WIP: Updated VST SDK version and download URL

[khusseini]

I updated the download mechanism of the VST SDK and updated the vst sdk version, as older versions are no longer available.

Currently I am still getting an error that the VST SDK is not found, maybe again a new folder structure?
I have no older versions around, @rodlie maybe you can shed some light on the expected folder structure of VST_SDK?

[rodlie]

Hi,

Will check the latest SDK today or tomorrow (not been using my music workstation for a while).

[rodlie]

May 16, 2018: VST 2 coming to an end !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"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."

Note: Steinberg's host applications, such as Cubase, Nuendo and WaveLab, will continue to support VST 2.

So, no more VST2 .....

I still have the latest SDK that work in airwave, but I'm not allowed to distribute the SDK (but I am allowed to distribute binaries ;) ).

Btw: a search for "vstsdk369_01_03_2018_build_132.zip" will probably give you a valid download somewhere.

[rodlie]

MD5: 536781525aeaf1b81568ea1e42b3fd05  vstsdk369_01_03_2018_build_132.zip
SHA1: d001cf508913a6b1901dadb96fb31c613f6ed038  vstsdk369_01_03_2018_build_132.zip
SHA256: 7c6c2a5f0bcbf8a7a0d6a42b782f0d3c00ec8eafa4226bbf2f5554e8cd764964  vstsdk369_01_03_2018_build_132.zip

[gordol]

https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://download.steinberg.net/sdk_downloads/vstsdk369_01_03_2018_build_132.zip