Posted by: chrisNova777
« on: August 25, 2014, 10:45:24 PM »following is an exerpt from wizoo guide to cubase VST Macintosh
http://web.archive.org/web/20000506164717/http://www.wizoo.com/docs/english/bookservice/vst.htm
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx May 1996 VST Macintosh 3.0 -First VST Version for Macintosh PPC
-Multi-track Audio recordn with routing to stereo master
-Audio mixer with automation, EQs, 4 aux paths
-Send Effects rack with chorus, espacial, auto pan, + stereo echo
-Internal Track bouncing for Audio, although /w static mixer settings onlyDecember 1996 VST Macintosh 3.02 -ASIO driver system for diverse hardware integration
-ASIO driver for PPC-AV (macintosh Internal), Digidesign Audio-media III, And Korg 1212 i/o
-Plugin concept for flexible internal effects expansions
-Tun-a Integrated as a new send plugin
-Seperate effects rack for the stereo master signal, initially with stereo wizard only
-track bouncing now including all effects and automation data
-support of various formats for flexible audio import + ExportAugust 1997 VST Macintosh 3.5 -seperate access to all audio inputs + outputs in conjunction with multi i/o audio hardware (amIII, 1212) via a flexible audio routing system
-new channel plugins: chorus2, electrofuzz, wunderverb3
-new master plugin scorpion
-backup option via dat streamOctober 1997 VST Windows 3.5 -first VST version for windows PC
-features virtually identical to VST Macintosh 3.5 (without dat stream)
-ASIO driver concept /w interface to MME-compatible audio hardware and multi-i/o audio routing for audio card /w the requisite features
-send and master effects are much like the concept and features of VST Macintosh 3.5 although this version included a directx interface for connecting direct-x compatible pluginsFebruary 1998 VST Windows 3.55 -effects inserts for audio channels, improved interface to directx plugins
-import of rex files from recycle, flexible audio import
-direct interface to audio cards from directsound driversMarch 1998 VST Windows 3.551 -optimized drivers for enhanced synchronization between midi and audio
-most important new feature: internal vst filter with variable high-quality mode (steinberg wavelab eq-1 algorithm)July 1998 VST Macintosh 4.0 -Major update with comprehensive improvements including:
-increase of the internal resolution from 960ppq to 15,360 ppq
-8 send fx, fx inserts of the pc version 3.55
-high quality eq of the pc version 3.551
-audio mixer /w subgroups + fx inserts (independant of audio hardware)
-ReWire function for connecting the vst mixer to the virtual drum machine propellerheads rebirth 338 v2.0: up to 20 audio signals can be routed from rebirth directly to different vst mixer channels
-marker track, folder tracks
-definable window sets + key combinations
-groove box (midi realtime quantizing w/ faders)
-new midi toolbox
-more than 300 new score features
All new stuff in VST Macintosh 4.0 will gradually be integrated in vst windows versions however according to steinberg a similar major update such as cubase vst 4.0 mac will not be released for windows pcs.