{"id":10979,"date":"2016-08-05T16:00:41","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T16:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=10979"},"modified":"2016-08-08T08:25:08","modified_gmt":"2016-08-08T08:25:08","slug":"free-vstau-host-to-play-instrument-plugins-without-a-daw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/free-vstau-host-to-play-instrument-plugins-without-a-daw\/","title":{"rendered":"Free VST\/AU host to play instrument plugins without a DAW"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>vPlayer is a free VST\/AU host for plugins so that you can play instruments without having to download or load up your DAW.<\/h4>\n<p>vPlayer is a standalone software developed for quick testing new VST\/AU instruments without the need to use any DAW. 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