Plug-ins explained: instruments, effects, and AI as the new plug-in
Plug-ins are add-on programs that run inside a DAW: instruments that make sound from MIDI notes, effects that process audio, and MIDI effects that change notes. Formats such as VST3, Audio Units and CLAP decide which DAWs can load them. AI arrived as plug-ins first, and in an AI DAW the AI now picks and sets up your plug-ins for you.
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