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Do any online DAWs support plugins?

> The short answer: no. While there are various web-based music-making platforms – some actually pretty good – you can’t use standard VST or AU plugins in them. However, there’s been a potentially significant development recently, with Soundation confirming that their Soundation Studio web DAW will soon be able to run the Reason Rack Extension version of Europa, Propellerhead Software’s excellent synth. It won’t be available until later this year, but if it performs well, there’s no reason why other developers couldn’t bring their REs to the platform, too,