Brings up a good newbie question, if y'all don't mind: what exactly are the advantages of VST plugins over DirectX, other than the fact taht you can find free ones on the net? Any why is that, BTW? > > From: Angus Hewlett <angus@a...> > > > > Advertisement:- > > > > A lot of PC users on this list have been asking for VST support in Logic > > recently. This is already possible using my VST to DirectX Adapter > plug-in, > > but if you were to buy it and Emagic were to include VST-PC support in > the > > next Logic release, you'd have just wasted $50 and understandably this > > discourages a lot of people! Emagic seem to be very undecided if and > when > > they will add VST-PC... > > > > So, here's what I thought I'd do: > > > > Anyone who orders VST Adapter from now on, and notifies me by email > within > > 48 hours of the order that they are using it with Logic, will be offered > > the following rebates against the $50 price _if_ VST plug-in support is > > added to Logic within the next year and a bit. > > > > $40 back if Logic gets VST support before 31/12/1999 > > $30 back if Logic gets VST support before 30/06/2000 > > $15 back if Logic gets VST support before 31/12/2000 > > > > Refunds will be given under the following conditions: > > - you send us proof of purchase that you have upgraded to a VST-PC > enabled > > Logic version. > > - you agree to terminate your license to use VST Adapter on receiving > your > > refund (i.e. no refund if you want to keep using it with some other > program) > > > > Hope this is of interest to some people here - thanks for your time. > > > > Regards, > > Angus Hewlett > > Amulet Audio Software > > http://surf.to/amulet > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

At 07:48 23/09/99 -0400, you wrote: >From: "Pylant, Brian" <bpylant@d...> >Brings up a good newbie question, if y'all don't mind: what exactly are the >advantages of VST plugins over DirectX, other than the fact taht you can >find free ones on the net? Any why is that, BTW? Advantages:- - automatable (VST Adapter _doesn't_ support this feature yet, because it's an "un-automatable" DirectX plug-in, but we figured out a way around that and are working on it...) - a great deal easier to code (which is why you find more free ones - DirectX really is an unnecessarily complex API for audio plug-ins) - smaller and more CPU efficient VST2.0 has a whole host more advantages, relating to synths and time synchronisation matters, but until either VST Adapter or LAMP supports it fully it's OT here :-) Regards, Angus.