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  • The Creation and Evolution of SWAM String Sections
  • What is the difference between loading multiple Solo instruments and loading a Section in SWAM String Sections?
  • What is a plug-in in music production?
  • What do VST, AU, AAX, and AUv3 stand for?
  • What is VST? What's the difference between VST, VST2, and VST3?
  • What is a DAW and what is a host? Is there a difference between the two?
  • What is MIDI? What is CC?
  • What does USB Class Compliant mean?
  • What is Core Audio? What is ASIO?
  • A Beginner's Guide To How Digital Audio Works
  • What’s the Difference Between Reverb and a Spatializer?

What is a plug-in in music production?

In simple words, an audio plug-in is a program used as an add-on to your music production software (see "What is a DAW and what is a host? Is there a difference between the two?").  They allow you to add some functionality that’s not directly available in your DAW.

There are three main categories of audio plug-ins:

  • Effect plug-ins: These plug-ins allow you to play with different effects like reverb, EQ, distortion, etc. Usually, your DAW will already provide a selection of built-in plug-ins for effects but generally, you’ll probably want to look around for different options, especially if you’re looking for a very specific kind of sound.
  • MIDI manipulation plug-ins: These plug-ins take your MIDI sequence and manipulate it in different ways. Arpeggiators are a good example of this. Some other examples of this kind of plug-in would be note repeaters or chord generation tools.
  • Digital instruments: These plug-ins act as virtual instruments. Some excellent examples of these are our very own SWAM instruments.

In simple words, an audio plug-in is a program used as an add-on to your music production software (see "What is a DAW and what is a host? Is there a difference between the two?").  They allow you to add some functionality that’s not directly available in your DAW.

There are three main categories of audio plug-ins:

  • Effect plug-ins: These plug-ins allow you to play with different effects like reverb, EQ, distortion, etc. Usually, your DAW will already provide a selection of built-in plug-ins for effects but generally, you’ll probably want to look around for different options, especially if you’re looking for a very specific kind of sound.
  • MIDI manipulation plug-ins: These plug-ins take your MIDI sequence and manipulate it in different ways. Arpeggiators are a good example of this. Some other examples of this kind of plug-in would be note repeaters or chord generation tools.
  • Digital instruments: These plug-ins act as virtual instruments. Some excellent examples of these are our very own SWAM instruments.

Related articles

What is a DAW and what is a host? Is there a difference between the two? What is MIDI? What is CC?

Other articles in this category

  • The Creation and Evolution of SWAM String Sections
  • What is the difference between loading multiple Solo instruments and loading a Section in SWAM String Sections?
  • What is a plug-in in music production?
  • What do VST, AU, AAX, and AUv3 stand for?
  • What is VST? What's the difference between VST, VST2, and VST3?
  • What is a DAW and what is a host? Is there a difference between the two?
  • What is MIDI? What is CC?
  • What does USB Class Compliant mean?
  • What is Core Audio? What is ASIO?
  • A Beginner's Guide To How Digital Audio Works
  • What’s the Difference Between Reverb and a Spatializer?

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