<dd>OS X only, full featured, audio and MIDI, plugins can provide their own GUI</dd>
<dt><abbr title="Virtual Studio Technology">VST</abbr></dt>
- <dd>Plugins using Steinberg's VST plugin standard but compiled
- specifically for the same platform as Ardour is running on
- (i.e. Linux VST for Ardour users on Linux, Windows VST for Ardour
- users on Windows). (Note: Ardour does not support VST plugins on OS
- X, just like Apple's Logic DAW). </dd>
+ <dd>Plugins using Steinberg's VST plugin standard. Varies by platform:
+ <dl>
+ <dt>on Linux</dt><dd>(native) Linux VST plugins fully supported (VST2.4)</dd>
+ <dt>on Windows</dt><dd>(native) Windows VST plugins fully supported (VST2.4)</dd>
+ <dt>on OS X</dt><dd>Not supported, unless you use a VST<>AU
+ bridge plugin. Similar to Apple's Logic DAW.</dd>
+ </dl>
+ </dd>
<dt>Windows VST Plugins on Linux</dt>
- <dd>Plugins using Steinberg's VST plugin standard and compiled for
- Windows, but being used on Linux. <em>Support for this plugin format is not available in
- regular builds of
- Ardour. <a href="/working-with-plugins/windows-vst-support">Read
+ <dd>VST plugins for Windows, but being used on Linux. <em>Not
+ supported by normal builds of Ardour. <a href="/working-with-plugins/windows-vst-support">Read
more...</a></em>
</dd>
</dl>