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Steinberg Library Manager

Matthias Klag, Michael Ruf


Cristina Bachmann, Heiko Bischoff, Lillie Harris, Christina Kaboth, Insa Mingers, Matthias Obrecht, Sabine Pfeifer,
Benjamin Schütte, Marita Sladek
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Library Manager_1.0.0_en-US_2019-01-24
Table of Contents

4 Steinberg Library Manager


4 Steinberg Library Manager Editor
7 Installing VST Sound Libraries
8 Moving Libraries
8 Removing Libraries
9 Removing Duplicate VST Sound Containers

3
Steinberg Library Manager

The Steinberg Library Manager allows you to register and manage your VST Sound libraries.

The Steinberg Library Manager is installed on your computer as a standalone application and
can be run independently from other Steinberg products.

For actions such as registering, moving, or deleting libraries, the Steinberg Library Manager
requires full access to all VST Sound libraries. Therefore, you must close your Steinberg plug-ins
and DAW first, so that they release these files.

Steinberg Library Manager Editor


All HALion, HALion Sonic, and Groove Agent libraries available on your system are displayed and
can be managed in the Steinberg Library Manager.

This includes the content that came with your Steinberg product or the content that you
purchased from Steinberg, but also any third-party content that was created for use with HALion,
HALion Sonic, and Groove Agent. Furthermore, if The Grand 3 is installed on your system, an
additional tab is available, allowing you to manage the libraries for the different models
separately.

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Steinberg Library Manager Editor

Toolbar

The toolbar allows you to filter or sort the list or to display additional options or information.

Show HALion Libraries/Show Groove Agent Libraries/Show The Grand 3 Libraries


Allows you to filter the list to show only the libraries for the product that you are
working with.
If Show HALion Libraries is activated, the Steinberg Library Manager displays the
libraries that were created for HALion or HALion Sonic.
If Show Groove Agent Libraries is activated, the Steinberg Library Manager
displays the libraries that were created for Groove Agent.
If Show The Grand 3 Libraries is activated, the Steinberg Library Manager displays
the libraries for the different piano models of The Grand.

Sort Libraries
Allows you to sort the list alphabetically (a-z) or by size, starting with the largest
library.

Text Search Field


Allows you to perform a text search to find a library. If you enter the name, or part of
a name, of a library, the list is reduced to show only the libraries that contain this text
string.

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Steinberg Library Manager Editor

If you have registered a large number of libraries, this allows you to find a specific
library faster.

Show Options
Opens the Options section of the Steinberg Library Manager.

● Library default location allows you to specify the storage location that you
want to use by default when registering or moving libraries.

Show About Box


Opens the About box, a window showing information about the current version and
build number of the Steinberg Library Manager. To close the About box, click it or
press Esc.

Library Controls
All libraries have Move, Remove, and Details buttons.

Move
Allows you to move the library to a new save location. You can move several libraries
simultaneously to a new location by activating the checkbox on the left side of the
Move button for all the libraries that you want to move, and then clicking Move for
one of the libraries.

NOTE

To activate/deactivate all libraries for moving, Alt-click the checkbox on a Move


button.

Remove
Allows you to remove a library from your system.

Details
Extends the list to show which VST Sound containers are part of the library and
where on your hard disks they are located. If a library contains a duplicate VST Sound
container, a warning icon is displayed.

RELATED LINKS
Removing Duplicate VST Sound Containers on page 9

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Steinberg Library Manager
Installing VST Sound Libraries

Installing VST Sound Libraries


To install a new library, you must register the corresponding VST Sound container files.

Installing Libraries Using the Steinberg Download Assistant


If your VST Sound libraries come with a Steinberg Content Set or a Steinberg plug-in, they are
installed using the Steinberg Download Assistant.

PROCEDURE
1. In the Steinberg Download Assistant, click Download.
2. When the download is complete, click Open to start the installation.
3. In the dialog, specify where you want to install the libraries and whether you want to keep
the installation files.
● Select Install to Default Location to save the libraries in the default location
specified in the Steinberg Library Manager.
● Select Install to Path to install the libraries in a specific folder.
You can enter the path to the folder in the field on the right. To keep your system
clean and uncluttered, you might want to create a dedicated folder for all your
libraries and then create subfolders for each new library. You can also create
multiple library folders on different hard disks.
● Activate Keep Installation Files to keep the downloaded installation files. This is
useful for backup purposes.

NOTE

Installation files can require a considerable amount of hard disk space. It might be
good practice to save them on a hard disk dedicated for backup files.

4. Click OK.

RESULT
The libraries in the selected folder are registered to the MediaBay of your Steinberg plug-ins and
DAW, and can be used the next time that you open the plug-in or the DAW.

Manually Installing Libraries


If your VST Sound libraries do not come with the Steinberg Download Assistant, for example,
because you purchased them from a third-party manufacturer, you must install the libraries
manually.

PROCEDURE
1. In the File Explorer/macOS Finder, navigate to the folder where the new VST Sound library
is located and double-click it.
If the folder contains several VST Sound library files that have not been installed yet, they
are all installed when you double-click one of them.
2. In the dialog, specify where you want to install the libraries and what you want to do with
the installation files.
● Select Install to Default Location to save the libraries in the default location
specified in the Steinberg Library Manager.
● Select Install to Path to install the libraries in a specific folder.
You can enter the path to the folder in the field on the right. To keep your system
clean and uncluttered, you might want to create a dedicated folder for all your

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Moving Libraries

libraries and then create subfolders for each new library. You can also create
multiple library folders on different hard disks.
● Select Register in Place to install the libraries at the current location.
● Activate Keep Installation Files to keep the installation files. This is useful for
backup purposes.

NOTE

Installation files can require a considerable amount of hard disk space. It might be
good practice to save them on a hard disk dedicated for backup files.

3. Click OK.

RESULT
The libraries in the selected folder are registered to the MediaBay of your Steinberg plug-ins and
DAW, and can be used the next time that you open the plug-in or the DAW.

Moving Libraries
Moving libraries to another save location can be useful if you accidentally registered them to the
wrong folder, or if you added a faster SSD hard disk to your setup and want to save your libraries
there, for example.

PROCEDURE
1. If you want to move several libraries simultaneously, activate the checkbox on the left side
of the Move button to activate them for moving.

2. Click Move.
3. In the dialog, navigate to the new location and click OK.

RESULT
The libraries are moved to the new location and the paths in the Steinberg Library Manager are
updated.

Removing Libraries
You can remove a library if you do not want to use its contents any longer.

PROCEDURE
● Navigate to the library in the list and click its Remove button.

NOTE

Libraries can have dependencies to other libraries, for example, if a preset library is based
on samples that were delivered exclusively with another library. If you try to delete this
second library, the Library Manager warns you that this library is required by another
library.

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Removing Duplicate VST Sound Containers

Removing Duplicate VST Sound Containers


If duplicate VST Sound containers are found on your system, a warning icon lights up on the
Library Manager toolbar.

● To remove the duplicate or duplicates, click the warning icon and select Remove
Duplicates.
This removes the container with the older internal version number. If both files are
identical, the container that is located in the default library location is kept.

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