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.vst File Extension

File Type 1VST Audio Plugin

Developer Steinberg
Category Plugin files
File Format N/A

.VST Type 1

File or folder containing a VST (Virtual Studio Technology) plugin; used for creating or modeling audio effects; typically used by digital audio programs to modify recorded sounds.

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You can open VST files with Steinberg Cubase, Image-Line FL Studio, and Audacity (with VST ENabler). You can also open VST files with LMMS (Linux MultiMedia Studio) using VeSTige. However, you must change the ".vst" extension to ".dll" before you open the file.

Programs that open VST files

Windows
Audacity
Steinberg Cubase
Linux
Audacity
Macintosh
Audacity
Steinberg Cubase

File Type 2Visio Drawing Template

Developer Microsoft
Category Vector image files
File Format Binary

.VST Type 2

Drawing template created by Visio, a technical drawing program; provides a starting point for making other drawings (.VSDX files) from the same starting conditions and with the same look and feel.

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NOTE: The VLTX and VSDX formats were introduced with Visio 2013. Prior versions of the software use .VTX files for templates.

Programs that open VST files
Windows
Microsoft Visio

File Type 3Targa Bitmap Image

Developer N/A
Category Raster image files
File Format Binary

.VST Type 3

Raster image based on the Targa Truevision format; can store data up to 32 bits per pixel, with 24 bits for the RGB information and 8 bits for the alpha channel; may also incorporate lossless RLE compression to reduce the file size.

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Targa image files most often use the .TGA file extension.

Programs that open VST files
Windows
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
ACD Systems Canvas
Corel Painter
Newera Graphics Converter Pro
Macintosh
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Corel Painter

About VST Files

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