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Does this mean that $29 plug-ins are now $19?

For an analog synth, those knobs (8) look fairly sparse... ? Would have anticipated a front panel more like this...

Wow, what a terrible experience! Good for you, allowing the local music shop to try to work through it! You were probably a bit more patient than I would have been, but glad to hear they took care of you in the end! I have never had anything like that happen with any of the keyboards I have bought from the 80's to now. Give us a report on that Oxygen after you get it set up and running!

The only free one with those capabilities that I am aware of would be TW16Wx > https://www.tx16wx.com/ There may be others, but can't recall offhand...

@ZincTWhat happened with the Arturia board?

Those 12ms duration DPC events probably means that your CPU is not processing any audio during those events. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deferred_Procedure_Call

Here is my LatencyMon Main page. And my drivers tab shows ACPI.sys has a zero value here. Yours is way too high, and may very likely be causing your issues. That note you got there related to power management is definitely something to follow up with. Did you download and install the latest available drivers for your motherboard from the manufacturer site?

No need to do anything special. LatencyMon can identify problems even at idle. A few minutes is a good place to start, and see if there are any obvious problems. If that looks good, then try different use cases.

That's ridiculous that none of their plans include ALL of their plug-ins! At least do it like PreSonus Sphere, which covers everything in the house! I own 30 Waves plug-ins, and not a single subscription covers all 30 of them... SMH. But that's just as well, because I never plan to join any software-as-a-service subscription plans anyway... ?

That's a very good point.

You can also download a single installer with the latest version of all of your AAS products. Best way to get everything up to date in one pass!

Then theoretically you shouldn't be having this issue with a new clean computer, with optimized settings, and a new audio interface, and all drivers up to date. Have you tried running LatencyMon yet, to see if the computer is having some trouble running real-time audio? The report might show a driver causing a DPC latency issue.

The AAS hats are very cool indeed! ?

And a much more modern version...

I have no idea why this song just popped into my head?

Off-topic, but just a quick +1 for the free Ample P Bass lite. It sounds a lot like my actual Fender P-Bass! Although I never could afford a decent 5-string, I bought the Ample Metal Ray5, a sampled Stingray 5 string. It only had picked samples when first released, but Ample recently provided a fingered sample set to users for free! Good company! Nice basses!

Dead simple to use, right? Even though I have AD2 and EZDrummer, I think I will keep MT around for quick mixes.

I got emails from AAS for Objeq Delay and all of the Session instruments. The notes below apply to all, with the addition that Strum Session also now supports 192KHz. Fixes * Peaking LED did not work in the level meter. * When a project was loaded in a DAW, the Save and Compare buttons would be enabled even if the preset had not been edited. Notes * This installer can simply be run over your current installation to perform the update. * This installer is a full installer so you can use it as a starting point if you need to reinstall from scratch in the future.

The full version of one piano is now bundled for free with Focusrite hardware, as part of the software bundle. Got the Addictive Keys grand with my Scarlett.

The free LAME MP3 encoder is supported by Cakewalk. The MP3 patent expired years ago, so nobody has to buy an encoder any more. You can also easily export to MP3 in the free Audacity wave editor. Just import your final stereo wave mix into Audacity and convert there, as it also supports LAME.

Do you work for free, John? Small developers should be able to put food on their table. Supporting them is just good karma, IMHO. In all fairness their page says "Download free", which implies there might be a catch... and a nag is really no big deal, if you want to use it and you're broke. But with big companies, I agree. When they say free, it should really be free. Usually as a loss leader, they know what they are doing when they release something for free, hoping that you will eventually buy one of their other products. But as for the topic of this thread, MT does have multiple audio outputs. Something that the basic free drums included with CbB do not have.

That's a method that has been used for years by software developers to encourage donations. I prefer a nag at startup to ads any day. If you like the software, why not pay up?

I would recommend the free MT Power Drum Kit 2 for individual audio outputs. It works in Cakewalk, and is a big step up from SI Drums. Of course XLN Audio Addictive Drums is more flexible and feature packed, but unfortunately is not free. https://www.powerdrumkit.com/

I have an original Roland JV-1080 rack unit with a decent GM playback mode, plus much more! Many of the most well-known Factory presets and Xpansion board sounds of the JV-series were created by Eric Persing of Spectrasonics. https://www.roland.com/us/products/jv-1080/ Maybe you can locate a used one somewhere. But the Roland subscription is probably cheaper. https://reverb.com/p/roland-jv-1080

While I have SynthMaster 2.9.9 and agree with everything you said, I would go one level lower, for ease of use. Provided you can get by with one layer, SynthMaster One is the bang for the buck. Regular prices here, but crossgrade from v2.9 for $29. https://www.synthmaster.com/synthmasterone.aspx It's perfect for those just starting out with synthesizers, and more straightforward to program. Did I mention ease of use? Plus you will be able to load your SM One presets as a layer in the upcoming SynthMaster 3. ? Simple architecture with 2 oscillators (VA, wavetable, and single-cycle waveform samples) and 2 sub-oscillators (VA, noise, and single-cycle waveform samples) mixed and routed to two filters in split, parallel, or series modes. ADSR envelope configs vary with filter mode. Import your own wavetables and single-cycle waveforms to a library folder, or by drag and drop. Oscillator drift. Modern zero delay feedback filters: Ladder Filter- Modeled on the famous Moog ladder filter, with a choice of two slopes (12dB/octave and 24dB/octave)and four filter types (Lowpass, Highpass, Bandpass and Bandstop). Diode Ladder Filter - Modeled on the well-known analogue filter circuit of the Roland TB-303. Includes only one filter type. Lowpass with 24dB/octave slope. State Variable Filter - Modeled on the analogue state variable filter found in the Oberheim SEM. This one's available in four types: 12dB/octave Lowpass, 12dB/octave Highpass, Bandpass and Bandstop. Bite Filter - Modeled on the 12dB/octave Lowpass and 6dB/octave Highpass filters of the legendary Korg MS20 synth. Over 1200 factory presets. Mostly usable, and some very inspiring! Great preset browser with search and filtering by type, attribute, style, and author tags. Modulation sources via drag and drop, right-click, or mod matrix. MIDI learn any continuous parameter to MIDI controller. Arpeggiator/Sequencer - 16 steps for rhythmic arpeggios or polyphonic sequences. Allows drag and drop of a quantized MIDI file into the display. But bottom line, lots of fun! Sure there are some great freebies out there, and I have most of them, but this is more advanced than most of them.