I was fortunate enough to buy a copy of vArranger "used" from a guy who quit using it. It is a great model for a "Tablet-Friendly-Live Playing situation" GUI. One of the REALLY cool things is that it knows what module you are using and makes the appropriate patches available (treating the upper banks as peers) automatically.

Do when I switch to my SD4 from my SD1000 for example, I get the correct list of voices from which to choose. It was kind of pricey, just as a patch change utility (but it is also a good Sound Font player.) If I want to travel VERY light-weight I can leave the modules at home, and just use my WX-7 with my tablet. Setting MIDI off in BIAB and just using Real Tracks for backing leaved the MIDI port free.

I suggested to Dan at vArranger that he might separate out just the DF player and patch manager from the rest of the code, and just sell those components at a cheaper price. There is nothing else out there like it in software.

Unfortunately, as good as Dan is, he seems more interested in protecting his IP (which I can SORT of understand as a one-person company.) On the other hand, you wither need a USB dongle or install one ONE specific Windows computer. I worry if he should ever get hit by a truck, what will happen.

Last edited by PhillyJazz; 05/17/15 02:01 AM.
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