

Examples of suitable 'full-featured' hosts include Ableton Live, Cubase, GarageBand, Logic and Reaper. SOS contributor Martin Walker replies: To use a plug-in like Omnisphere without a DAW, you require a host application capable of loading VST instruments. Savihost is one of the simplest VST hosts, as well as being a valuable test tool. This is Spectrasonic's Omnisphere running as a stand-alone soft synth inside Herman Seib's excellent Savihost utility. most idiot-proof - way of getting sound from Omnisphere on my PC that won't require too much technical ability and know-how? I really did think it would be as simple as installing the discs, connecting the keyboard by USB to my PC and then synthesizing away.I thought I didn't need anything else and that I could get to grips with DAWs at a later date, but clearly I was wrong! So my question is: what is the simplest - ie. It was mainly to learn piano, but also as a controller to use with Omnisphere.
