The download, installation and authorisation of Equator2 and the audio content is handled by ROLI Connect to make things as smooth as possible. 


Please see below for step-by-step instructions to ensure Equator2 is set up correctly, ready for you to unleash your creativity.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Installing & Authorising


Step 1. Open ROLI Connect/Register Equator2 to your ROLI account


When purchasing Equator2 on ROLI.com, if you are logged into your account and have the box shown below ticked, Equator2 will be auto-registered to your account as soon as it is purchased. You can now simply login to ROLI Connect using your ROLI account details.




If you did not select the auto-register option, or if you bought the software from a third-party, your Equator2 serial will be sent in a separate email. Once the serial has arrived, please follow the steps below:


  1. Download the latest version of ROLI Connect from roli.com/start 
  2. Log in with your ROLI account details
  3. Click the barcode button in the top-right corner of ROLI Connect
  4. Enter your Equator2 serial number and click register.


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Step 2. Install the Equator2 application


  1. Ensure you’re running the latest version of ROLI Connect. You can download the latest version here.

  2. Once you've installed, log in to ROLI Connect with your ROLI account details. If you're already logged in, please sign out of and back in to ROLI Connect to ensure Equator2 can authorise successfully

  3. Select the Apps tab and you will see Equator2 listed amongst your other software products



  4. Click the green “Install” button next to Equator2 to begin downloading and installing the Equator2 application

  5. Once the installation has completed, click the Equator2 name itself to reveal the content libraries, and proceed to the next section. Please do not launch Equator2 until you've installed the factory library content from the steps below, or Equator2 will fail to locate the content ("Missing instrument" errors will appear)



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Step 3. Install the Equator2 Factory Library content


  1. Don't be tempted to open Equator2 yet! You'll need to install the library content for Equator2. After clicking the Equator2 name in the Apps tab, you will see two content libraries:



  2. First, begin the download & installation of the larger of the two libraries, the Equator2 Library, by clicking the green “Install” button next to the Equator2 Library option:


  3. The Equator2 Library installer is 5.2GB in size, so please ensure you have at least twice this amount (10.4GB) of free disk space to accommodate for both the installer and the installation before proceeding

  4. The content will take some time to download. Please ensure your computer does not go to sleep during this time, to ensure the download is able to complete successfully


  5. Once the download has completed, the installation will occur automatically and a grey "Uninstall" button will appear if the installation has been successful, and you can proceed to the next section



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Step 4: Install the Equator1 Legacy Library content


The Equator1 Legacy Library* contains a curated selection of the sample instruments that were part of the original Equator release, as well as some extra sample instruments from our vaults. It is important that these samples are installed before launching Equator2 to ensure that all presets recall successfully.


  1. As per the steps above, to install the Equator1 Legacy Library, click the green “Install” button next to the Equator1 Legacy Library option:



  2. The Equator1 Legacy Library installer is 1.3GB in size, so please ensure you have at least twice this amount (2.6GB) of free disk space to accommodate for both the installer and the installation before proceeding

  3. The content will take some time to download. Please ensure your computer does not go to sleep during this time, to ensure the download is able to complete successfully


  4. Once the download has completed, the installation will occur automatically and a grey "Uninstall" button will appear if the installation has been successful



If you already own the original Equator1 software, it’s very likely that you have these samples installed already. In the event that Equator2 is unable to find any particular Equator1 instruments, you will need to install the Equator1 Legacy Library to ensure all instruments are accounted for.


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Step 5: Authorise Equator2


When you launch Equator2 as a standalone application or plugin for the first time, authorisation will happen automatically unless ROLI Connect is not running, in which you'll be prompted to launch ROLI Connect.


Once authorisation has completed, Equator2 can run without requiring ROLI Connect to be running for up to 4 weeks before needing to "phone home" again. Should this occur, you'll be prompted to launch ROLI Connect again.


If you are finding that Equator2 is not authorising, please see the steps in this guide: ROLI Studio/Equator2 fails to authorise


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Step 6: Removing the installers (optional)


Once the Equator2 application, Equator2 Library and Equator1 Legacy Library have been installed, you can remove the original installers to free up disk space by deleting the following folders:


Mac:

  1. Open Finder, hold the Alt key and head to Go -> Library in the menubar
  2. Navigate to Application Support/ROLI/ROLI Connect
  3. Delete the “downloads” folder

Win:

  1. Open File Explorer
  2. Navigate to C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\ROLI\ROLI Connect
  3. Delete the “downloads” folder


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Troubleshooting


'Install Failed' error

If Equator2 fails to install, try signing out of ROLI Connect, restarting your computer, signing back into Connect and installing again which should resolve the issue.


If it does not, please reach out to support here.


Equator2 fails to authorise

If you see the "Oh no! No valid license was found" screen, please follow the steps in this article: ROLI Studio/Equator2 fails to authorise.