Jun Murakami App Factory

2.1 Installation

Supported Environments and Plugin Formats

Synth-80 supports Windows and macOS.

A standalone plugin called Synth-80 FX, which contains only the effects chain, is also included. This is an audio effect with no synth sound-generation section, intended to let you insert the same 5-slot Effect Chain found in Synth-80 itself onto other tracks. For details on the effects, see → Chapter 9 "Effects".

Running the Installer

Open the installer you downloaded (an installer executable on Windows, a pkg on macOS) and follow the on-screen instructions. Each plugin format will be placed in your OS's standard plugin folder.

After installation, run a plugin scan (rescan) in your DAW, and Synth-80 and Synth-80 FX will appear in the list. The scanning procedure differs from one DAW to another, so please refer to the manual for your DAW.

Using the Standalone Version

To use Synth-80 on its own without going through a DAW, launch the Standalone version. On first launch, the audio output device and MIDI input device may still be at their defaults. If you get no sound, or the plugin does not respond to your keyboard, reselect the audio/MIDI devices from the settings menu of the Standalone version.

2.2 First Launch

When you load Synth-80 onto a track in your DAW, the activation dialog appears automatically while the plugin is unactivated. Here you choose from the following three options.

About the Demo Noise

While unactivated (in demo mode), demo noise is added to the final output stage at regular intervals.

Once you activate a valid license, the demo noise is removed.

2.3 Online Activation

When you choose "Activate", you proceed to the license activation screen. There are online activation and offline activation, and online activation has two paths.

Logging In with Google / Apple (Device Code Method)

When logging in with a Google or Apple account, the process uses the device code method, which uses your OS's browser. The procedure is as follows.

1. A code for display (userCode) appears in the plugin.
2. Your system browser opens. In the browser, log in to the account you created at the time of purchase.
3. The browser shows a confirmation asking "Do you want to authorize this device?". Confirm that it matches the code shown in the plugin, and explicitly approve it.
4. Once you approve, you return to the plugin and activation is complete.

Logging In with Email Address and Password

Enter the email address and password of the account that purchased the product into the form inside the plugin. This path is completed entirely within the plugin. Once login succeeds, your license is imported automatically and activation is complete.

If you have forgotten your password, you can reset it from the password reset on the same screen (a reset email will be sent to you).

About the Issued License

When activation succeeds, the license is saved to your environment. This license has the following properties.

• On a different OS, or if you reinstall the OS, you can restore the license by reactivating with the same account.
• The license is tied to the purchaser's email address and display name. You cannot transfer the license to another person.
• If you modify the license file, or put in a file for a different product, verification fails and it will not activate.

2.4 Key File Activation

If you want to activate offline, or want to keep a copy of your license on hand in case you need to reinstall, use a key file. The key file extension is .s80key.

Obtaining and Importing the Key File

1. Log in to the website at https://jun-murakami.web.app/account (the account screen) and download the key file for the license you hold.
2. Drag and drop the downloaded .s80key file onto the plugin's activation screen. Alternatively, load it from the file selector on the screen.
3. The signature is verified, and if there are no problems, activation is complete.

2.5 Purchase and Account

Purchasing

You can purchase Synth-80 from the product page https://jun-murakami.web.app/synth-80. Logging in is required at the time of purchase. This is to reliably tie the purchase process (the Paddle checkout) to the account you are logged in to. Once the purchase is complete, the license is issued to that account.

The Account Screen

On the website's account screen at https://jun-murakami.web.app/account, you can view a list of the licenses you hold. From here, you can download the key file (.s80key) for each license (see 2.4).

2.6 Preset Location

After installation, sound presets are saved under your OS's Documents folder, at Documents/Synth-80/. On both Windows and macOS, this folder name (Synth-80) is the same.

• The unit of storage is the Patch (.80p). A single Patch bundles together the Upper Tone and Lower Tone, performance settings, Effect Chain, and Patch Volume (for the concept of a Patch, see → Chapter 5 "Understanding Preset / Patch / Tone").
• Category folders (Bass, Lead, Pad & Strings, etc.) are placed directly under the preset root.

An example of the save location structure is as follows.

Documents/
└── Synth-80/
    ├── Bass/
    │   └── Fat Unison.80p
    ├── Lead/
    │   └── Sync Lead.80p
    └── Pad & Strings/
        └── Bright Strings.80p

2.7 Settings File Locations

The presets themselves are placed in Documents as described in the previous section, but the license file, UI settings, window size, and the placement state of the Factory presets are saved separately in your OS's standard application settings folder. This folder is also named Synth-80 (with a hyphen). These files are not usually something the user needs to interact with directly, but they can be useful for backup or troubleshooting.

Windows:

%APPDATA%\Synth-80\
├── Synth80.s80key
├── preferences.json
├── window-state.json
└── factory-presets.json

macOS:

~/Library/Application Support/Synth-80/
├── Synth80.s80key
├── preferences.json
├── window-state.json
└── factory-presets.json

The role of each file is as follows.