VST vs AU plugins?

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Is there any benefit using one above another on Mac?
I have, as an example, PianoteQ that installed both AU and VST plugin of the same instrument.

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I have found numerous topics on the forum, that have answered my question.

[v00d00ppl]

There shouldn't be. There is plugin delay compensation in live anyways so you are good either ways. There is no performance bump.

[jlgrimes]

Is there any benefit using one above another on Mac?
I have, as an example, PianoteQ that installed both AU and VST plugin of the same instrument.

There are minimal differences.


VST presets are handled differently than AU, where you can get to presets via a drop down menu right on the device. AU are accessable via the browser. VST presets seem to be a more popular format for trading plug-in patches but these days most plug-in patches are proprietary.


I don't believe AU supports midi out so certain midi routing features might not be available in AU.

Performance wise no one platform is better than the other (theoretically). That said depending on developer on version could perform better than the other or one version might have bugs the other one don't have. Usually since VSTs are used more can be better tested but this isn't always the case. Some plugins that dont have VST2 versions do have an AU version so that can be the only choice (which should change once 10.1 is released). A small amount of plugins are AU only.