Plugin Compatibility Matrix
VST instruments with audio inputs are a bit of a rare one. Once upon a time a sound generating plugin was thought to never need audio inputs. Only effects needed ins and outs.
Long story short, using VMPC2000XL as a sampler, recording new sounds with it, doesn't work properly in all DAWs. Maybe some things will improve as my understanding of it does, but for now the below matrices apply.
| Linux | LV2 Audio | LV2 MIDI | VST3 Audio | VST3 MIDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carla | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| LMMS | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Ardour | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Windows 10 | VST3 Audio | VST3 MIDI |
|---|---|---|
| Ableton Live 10 | 1 stereo in 5 stereo out |
16 channels in 1 channel out |
| Reaper 6 | 1 stereo in (always monitoring) 5 stereo out |
|
| Cubase 10 | 0 stereo in 5 stereo out |
| macOS | AU | AUv3 | VST3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logix Pro (X) | 1 stereo in (Side Chain in top right of plugin) 5 stereo out |
0 stereo in 1 stereo out only MIDI input |
|
| Ableton Live 10 | 1 stereo in 5 stereo out |
unsupported by Live | |
| GarageBand | 0 stereo in 1 stereo out only MIDI input |
||
| Cubase 10 | |||
| Reaper 6 |
Supported features
- MIDI note on/off input and output
- Multiple instances
- MIDI CLOCK slave synchronization
- Any MIDI Controller (1-127) controls the slider
- Persist full state including samples to DAW projects and programs
Not implemented:
- Musical position synchronization
- Button to MIDI mapping
This will also serve as a rough indication of VMPC2000XL's MIDI and other control protocol support for the time being, which indeed is very crude and limited compared to the original.