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OpenMPT VS VSTHost

Compare OpenMPT VS VSTHost and see what are their differences

OpenMPT logo OpenMPT

OpenMPT is a popular tracker software for Windows.

VSTHost logo VSTHost

Hostprogram for VST-Plugins with ASIO-Support
  • OpenMPT Landing page
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    2021-09-30
  • VSTHost Landing page
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    2022-04-10

OpenMPT videos

How to link VST effects in OpenMPT

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  • Review - About MPT / OpenMPT

VSTHost videos

How to Setup VSTHost - Basic Tutorial for Live Audio Processing via Software

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Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to OpenMPT and VSTHost)
Audio & Music
63 63%
37% 37
Music Tools
100 100%
0% 0
Email Marketing
0 0%
100% 100
Audio
69 69%
31% 31

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, OpenMPT seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 25 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

OpenMPT mentions (25)

  • need help finding these wav files.
    The bottom of the page says it's on The Mod Archive. What format is the song in? If it's still in its original modular format (as opposed to rendered to MP3 or WAV) you should be able to open it in OpenMPT and save the samples from there. Source: 10 months ago
  • wind ohs eggs pee
    The software that is used to make the music is (likely) OpenMPT, which is a software I use quite often for making Tracker Music. Tracker music is a really fun form of music software to work with if you don't know how music notes work but do know how computers work. If you want an example of how Tracker Music sounds, check out Dues Ex's title theme, which was composed entirely with a older tracker. Source: about 1 year ago
  • Are there any DAWs with something similar to Audacity's "Audio Selection Sequencer 2" plugin?
    There is also a type of app that is more sophisticated than Audio Selection Sequencer2, but simpler than a typical DAW sequencer. The type of application that I'm thinking of is called a "Tracker". Music Trackers were very popular back in the '90's, but their popularity has declined considerably since DAWs became common on PCs. One of the few music trackers that still exists is OpenMPT https://openmpt.org/. Source: about 1 year ago
  • does anyone know of a good daw that replicates the snes sound chips?
    When making mockups I typically use OpenMPT. With the 8-tap Sinc Resampler: Kaizer Window Filter at 72%(?) bandwidth. Didn't test it extensively for accuracy but it outputs a warm sound not unlike the SNES, bass becomes "plastic" in a similar fashion. For echo I just use the default Direct X Audio Effects Echo plugin but it's inaccurate. Another thing with OpenMPT is it has a decent sample editor so you can work... Source: over 1 year ago
  • How did you get into microtonal?
    My music theory teacher mentioned that in the days before 12 equal that G# and Ab were not the same pitch. IIRC he said that G# was lower than Ab. That was enough to send me down the microtonal Alice in Wonderland rabbit hole once years later I got my hands on something that could let me explore tuning other than 12 equal - and that was a music tracker. This is one that survives to this day and now has native... Source: over 1 year ago
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VSTHost mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of VSTHost yet. Tracking of VSTHost recommendations started around Mar 2021.

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LilyPond - GNU LilyPond is a computer program for music engraving.

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