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Why We Switched to Rust for Our Core Audio Engine

Performance benchmarks and safety guarantees that made Rust the obvious choice for our new VST framework.

Marcus Thorne · Sep 15, 2025
Why We Switched to Rust for Our Core Audio Engine

Audio engines benefit from predictable performance and strong control over memory. Rust gives the team those properties while retaining a productive modern toolchain.

The migration is most valuable when it is guided by profiling and clear module boundaries rather than by language preference alone.