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			|  |  |  | | Plugin in VST2 format          | Yes                       | Yes                             | | | 
		
	
		
			
			|  |  |  | | Plugin in VST3 format          | No                        | WIP                             | | | 
		
	
		
			
			|  |  |  | | Multi-threaded engine          | Yes                       | No, uses host audio thread      | Intentional in Cardinal, for removing jitter | | 
		
	
		
			
			|  |  |  | | Supports ARM systems           | No                        | Yes                             | This means Apple M1 too yes | | 
		
	
		
			
			|  |  |  | | Supports ARM systems           | No                        | Yes                             | Yes, This means Apple M1 too | | 
		
	
		
			
			|  |  |  | | Synth plugin variant           | 16 ins, 16 outs           | 2 ins, 2 outs                   | | | 
		
	
		
			
			|  |  |  | | FX plugin variant              | 16 ins, 16 outs           | 2 ins, 2 outs                   | | | 
		
	
		
			
			|  |  |  | | Raw-CV plugin variant          | Unsupported               | 2 audio IO + 8 CV IO            | Available in JACK, LV2 and VST3 formats, not possible in VST2 | | 
		
	
		
			
			|  |  |  | | Arbitrary parameter automation | Yes                       | No                              | Unsupported in Cardinal, tricky to do for many plugin formats at once | | 
		
	
		
			
			|  |  |  | | Integrated plugin host         | No, Host payed separately | Yes, using Carla or Ildaeil     | Currently work-in-progress in Cardinal | | 
		
	
		
			
			|  |  |  | | Integrated plugin host         | No, Host payed separately | Yes, using Carla or Ildaeil     | | | 
		
	
		
			
			|  |  |  | | v1 module compatibility        | No                        | No, but with less restrictions  | Modules can load resources at any point | | 
		
	
		
			
			|  |  |  | | Online phone-home              | Yes                       | No                              | Online access is strictly forbidden in Cardinal | | 
		
	
		
			
			|  |  |  | | Proper dark theme              | No, only room brightness  | Yes                             | CC-ND respected by leaving files intact, dark mode applied at runtime | | 
		
	
		
			
			|  |  |  | | Proper Linux headless mode     | No, always requires X11   | Yes                             | CC-ND respected by leaving files intact, dark mode applied at runtime | | 
		
	
		
			
			|  |  |  | | Proper Linux headless mode     | No, always requires X11   | Yes                             | | | 
		
	
		
			
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			|  |  |  | Additionally, Cardinal contains the following built-in modules not present in the official plugin or standalone: | 
		
	
		
			
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