After being a computer nerd for quite some time, I can say this is ridiculously difficult to install. I almost feel like through this whole process, they want my money, but not for me to use the product.
After waiting 3 days for a working download, and then going through a couple e-mails with support, as well as multiple different non-functional download links, I finally got everything downloaded. Then after unzipping 6 files, and unzipping the files in those files, and the files in those files, and extracting them all to one folder, then after installing SSD and Kontakt, and after creating a NI account, and after registering SSD through NI Service Center, I'm stuck.
I can't figure out how to get it loaded into Cubase 5, according to the instructions: "Steven Slate Drums 3.5 should be automatically added to your DAW plug-in directory and will be available to be selected and/or inserted into a Software Instrument Track."........This is incorrect, it's not available in my VSTi dropdown menu. In addition to that, when I load Kontakt, it is no where to be found on the Kontakt screen either.
To make matters worse, the first instruction says: "Click the Library Tab on the left browser screen." and includes the following picture:
And here is what my kontakt (installed from Slates package) looks like:
Help, anyone?