Actually it seems the Hi-Q's are DXi presets, NOT VSTi presets. Uses a different file structure to the stf, stw and stip formats of the ST VSTi.

I suspect they are incompatible. The layout of the Hi-q instruments, while adhering to the same folder hierarchy, is totally different.

I think the only way to assign a sound from the full version of ST, is to load a VSTi version for each part and select sounds that way. I cannot see a way to replace the BIAB DXi free presets with the ST2 factory ones. The preset for ST2 is a .stip whereas for HI-Q it is .tgs accompanied by a text file titling the preset.

It's not an issue, just needed to figure it out to set it all up before I waste too much time on way way or another.

Thanks again for your help John.

Dennis