+1 for what Mario said. The Everything Bundle is just a gift that keeps on giving and giving---including a free update to SynthMaster3, when available. I wouldn't be surprised if they threw in v2 of SynthMaster One when/if the time comes. The synths sound great and both (SM2 and SM One) are extremely capable, get feature updates, sound good, plugin and standalone versions, and they respect your CPU. KV331 "factory" presets are usable in the Player versions (free and/or paid). You can tweak them using provided macro knobs and XY-pads but you can't save the the tweaked versions (unless you use the desperation method of recording the controller tweaks via MIDI-learn into a DAW automation lane). Third-party expansions (like the free ones at VSTbuzz and SonicSirius) don't work in either version of the Player, only in SM2 and SM One. Come to think of it, I can't say whether the SynthMaster cloud-based user patches (available directly in SM2) work in the Players---never though to try it out. Customer service has been generally good and a lot of questions get answered in their facebook group.


I confess to stupidly often calling up the Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams" patch when I run SM2.

Paj
8^)


Last edited by Paj; 06/07/23 02:52 AM.