Elektron Musical Instruments

I don¹t want this to turn into a Mac vs. PC flamewar, as there are already
plenty of those on the net, so I will be brief.

Logic is soon to be a Mac only application.  For that reason alone, it makes
perfect sense for Logic to use AudioUnits over VST.

*AudioUnits are very well documented, making it easy for developers to
create plug-ins ­ Any coders out there ever try to find documentation for
creating a VST host?  There isn¹t any.
*AudioUnits are integrated at the OS level, which exponentially increases
the market for plug-in developers.  Now the same plugin I use in Logic X can
potentially be used in Final Cut Pro, Peak, Premiere ­ any application that
wishes to call an AudioUnit plug-in.
*According to most programmers out there, it will not be difficult to port
VST plug-ins to the AU format, or at least create an AU/VST wrapper.

This, of course, leaves Windows users out in the cold, because Logic will no
longer support VST on the Windows platform.  However, Logic won¹t remain on
the Windows platform much longer anyway, as Emagic has announced that they
will no longer develop for it.

With that said, Windows users can certainly keep using VST plug-ins in their
other apps, while Mac users will get to enjoy the benefits of a new plug-in
format on the OS X platform.  As a Mac user ­ and with developers such as
NI, Ohmforce already announcing development of AU plugs ­ I am very excited
about the shift from VST.

Cheers.

-brent

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W. Brent Latta :-: wbl@...
Official 3DMC Website :-: http://www.3dmc.org
Download tunes :-: http://www.3dmc.org/studio.shtml
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