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MODO Bass and The Arturia V Collection 8 have me sold on that idea! An extensive bass and keyboard collection with hardly any footprint compared with sample libraries. I did have to add samples for a decent upright acoustic bass, however. But orchestral and band instrument samples will still probably be required for now and the foreseeable future. But never say never!

You are aware that you can use a number of effects from Studio One elsewhere if you install PreSonus Hub, such as Ampire, Fat Channel, Analog Effects Collection, & VU Meter, right? That makes them available as unlocked VST3 plugins. My main issue is that none of the proprietary Studio One instruments are included, and I agree with @dubdiscipleregarding their possible reasoning for not releasing them. But the fact that FX were released, but not any instruments, leaves me scratching my head...

Truth!!!

An exception that I wasn't aware of. I have the original.

My sample/content drive is full, and I recently bought a replacement SSD to double my sample content space. But I haven't installed it yet. That has definitely slowed down my buying, LOL! I really like the Soundpaint platform, but not really too crazy about buying any more sampled synths and the GBs of storage space they consume (thinking of you Syntronik). I think samples from the real world are much more useful. Like acoustic instruments and found sounds...

And since it has been almost 4 years without BandLab re-releasing ANY of the old premium Cakewalk developed plugins, I sense that they really are not all that interested in pursuing further plugin development and support. They would most likely have pushed something out by this point if they were...

Same here. Some DAW specific plugs might be great, but learning to use any plug well takes time. I would prefer to invest that time into learning something universally useful. Plus, I already have too many EQs and compressors...

Last year I got the Kontakt 6 crossgrade price, plus a 50% discount. Total was $124, compared with full retail price for Kontakt as $399. Lucky me!

Have you tried in Cakewalk: "Preferences > VST Settings > Scan Options > Reset"?

Those Style Dials are ironically similar to the Waves "One Knob" series of plugins...

Kontakt is a very fine modern virtual ROMpler. I would say that it is the industry standard, where it offers an open field to all sound designers. I used to use hardware ROMplers from Korg and Roland, but expansions were limited, and the UI was clumsy and inefficient.

Kontakt is the only thing from NI that interests me. I have no use for Komplete, as that's just a way to fill up another hard drive with stuff that I will never use.

Has anyone tried this lately? https://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=SONAR&language=3&help=ProChannel.10.html The FX Chain module "The FX Chain module allows you to use FX Chains (see Effects chains) and individual audio effects within the ProChannel signal flow. The FX Chain module can be used as an FX Rack that can be inserted between other ProChannel modules. An FX Chain is a container that can include multiple audio plug-ins. Assignable knobs and buttons can control automatable plug-in parameters in the FX Chain. An FX Chain preset can store up to six assignable knobs and six assignable buttons."

Free: AAS Player; Ample Bass P Lite; Arturia Filter MINI; Cherry Audio Voltage Modular Nucleus; IK SampleTank 3 CS; iZotope Elements; NI Kontakt Player; Spitfire BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover; PreSonus Studio One Prime; Soundpaint; Synthmaster Player; Tone2 Firebird; Tracktion Free; UJAM VG Sparkle; u-he Zebralette; Vital; Waves. Almost Free: AIR Xpand!2 ($1). Bundled: Arturia Piano V; XLN Audio AD2.

3rd party is better if you plan to use more than one DAW, and want to use your favorite portable instruments and effects anywhere, and not have them locked to a specific DAW. However, built-in could be simpler if you wish to collaborate with others using the same DAW, exchanging project files, etc.

Yep, I hardly ever see that included library discussed. Just all the extra shiny stuff you can now buy! ?

I thought it was the same 50% off that comes up once or twice a year, that you can use on the crossgrade price.

If you are eligible for the Kontakt 6 crossgrade price, now would be a good time to jump on for that 50% off!!! I got mine for about $125 that way last year...

I still have Sonar Producer 6 and 8.5 installed on an old copy of 32-bit WinXP, on an old Dell P4 laptop, and a VM. Although I have run Sonar since v1, my existing Sonar install media only goes back as far as Sonar Producer 3 & 4. But my memory struggles reaching that far back, LOL!

But then again, when I checked this spreadsheet, I only see DX plugins for Sonar 3 & 4. But these are only included plugins, and not 3rd party. Not exactly sure when VST hosting happened in Sonar. Maybe @scookremembers when ...? Sonar Plugins Sonar 3 to Platinum https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qNsnKBASsnsALygDDQSQ4jFW6yhZIJZcIpfwH-6qgy0/pubhtml?gid=0&single=true

I'm pretty sure that all of the Sonar series had VST support.

I hope Tone2 will honor that offer down the road, as I'm just not quite ready to buy another synth. By the way, what is your impression of Icarus 2? Is there anything unique that it can do well? For example, Icarus 2 vs. Dune 3 vs. Zebra 2? It looks powerful!

Last week I received an email discount offer from Tone2 of $99 for Icarus 2, as a Tone2 customer with Saurus 3 and Warlock.

WavesLocalServer…what is it and why doesn’t it quit when I quit my DAW? https://forum.waves.com/t/waveslocalserver-what-is-it-and-why-doesnt-it-quit-when-i-quit-my-daw/2107/5 "WavesLocalServer is a background process that is used to facilitate cross plugin communications, preset scanning, advanced plugin features and licensing abilities. This service does not collect or transmit any personal user information or usage data. The reason this service stays open in the background is to optimize loading and scanning times. We are working to minimize the resources it requires. There is no problem if the service is terminated, but it will be relaunched by the plugin once it is needed."

I haven't yet figured out what the actual purpose of Waves Local Server is... ? It appears to start running whenever I access the preset browser. If I end the task, it resumes the next time I browse presets. I see that you ran into this Waves process a while back. Just stumbled across your post with a Google search...