Actually, you can use two softsynths at the same time ... or more ... you just need a VST sub-host.

http://www.xlutop.com/html/products.html

Chainer is a plug-in everybody needs.

Each instance of it has 10 columns and 10 rows. Each column can be set to any midi channel or 'all' channels. If you want to get really crazy you can even insert another instance of Chainer within itself.

So, let's say you've now selected Chainer as you 'VST' synth. Of course it isn't ... but BIAB will accept it as one. Now you can open Chainer and start inserting softsynths and effects ... as many as your computer can handle. Of course it will still be only a stereo stream ... but a pretty potent one.

You can place channel 1 to 'all' midi channels and then insert VSC or any other multitimbral plugin set to GM and everything will play with no further effort ... it's just the same as selecting VSC as you DXi synth.

Now in channel 2 just insert you Philharmonik and set it, for example, to only the same midi channel as the BIAB 'Strings' ... can't remember the channel number off hand ... and not to 'all.' Now when you play you'll have GM strings augmented by Philharmonik. You can then place you SonikTank in another channel and, for example, just use a better guitar patch. Of course you can tweak this anyway you want ... don't have to use GM at all.

Also, you don't have to worry about patches. Once you've set up your softsynths in Chainer, you can save a preset in Chainer that will call them all back including the saved patch for each individual synth or effect (the way you set it up the last time ... which you can of course change and save a differnt set up from in the future.

Also, in each column you can place what ever type of effects, e.g., EQ, compression, chorus, etc., you want following where the synth is.

Hey, want stacked sounds? Just place more than one synth in a row in Chainer and you can play them all for rich sounds.

Prado