Its pretty straight forward however there are a few hoops to jump through if I am remembering I think you need to have Steinberg manager installed, then you can install it from steinberg manager - its another company installer .. I have so many of them installed, you can deactivate the Steinberg manager software after but they are managed like many of the other companies installers like Softube, Universal Audio, IK, StevenSlate, Waves. But there is no Ilok/Pace required for it. That said I would say its more than dropping a VST3 into the VST3 folder but its less involved than say Native Access or Waves. The managed installs these days are all pretty much the same. The good thing is that you can manage other presets and plugins from it if you have anything else. In fact I consider Steinberg to be one of the simpler company installers.

@@WilliamAshleyOnline ah. so it‘s just the steinberg installer without anything else?

​@@eren3390 OK 1. Make Steinberg account online if you don't have one, 2. install the steinberg software manager 3. Log into your steinberg online account 4. Click on the "Free Download" for Halion and the 8 free instruments. They will appear in your Steinberg software manager account. 5. Click activate. Pretty sure yeah. Its a free install. Just need to install the steinberg manager, then Xstream is one of the things you can install. www.steinberg.net/vst-instruments/x-stream/ Halion sonic is also free www.steinberg.net/vst-instruments/halion/sonic/ In addition to xtstream these halion instruments are free to use Get free Instruments X-Stream The free X-Stream spectral synthesizer transforms your sample into a colorful spectrum of sounds. Taped Vibes Create gritty funk, buttery soul, chilled lofi and more with the new, free Taped Vibes instrument for HALion. Navia Harp Free This free HALion Instrument takes the purity of a classic sampled harp and combines it with beautiful modern effects, like distortion and tape delay. LoFi Piano The free LoFi Piano has such a beautiful low fidelity that it will relax your audienc

@@WilliamAshleyOnline thanks but some people said that another software was installed too (not talking about xstream or halion and steinberg product manager). is there something else that gets installed other than the ones you listed?