Before VSTs, recording a song meant having physical equipment for every sound you wanted to make. If you wanted a reverb effect, you needed a dedicated reverb box. If you wanted a synthesizer sound, you needed the physical keyboard.
By moving the "studio" into the software, VST technology democratized music, allowing anyone with a laptop to access the same world-class sounds once reserved for elite professionals. Sound and VST
Steinberg’s release of was the turning point. It included the first-ever VST plugins, which were simple effects like: Espacial : A reverb effect. Choirus : A chorus effect. Stereo Echo and Auto-Panner . Before VSTs, recording a song meant having physical