Anyone still having sustain problem with some VST’s?

[CHCollins]

An update on the source of the zap-noise when Garritan Aria Player is switched to "Suspend on Stop" and the user hits pause or stop.  If you start with a fresh instance of the player, there is no zap noise on stopping.  However, once you turn on the Aria Player "Convolution" effect, even if you then turn it back off, you will get the zap-noise on pause or stop from then onward -- and also on any future instances of Aria Player that you add to that project, I believe. The only solution I found is to delete all instances of the Aria Player in the project, then re-load an instance of Aria Player, immediately go to the Aria Player's Effects tab and turn off Ambience (and Convolution if it is on).  Then, you should no longer hear the zap when stopping transport.

So, you can get both "kill the sustain" AND "no zap noise" on pause or stop, if you switch Aria Player to "Suspend on Stop" and you disable Aria Player's Ambience and Convolution right after loading the synth.   For ambience/convolution, use track FX instead.  Hope this helps three other people in the world.