Virtual Studio Technology

This article is about the audio interface standard. For the visual technology, see On-set virtual production. For the former film company, see Virtual Studios.
VST was developed by Steinberg Media Technologies in 1996. It creates a complete, professional studio environment on the PC or Mac.[1]

Virtual Studio Technology (VST) is an audio plug-in software interface that integrates software synthesizers and effects units into digital audio workstations. VST and similar technologies use digital signal processing to simulate traditional recording studio hardware in software. Thousands of plugins exist, both commercial and freeware, and many audio applications support VST under license from its creator, Steinberg.

  1. ^ "Our Technologies". www.steinberg.net.