software will still run from the computer internal hard drive, and not from the USB stick.
You will always need to plug in the USB Flash Drive (Dongle) before launching vArranger2. It will not start without it.
Be careful ! Never lose or throw the vArranger USB stick, even if it is damaged, keep it well and contact us for any activation questions.
vArranger installation
Next, you will receive the vArranger software files. This is the actual program.
Recommended Installation:
Unzip the vArranger2.zip file (right-click to select Extract All, and then follow the instructions.) and copy the vArranger2.exe program icon and the vArrangerData folder directly into your Windows desktop (Or into your main hard drive C:\, or any other place you like).
vArranger2 is a 'Portable' software. It may run from the directory/location of choice, without need to use an installer program.
All your configuration setup, styles, sounds etc... are placed in the vArrangerData folder, relative to the vArranger2.exe icon close to it.
Copying the couple of vArranger2.exe icon AND the vArrangerData folder close to it on a new computer, will result in a complete replication of your setup.
NOTES:
- It is recommended to save those 2 elements frequently is a separate USB stick, so you can recover and start again with all your data included in case of computer crash.
- It is recommended to copy and run the vArranger files from your fastest hard drive as the vArranger location. Mostly your main SSD hard drive. It is not recommended to run vArranger from an USB stick, because it is slower.
The installation of the provided audio plugin (vArrangerSynth.exe) will add all the audio features to vArranger : the vArranger Software Synthesizer, the VST instruments support, the MP3 player and recorder, Soundfonts support, low latency ASIO and WASAPI...
Additional configuration of MIDI In/Out settings and Audio In/Out settings is the next step to select your hardware setup in the vArranger2 software, available anytime in 'OPTIONS' / 'MIDI PORTS' menu.
Join the Community
For Assistance, information and get access to the huge content download area,
create a User Account at the vArranger2 Forum at:
https://www.varranger.com/vforum/index.php
and say Hello on the forum as a new user, or provide your Username to the vArranger team
You will then have access to the full forum content download, as a registered vArranger user
Download troubleshootings and Antivirus information
As for any software download, if the downloaded file are blocked by Windows, 'right click' on the downloaded file and go to "Properties" at the bottom of the list and 'unblock' the file.
Some (rare) AntiVirus may scan and alert/quarantine/remove the vArranger2 file download.
It is a safety precaution procedure typical of AntiVirus, known as False Positive Alert.
This does not imply that the file download is unacceptable. vArranger files downloaded from vArranger official website are 100% safe, but some antivirus algorithms are very 'aggressive' against exe programs downloaded from email/internet.
Note that vArranger program is signed with an 'Extended Validation Certificate' that certifies that vArranger program has not been tampered by a malicious person
Don't download vArranger program from any other locations than the official vArranger website
In case of Antivirus alert, you may disable the antivirus one minute, to be able to download the file,
then open your AntiVirus Main Control Panel and go to the settings, and add an exclusion to the vArranger files and/or the vArranger folder location.
You may search on google how to do it with terms i.e. for Norton Antivirus : "NORTON ADD EXCLUSION"
If you want, you can also search "NORTON FALSE POSITIVE REPORT", to report the false alert to your antivirus provider company. They often update their white-list to add your vArranger files within 24 hours.