Installing VST plug-ins
Cubase supports the VST 2 and VST 3 plug-in standards. You can install effects and instruments that comply with these formats.
A plug-in is a piece of software that adds a specific functionality to Cubase. The audio effects and instruments that are used in Cubase are VST plug-ins.
Effect or instrument plug-in normally have their own installation application. Read the documentation or readme files before installing new plug-ins.
When you scan for newly installed plug-ins or relaunch Cubase, the new effects appear on the effect selectors.
Cubase comes with a number of effect plug-ins included. These effects and their parameters are described in the separate PDF document âPlug-in Referenceâ.