VST 2 coming to an end
May 16, 2018
Late 2013 we announced that the Software Development Kit (SDK) for VST 2 would no longer be maintained and would only be available as subset of the VST 3 SDK. Five years down the line and this transitional phase is now also coming to an end.
From October 2018 onward we are closing down the second version of VST for good. While the VST 2 SDK has been unavailable, and so have maintenance and technical support, the subset within the VST 3 SDK will also be omitted.
VST 2 compatibility with Steinberg VST hosts will remain, however, we recommend to root for the latest version of VST. VST 2 was introduced in 1999 and since then the technology has evolved dramatically. Since 2008, the SDK for the third iteration of VST, VST 3, has been available and since then efforts are focused entirely on the further development of VST 3.
“We appreciate that developers and users alike gravitate strongly toward the VST 3 interface that comes with many technological advancements. By bidding farewell to VST 2, we hope to offer everyone a clear direction,” comments Yvan Grabit, technology lead at Steinberg.
Latest News
June 11, 2019
Cubasis 2.8 out now
Cubasis 2.8 is now available on the App Store! Freely available to all users of Cubasis 2, this...
June 6, 2019
Zilhouette Strings newly available
As part of our HALion Partner Program, we are now providing Zilhouette Strings by Cinematique...
June 3, 2019
Windows driver for AXR4
When we unveiled the AXR4 Thunderbolt 2 audio interface in January, it made big waves at the NAMM...
June 3, 2019
MySteinberg unavailable on June 4
On June 4, 2019, Steinberg rolls out new technology to facilitate sign-in and account creation in...
May 6, 2019
Cubase turns 30
First introduced in 1989, Cubase is turning 30 this year, all the more powerful and with more...
April 29, 2019
DDP Player for free
The DDP Player previously and exclusively available in WaveLab Pro is now a free download for all...
April 24, 2019
Nuendo 10 now shipping
Presented for the very first time at this year’s Game Developer Conference (GDC) in March, the...
April 17, 2019
RAST-A synthesizer
RAST-A is a new synthesizer for HALion, emulating voltage-controlled synths of the 1980s. So...