It took the codes supplied by the Fishman downloads page without a problem. Komplete Elements needed a more recent licensing app (Native Access Installer), which I had to download from their website and run before Komplete Elements would run. This is necessary so the TriplePlay software can find all the components it needs. First Komplete Elements, then SampleTank 3 and 2, and TriplePlay last, as indicated by the tutorials in this page. Some of these required making a login on other websites (haven’t got any spam so far). Dowloaded Komplete Elements, SampleTank 3, SampleTank 2 XT, and the TriplePlay software (this last one is always free).This brought me to the private downloads area. Logged into the Fishman page with the code they gave me and the serial number of my Connect.I must add that, being a software developer myself, I believed I could handle whatever came my way during software installation and further tweaks. Frank at Fishman wanted to hold my hand as I installed it so I’d get the best possible experience which, avowedly, is what they do for any customer and not just me writing a review, but I decided to go ahead and not use any extra help. It is also quite different, generally in a good way, although it is a lot harder to install. If you want to skip the detail, here’s the one-line review: the Mac software for the TriplePlay Connect is a lot better than that for the iPad.

This normally would have set me back $29.95 through the Fishman store, so the gift is appreciated. Folks at Fishman read the article and were kind enough to give me a code so I could test the device with computer software (I used an iMac) rather than the free iPad software. On my first review of the TriplePlay Connect MIDI system for a guitar, I gave the hardware an A, and the software a C. Hot on the heels of my previous post on the Fishman TriplePlay Connect, here’s another post on the same device, this time focusing on the software for PC and Mac rather than iPad.

Importing sampletank 3 instruments