Nope, never do that… 
I’m always connected. The real solution is to get a more recent and higher chip laptop. But even refurbs are out of range right now. Eventually though.
What I don’t get is that in my DAW I can run 4 Omnisphere tracks and 1 KPlayer track without hearing the bacon noise yet using the sustain pedal sparingly. But with GP I don’t even have a sustain pedal, and muting all instrument’s except one, and I hear it. So it’s how GP works, and if I wat to use it, then I have to use a more serious machine.
Spectrasonics Omnisphere requires a 2.4 GHz or faster processor, at least 8GB RAM (16GB+ recommended), and significant storage (around 64-128GB free for installation/library) on a fast drive like an SSD for optimal performance, plus a stable internet connection for downloads, supporting modern macOS (11+) and Windows (10+) systems
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What DAW are you using?
I wonder how you use your DAW: are you recording the MIDI and after that you render the project to an audio file which you play back, or are you monitoring yourself using Omnisphere while you’re recording (more or less live)? I’m not criticizing either way. I’m just trying to find an explanation.
The answer to @pianopaul ‘s question is also of influence: If you have created separate 4 Omnisphere tracks and the KPlayer track separated from the others, some DAWs process them in parallel (on separate threads), as long as they do not depend on each other (they depend on each other for example if there’s is an ‘audio-send’ from one track to another).
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I load the tracks, and I never record. I just play. I mute some I don’t need, I unmute other I need for a specific song (Hammond organ, EP piano, etc). I only engage the REC button so the sound is monitored out.
Yes, I’m highlighting the difference between my DAW (Mixcraft 8) and GigPerformer. I am slow understanding the fundamental difference between how they both process VSTis. It’s too technical for me. And I don’t need to, just that they are. And that’s why I’m looking for a future upgrade of the laptop.
Mixcraft 8.
FWIW I use a Thinkpad P52 that I got off eBay with no problems, they run about $400.
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OK, thanks to all of you for helping me troubleshoot the issue I have. Today I order a replacement laptop, that will allow me to also re-use both my NVMe (overkill for my Gen 3 laptop) and the DDR4 RAM, at least one stick of 16GB, making it 24GB.
Lenovo V14 G4 14" Intel Core i7-13620H, 16GB RAM (one 8GB soldered and one free slot), 512GB NVMe SSD.
Processor Type: Intel Core i7-13620H
Processor Cores: 10
Processor Speed: 4.9 GHz
Processor Cache: 24 MB
After re-installing all software I should be good to run things with GPEssentials. If so then just another $82CAD and I’ll have the live rig I wanted/need for a few years now. The trial may have run out though, it’s been 9 days. But shipping should not take that long..
Grateful for the community here, thank you all again!!
Andre
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This sounds like a decent machine… way better than your actual one.
Looking forward to getting some positive statements when you’ve everything up and running again. 
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