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Wildfunk · Post by **Wildfunk** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:34 am

Hi,

i did a timeline with the release dates of the most common plugins, perhaps it's interesting for someone

It's funny that some plugins are really "old" but still my (and others) favourites.

2001 Pro-52
2002 Albino
2002 Oddity
2002 PPG Wave
2002 Pro-53
2002 Synth1
2002 z3ta+
2003 Bass Station
2003 CS-80V
2003 FM7
2003 impOSCar
2003 V-Station
2004 Sytrus
2004 Wavestation
2005 Blue
2005 Minimonsta
2006 FM8
2006 Komplexer
2006 M1
2006 Massive
2006 Prophet V
2006 Sylenth1
2007 Jupiter-8V
2007 Predator
2007 SQ8L
2009 Largo

Feel free to complete the list.

deraudrl · Post by **deraudrl** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:32 pm

2001?!? I've got socks older than that.

You're using a definition of "old" that I don't recognize.

Wildfunk · Post by **Wildfunk** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:36 pm

deraudrl wrote:You're using a definition of "old" that I don't recognize.

In this case "old" is really accurate because you'll not find any vsti plugins before 1999.

Ingonator · Post by **Ingonator** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:47 pm

1997: Seer Systems Reality (by Dave Smith)
http://seersystems.com/downloads/RealityPage.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seer_Systems

Reality is known as the first commercial softsynth.

1997: Native Instruments Generator (the grandfather of Reaktor)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Instruments

1997: Max/MSP (programming environment)

1998: VAZ Modular
1999: NI Reaktor
2000: NI Absynth
2000: NI Pro-Five
2000: AAS Tassman
2000: Steinberg Model E

deraudrl · Post by **deraudrl** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:33 pm

(Insert "uphill...through the snow...both ways" joke here.)

Echoes in the Attic · Post by **Echoes in the Attic** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:51 pm

Uggh. I remember those ones coming out around 2005, finally thinking "Ok, these are the last soft synths I'll ever need".. lol.

ew · Post by ew » Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:13 pm

The PPG Wave plugin was released in 2000; not 2002. And, FM7 was 2002; not 2003.

ew

Kriminal · Post by **Kriminal** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:18 pm

Albino was 2002? wow, how time flies...

brok landers · Post by **brok landers** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:30 pm

linplug gak stoar by linplug was 98 i think, and delta (father of albino) was 2000 i believe ... and steinbergs neon was the very first vsti 98 ...

Kriminal · Post by **Kriminal** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:54 pm

i think Tau was the first 3rd party synth i found, or maybe Trilium (?), but i didnt get a PC till 99/00

Project · Post by **Project** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:44 am

The VSTi standard came out in 1999, so, if linplug gak stoar was a VSTi it can't be born before 99.
Neon was included in Cubase VST in the first version supporting VSTi so it's 99 too. The first commercial VSTi was Steinberg LM-4, that came out at the end of 99. The first commercial third party VSTi was NI ProFive, early 2000 (I saw a beta version at the end of 99 but sales started in 2000). Now, I should probably add "the rest is history" but it sounds a little bit lame to me...

best

Project

LXNDR1 · Post by **LXNDR1** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:20 am

Echoes in the Attic wrote:Uggh. I remember those ones coming out around 2005, finally thinking "Ok, these are the last soft synths I'll ever need".. lol.

seriously they need to stop making them so we can finally settle for what we got and use it to the limit, no sarcasm
but i guess progress cannot be halted as well as the innate human craving for more and better

good thread tho, how about free VSTs chronology?

bluedad · Post by **bluedad** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:27 am

I have to dispute the Albino time..in early fall of 2002 I was involved in doing demo's for Linplug's Delta (which later became Albino). Peter rejected my demo's, saying he wanted something more along the style of trance..but that's beside the point.

ianweb123 · Post by **ianweb123** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 2:32 pm

LXNDR1 wrote: good thread tho, how about free VSTs chronology?

easy:

Pre-synthedit: 6

Post-synthedit: 6,000,000,000

LXNDR1 · Post by **LXNDR1** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 4:04 pm

ianweb123 wrote:
LXNDR1 wrote: good thread tho, how about free VSTs chronology?
easy:

Pre-synthedit: 6

Post-synthedit: 6,000,000,000

yeah, this is quite logical so the winner eeeeeeees.........

Timeline release dates vsti plugins