Hi All:

Another overstated thread for sure...(my apologies in advance).

Being the BB Greenhorn that I am, I decided to try some other VSTi's that I have to see if I could get them to work.

I tried 2 out of the 3 that I have (NI Garritan Orchestra, and a Cronox3 from LinPlug)...I also have a Sampletank.

Not that this should matter, but I will state that they are obviously "lite" versions that came bundled with my Mackie Tracktion 3 DAW I bought a few years ago.

I believe all 3 have stand-alone capability...AND they "should" all be registered (I'll have to re-verify to be sure)...it was quite the process in the begining. In other words, I don't think they are necessarily monogomously tied to Tracktion.

At any rate, I tried loading them up, but when the interface pops up it is not responsive (in the sense that it won't generate sound...and the little piano keys don't move when I mouse click over them for example)...AND the GUI is a tad sparse, like...no patches can be found/changed...weird stuff...not normal operation IOW.

For Garritan, a message pops up and says it's not registered (GUI does launch however).

Of course I remember clicking on BB's message box to register it...but it opens up a directory...and from there I'm lost...I don't what it wants or where to find it etc. These VSTi's should respond whether I have a keyboard plugged in or not...as the Edirol does.

As usual, I'm probably missing something STUPID.

Thanks in advance,
Eric

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