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Hi Guys,
I do appreciate the time you four gents have taken to help me.



this is a helpin' group



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Based on the advice, I have decided to wait a week or so and buy 2012.5 or ?? or whatever.



there's no guarantee that there will be a mid year update... but I hope you get to take advantage of a reduced price the next time an update is announced

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I do want to avoid buying Cakewalk's Music creator just so I can have access to TTS1.
Pat,
I looked thru the files. Note i am not a techie.:(
A while ago I installed the free Sonar 8.5 LE (never used it). Looking thru its files I see about 4 x TTS.dll files and 1 x TTS.ini file.
Looking thru the Sonar LE user guide pdf, I see TTS1 is in the "Included plug ins " list.
So maybe I have it already.


sounds like you probably do

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The question is how can I find it and actually use it?


if you installed the Sonar product, it should show up as one of your available soft synths in BIAB. If it doesn't, then somebody else will have to walk you through the installation of the soft synth.

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Guys, I am sorry to be such a bore. And thanks for your help.


you're not a bore at all! the forum is specifically for getting questions answered by people who've "been there done that"

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A little venting helps. It just pisses me off that we can't just buy and use ONLY what we want. It is also disappointing that PGM develops a superior piece of software then 'wraps' it with an inferior Coyote.


I don't know if this is the reasoning, but it costs them to license the software that they give away. Since the quality of synth can vary quite a bit, and the user base includes everything from pro to hobbyist, it makes sense for a software developer to provide the "hook" that lets the software use any synth, and then the customer can provide the one that works best for his needs. The supplied coyote provides something to get the customer started. But where would you draw the line as to how good a synth PGMusic should provide for free? Many synths cost more than the price of the best BIAB package.

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A further minor issue I have is that I am living in retirement in Thailand!! Absolutely no support for anything that I want in this regard. Even to get my sax serviced, I have to lug it to a techo north of Bangkok ...about a 1000km x 2 trip. So your help is invaluable.


we can answer questions, but you're still going to have to lug the sax for service.

Hopefully some others will chime in with info about getting your TTS-1 installed and working.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ey71h8ep047758h/AAC12jNM0Hz9Q8zsh5iDeqNHa?dl=0