the middle quote from soundonsound was in reference to 3.7 for pc (which was in 1999) i quoted it just the other day
3.5 for mac was out in 97 + 3.7 for mac maybe 1997 maybe 1998
i knew u have cubase 3.7 for mac
so i take it by your answer above of 4.1
that this 3.7 mac version indeed does not feature vsti capability
which is what i wanted to confirm
thank you;)
yes ok this must be correct becuase:
Cubase VST24 4.1 Macintosh 1999 Macintosh only. Downloadable as a free upgrade to owners of VST24 4.0. Introduced VST 2.0, ASIO 2.0, DSP Factory support, TDM support and more. In addition, the Cubase VST/24 Mixer/EQ section included an extension with five new real-time processing modules — Compressor, Limiter, Auto Gate, Auto Limit and Soft Clip. A number of VST elements could also now be controlled remotely via external devices such as the Yamaha 01-V.
source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steinberg_Cubaseso there we have the answer
12/1/1999 on pc: cubase 3.7
on mac : cubase 4.1
both first to include vst 2.0 spec and therefore vst instruments
the biggest gap however is in first introduction of vst 1.0 capability even
12/1/1996 cubase 3.02 VST mac (first vst "effects" capable version for mac)
10/1/1997 cubase 3.5 vst pc (first vst "effects" capable version for pc)
i will have to track down the mac 4.1 update release date
http://www.harmonycentral.com/news/cubase-vst-4.1-for-mac-releasedheres a press release! July 29, 1999
so the gap between mac + pc
7/29/1999 (mac v4.1) -> 12/1/1999 (pc v3.7)
not quite as bad as i thought
only 4-5months!!!!!!
summer of 1999 - VST instruments were born!
actually this date i have for pc 3.7 version may be wrong because the soundonsound article for 3.7 is from september 1999...
so it might be even closer together... almost simultaneous.. August 1999..
http://www.sonicstate.com/news/1999/09/11/cubase-vst-41-for-mac/heres an article from september 1999 saying cubase 4.1 is jsut announced?
usually announce comes before actual release..