VST 3 Examples: VST 3 plug-ins Examples
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VST 3 plug-ins Examples

The SDK includes some plug-ins and host implementation examples.The Legendaries AGain and ADelay ADelay, thanks Paul Kellet the OpenSource mda Plug-ins, a basic Note Expression Synth supporting "Note Expression Event" and an example of pitchnames support plug-in (PitchNames) and more.

Note: They use cmake as project generator: cmakeUse
In order to add your own plug-ins check: addownplugs

# ADelay

Very simple delay plug-in:

- only one parameter (a delay)

Check the folder public.sdk/samples/vst/adelay of the SDK!

Classes:

- ADelayProcessor
- ADelayController

# AGain

The SDK includes a AGain plug-in which is a very simple VST 3 plug-in. This Plug-in:

- is multichannel compatible
- supports bypass processing
- has an automated gain parameter
- has an Event input bus (allowing to use noteOn velocity to control the gain factor)
- has a VU peak meter
- uses the VSTGUI4 library
- a version of this plug-in with side-chaining is available (showing a plug-in using the same controller and different components)
- a AAX version is available
- a AUv3 version is available

Check the folder public.sdk/samples/vst/again of the SDK!

Classes:

- AGain
- AGainWithSideChain (used for side-chain version)
- AGainController

# TestChannelContext

Very simple plug-in:

- showing how to use the Steinberg::Vst::ChannelContext::IInfoListener interface
- using a generic UI

Check the folder public.sdk/samples/vst/channelcontext of the SDK!

# HostChecker

- Instrument, Panner and Fx plug-in checking the VST 3 support of a host.
- a AAX version is available

Check the folder public.sdk/samples/vst/hostchecker of the SDK!

# TestLegacyMIDICCOut

Very simple plug-in:

- showing how to use LegacyMIDICCOutEvent which allow to generate MIDI CC as output event
- VST parameters change which create LegacyMIDICCOutEvent Event

Check the folder public.sdk/samples/vst/legacymidiccout of the SDK!

Classes:

- LegacyMIDICCOut::Plug

# mda Plug-ins

- Effects (stereo to stereo plug-ins):
  - Ambience : Reverb
  - Bandisto : Multi-band Distortion
  - BeatBox : Drum Replacer
  - Combo : Amp and Speaker Simulator
  - DeEsser : High frequency Dynamics Processor
  - Degrade : Sample quality reduction
  - Delay : Simple stereo delay with feedback tone control
  - Detune : Simple up/down pitch shifting thickener
  - Dither : Range of dither types including noise shaping
  - DubDelay : Delay with feedback saturation and time/pitch modulation
  - Dynamics : Compressor / Limiter / Gate
  - Image : Stereo image adjustment and M-S matrix
  - Leslie : Rotary speaker simulator
  - Limiter : Opto-electronic style limiter
  - Loudness : Equal loudness contours for bass EQ and mix correction
  - MultiBand : Multi-band compressor with M-S processing modes
  - Overdrive : Soft distortion
  - RePsycho! : Drum loop pitch changer
  - RezFilter : Resonant filter with LFO and envelope follower
  - RingMod : Simple Ring Modulator
  - Round Panner: 3D panner
  - Shepard : Continuously rising/falling tone generator
  - SpecMeter : Stereo 13 Bands spectral Meter
  - Splitter : Frequency / level crossover for setting up dynamic processing
  - Stereo Simulator: Haas delay and comb filtering
  - Sub-Bass Synthesizer: Several low frequency enhancement methods
  - TalkBox : High resolution vocoder
  - TestTone : Signal generator with pink and white noise, impulses and sweeps
  - Thru-Zero Flanger : Classic tape-flanging simulation
  - Tracker : Pitch tracking oscillator, or pitch tracking EQ

- Instruments (1 Event input, 1 stereo Audio output):
  - DX10 : Sounds similar to the later Yamaha DX synths including the heavy bass but with a warmer, cleaner tone.
  - EPiano : Simple EPiano
  - JX10 : The plug-in is designed for high quality (lower aliasing than most soft synths) and low processor usage
  - Piano : Not designed to be the best sounding piano in the world, but boasts extremely low CPU and memory usage.

Based on the OpenSource mda plug-ins (http://mda.smartelectronix.com/), this set of plug-ins demonstrates how wrap DSP code in a VST 3 plug-in.

Check the folder public.sdk/samples/vst/mda-vst3 of the SDK!

Classes:

- BaseProcessor
- BaseController
- BaseParameter

# Note Expression Synth

- Instrument plug-in supporting note expression events
- It shows how easy it is to use vstgui4
- a AUv3 version is available

Check the folder public.sdk/samples/vst/note_expression_synth of the SDK!

Classes:

- NoteExpressionSynth::Processor
- NoteExpressionSynth::Controller
- NoteExpressionSynth::Voice

# Note Expression Text

- Plug-in visualizing the NoteExpression as Text
- It shows how easy it is to use vstgui4

Check the folder public.sdk/samples/vst/note_expression_text of the SDK!

# Panner

- Simple panner plug-in showing how to support Panner category (mono to Stereo)
- It shows how easy it is to use vstgui4

Check the folder public.sdk/samples/vst/panner of the SDK!

Classes:

- PlugController
- PlugProcessor

# PitchNames

- Instrument plug-in showing PitchNames support
- It shows how easy it is to use vstgui4

Check the folder public.sdk/samples/vst/pitchnames of the SDK!

Classes:

- PitchNamesController
- PitchNamesProcessor
- PitchNamesDataBrowserSource

# TestPrefetchableSupport

Very simple plug-in:

- showing how to use the Steinberg::Vst::IPrefetchableSupport interface
- using a generic UI

Check the folder public.sdk/samples/vst/prefetchablesupport of the SDK!

# TestProgramChange

Very simple plug-in:

- showing how to support Program List
- using a generic UI

Check the folder public.sdk/samples/vst/programchange of the SDK!

# Sync Delay

Very simple delay plug-in:

- showing how to support IProcessContextRequirements

Check the folder public.sdk/samples/vst/syncdelay of the SDK!

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