famous beagle
Well-known member
Hey y'all,
I'm editing a book right now, and in it, the author claims that plug-ins are so named because they mimic the effects of old. He says that, in the old days, these effects came to be known as "plug-in" effects because they were "plugged in" to the signal chain.
This was/is news to me. I don't remember ever hearing the term "plug-in" back in the days before DAWs. Do y'all?
Wiki says the term was coined in 1988 by an engineer who worked for Silicon Beach Software.
What say y'all?
Thanks!
I'm editing a book right now, and in it, the author claims that plug-ins are so named because they mimic the effects of old. He says that, in the old days, these effects came to be known as "plug-in" effects because they were "plugged in" to the signal chain.
This was/is news to me. I don't remember ever hearing the term "plug-in" back in the days before DAWs. Do y'all?
Wiki says the term was coined in 1988 by an engineer who worked for Silicon Beach Software.
What say y'all?
Thanks!