+ better green timing, or tighter triggering to Stream
+ VST2.4 support, or better yet
VST3.1 SDK which is automatically backwards compatible
+
SSE3 & 4; needed for some effects, better to use 64bit audio for some other effects than oversampling. At least add to ASM primitive & a few key primitives, then we can make modules to do the rest.
+ reduced GUI CPU usage. There are many workarounds, but not easy for a SM novice.