XPSURF - INSTALL.TXT
Download XPSURF for your system from My Account (you need the account
you bought it with).
MACOS (Apple Silicon and Intel; signed and notarized by Apple)
1. Open the zip and copy the plug-ins:
XPSURF.vst3 to ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3
XPSURF.component to ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components
Or run XPSURF.app on its own, without a DAW.
2. Load XPSURF on an instrument (MIDI) track.
Ableton Live: Settings > Plug-Ins. Turn on "Use VST3 Plug-In
System Folders" and "Use Audio Units", then click Rescan.
Logic Pro picks up the Audio Unit on its own.
3. To record the built-in browser, an app or the whole system, macOS
asks once for "System Audio Recording" for your DAW (or for
XPSURF.app). Click Allow. If you said no: System Settings >
Privacy & Security > Screen & System Audio Recording, turn it on,
restart the DAW. This needs macOS 14.2 or later; the DAW track and
the audio input work from macOS 12.
WINDOWS
1. Open the zip and copy the XPSURF.vst3 folder to
C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3
Or run XPSURF.exe on its own.
2. Rescan plug-ins in your DAW and load XPSURF on an instrument track.
3. Windows may warn the first time (SmartScreen): click "More info",
then "Run anyway".
4. Recording apps and the system needs Windows 10 version 2004 or
later. The built-in browser uses Microsoft Edge WebView2 (part of
Windows 11 and current Windows 10).
LINUX (x86_64)
1. Unpack the archive and copy XPSURF.vst3 to ~/.vst3
(XPSURF-standalone runs on its own).
2. Rescan plug-ins in your DAW (Bitwig, Reaper, Ardour, ...).
3. Recording apps and the system works with PulseAudio or PipeWire,
the default on current distributions. The built-in browser needs
WebKitGTK 4.1 (Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt install libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0).
ACTIVATION
Load XPSURF. The activation window opens. Click "Activate in Browser"
and sign in on sunfish.software with the account you bought XPSURF
with. Or type your e-mail and password into the activation window.
One purchase works on 3 computers. To move to a new computer,
deactivate the old one in XPSURF (? > Activation...) or on the
My Account page.
YOUR RECORDINGS
Every take is saved as a WAV in your Music folder, XPSURF/Recordings.
Record only what you are allowed to use.
HELP
Something not working? See sunfish.software/support or write to
support@sunfish.software.