John

I'm confused about your need for a 64-bit Forte? If, as you allude, you are just sketching out a tune, making a fast backing track set or practice set why does it have to be in 64-BIAB? Just use 32-bit BIAB when calling up a GM project and if you ARE using GM then you aren't needing the tired excuse that you need a large VSTi memory so you can have your 2 TB American Indian Flute sample or a 16 TB, 64-velocity levels sampled Bösendorfer.


HOWEVER, I fully agree it would be nice if PG could reach out to some vendors and come up with BOTH a 32 and 64 bit GM solution of some kind. Like Roland for their currently WAY over priced sound canvas VA; and/or Forte as you mentioned; or Bandlab to get a 32 AND 64 bit TTS-1 for sale, Band Lab has the DXi installer and they OWN the 32 bit version as well as the 64 bit one and If I can make both TTS-1 versions work with a simple rename, they can make it work with a modified installer and modified .dat file. Or reach out to IK or NI or Steinberg or UVI or ... isn't there a Canadian co. with a clever solution or one that can solve this? (and I'm a 100% Red White and Blue 'merican).

Of course PG could always try to partner with some clever HW folks and develop an external GM2/GS/XG ASIC (protects the IP sample libraries) on a USB stick.

Sadly, that probably won't happen: "RT fever" has taken over BIAB. I like RT's but still use a ton of MIDI because I have a TON of gear and a lot of VSTi and other MIDI libraries and becasue they cover way more ground. Again RT's are nice but represent a very thin horizontal slice of all possible instruments when compared against even a modest ROMPler, let alone true analog, digital, and hybrid synths.


Larry

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