Most synths.... but not all, are single channel single track synths.....

You can load as many instances of the synth as your program and computer will support and/or allow to run smoothly. Bigger DAW's and lots of computing power equal the ability to run more synths in real time. One synth/one track.

If you are familiar with TTS..... one instance of that synth can support 16 channels in that one track. It's a good synth to use in DAW's that have a limited number of synths.....such as Cakewalk's Music Creator.... it only supports 8 synths running at any given time. By using 8 instances of TTS, you can get 128 unique synth instruments to play with 16 being in each of the instances.

In my earlier days of digital recording, I played around with TTS and channels...... The most I ever loaded was 2 instances of TTS and each was loaded with about 10 to 12 channels and unique instruments. Since I was never into synth music, it was simply for experience and to see what my computer and DAW could do. It ran just fine on a duo-core processor lap top with 2 GB memory.

Last edited by Guitarhacker; 04/20/15 01:51 AM.
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