Any benefit of using AU over VST3 on a Mac?

Wilmar Boer
Wilmar Boer Member Posts: 101 Advisor
edited February 26 in Komplete General

I always install both VST3 and AU versions of a (NI) plugin. So both show up in Maschine or my DAW's. But knowing that AU is an Apple developed format, does anyone know if there's actually any technical benefit of using AU instead of VST on a Apple for the NI plugins (or any plugins for that matter)?

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  • mykejb
    mykejb Moderator Posts: 2,220 mod

    There's not a significant difference in performance. The advantage of using VST3 is that you can transfer projects to a Windows PC in the future if you need to.

  • BIF
    BIF Member Posts: 1,078 Guru

    What a great question and answer. Thank you both.

  • JesterMgee
    JesterMgee Member Posts: 3,086 Expert

    IMHO, VST should bee used over AU if ever possible so you at least have freedom to move between mac/pc.

    Applications like Komplete Kontrol also do not load AU plugins

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