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[edit] Merging Virtual Studio Technology and VST Plugin

Hi everybody, those 2 articles look very much about the same subject matter. Shouldn't we merge them? Peter S. 16:08, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

good call (anonymous edit by User:71.141.12.193)

I agree.

Of course. The whole point of VST is the VST Plugin. Duh! (anonymous edit by 69.142.225.237)

So do you go ahead and do the merge, 237? Peter S. 20:41, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
Yes! Merge them for the love of Pete! :) 'bitchen' ric 19:40, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
There we go, merge done. Enjoy. Peter S. 21:18, 15 March 2006 (UTC)


Could some info be added about where to go what one needs to do to get vst running on various platforms? Resources in this area would be especially helpfull.

[edit] Dead Links

Hey guys, quite a few of the links on this page are dead.... 70.58.78.244 03:37, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Linux VST

On http://www.energy-xt.com/ there are some NATIVE Linux VSTi instruments now. There is also dssi-vst for vsti plugins through WINE. (sry for my english)

Also, can someone who knows how it fits in add a sentence on JOST? See also http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1000233. 84.190.169.16 20:43, 31 May 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Bloated External Links Section

The external links section is way too long. Steinberg should obviously be listed, as they are the creators of the technology being discussed. I am not convinced of the need or usefulness of adding every single VST vendor to a long list. The article is about VST technology, not "list of VST vendors". Most of the developers provide very little or no info about VST; instead, their websites are platforms for selling software.

Then there's a whole list of sites under lists. Surely one or two would be enough.

Many of the links seem to contravene WP:EL. Unless anyone has some good arguments why the links (apart from Steinberg) should be retained, I'm going to chop the list within the near-ish future. Steevm 00:14, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

Yes, please do chop the list when you can get around to it. Thanks. Doctormatt 06:49, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

And while we're at it, any opinions on the (IMO excessive) lists throughout the article? The way I see it, the entire article consists of little substance and too many bloated lists. Does a list of VST hosts really add much to the article? To me, it's just another part of wikipedia crying out for link-spam. I'd much prefer to rewrite the article to cover the basic essence of using VSTs; software hosts, wrappers, hardware etc. without the need to list every application (although a few high profile examples would be OK; e.g. Cubase). I'd rather just explain the concepts, and anyone let looking for the actual software use google or visit one of the gazillion audio sites on the web to find the actual content. Again, the article is VST, not "list of VST hosts". Steevm 01:46, 11 July 2007 (UTC)


I've trashed pretty much all the lists and external links and added a comment asking people not to simply link to every conceivable VST developer. No one has voiced any objections as of yet. Please don't simply restore all the bloat; if you think something actually adds weight to the article, let's discuss it here first. Steevm 16:45, 16 July 2007 (UTC)