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There are several of sample-based synths in the list.

As noted above it is up to the synth not the DAW. Here is a pretty good list of plug-ins with that support microtonal tuning https://en.xen.wiki/w/List_of_Microtonal_Software_Plugins

Sample rate is not stored in the the project. The program logic for determining sample rate is as I explained above. It does not matter when the project was created. Project sample rate may be changed at any time until there is an audio clip in the project. The current project sample rate is shown in the transport module.

It's even in the documentation http://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=Recording.38.html

If there is no audio in the project, the sample rate is set by reading the Sample Rate value from the Default Settings for New Projects section of Preferences > Audio > Driver Settings Once a project references an audio clip, the sample rate for the project is read from the audio clip header.

Themes made before CbB 2020.04 will have display issues. Also, they likely have with some colors and images not modified based on the theme. Aside from a couple mentioned on this page, search this section of the forum for titles with the keyword "updated" and there should be quite a few threads containing links to themes updated for 2020.04. If you like an old theme, you could bring it current using the Cakewalk Theme editor.

Either drum samplers such as Sitala and Poise or general purpose samples like TX16wx and Grace (on the same page as Poise) will do the job for free.

That's correct. I have posted twice and will try one more time. To access the MIDI FX rack for an instrument track use the instrument track inspector. The links are in my other posts or just look it up in the help.

Look at the size of the file(s) being imported

The ASIO4All driver however it is packages still looks like the ASIO4All driver when running its config. Custom ASIO drivers setup screen look nothing like ASIO4All. Still, I have not read about any attempt to use a different driver mode. I have no experience with Behringer gear but did have an M-Audio inteface years ago. M-Audio wrote their own drivers but it turned out there was no advantage to using their ASIO driver. The interface performance was the same whether using WDM or ASIO. The point is not to get hung up on one driver or another when using prosumer grade gear. Try them all. Then again, the problem may not be driver related at all.

As I explained in the other thread, the MIDI FX rack for an instrument track is available in the MIDI tab of the track's inspector. IOW, click "T", and add MIDI MFX plug-ins into the MIDI FX rack "B"

Not all plug-ins support a sidechain input. In order to use Waves plug-ins that have sidechain support in CbB the VST3 format must be used.

The move to 64bit started over 15 years ago. Most plug-ins that are still 32bit only are that way because The tools used to create them were 32bit, for example SynthEdit The manufacturer replaced 32bit plug-ins with different products. For example, Cakewalk Sound Center was replace by Rapture Session. The product was discontinued. Regardless of the reason, almost all plug-ins that are 32bit only are pretty old. Due to their age, some plug-ins fail to scan because they violate current Windows security policy. Changing permissions in the registry or drive can fix some scan issues. Installing in non-restricted areas of a drive avoids the drive permissions problem. Some plug-ins have no remedy other than running the DAW as administrator. Bridging was created to buy time for developers and ease the transition for users migrating to 64bit software. It was never intended to extend the life of unmaintained and unsupported plug-ins indefinitely. Relying on unmaintained and unsupported software is not a good idea.

I do not know anything about the driver other than its name. It could be a re-badged ASIO4All driver. It could be a manufacturer or 3rd developed ASIO driver. It may be a good driver. It may be a bad driver. In some cases even though an interface comes with a custom written ASIO drivers performance is better using a different driver mode or even ASIO4All.

from https://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=AudioSnap.19.html

It mean that is the only driver available to CbB when running is ASIO driver mode.

If ASIO4All is not referenced in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ASIO then the software does not exists as far as Cakewalk is concerned.

Updating everything except plug-ins is asking for trouble. 32bit bridges were created to give plug-in developers and users time to transition to 64bit. They were not intended to extend the life of 32bit plug-ins indefinitely. It is well past the time to look for 64bit replacements for software the manufacturers abandoned years ago.

No. When using ASIO4All the devices available to the host are managed by the ASIO4All software. Even when multiple ASIO drivers are available the ASIO specification requires hosts to use one I/O driver at a time.

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It may go by different names, I suspect large sample-based pianos stream samples. Certainly the one that has a buffer size setting sounds like a streaming setting. Synths that do not stream load all samples into memory at once and typically do not have any options at all for buffering.

Don't worry about creating another thread for topics created in this one. Going forward consider creating new threads for new topics. Everyone has my permission to quote my posts in this forum.

Unless volume automation is desired, there is no need to add the envelope. One thing to keep in mind about automation - the act of opening automation lanes when a track has no automation automatically creates a volume envelope. This can cause problems if no automation is desired. To remove unwanted automation envelopes, right-click on the envelope and select "Delete Envelope." Simply deleting the automation lane does not delete the automation envelope.

Turn off Always Echo Current MIDI Track and take manual control of input echo. If all you want to do is play both synths using the same data, record one instrument then copy the clip(s) into the other instrument track making sure to link the clips (an option in paste special). Linked clips allow edits to propagate to both tracks. Clips may be unlinked at any time. Streaming samples my reduce the load on the PC. This is configured in the plug-ins that support the feature. It is also a good idea to post separate threads for unrelated topics. Adding multiple topics in a thread does not help other users looking for solutions.