OSX: What format do you prefer, AU or VST?

Enrique · Post by **Enrique** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:18 pm

Title says it all. Let's assume all plugins were available as AU and VST, what format would you prefer and why? Do you work with both or do you like it clean and straightforward and have one of the two disabled? Which format tends to be the buggier one? Your thoughts, your experiences...

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:38 pm

I work with AU almost exclusively, seems more stable, but I rarely had any issues with VST anyway. MIght as well use the native Apple format is my thinking.

Enrique · Post by **Enrique** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:57 pm

Thanks for your reply Tarekith (loved your guide to song arranging btw). Yeah, I'm also working exclusively with AU at the moment, but I kind of like the way VST presets get stored, without doing the whole hot swapping thing. Not having folders and fixed names is also something that would speed up the workflow imho...

Sales Dude McBoob · Post by **Sales Dude McBoob** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:13 pm

I only use VST if the plug-in isn't available in AU.

suie_paparude · Post by **suie_paparude** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:21 pm

recently i switched from vst's because i find handling of au presets in live much straitforward.just hit the save button and under your instruments'name in browser is your saved preset.no fxb's.
great

Enrique · Post by **Enrique** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:23 pm

Sales Dude McBoob wrote:I only use VST if the plug-in isn't available in AU.

What makes you choose VST as your main format?

suie_paparude wrote:recently i switched from vst's because i find handling of au presets in live much straitforward.just hit the save button and under your instruments'name in browser is your saved preset.no fxb's.
great

Interesting. I guess it really depends on how you work...

contakt321 · Post by **contakt321** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:33 pm

Tarekith wrote:I work with AU almost exclusively, seems more stable, but I rarely had any issues with VST anyway. MIght as well use the native Apple format is my thinking.

Same here. I also enjoyed and put your guide to arranging to good use. Thank you!

beats me · Post by **beats me** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:52 pm

Keep in mind if you want to share any of your sets with a PC user that has the same plug-ins then they can't use AU for obvious reasons.

I've also heard in some cases some developers put more functionality into the VST version, don't have the specifics and haven't run into it myself but I've seen that statement fly around a few times.

Enrique · Post by **Enrique** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 4:03 pm

Thanks for these inputs "beats me"!