There has been a definite improvement.
See my post of 29th May in this thread:
In the N8.2 Version History it states: Plug-ins It is now possible to load more plug-ins on Windows systems. Does anybody know what ‘more’ means in this instance? Does this take the DLL/plugin limit up to the current Windows device limit of...
Yes, the Tango is very good. It even recognises the new Sampler tracks, and I can live with it only seeing the first 8 Inserts - I have never, ever used anything near 8 inserts on a given track anyway. Maybe if you need 16 inserts on a track it may not have been records too well in the first place!