Installing ArtiString

ArtiString is distributed as a VST3 plug-in for Windows and Ubuntu (Linux). Both platform builds are in your Moonbase library, and the same download flow applies either way.

Prerequisites

  • A host application with VST3 support. ArtiString is only available in VST3; there is no AU, CLAP or LV2 build.
  • On Windows, a user with administrator rights (the installer writes to Program Files).
  • On Ubuntu, sudo for the package install.

Getting the package

On the ArtiString product page, press Try It. You can download installers for the plattforms you own

Windows

  1. Run the downloaded .exe installer. Accept the UAC prompt when it asks for administrator rights.
  2. Keep the default location — the installer places ArtiString.vst3 in C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\, which every VST3 host scans, and installs the factory presets to C:\ProgramData\LodiAudio\ArtiString.
  3. If an older ArtiString is installed, the installer replaces it — no need to uninstall first.
  4. Restart the host or run a full VST3 rescan, then load ArtiString from the VST3 list.

Ubuntu (Linux)

Install the downloaded .deb package by opening a terminal and issueing the command

sudo apt install ./artistring_*_amd64.deb

The package puts ArtiString.vst3 in /usr/lib/vst3/ and the factory presets in /usr/share/LodiAudio/ArtiString/. Almost every Linux VST3 host scans /usr/lib/vst3 by default — rescan plug-ins (or restart the host) and load ArtiString from the VST3 list. To update later, download the newer .deb and install it the same way; to remove it, sudo apt remove the package.

Activating

When you first start ArtiString it operates in DEMO MODE: everything functions but the output periodically mutes for a minute at a time (a "DEMO" indicator in the top-left corner shows the countdown), so evaluations work but the plug-in isn't production-usable until activated.

Click on the DEMO MODE button to launch the activation and a browser opens a Lodi Audio page. You have the option to start a 14-day trial, without needing to log in. The trial unlocks ArtiString completely on a machine. Trial licenses require active internet connections for the plugin to work.

You can also directly buy (one time purchase or rent-to-own) an online license. Buying the license requires you to sign up with a Lodi Audio account. Offline licenses are also available: Just use another computer or your phone to purchase the license. Once purchased, you get a license code that you can enter into ArtiString.

Please note that only one-time purchases per major version of ArtiString are available for offline licensing.

Troubleshooting

if the host doesn't find the plug-in, restart it or force a plug-in rescan — details depend on the plugin host, you must refer to the vendors documentation