SpektraFex is a digital audio effects plug-in developed in C++ for the VST 2.0 platform. It features a bank of ten bandpass filters, each with its own delay line. For each channel you are able to manipulate parameters such as volume, mute, solo, pan, gain, cutoff, Q, delay length, feedback, dry volume, and wet volume. It also hosts a set of master controls which allows you to control all the channels at once. Another main feature is the "control matrix" which provides a virtual x-y touch pad. You then have the ability to map any parameter to either the x or y axis. By using the mouse or a touch pad MIDI controller, one is able to control multiple parameters at the same time.
Doing some tests in Audiomulch at the moment...My goal for this project was to create a real-time audio processing tool that would combine the use of filters and delay lines. The idea was to split the audio signal into ten different "channels" in the frequency domain, which could then be further manipulated by other audio processing. Each channel would be processed and controlled individually through the setting of the different process parameters. I also intended on making the code for the different processes as modular as possible, so that the order of processing could be changed.
I also wanted to provide features and functionality that would allow SpektraFex to be used in a live situation, as opposed to just in a studio context. This meant that I would have to make to plugin as efficient and optimized as possible, so as not to consume too much CPU and cause unwanted artifacts in the audio signal. The plugin would also have to be stable, ensuring that it never crashes or causes the system to crash.
Another main goal for this project was to become familiar with the specifics of creating a VST plugin as well as the graphical interface for it. I intended to learn as much as possible about the classes provided in the libraries, so as to maximize my understanding about the platform as a whole. I also wanted to experiment as much as possible in order to provide a means of learning the major pitfalls that are associated with this type of software development.
This one seems to have potential.
Cheers,
tl.
), and i love the concept so far. I haven't had a great deal of time to play with it, but i'm liking it so far.
