In the mid-1990s, Steinberg introduced Virtual Studio Technology (VST), a plugin format that allowed developers to create software instruments and effects processors. VST plugins could be used within DAWs, enabling producers to access a wide range of virtual instruments and effects. This marked a significant shift towards software-based sound design, as producers could now create complex sounds using virtual instruments and process them using software effects.
In the mid-1990s, Steinberg introduced Virtual Studio Technology (VST), a plugin format that allowed developers to create software instruments and effects processors. VST plugins could be used within DAWs, enabling producers to access a wide range of virtual instruments and effects. This marked a significant shift towards software-based sound design, as producers could now create complex sounds using virtual instruments and process them using software effects.