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FYI Kontakt Player Demo Timeout https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2020/04/23/kontakt-demo-mode/ So, again, if you see the “demo mode” message in Kontakt, this means that you are using the free Kontakt Player plugin. The majority of free third-party Kontakt libraries will work in “demo mode” in Kontakt Player. The “demo mode” means that you can only use the library for fifteen minutes. After that, there will be no sound on the output, and you won’t be able to access the editing features.

It would even be cool if you could do so by allowing browsing and selection between all installed sample sets. Maybe working in sample import at some point afterwards.

My favorite standalone solution for VST2 plugin instruments without their own executable is the free lightweight NanoHost by Tone2. https://www.tone2.net/nanohost.html Just drop a copy of the "NanoHost64bit.exe" directly into your plugin folder, then simply rename it with the name of the plugin .dll that you wish to run. For example, if I want to run Massive X in standalone I just rename the "NanoHost64bit.exe" to "Massive X.exe". You can make multiple copies of NanoHost so that any number of your VST2 plugins can each have their own executable. When you run the executable that launches the related plugin .dll.

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There are several sample library developers that have moved away from Kontakt. One of the reasons is that Kontakt became so successful, and it became a de facto industry standard. Once you achieve that level of success, and have so many 3rd party developers dependent on that platform, the pace of new features has to slow to a crawl to avoid creating incompatibilities for existing Kontakt catalog titles. So a quick, possibly incomplete shortlist of developers creating their own players so that they can add any features any time they wish is Spitfire, Orchestral Tools, Soundpaint, Mntra... Of course that is sure to frustrate users that are heavy users of Kontakt, but some devs assume that it unlocks them from a slow moving monopoly and they think they can do better.

Not right offhand, without experimenting. But it should be some combination of standard effects. That's why I suggest trying guitar effects, because you can usually quickly combine and swap until you find a sound that you like, either using stomp boxes or rack FX, or some combination of them. NI Guitar Rig 6 has a lot of interesting special FX presets that may be useful, but it's not free. Works well with synth sounds!

TTS-1 is mostly used for the standard GM (General MIDI) sound set it provides, although it seems that you are looking into the Synth FX category. Ordinarily I would point to a GM alternative for TTS-1, like the virtual Sound Canvas from Roland Cloud. But in your case, if it's "Synth FX" you are seeking, the sky is pretty much the limit with the free soft synths and FX available today. You could buy the Sound Canvas for the GM sounds since the "Synth FX > Echo Drops" appears to be a standard GM2 sound. But it would probably be cheaper to try some experimentation with a free synth organ sound, possibly layered with another sound, and some free FX to re-create that sound (definitely FX is what makes that swirling chorusy sound). An idea for the FX might be to try using guitar effects such as the free IK AmpliTube 5 CS. Also consider that the GM spec and sound set are decades old by now, and since the TTS-1 was powered by Roland, I'm not sure how much of a "higher-end" GM alternative you will find out there. The original hardware Sound Canvas (1991) is likely what the TTS-1 was based on, as well as the "classic" virtual Sound Canvas that Roland is selling today. https://www.roland.com/us/products/rc_sound_canvas_va/

Yet somehow Spitfire manages to keep the LABS project free, with lots of unique quality instruments. I believe that most of those are derived from indy samplists.

An FX processor that can make any instrument sound like a Mellotron is cool in my book. "The Mellotron, introduced in 1963, was a keyboard that had a tape playback mechanism under every key. Tape MELLO-FI’s sound and behavior is inspired by Mellotron V, our software recreation of this legendary instrument."

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I think we need a poll of how many people get what they need from Neoverb, with the AI setting it up for you.

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That clarification is direct and to the point! Don't see how anyone could be confused by that!

Well, since the issue seems to be split between so many DAWs, my gut tells me that the plugin may be doing something improperly. As with my earlier suggestion, opening a ticket with the plugin developer first to confirm its functionality may be faster, but that's up to you! KV331 Support has usually responded to me in a reasonable amount of time.

I got BreakTweaker Expanded included when I upgraded to iZotope Music Production Suite, but haven't really spent much time with it yet. It's on a very long to-do list! 😜 But PluginGuru John "Skippy" Lehmkuhl is a big fan, and that's enough of an endorsement for me! He designed 3 libraries for it that I may explore at some point. https://www.pluginguru.com/products/category/breaktweaker/

I have uninstalled all of my Acustica freebies. The ship was sinking and I had to throw them overboard! 😂

Miroslav is not top tier, but you don't really need to go top tier unless you are serious about scoring for film or video. And if anyone was that serious, they wouldn't be asking about Miroslav. 😉 I agree that for most average users that just want to dabble in orchestration or add orchestral layers to their projects, Miroslav should be fine. Things I like about it: Miroslav has some good solo instruments, where you sometimes just get sections at the entry level. And Miroslav also has some decent orchestral percussion. IMO, the Amadeus Symphonic Orchestra is my favorite entry level orchestra. It's a great scratchpad and even has a full orchestra preset that lets you play all of the sections with both hands on the keyboard! Lots of fun! The Kontakt Player version was programmed by Tracy Collins of Indiginus, using curated samples from Sonic Scores, the developer of Overture. By the way, you can now get the Spitfire BBC Symphonic Discovery Orchestra for free. That's a no-brainer for sure. It's a cut-down version of the BBCSO Core and BBCSO Pro versions without all of the articulations, round robins, extra mic positions, and some instruments. But it has the solid orchestral essentials!

@KeniOkay, just tried it with 3 more DAWs, whew! 🤪 Ableton Live 11 was the same as the other 3 DAWs that I tested, but Bitwig Studio 8-Track and Tracktion Waveform 12 Free saved the FX state with the project. No saving in the DAW's native preset format required. So it appears that these last 2 are in the same category as @Starship Krupa's Mixcraft. So here is the breakdown so far as tested... DAW project saves SynthMaster Player preset FX state: Mixcraft Bitwig Waveform DAW project doesn't save SynthMaster Player preset FX state: Cakewalk Studio One Reaper Ableton Live Ugh!!! 🙄

Waves does a lot of that. And the Ozone and RX Suites from iZotope have a lot of individual plugins that are all separate components. That's not the same thing as what Waves does, as each has its own function, but it still pumps the count up.

Well that indicates that Cakewalk is able to save the preset state of the plugin. Sounds like a plugin programming issue to me.

Okay, here are my results, and the 3 DAWs tested are all consistent. Cakewalk Studio One 5 Pro Reaper SynthMaster Player does not save the plugin FX settings, but the full SynthMaster 2 does save them (at least here). IMO it's possibly a KV331 design intent to block the saving of effects settings in the preset as they are technically part of a preset that is blocked from edits while using the Player. I would open a support ticket with the KV331 support team first to confirm this. Here is the web form: https://www.synthmaster.com/contactus.aspx I cannot understand why Mixcraft works differently with the Player on Starship's machine.

That should almost cover it! Did you try rebooting, reinstalling Windows, or maybe replacing the machine? 😂 You did notice the winky emoji on my post, right?