aliev is right, some is better than nothing.
The fact is the following, there are already two companies providing VST 2.3 VST playback in dedicated expanders wich run a PC with Linux inside. Why Linux and not Windows ? As usual because the better stability, performance and tweakability.
Except some plugins that come with a complicated copy protection for example plugzilla ( http://www.plugzilla.com ) claims to run pratically any VST plug on their hardware.
I met the plugzilla guys at NAMM and saw it in action works really great.

So the possibilities for the Mediastation regarding VST are either use the open source VST server or license the technology from folks like Plugzilla.
The free VST server development will advance at rapid pace too so expect the list of supported VST plugs grow quickly.

aliev, just for curiousity what kind of VST plugs (or mention thm by name, eg NI B4 etc) would be important to you for running them on the Mediastation ?

cheers,
Benno

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