Swam solo strings
Here you will find everything related to the installation, activation, updates, release notes and manuals of our Virtual Instruments and Applications.
Release Notes
General Information
- SWAM Solo Strings v3 main features improvements
- Enabling Applications to Communicate Over the Local Network on macOS (12, 13, 14, 15)
- Enabling Applications to Communicate Over the Local Network on iOS (15, 16, 17, 18)
- Enabling Applications to Communicate Over the Local Network on Windows 11
- What is "Ambiente" and Why Should I Use It?
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Product & License Management
- Support Discontinuation for SWAM v2 Products (June 3, 2025) - FAQ
- How can I recover my License Keys?
- Where do I find the latest updates for the SWAM instruments purchased from Samplemodeling?
- How do I deauthorize a license key?
- Products are showing up as trial versions even though I bought them
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How To...
Compatibility
Known Issues
- Are My SWAM Instruments Vanishing from the Ambiente Room Simulator a Bug?
- SWAM VST2 plug-ins not recognized in Komplete Kontrol, Reason and Ableton Live (macOS)
- FL Studio - "Buffer size too small" message
- Windows 10 update 1511 invalidates SWAM authorization
- My SWAM plug-ins are not found by Ableton Live on macOS. Why?
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Sales, Billing, Offers
- Why SWAM iOS and Desktop Versions are Separate Purchases
- Can I complete a SWAM bundle (desktop version)?
- I already own one or more SWAM Solo Strings v2 instruments. How does your new release promotion for SWAM Solo Strings v3.0 apply in my case?
- What’s the price difference between the prices listed on your website and the price in other currencies?
- I’m not satisfied with the product. Is there a return policy?
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Educational & Special Programs
- How do I apply to the EDU Program?
- How do I use my EDU discount coupon?
- Do you have educational discounts for students or teachers?
- Is there a difference between the instruments you provide with the EDU discounts and your instruments at regular price?
- I'm trying to use my EDU discount to purchase some of your iOS but it's not working…
What are the technical requirements for using SWAM instruments?
Supported formats and Operating Systems
Solo Brass v3, Solo Woodwinds v3, Solo Strings v3
- Standalone, Audio Units, VST, VST3, AAX, NKS 64bit
- macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) to 14 (Sonoma) - M1,M2,M3/Silicon supported natively (AAX Silicon supported natively starting from v3.7.0)
- Windows 10 and 11
- iPadOS 13 to 17 (iPad)
- iOS 13 to 17 (iPhone)
String Sections v1
- Standalone, Audio Units, VST, VST3, AAX, NKS 64bit
- macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) to 14 (Sonoma) - M1,M2,M3/Silicon supported natively (AAX Silicon supported natively starting from v1.0.0)
- Windows 10 and 11
Solo Woodwinds v2, Solo Strings v2 (discontinued)
- Audio Units, VST, AAX 64bit*
- macOS 10.7 to 14 (Sonoma)** - M1,M2,M3/Silicon architecture supported through Rosetta 2
- Windows 10 and 11
NOTE: SWAM v2 support will cease definitely on June 3rd, 2025
Small footprint!
SWAM Solo Brass
macOS
Each product installer is 240 MB. The required space is 32 MB per single plugin format plus 16 MB for shared resources and assets. This results in a total ranging from 176 MB to 816 MB for each product (5 instruments of either SWAM Trumpets, SWAM Trombones, or SWAM Horns & Tubas), and from 1 GB to 2.4 GB for the complete Solo Brass bundle (3 products, 15 instruments). The total range depends on the number of plugin formats installed.
RAM occupancy: about 30 MB for each instrument instance.
Windows
Each product installer is 150 MB. The required space is 16 MB per single plugin format plus 16 MB for shared resources and assets. This results in a total ranging from 96 MB to 336 MB for each product (5 instruments of either SWAM Trumpets, SWAM Trombones, or SWAM Horns & Tubas), and from 288 MB to 1 GB for the complete Solo Brass bundle (3 products, 15 instruments). The total range depends on the number of plugin formats installed.
RAM occupancy: about 42 MB for each instrument instance.
iPadOS, iOS
The required space for each App is 45 MB. This results in a total ranging from 45 MB for a single App to 675 MB for the complete Solo Brass collection (15 instruments).
RAM occupancy: about 30 MB for each instrument instance.
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SWAM Clarinets
macOS
Product installer is 185 MB. The required space is 32 MB per single plugin format plus 82 MB for shared resources and assets. This results in a total ranging from 146 MB to 402 MB for the Clarinets (2 instruments). The total range depends on the number of plugin formats installed.
RAM occupancy: about 114 MB for each instrument instance.
Windows
Product installer is 140 MB. The required space is 16 MB per single plugin format plus 82 MB for shared resources and assets. This results in a total ranging from 114 MB to 210 MB for the Clarinets (2 instruments). The total range depends on the number of plugin formats installed.
RAM occupancy: about 130 MB for each instrument instance.
iPadOS, iOS
The required space for each App is 146 MB. This results in a total ranging from 146 MB for a single App to 292 MB for the complete SWAM Clarinets collection (2 instruments).
RAM occupancy: about 114 MB for each instrument instance.
SWAM Saxophones
macOS
Product installer is 320 MB. The required space is 32 MB per single plugin format plus 143 MB for shared resources and assets. This results in a total ranging from 271 MB to 783 MB for the Saxophones (4 instruments). The total range depends on the number of plugin formats installed.
RAM occupancy: about 150 MB for each instrument instance.
Windows
Product installer is 250 MB. The required space is 16 MB per single plugin format plus 143 MB for shared resources and assets. This results in a total ranging from 160 MB to 400 MB for the Saxophones (4 instruments). The total range depends on the number of plugin formats installed.
RAM occupancy: about 160 MB for each instrument instance.
iPadOS, iOS
The required space for each App is 145 MB. This results in a total ranging from 145 MB for a single App to 580 MB for the complete SWAM Saxophones collection (4 instruments).
RAM occupancy: about 114 MB for each instrument instance.
SWAM Double Reeds
macOS
Product installer is 300 MB. The required space is 32 MB per single plugin format plus 121 MB for shared resources and assets. This results in a total ranging from 249 MB to 761 MB for the Double Reeds (4 instruments). The total range depends on the number of plugin formats installed.
RAM occupancy: about 117 MB for each instrument instance.
Windows
Product installer is 230 MB. The required space is 16 MB per single plugin format plus 121 MB for shared resources and assets. This results in a total ranging from 185 MB to 441 MB for the Double reeds (4 instruments). The total range depends on the number of plugin formats installed.
RAM occupancy: about 128 MB for each instrument instance.
iPadOS, iOS
The required space for each App is 124 MB. This results in a total ranging from 142 MB for a single App to 568 MB for the complete SWAM Double Reeds collection (4 instruments).
RAM occupancy: about 117 MB for each instrument instance.
SWAM Flutes
macOS
Product installer is 212 MB. The required space is 32 MB per single plugin format plus 50 MB for shared resources and assets. This results in a total ranging from 178 MB to 690 MB for the Flutes (4 instruments). The total range depends on the number of plugin formats installed.
RAM occupancy: about 100 MB for each instrument instance.
Windows
Product installer is 160 MB. The required space is 16 MB per single plugin format plus 50 MB for shared resources and assets. This results in a total ranging from 114 MB to 306 MB for the Flutes (4 instruments). The total range depends on the number of plugin formats installed.
RAM occupancy: about 70 MB for each instrument instance.
iPadOS, iOS
The required space for each App is 68 MB. This results in a total ranging from 68 MB for a single App to 272 MB for the complete SWAM Flutes collection (4 instruments).
RAM occupancy: about 100 MB for each instrument instance.
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SWAM Solo Strings
macOS
Each product installer is 90 MB. The required space is 32 MB per single plugin format plus 20 MB for shared resources and assets. This results in a total ranging from 52 MB to 180 MB for each product (1 instrument of either SWAM Double Bass, SWAM Cello, SWAM Viola, or Violin), and from 208 MB to 720 MB for the complete Solo Strings bundle (4 instruments). The total range depends on the number of plugin formats installed.
RAM occupancy: about 30 MB for each instrument instance.
Windows
Each product installer is 57 MB. The required space is 16 MB per single plugin format plus 20 MB for shared resources and assets. This results in a total ranging from 36 MB to 84 MB for each product (1 instrument of either SWAM Double Bass, SWAM Cello, SWAM Viola, or Violin), and from 144 MB to 336 MB for the complete Solo Strings bundle (4 instruments). The total range depends on the number of plugin formats installed.
RAM occupancy: about 52 MB for each instrument instance.
iPadOS, iOS
The required space for each App is 77 MB. This results in a total ranging from 77 MB for a single App to 308 MB for the complete SWAM Solo Strings collection (4 instruments).
RAM occupancy: about 30 MB for each instrument instance.
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SWAM String Sections
macOS
Product installer is 390 MB. The required space is 37 MB per single plugin format plus 248 MB for shared resources and assets. This results in a total ranging from 396 MB to 988 MB for the complete String Sections (4 instruments). The total range depends on the number of plugin formats installed.
RAM occupancy: about 176 MB for each instrument instance.
Windows
Product installer is 338 MB. The required space is 17 MB per single plugin format plus 248 MB for shared resources and assets. This results in a total ranging from 265 MB to 588 MB for the complete String Sections (4 instruments). The total range depends on the number of plugin formats installed.
RAM occupancy: about 173 MB for each instrument instance.
CPU load
The realism and expressiveness of SWAM instrument sets can be very CPU intensive. Therefore, they require a modern computer with at least a 1.6 GHz Core 2 Duo CPU to run a single instance of a SWAM instrument with negligible latency. Less powerful systems may also give decent results but might require larger buffer sizes, involving higher latencies.
* 32bit products have been dismissed starting from Woodwinds 2.8 and Solo Strings 2.0 (November 2017)
** SWAM v2 Audio Units on Mojave, Catalina, Big Sur, Monterey, Ventura, Sonoma
If the plugins are not found by your DAW after the installation, clean the Audio Units cache and reboot the system.
To clean the Audio Units cache:
- In the Finder, choose Go > Go to Folder from the menu.
- Type ~/Library/Caches in the "Go to the folder" field.
- Press the Go button
- Remove the "com.apple.audiounits.cache" file.
- Remove the ~/Library/Caches/AudioUnitCache folder