RTAS plugins can only be used within Pro Tools (up to version 10 only). Many plugin manufacturers developed RTAS versions of their plugins for the sake of compatibility with the Pro Tools series of DAWs. The RTAS plugin format was implemented in the Pro Tools series by Digidesign up to Pro Tools 10. AAX was introduced as Avid created a 64-bit version of Pro Tools, and this meant that a plugin format with 64-bit processing was required. With AAX, you can share sessions between DSP-accelerated Pro Tools systems and native-based Pro Tools systems and continue using the same plug-ins. AAX (Avid Audio eXtension)ĪAX is a unified plugin format which comes in 2 variations: AAX DSP, AAX Native. Apple Logic only utilizes Audio Unit format plugins, but other DAWs such as Ableton can also use these. Most DAWs developed for Mac OS X support the Audio Units interface due to its stability and system-level solutions (which also means faster processing). It is part of the operating system so it provides low latency and system-level support for the interface. AU (AudioUnits)Īpple’s proprietary audio technology, part of the Core Audio provided by Mac X OS. VST is the most widely implemented format in the industry and is supported by DAWs such as Ableton, Cubase, Sonar and more. As of today VST has evolved into its 3rd version and is commonly referred to as VST3. It is the most known interface type for effects and instruments. Introduced by Steinberg in 1996 in Cubase ver. Please have a look a the grid below for a brief guide on plugin formats and their DAW/operating system compatibility: This includes VST, Audio Units and AAX/RTAS.īy 'Native' we mean an interface technology whereby all DSP Processing is done by the host computer's CPU, as opposed to outboard gear.
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