Bob, I just saw this reply, thanks. The "Return To Factory Settings" button is probably the one I needed most. As I said in the pother post (which must have been seen as critical, it was deleted) I see that this is a collection rather than a system. This is not a complaint, rather it tells me how to approach degug and setup.

I MAY have most of it wprkeing now. Have not yet reintegrated Sampletank, though the DXi shows available in the Plugins window.

But if I load the entire Style DEMO into a fresh tune, everything seems to fall into place, and I can then work from that beginning.

If a;; goes well, I'll reinstantiate Sampletank and try to get Omnysynth to implement as a GM. (I can load the patch map, but ST puts OS in a subdirectory. Time for more experimentation (this prog has so MUCH stuff in it, I haven't had time to even explore all the menu options - every time I think I have seen all the parts, here's another - audio chord wizard, generate soundtrack, vocal synth, etc.

I just want to make interesting backing tracks for my gig, nothing more. And I am beginning to establish a workflow. Now of the GM synth works, so I can swap midi files easily, I'll be good to go (presumably...)

It's all about the music.
(I keep telling myself that...)
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