Dx or VST

Sidhu · Jun 5, 2003, 06:32 AM

I would like be very gratefull if someone could sort out the diff between the two... and which plugins are generally better to work with ? Direct X or VST..

thank you..
sidhu

Dandruff · Jun 5, 2003, 06:57 AM

Mata Hari · Jun 5, 2003, 02:18 PM

both :-)

you have both briljant vst/vsti's, and briljant dx plugins... but also very bad...

Gardinen · Jun 25, 2003, 08:06 AM

I rather prefer DirectX Instruments (DXI) than VSTi because I get lower latency in Cakewalk Sonar using DXi.
With VSTi in i.e. Cubase SX, there's not the same feeling as with DXi.

When using drum instruments like NI Battery, which I use alot, it's very important to have as low latency as posible. And with Cakewalk Sonar, I've almost no delay with my master keyboard.

dawkorn · Jul 10, 2003, 08:02 PM

Ive got two cents on this issue....

Vsti plugins dont register for the most part, which allows you to move them within the vstplugins directory, in a hierarchical structure for organization and visual orientation

for instance, you can group all your "reverb" plugins in a reverb folder, and the plugins will still work.

Dx plugins, on the other hand, are not "sortable" in the dxlistings of any program, they just list alphabetically.

I seem to remember debates about vsti plugins having a bit less overhead than dx plugins, but thats something ive not tested personally.

I load only the dx plugins that dont have corresponding Vst counterparts, because I tend to not use a lot of fx within programs that only use only dx plugins. And the solution for that would be to use a dx to vst wrapper.

So im saying I tend to focus more on using VST plugins, and use the dx ones when they dont have a vst version.

njoha · Jul 15, 2003, 06:23 PM

With Vst you get full automation in Vst hosts (Cubase, Nuendo) while with DX you get no automation.

pjsb01 · Jul 16, 2003, 08:44 AM

Hi,

yeah like dawkorn said!
cause i had problems to load diffrent dxis in fruity loops because of the "structure" of a dxi
but there are tools to solve that easily!

i think dxi are mostly installations with registry entries
but vstis are mostly only one dll which is copied in the vst directory

i think the quality is the same! (of course of the same plugin)

and also said right: vstis are "more automatable"

If anyone had problems to load a dxi, tell me maybe i can help!

greeets

pj