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...If thats too much try googling 'free standalone synth'




Well, I do have a MIDI to USB connection cable, so that is done.

I am still bewildered about how to load a VST (non-standalone) into a Sequencer (a separate program? RealBand?)

So I followed your excellent advice to look for "free standalone synth software" and I found this one...

http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2009/10/05/free-arp-2600-software-synthesizer-for-windows/

...which I installed and am no up-and-running.

So, that is a good starting point for me (unless someone can suggest a link to a better free standalone software synth).

Now, the issue of latency-- it is minor but it is there, I think.

So I guess that I have to make sure (somehow?) that I am using the ASIO drivers, right?

And, I guess that if I were using an external hardware-based synth module then latency would not be an issue?

Thoughts? Suggestions? Ideas?

Thanks.

-- Mark Kamoski