TRACKER_ Renoise
SEQUENCER_ Reaper
VST_ NI Massive

1. i use ymvst for arpzz altho it is limited

2. whilst it's not emulation of an existing "chip sound" i like to use Image-Line's WASP to create basic square and FM sounds

For chip I really like famisynth. It's very versatile for what it is.

Non chip SQ8L is almost the best VST ever of all time. It would be PERFECT if you could automate parameters.

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Using reViSiT as a VST sequencer is a great way to bring a powerful tracker interface to software like Ableton or Digital Performer that traditionally use awful piano roll style sequencers.

Aalto/Kaivo from Madrona Labs

Yes, just to clarify I didn't mean a DAW by a sequencer. I meant a plugin VST that lets you add note patterns to existing synths WITHIN a DAW, like an arppegiator. This way when you put a single note in the DAW it will play the pattern, and when you change the note, it will transpose that pattern, etc.

I've found a few that are supposed to do that, but none that work particularly well so far. Kirnu Cream is one example (though I haven't tried it yet.)

good thinking, great great app. but mac only maybe? used to be anyway

Numerology

so can fruityloops! but surely if you use it standalone its not acting as a plugin?
anywayyy, semantics.

Actually it does make sense in the case of reViSiT. It can be used stand-alone or as a sequencer within a VST host.

http://revisit.info/

Plogue Chipsounds and Bitspeak

yeah i realised i made the mistake of thinking he meant DAW but i think he means things that can make VSTs do stuff, like arpeggiators and drum programmers etc

standalone plugin doesn't really make sense.

do you mean a mini sequencer that is not a full DAW like fruity / ableton / cubase? Ie a really small sequencer app that you can route midi out to VST's? or like a big old sequencer to use ur plugins inside(ie fruity or ableton etc) ?

there's this thing called kirnu cream and it's not really very good IMHO, but it's better than other similar stuff i've tried