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I've got the Cakewalk version and the IK T-RackS version. I think you only need one.

I agree. "Moving" Cakewalk applications to another computer, rather than installing can be dicey. Sometimes the Windows registry is involved. So steely-eyed is a must! Moving things around on the same computer is best done with directory junctions. For a new computer, a fresh install is the recommended method.

You will need to download and install Rapture Session from the legacy Cakewalk Command Center to get the goods. Atmospheric, Guitars, Keys, Orchestral, and Synths sound banks were available there as individual installers. The thing with most Cakewalk instruments is that they required an installer to get everything lined up, and I never heard of success just copying files to another computer. Rapture Session would also import sound content from Dimension Pro and Rapture classic, if presently installed at the time of Rapture Session install. So you will need to get your new computer all hooked up to Command Center and your old Cakewalk account to access it. Good luck!

Then again, I wouldn't expend too much energy on troubleshooting an audio interface for a $10 plugin, if everything else is working acceptably with it! ? AIR has been notorious lame recently regarding support and bug fixes. Drum Synth 500 originally had an MSRP of $199, but online retailers have been listing it at $129 -$149. Since they appear now to be dumping it for $9.99, I doubt that they have many tech support engineers sitting around to deal with compatibility issues. I realize that may sound cynical, but I have been waiting for several years for usability updates for the AIR instrument collection that I own. Their stuff is a great buy with good sounds, if it works. But it's cheap enough to toss if it doesn't. Good luck!

Not saying anything except those are some very old drivers for that Ultra. I had an old M-Audio FW 410 that I finally retired last year as the last driver version released for that was for Windows 7. It technically would work for me under Windows 10, but I occasionally got BSODs caused by the M-Audio driver. Found this regarding the Ultra drivers. https://avid.secure.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/download/Fast-Track-Ultra-8R-Drivers

Great echo chamber here folks. No OP in sight!

That Xtyles looks great for late night entertainment! Like if you have insomnia, can't sleep, and need something to kill time with until you can go back to sleep... For $11.99 I'm sure it beats counting sheep! ?

A rounding error, LOL! Maybe yours was a "Sphere" version. I seem to recall my download being around ~250MB. Edit: Just located my Studio One 5.2 installer download file. It is 195,626 KB. Or 195.626 MB, to be precise.

Audiofier Xtyles is 11.99. You save $47. Which side of the fence does that fall into? ? Edit: Full Kontakt 5.8.1+ required. Not for Player.

https://audioplugin.deals/ Made you look again! ?

I had an issue where I was using my old Sonar templates folder path for CbB, and for some unknown reason after I added a new template, that started causing slow load times in CbB. Solved that by moving all of my templates to the Cakewalk Core path and updated CbB preferences for the template path. Load times back to normal now! So no telling what all Cakewalk is looking for at startup. Probably just try ruling things out.

Studio One 5 Artist now supports VST plugins out of the box. Add-ons for VST are no longer required! I tried the Cubase Elements demo a few years ago and quite liked it. A lot of nice features are included in Elements, and no license dongle thingy needed either! ?

Spitfire BBC Symphonic Orchestra Discover edition is available for free. https://www.spitfireaudio.com/bbcso/

I'm very happy with my Rokit 5 G3's. They fit my stands just fine, and I really don't have the room for anything larger. Got a pair for $199 (with a $100 discount) at Musician's Friend 3 years ago. These G4's sure look nice, though!

This is beginning to look like it may be another one of those "drive-by" first posts where the OP never returns.

I was amazed that the 5.2 update download was only some 200MB or so in size!

Did you get a crash code, of just a "poof" disappear suddenly gone? Here is a small free utility for Windows that may show what the application fault was. https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/app_crash_view.html When running as standalone, a synth program usually needs direct access to your system's MIDI and audio drivers. When used as a plugin, the DAW host provides that. DS500 runs OK standalone here on Windows 10. I can access the settings (gear icon) and choose my MIDI input and audio settings. What hardware and drivers is your PC using for MIDI and Audio? Perhaps it had an error when accessing them on startup?

Have heard good things about Affinity. Got my hands full of tools that fit my needs at the moment, but if I was looking that would be next on the list... ?

I got that version too. Last of breed. The best digital darkroom tool for photographers. And as further avoidance of subscriptions, I use Adobe Photoshop Elements for light photo editing, and have the CorelDraw Graphics Suite and some other stuff for any more challenging graphics tasks.

What you are looking is probably something like Band in a Box. Select a style, plug in some chords, and let it generate backing tracks for you. Cakewalk does not have a built in capability to do that, however the recent releases of Band in a Box come with a VST plugin that you can run directly in Cakewalk (or any DAW that supports VST). So you can drop your generated tracks right into your Cakewalk project. Handy!

For those of you familiar with Unify from PlugInGuru, they have converted the factory library for the free Pendulate synth into a free Unify library. He has added 10 "bonus" patches that he has layered up. You would need the Standard version of Unify ($79) rather than the demo to check out Unified Pendulate though. Unify is designed to combine multiple instruments, samples, and effects in unlimited layers into a single preset. Unify is worth it though, because PlugInGuru has already included many free synths and samples in their stock factory preset library. He has included (with permission) Dexed, OB-Xd, Surge, etc. plus 3.2 GB of samples from 12 PlugInGuru Libraries. So right out of the box you get over 500 usable patches without adding anything. Then you can add your own plugins, and if he has already "Unified" their libraries, you can download a .guru file that makes the presets appear in native Unify format. Some examples of free synths that already have Unified libraries are Surge, Pendulate, and Spitfire Audio Labs. There are many commercial synths that also have Unified libraries available. Full list is here (demo available): https://www.pluginguru.com/products/unify-standard/ Here is the Guru himself (John "Skippy" Lemkuhl) in a recorded livestream demonstrating the Pendulate Unified library:

As mentioned in other threads about clicking on a plugin GUI, such as with Studio Drummer, a click event doesn't generate any MIDI data (at least not in most plugins). Using automation is a good way to get the event recorded in the MIDI track. There also appears to be some MIDI CC controls pre-mapped to Speed (1) and Brake(47). Edit: sorry, but I mis-read it earlier as T-RackS Leslie, instead of Amplitube 4 Leslie. I don't own Amplitube Leslie. It seems that in Amplitube 4 you will need to select the module and assign an automation parameter first, before you can use that parameter in the DAW automation. Alternatively, that parameter may also be available for a MIDI CC assignment. See AT 4 user guide (MIDI Control/Automation sections) for details.

I have the full version of MODO Bass, and I'm still looking for the 50 string option... So far only 4, 5, or 6 for me.