I have several VST's that I bought that will run as stand alone programs to play the sounds for my midi.

Native Instruments makes a number of it's synths in dual mode depending on how you want to run them. When they install, they are fully operational in both modes, as stand alone and inside a host.

From the NI support page:

https://support.native-instruments.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/208963245-Which-programs-can-be-run-in-stand-alone-mode-


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You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both.

The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.