Looking for more options for using soft synths outside of a DAW. Been jamming live with more hardware recently, and having Kontakt or a few other options integrate really well.

Some of the Korg plugs work well and the Arturia Collection too, bummer that Spire or Dune doesn't have standalone options...what else is useful?

 

I read it wrong first time. The Waves synths, Omnisphere, Keyscape, XLN Addictive Keys, Ik Multimedia Syntronik, FXpansion Strobe,Tone2 Elektra,Gladiator, Rayblaster and Saurus; Plugin Boutique Virtual CZ, Voltage Modular, iZotope IRIS 2.

 

Last edited: Apr 16, 2020

So you are wanting to work outside a DAW but still in a computer, correct? What would be the advantages?

 

there's a new Gig Performer by Plugin Alliance, work as host like bluecat patch but it is near 0 latency

 

AAS, Discovery Pro, Imposcar, Minimonsta, Oddity... that's about it from my app folder.

 

https://www.hermannseib.com/english/vsthost.htm

 

Try SAVIHOST too.
Just duplicate the savihost.exe file and rename it like the VST plugin and you have standalone versions for everything!

General info on https://www.hermannseib.com/english/savihost.htm
DL latest ("beta", but working) version on https://www.hermannseib.com/programs/beta/

 

Last edited: Apr 16, 2020

Thanks for the recommendations!

 

you could use a VST host. its not quite standalone but works just the same, sometimes better. you can get simple ones that only host the plugin and let you load up fast and jam, or you can get ones that allow complex routing of instruments and effects and allow extremely flexible control of MIDI data. of course, the more complex you get the more you could just load it into a DAW for the same results.