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VST 3 now open source under MIT license (github.com)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/opensource@programming.dev
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https://forums.steinberg.net/t/vst-3-8-0-sdk-released/1011988

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[–] illusionist@lemmy.zip 0 points 8 months ago

I am a complete noob and don't know how to use it on linux but it sounds awesome!

[–] Kissaki@programming.dev 0 points 8 months ago

The entire SDK is programmed in CMake! 😱

… okay, it's git submodules

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[–] afk_strats@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

Does this mean VSTs will have better Linux compatibility or is that implementation-dependent?

[–] cyberwolfie@lemmy.ml 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

As a Linux user who wants to get into music production but know little about it, what are the positive developments I can hope for as a result of this? My understanding is that VST modules are quite hairy on Linux today.

[–] hosaka@programming.dev 0 points 8 months ago

Isn't VST pretty much a wild west anyway? I wonder how much is this really gonna help to standardize the tools/plugins