You should be able to use the wavetable synth that comes with windows as a default.
Therefore BiaB is still 'usable'. If you want better response and better sounds you will indeed have to invest into a better solution.

One freebie has been mentioned already. I believe there are a couple free VSTi's available, but as usual, you often get what you pay for. For PGMusic to assume your computer has MIDI sounds already is not a stretch. It is standard with Windows, including Win7. If you don't have it, it was removed somehow.

I recently did a search thru the products page (a couple days ago) to see which program 'included' the VSC DXi as part of the program and didn't find it as being described as part of either BiaB or RB. At least the 'find' feature didn't find VSC on those product pages, so I am wondering where the implication that it was part of BiaB is? If this is implied somewhere they should reword it. If you saw people here using it and assumed you could too, well.. that is kind of an 'iffy' area. They should mention the 64 bit issue though..

And yes, 64 bit is the future. But not the most used system right now. Not yet.

I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome
Make your sound your own!