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== VST plugins ==
There are three types of VST plugins:

* '''VST instruments''' generate audio. They are generally either [[Software synthesizer|virtual synthesizer]]s or [[Software sampler|virtual sampler]]s. Many recreate the look and sound of famous hardware synthesizers. Better known VST instruments include [[Discovery (synth)|Discovery]], Nexus, Sylenth1, Massive, Omnisphere, FM8, Absynth, Reaktor, Gladiator, Serum and Vanguard.
* '''VST effects''' process rather than generate audio—and perform the same functions as hardware audio processors such as [[Reverberation|reverbs]] and [[Phaser (effect)|phasers]]. Other monitoring effects provide visual feedback of the input signal without processing the audio. Most hosts allow multiple effects to be chained. Audio monitoring devices such as spectrum analyzers and meters represent audio characteristics (frequency distribution, amplitude, etc.) visually.
* '''VST MIDI effects''' process MIDI messages (for example, [[transposition (music)|transpose]] or arpeggiate) and route the MIDI data to other VST instruments or to hardware devices.