It wasn't until they stumbled upon an official Roland website, where they could purchase a legitimate copy of the Fantom X8 plugin, that Alex realized the true value of supporting the creators of the music technology they loved.

: Distributing or downloading copyrighted material without permission is illegal under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). ISPs often monitor BitTorrent traffic and may throttle your connection or issue legal warnings.

The "solid features" users look for in these virtual versions include: Authentic Patch Sampling

If you want the Fantom X sound without using torrents or paying for a subscription, your best feature is actually a different plugin:

Maya never downloaded a torrented library. But she did buy a used Fantom XR three years later—with the advance from her first album.