KVR Audio

bjt2 · Post by **bjt2** » Tue May 17, 2022 6:09 pm

UPDATED FULL ZIP:
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Current version, 1.0.200 beta:

Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.6.1, compiler 14.51) and SDK (10.0.28000.1839).

SUMMARY:

Programming like language.
Configurable as VST instrument, Audio effect, MIDI effect or MIDI sequencer.
SoundFont 2.04 file import.
Multi input and multi output support.
Multi channel and multi instrument support.
MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE) support.
Custom temperaments, with temperament blend feature, with also SCALA, KBM and TUN files support.
Synth and sampled waveforms, FM synthesis.
Professional grade Reverb with up to 13 parameters.
Non-Local Means denoising filter.
Configurable Sinc interpolation: windowing function, sinc lobes, oversampling.
Power oversampling: up to 257x windowed sinc FIR filter for synth data.
Filter oversampling, up to 16x, with sharpness control.
Unlimited oscillators, envelope generators, filters etc per layer, with full automation.
Full MIDI processor: creating or modifying MIDI messages.
Full Skinning support: background image and knob skin with antialiasing support.
FULL BRANDING support.
PREV instruction to get the previous sample and implement ANY closed loop system, linear and non linear, like IIR filters, EKS algorithm, (see this on line course: https://ccrma.stanford.edu/~jos/pasp/pasp.html).
FFMPEG support with caching.
Delays, reverbs, pitch shifter, noise gates, compressors/expanders, comb filters etc.
Many functions for custom distortions: if you can put it in formula, then you can implement it!
Customizable UI (positions, sizes, fonts, colors, tooltips), UTF-8 support, DPI aware.
See the second post with the highlights for more details.
See the PDF manual, in the ZIP file, for even more details (link above).

Engine stress test:

Introducing Non-Local Means (NLM) denoising engine:

Dual-mode processing: Use zero-delay lightweight settings for real-time live filtering, or push the NLM parameters for maximum precision in offline rendering with look-ahead implementation.
Medical-Imaging Port: First-of-its-kind implementation of MRI-grade filtering algorithms adapted for 1D real-time audio streams.
Hyperbolic Kernel: Replaces traditional transcendental exponential functions with a custom hyperbolic kernel, being faster and giving less artifact on audio data.
Zero-Latency Time-domain processing that bypasses the phase smearing and "musical noise" typical of FFT-based spectral subtractors.
Available a bilateral version with some latency but that has better filtering.

REVISION HISTORY:

1.0.200 beta:
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.6.1, compiler 14.51) and SDK (10.0.28000.1839).

1.0.199 beta:
Soundfont code restructure for bugfixes and better performance of the generated code, exploiting the new features of OSCG. Re-import all your files.
Changed default font weight.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.5.1) and SDK (10.0.26100.7705).

1.0.198 beta:
Soundfont: Fixed bug causing missing layers in specific circumstances. They are now correctly summed and stacked. Re-import all your files.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.5.1) and SDK (10.0.26100.7705).

1.0.197 beta:
Performance enhancements on the NLM filter code: up to 20% on old CPUs.
Tweaked kernel function and weights to allow increasing more the window without artifacts.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.5.1) and SDK (10.0.26100.7705).

1.0.196 beta:
NLM Filter: removed a performance hack that was compromising audio quality.
NLM Filter: optimized NLM thresholds and removed stereo-link and linear weighting. Now NLM uses only an hyperbolic weighting function.
NLM Filter: added bidirectional (look-ahead) version, in addition to the zero latency version.
NLM Filter: New NLM filter examples including multi stage versions.
NLM Filter: Performed experimentations with actual noisy audio files to find the best settings. Example files have manually tuned settings. Just tune strenght or increase block/windows size if necessary.
Added BIQUADEQDB function for invertible equalization.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.5.1) and SDK (10.0.26100.7705).

1.0.195 beta:
UI bugfixes for some GPUs or Hosts.
Tweaked NLM/NLMH weights.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.5.1) and SDK (10.0.26100.7705).

1.0.194 beta:
Added NLMH with hyperbolic weights. RECOMMENDED: better than NLM in most situations.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.5.1) and SDK (10.0.26100.7705).

1.0.193 beta:
Introducing Non-Local Means (NLM) denoising engine, directly from medical research: Porting MRI statistical denoising to the 1D audio domain.
Bugfixes and performance enhancements.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.5.1) and SDK (10.0.26100.7705).

1.0.192 beta:
Introduced UIMOD option for setting the Zoom.
Save the Zoom in the DAW project file.
Changed default font to Segoe UI with improved ClearType rendering and sub-pixel alignment for better readability.
Fixed UI rendering artifacts: Standard controls now correctly inherit background textures and transparency for a seamless 3D look.
Fixed UI residual flickering and performance enhancements.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.5.1) and SDK (10.0.26100.7705).

1.0.191 beta:
Introduced REVERB4: a new, fully-extended instruction with 13 automatable parameters for total control over the prime-number matrices.
Inverted Signal Topology: Reversed the internal chain (now Diffusion -> Tank) to improve transient response and eliminate "muddy" onsets.
Presence Boost: Refined the Early Reflections stage to act as a presence reinforcer (optimized for Grand Pianos and percussive attacks).
Standardized parameter names across all versions to align with professional studio terminology.
Full rewrite of the manual section covering the REVERB suite, including technical tips on the parameters and geometric scaling.
New Example: Included a dedicated "Full Reverb" effect file to showcase the new architecture.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.5.1) and SDK (10.0.26100.7705).

1.0.190 beta:
NaN related Bugfixes: better avoidance of NaNs and better treatment of them.
Performance enhancement.
Updated "RandomPad.txt" example for improved stability and tone.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.5.1) and SDK (10.0.26100.7705).

1.0.189 beta:
Added sharpness option to QUALITY to configure the anti-aliasing alignment for filter oversampling.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.5.1) and SDK (10.0.26100.7705).

1.0.188 beta:
Added oversampling option for filters, up to 16x, in the QUALITY instruction.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.5.1) and SDK (10.0.26100.7705).

1.0.187 beta:
Modified "Power Oversampling" mode: now up to 257x windowed sinc FIR (default 10x) and applied to all synth data.
Improved reliability when suspending the VST.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.5.1) and SDK (10.0.26100.7705).

1.0.186 beta:
Introduced "Power Oversampling" mode:
High-ratio decimation (up to 200x) using customizable windowed sinc FIR filters.
Less aliasing artifacts on high-pitched notes.
Preserves full spectrum up to 22kHz.
Increased cap to ww in QUALITY.
Show executed sequencer instruction in debug mode, to debug the script.
Bugfixes (temperament blend, synth oversampling).
New Content: Added a "Random Pad" sequencer example to demonstrate generative textures and script-based FM modulation.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.5.1) and SDK (10.0.26100.7705).

1.0.185 beta:
Modified EQ3DB: automatic resonace to have flat response if gains are zero Db (or equal).
Added Fade2GreyV3 example.
Bugfixes and performance enhancements.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.4.3) and SDK (10.0.26100.7705).

1.0.184 beta:
New, correct implementation of EQ1DB and EQ3DB.
Added resonance parameter and EQ3DB2.
Added delay and ping pong delay with feedback with 3 sub bands and optional distortion.
Added Fade2GreyV2 example.
Bugfix Glide.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.4.3) and SDK (10.0.26100.7705).

1.0.183 beta:
Added BRANDING feature: customize the look and brand identity of Crescendo, creating your own plugin.
Various bugfixes. Reimport your Soundfont files.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.4.3) and SDK (10.0.26100.7705).

1.0.182 beta:
Added 32 bit version.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.4.3) and SDK (10.0.26100.7705).

1.0.181 beta:
Added more predefined temperaments.
Added secondary temperament option for temperament blend.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.4.2) and SDK (10.0.26100.7705).

1.0.180 beta:
Bugfix POST step.
Added option to KNOB instruction.
Added Temperament blend feature.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.4.2) and SDK (10.0.26100.7705).

1.0.179 beta:
UI: Introduced Double Buffering and bitmap caching for flicker free UI even on older systems.
UI bugfixes and performance enhancements.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.4.1) and SDK (10.0.26100.7705).

1.0.178 beta:
UI: Introduced KNOB instruction: advanced customization of Knobs, with floating point parameters and Chromakey (transparency) on skin images.
Engine and UI bugfixes and performance enhancements.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.4.0) and SDK (10.0.26100.7705).

1.0.177 beta:
UI: Knob skinning, even different for each Knob (see UIMOD 100+).
Engine and UI bugfixes and performance enhancements.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.3.2) and SDK (10.0.26100.7705).

1.0.176 beta:
Bugfixes and performance enhancements.
UI: Implemented configurable rate limiters for GUI and DAW updates (see UIMOD 5).
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.3.2) and SDK (10.0.26100.7705).

1.0.175 beta:
Added real-time progress monitoring during project recall.
UI embellishments: almost flicker free instrument loads/reload.
Bugfixes.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.3.2) and SDK (10.0.26100.7705).

1.0.174 beta:
User manual small fixes and increased images quality.
Bugfixes and performance enhancements.
UI: Bugfixes and performance enhancements.
UI: Added transparency and background image for the whole plugin editor window.
Added options for configure the UI redraw speed.
Added option to configure Overload/NaN protection.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.3.2) and SDK (10.0.26100.7705).

1.0.173 beta:
Bugfixes and performance enhancements.
User manual small fixes.
Added integrated FM modulation in OSCG.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.3.2) and SDK (10.0.26100.7705).

1.0.172 beta:
Small corrections to the User Manual.
Added memory barriers in some places.
Made WAVETABLE, WAVESCAN and GRAINSYNTH sample slot automatable at trigger time.
Added WAVETABLE01 and WAVETABLES for scaled offset and phase distortion synth tutorial with WAVETABLES.
Added unconditional GOTO (and EXIT) instructions. Optimization if the IF condition is const <op> const.
Change of behaviour of glide automation and clarifications in the manual.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.3.2) and SDK (10.0.26100.7705).

1.0.171 beta:
Reworked and expanded the User manual. Many examples, tutorials and explainations were added.
Increased some structure limits. Added limits section to the User Manual.
Performance optimizations (+10%-20% speed depending on the CPU).
Bugfixes (handle leak, RETRIG mode and EXECIF).
Added MIDISWAP instruction.
Added CHEBY for Chebyshev distortion.
Added MOOGG, MOOGG0 functions (6, 12, 24, 36, 48 Db/Oct, LP, HP, BP, Notch, All Pass) with configurable distortion type (including Chebyshev). Updated MOOG1F for better numerical stability.
Added filter step in OSCG, including FILT and MOOGG features (distortion, etc...).
Added continuous glide time automation.
Added partial quantization in sequencer, TIMING and PITCH steps.
Added trigger time automation to some parameters of VELOCITY, PITCH and TIMING instructions.
Added NOISE extended MIDI CC for probabilistic EXECIF and IF.
Modified WAVESCAN and GRAINSYNTH to utilize absolute sample positioning.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (2026, ver. 18.3.2) and SDK (10.0.26100.7705).
Added AVX 10.2 version.

1.0.170 beta:
Bugfixes on SILTH. Updates and clarifications in the user manual.
Added UIMOD option for configuring the antialiasing of the UI.
Updates and clarifications on the user manual.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (17.14.18) and SDK (10.0.26100.6584).

1.0.169 beta:
Tweaked compiler flags and function inlining to obtain higher speed.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (17.14.13) and SDK (10.0.26100.4188).

1.0.168 beta:
Bugfixes.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (17.14.10) and SDK (10.0.26100.4188).

1.0.167 beta:
Bugfix: infinite loop in parser if there is not a last empty line.
Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (17.14.9) and SDK (10.0.26100.4188).

1.0.166 beta:
Bugfixes.
New example file.
Modifies to MIDIOUT behaviour. Check the user manual.

1.0.165 beta:
Added Hyperbolic functions: tanh, atanh, sinh, asinh, cosh, acosh.
Added MOOG filter simulation functions.
Corrected parsing bug.

1.0.164 beta:
Changed defaults on REVERB for imported SoundFont files. Reimport all files.
UI: Speed up of file loading, reducing the repaint frequency.
Added Tooltips to Super FM.txt.

1.0.163 beta:
Added Super FM.txt: carrier and modulator with custom shape
Corrected bug on EXECIF

1.0.162 beta:
Updated the user manual.
Removed extra parenthesis in Ping Pong Effect.txt
Corrected bugs on Keyswitches.

1.0.161 beta:
Added License.TXT and License.MD. Added copyright notice in the log window. Crescendo VST is Freeware software.
UI Bugfix: when you change the BANK number, now the program names on the knobs or text boxes are updated.
Update the user manual with mention of AVX10.1 support.

1.0.160 beta:
Repack struct fields and variables for speed.
Added AVX10.1 version (Visual Studio 17.4).

1.0.159 beta:
Compiled with the last Visual Studio Build and SDK.
Fixed FM Bass.txt.
Bugfixes, memory and speed optimizations.
Added LOWBYTE and HIBYTE functions.
Updated the manual: some clarifications, some additions, added tutorials.

1.0.158 beta:
UI: bugfixes, cosmetic fixes and performance enhancements.

1.0.157 beta:
UI bugfixes when opening multiple Crescendo Editors with different background colors.
Auto hide upper bar when personalizing file name.
New example file.

1.0.156 beta:
UI enhancements: knob text, knob style options, file name style options.

1.0.155 beta:
Bugfixes on sequencer.
Bugfixes on integer or rounded VST VARs on some DAWs.
Bugfix: update the DAW knobs only every 100ms and not continuosly.

1.0.154 beta:
Bugfixes.
Debug: now the number of errors is shown and the debug log is forced if there are errors.
Introduced PLAYRAW, PLAYMOD, MERGERAW, MERGEMOD, to set SEQUENCER behaviour.

1.0.153 beta:
Bugfixes, performance optimizations, code restructure, duplicate elimination.
Implemented some VST<->Host commodity functions.
Now IF supports full fledged expressions as operands.
Introduced VAR(nnn) function and MCCnnnn and VARnnn keywords.
Deleted SHMCC and SHMCC2, substituted with assignments: now you can put any Keyword (including MCCnnnn and VARnnn) on the left of an assignment, to set any MIDI CC with an expression.
Introduced MCCCTL and flags to enable single MIDI CC input and output (including Note ON/OFF).
Introduced MIDIOUT: periodic output of an expression in a MIDI CC/VST VAR.
Introduced MIDIPOST: a full NOTE ON/OFF parameters programmable processor.
User Manual updates and clarifications.

1.0.152 beta:
Various bugfixes.
Functions SHMCC, SHMCC2: Periodic output of an expression in a MIDI CC/VST VAR with all side effects (MIDI output, MERGE, etc.).

1.0.151 beta:
Allow compact Knobs (without texts) to pack more of them in the UI. See the User Manual for details.
Bugfix: support UTF-8 also in DEBUG log.

1.0.150 beta:
Bugfix: rounding error and off velocity in detune MIDI output.
Verified of detune support in VSTHost.
Modified and unified some debug messages.
User Manual update.

1.0.149 beta:
Added Crescendo-MIDI.dll versions, featuring a default of zero audio inputs and zero audio outputs.
Allow to specify also 0 and 1 inputs and 0 outputs in the IO instruction: if both are zero some DAWs treats Crescendo as a pure MIDI effect.
Tested on VSTHost 1.57 (x64 version) and verified as working. All three versions supported. In particular Crescendo-MIDI.dll is treated as a pure MIDI effect.
Changes to the User Manual to reflect the new mode and the new I/O limits.

1.0.148 beta:
Bug on DELAY: deallocation mismatch.

1.0.147 beta:
Introduced SMOOTH, to configure the MIDI CC smoothing.
Introduced MAXDLY, to configure the maximum delay to be supported.
Bugfix reverb: scale reverb to be of the same level of input signal. Modified default Dry/Wet in the exam
ple files.
Memory optimization for REVERBx: allocate only the needed RAM.

1.0.146 beta:
Bug when CHOKE is active: silence only if the Layer ID is the same, otherwise only one layer per note can be played.

1.0.145 beta:
DEBUG LOG cosmetic fixes.
Reverse Polish Notation parser bug: some invalid combination was not rejected.
NaN protection: check only the final output and not all LAYERs.
NaN protection: perform a suspend/resume cycle if NaN or output greater than 100dB detected.
Correction to the User Manual.

1.0.144 beta:
Added INZ keyword to access INPUT #1 in both LAYERs and POST step.

1.0.143 beta:
Bugfix: allow UTF-8 in Tooltip text. Add Chinese translation to some tooltips (Google Translate) to show it.

1.0.142 beta:
Added reverb widening/shrinking Knob in Reverb example file.
Added TOOLTIP instruction to add tooltips to knobs.
Added tooltips to some example files.

1.0.141 beta:
UI performance optimizations and bugfixes.

1.0.140 beta:
Use separate Autophase position, to avoid autophase reset when song position changes (e.g. loops).
Modified effects with classic Dry/Wet control in the example files and SoundFont import. Reimport all files.
Standalone Ping Pong Effect example file.
Lowered Fc from 15K to 5Khz in REVERB0.
More robust NaN protection.
Updates to the Manual.

1.0.139 beta:
Bugfixes on playing start, quantization, retrigger duration, NOTE OFF only on stop and not song position change.
Bugfixes: reset VST only on messages 120-122. With messages 123 and onward perform Note OFF only.

1.0.138 beta:
Many bugfixes. In particular broken beat/sync envelope options.
Added new example file.
Added corrections, clarifications and tips in the user manual.
Slight change to OSCG and ENVx options (see the manual).
RPN/NRPN and channel mode messages support.
Send all changes on MIDI output, including initializations.
MIDI sequencer full redesign: multichannel, processes also MIDI messages and VST Vars, modular and much more.
Compiled with the last Visual Studio and SDK.

1.0.137 beta:
Bug on POLY multichannel.
Corrections on the User Manual.

1.0.136 beta:
MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE) support.
Resolved bugs on multichannel ONLEGATO, ONFIRST, ONRROBIN.
Introduced polyphony option per channel (for MPE support).
Introduced SHOLD option for continuous sampling and holding after release (for MPE support).
Advertise MPE support to the DAW.
Modified the manual for MPE support. Added MPE tutorial.
Compiled with the last Visual Studio and SDK.

1.0.135 beta:
Complete multichannel/multiinstrument support (See PDF Manual). Reimport SoundFont Files.
TEMPERAMENT now supports actual cents and not only deltas from EQUAL temperaments.
Oversampling now applies also to Synth oscillators.
Added IF instruction to the sequencer.
Resolved bugs and performance enhancements.
Rewritten the PDF Manual with new sections.
Compiled with last Visual Studio version and SDK.

1.0.134 beta:
Added 2 decay envelope (for Yamaha DX7 emulation) function.
Added 2 decay envelope option to OSCG.
New FM bass example file.
Updated the manual with more FM oscillator examples.
Compiled with the last VisualStudio version, using last SDK security update.

1.0.133 beta:
Resolved bug on forced release when sustain >0.
Implemented SUPERSAW, SUPERSAW0 and SUPERSAW1.

1.0.132 beta:
Fixed a bug when used with Reaper. Verified as full working on it.
Verified as working on Audacity (effect only).
Bugfix on sampled data start/restart in POST step.
Compiled with last Visual Studio version.

1.0.131 beta:
Bugfix on Drag&Drop.
Compiled with last Visual Studio version.

1.0.130 beta:
Bugfix on forced release.
Introduced CHOKE instruction to activate forced release for repeated notes to simulate e.g. piano single note behaviour.

1.0.129 beta:
UI bugfixes and tweaks.

1.0.128 beta:
Added multiplier for VELOCITY MIDI step, depending on note key to perform simil low/high/band/notch pass filtering.

1.0.127 beta:
DPIAWARE instruction to optionally force DPI_AWARENESS in the HOST process.
RNDN function for Gaussian noise.
Compiled with the last Visual Studio version.

1.0.126 beta:
Compiled vanilla, AVX, AVX2 and AVX512 versions of the plugin. Check with your CPU. Vanilla version works on all x64 CPUs.

1.0.125 beta:
Bugfixes and workarounds for hosts that don't support DPI awareness: force DPI awareness on the host process.
Compiled with the last Visual Studio.

1.0.124 beta:
Fixed some debug messages.
Added border thickness settings for knobs.
Compiled with the last Visual Studio.

1.0.123 beta:
Added oversampling option in QUALITY instruction.

1.0.122 beta:
Bugfixes.
Made envelope statuses double precision to avoid roundoff with high decay or release times.
Performance enhancements: restructured some code.
Performance enhancements to SoundFont generated code. Reimport all files.

1.0.121 beta:
Bugfix PEDAL and SOSTENUTO. Added more debug messages (if DEBUG >= 3).
SoundFont IMPORT: added HOLD and SOSTENUTO knobs to all files, linked with MIDI CC 64 and 66. Reimport all SoundFont files.
Compiled with the last Visual Studio: good performance enhancement.
UI bugfix and performance enhancements.
Added some tooltips.
Use mouse wheel on some text to change DEBUG and HIDEUI on the fly.
Added UIMOD option (1) to enable or disable Themes (visual styles). Default now is theme enabled.
PDF manual tweaks.

1.0.120 beta:
Caching of FFMPEG converted files.
Compiled with the last Visual Studio.

1.0.119 beta:
Cosmetic tweaks to the knobs.

1.0.118 beta:
Modified pitch shifters: now the parameters are in milliseconds, removed power of two limits, varied default parameters (see PDF manual).

1.0.117 beta:
Added one parameter to PSHIFT2.
Tweaked PSHIFT and PSHIFT2.
Tweaked error messages and SAMPLEUI file filter.
Added in the PDF manual the help on the FFMPEG feature.

1.0.116 beta:
Detect if FFMPEG.exe is in some predefined locations and use it to extract audio from files not directly supported.
Bugfix SAMPLEUI: avoid excessive file reloading.

1.0.115 beta:
Bugfixes for WAV and AIFF files.
AIFF-C files support for big endian floating point, PCM uncompressed big and little endian files.
Tweaked PITCH SHIFTER parameters.

1.0.114 beta:
Added PSHIFT2 with configurable parameters.
Modified parameters of the fast PSHIFT function.
Performance enhancement of the pitch shifter.
Bugfixes.
Added drag&drop support for WAV and AIF(F) files on the SAMPLEUIs.
Compiled with the last visual studio version.

1.0.113 beta:
Added real time PITCH SHIFTER instruction.
Remember VST parameter initial position and let it be restored with CTRL or SHIFT click on the knob.
UI: tweak knobs positions.
SAMPLEUI: added file filters, bugfixes.

1.0.112 beta:
UI bugfixes.
Log window scroll when full.
Change spacing and formatting to not cut labels, change default VST VAR number.
Compiled with the last visual studio version.

1.0.111 beta:
Restructured UI code: more performance, less flickering, less bugs.

1.0.110 beta:
UI performance: redraw the full window only every 200ms - 1000ms.
UI hack: changed default initial window size in Settings.ini because of bad hosts that do not implement sizeWindow() (e.g. LMMS 1.2.2).
UI behavior: Browse becomes STOP during loading. Process correctly WM_QUIT message while loading.
Various bugfixes.
Added textual VST parameters.

1.0.109 beta:
UI performance: redraw log window only every 500ms. Great speedup in debug and Soundfont import with big files.
UI Bugfixes.

1.0.108 beta:
On suspend(): stop active notes, reset delays and reverbs, full sequencer reset.
On DAW clock move or DAW stop/play transitions: put active notes in release, full sequencer reset.

1.0.107 beta:
Reset reverbs, delays, sequencer TAPE and cursor on suspend() and DAW stop/play transitions.
Reset sequencer state on NORMAL only on suspend().
Bugfixes.

1.0.106 beta:
Various bugfixes (UI, loading and saving settings in the DAW, other).

1.0.105 beta:
Stop and reset sequencer, tape and cursors on suspend() or DAW stop.
Bugfixes, performance enhancement.
Read IO instruction also at initialization for hosts that don't support ioChanged().

Previous versions:
More robust NaNs avoiding/recovering.
Compiled with static linking of the runtime: slightly faster and no more need of the VC++ redist.
Compiled with the last Visual Studio version.
Added new functions, declarations and options.
Various tweaks bugfixes and performance enhancements.
Updated the PDF manual.

bjt2 · Post by **bjt2** » Wed May 18, 2022 2:25 pm

HIGHLIGHTS:
(For more details, please read the PDF manual, available inside the ZIP file in the first post)

Crescendo is a programmable VST plugin that allows the user to write custom VST instruments, Audio effects, MIDI effects or MIDI sequencers, with a complete programming language, supporting almost unlimited oscillators, LFO, envelopes, distortions and effects per layer.

It includes:

Sampled waveforms, synth waveforms and FM synthesis.
Hybrid Synthesis: Combines sampled waveforms, synth waveforms, subtractive synthesis, and true FM synthesis.
Wavetable & Granular: Specialized WAVETABLE, WAVESCAN, and GRAINSYNTH functions for advanced sound design.
Power Oversampling Mode: A dedicated high-performance engine for synthetic oscillators (OSCG, SUPERSAW). Supports oversampling factors up to 257x.
Filter oversampling, up to 16x, with sharpness option.
High-Precision FIR Filtering: Advanced decimation using Windowed Sinc filters. Choose from Kaiser, Lanczos, Gaussian, Hann, Hanning, and Rectangular windows.
Advanced Filter Designbor both sampled and synth data: Fully customizable filter shapes via specific parameters (Beta for Kaiser, Sigma for Gaussian, and Exponents for others) to perfectly balance aliasing suppression and spectral transparency.
Transparency: The new FIR implementation ensures a flat frequency response up to 22kHz, eliminating the high-frequency "muffling" common in standard oversampling.
Efficiency: High-ratio decimation is pre-calculated, providing top-tier audio quality with the lowest possible real-time CPU hit.
Decoupled Resampling: Independent quality settings for sampled data and synthesis, ensuring "Studio Grade" oscillator purity without unnecessary CPU strain on samples.
Direct support of uncompressed PCM WAV, AIFF and AIFF-C files (integer and float).
FFMPEG support with caching to extract and import audio data from most media files.
SOUNDFONT 2.04 BULK file import.
Support for HOST detuning and custom temperaments, selection with GUI, MIDI cc, VST parameter or keyswitch.
Temperament Blending: Advanced logic for smooth, real-time transitioning between different tuning systems.
Support for SCALA and KBM files and for TUN files, version 0 and 1.
Workflow Enhancements: Drag & drop support for audio, SCALA, TUN, instrument and SoundFont files and a "Courtesy Window" for visual feedback during heavy loading operations.
Full MIDI processor and sequencer: creating or modifying MIDI messages in real time with a programmable engine with randomization, custom arpeggiators, chord triggers, and generative sequencers at the MIDI level.
Real-Time Sequencer Debugger: Debug mode now displays the currently executed instruction in the log, transforming the plugin into a true IDE for musical scripting.
Full Skinning support: background image and knob skin with antialiasing and transparencysupport.
Multi instrument support: program and bank number used to select current instrument.
Multi channel support.
Multi input and multi output support.
MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE) support.
Almost unlimited complex assignment instructions per layer. They can include:

Fast functions for oscillators and filter with the default parameters.
Functions for oscillators, envelopes and filters with full automation for behaviors not covered by the fast functions.
The oscillators and effects composition is performed with a programming like language to compose in any fashion a chain of oscillators and other elements (oscillators, envelopes, filters, delays, reverbs, etc.): functions and mathematical operators to combine oscillators, etc. or to calculate custom distortions.
Each automatable parameter can be automated with an unlimited complex formula, that in turn can have automated parameters that can be automated with a complex formula, and so on.
Channels and stereo image manipulation functions.
Filters, 1 band equalizers and 3 band equalizers of 6, 12, 24, 36 and 48 dB/octave with stereo automation.
Delays with or without feedback (filtered or unfiltered), feedforward, comb filters, ping pong delay, for implementing chorus, flanger, phaser and custom reverb.
Real time pitch shifter.
Fast reverb functions with automatable parameters.
Compression/expansion and noise gate functions.
Non-Local Means (NLM) denoising engine.
Wide collection of functions, like trigonometric, power and the CURVE function, for custom distortions and LUTs.
PREV function, designed to recover the value of a variable at the preceding sample: allows to simulate any closed loop system, linear or not, with one or more state variable (E.g. the EKS algorithm) or to construct custom FIR or IIR filters.
Basic LABEL and IF ... GOTO/EXIT statements for implementing loops or conditional execution, on sample basis.
EXECIF construct for trigger time conditional execution.
MIDI CC and VST parameters (called VST VARs or variables) can be used for automation.
MIDI CC and VST parameters linking for great flexibility and DAW independence. MIDI CC linking keeps the scale of the VST VAR so to e.g. transform a linear MIDI CC into a logarithmical VST VAR.
Targeted for the POST processing step, there is a collection of DELAYs, REVERBs, FEEDBACK and FEEDFORWARD COMB filters, compressors/expanders and noise gates. But all functions can be used in principle in the POST step, even oscillators.
Four SENDS channels. Extended MCCs to accumulate and access them.
Sidechaining support, through the INxx keywords, which brings the input signal into the processing pipeline, allowing using it for modulation, etc...
Multiple options for the envelopes, with multiple hold times, linear or exponential or custom envelopes, with retrig at decay end, beat, or in sync.
Periodic or trigger time sample and hold (SHOLD).
Fast, trigger-time only HOLD keyword, to calculate an expression only at trigger time, for speed reasons or for special effects.
Unison support for synthetized data, also detuned: up to 32 harmonics, also with different waveforms each, with custom phase, amplitude and frequency. Sinusoidal, square (with various smoothness), saw (with various smoothness), triangular and noise waveforms.
Oscillator data organized in sample slots (even the synthetized one) and the slot number is automatable at trigger time.
Sample automation can be configured in such a way to write once the expression producing the sound and then changing for each layer just the sample number: SAMPLEOFF function for reducing layer count on multibank instruments.
Samples can be looped, backward or forward or with alternate play directions, with crossfade support.
Separate release support to halve the number of layers needed if a separate release is wanted.
Envelope generators with programmable shape.
One shot samples can be constructed resampling and mixing multiple samples (SAMPLES instruction).
One shot samples can be constructed resampling and mixing multiple slots (RENDER instruction).
Optional pre-filtering of the samples slot (even the SAMPLES and RENDER ones).
Full oscillators have fully automatable loop points, loop count, amplitude, frequency and phase.
The phase automation can be used for a true frequency modulation, without approximation by frequency automation.
Phase for sampled data can be used for delay or skipping data (e.g. reusing a full sample for a legato layer, skipping the first part).
Other waveforms available, without the sample slot mechanism, but with a plain function: square wave with variable pulse width, saw tooth with asymmetric slope, and SINC.
LFOs can be created with all the mechanisms depicted above, including sampled waveform, and be processed in any way (distortion, filtering, delays etc...) before using it.
WAVETABLE function to use a waveform (no synth data) as a LUT to perform wavetable synthesis, custom distortion, etc...
WAVESCAN and GRAINSYNTH to perform granular synthesis.

MIDI preprocessing step for sequencer, arpeggio, chords, key mapping, randomization, quantization and velocity processing.
Polyphony limitation, legato, retrig, portamento (even polyphonic) and gliding support.
Four hold/sostenuto pedals.
Note ON triggers by key, velocity, MIDI CC, VST VAR, with round robin, first/legato and MIDI channel: MIDI channel triggers to split different keyboards/controller to different VST instances in possibly different tracks or in different layers.
Crossfades, groups and OFF triggers by MIDI CC, VST VAR and group value with optional forced release for shutting down rapidly a layer.
Up to eight keyswitches support. Three type of keyswitches, with one (up), two (up/down) or multiple keys (direct selection by key).
Basic UI personalization: moving and resizing the knobs, knobs border, drop boxes and accompanying texts, color settings, tooltips.
SAMPLEUI: instruction to put up to 32 UI to let the final user of the instrument file to swap the samples of up to 32 sample slots and set also the other parameters.

ahribellah · Post by **ahribellah** » Wed May 18, 2022 8:32 pm

This seems really interesting and would be great to use for prototyping, but I'm really hesitant about investing time and energy into coding-oriented platforms that I don't have access to the source code for and can't continue to update if the author(s) decide to abandon them later, especially in the context of independently-developed tools like this. I just don't want the effort I put into development eventually becoming obsolete with no path forward, which is why I don't generally use tools like this - most of them aren't even source-available, much less open-source.

I may have missed it when scanning the manual, but is there a way to allow a user to manually choose a sample to load?

I also would really like to be able to have more control over the UI. Even for prototyping, I'd like to at least be able to get the layout that I want to use down.

Also, testing it in Reaper, none of the actual buttons load properly until they're hovered over. I can see the "Temperament" drop-down menu immediately, but "Resize," "Reload," and "Browse" are all blank boxes until I hover over them.

bjt2 · Post by **bjt2** » Thu May 19, 2022 6:14 am

ahribellah wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 8:32 pm This seems really interesting and would be great to use for prototyping, but I'm really hesitant about investing time and energy into coding-oriented platforms that I don't have access to the source code for and can't continue to update if the author(s) decide to abandon them later, especially in the context of independently-developed tools like this. I just don't want the effort I put into development eventually becoming obsolete with no path forward, which is why I don't generally use tools like this - most of them aren't even source-available, much less open-source.

I may have missed it when scanning the manual, but is there a way to allow a user to manually choose a sample to load?

I also would really like to be able to have more control over the UI. Even for prototyping, I'd like to at least be able to get the layout that I want to use down.

Also, testing it in Reaper, none of the actual buttons load properly until they're hovered over. I can see the "Temperament" drop-down menu immediately, but "Resize," "Reload," and "Browse" are all blank boxes until I hover over them.

Regarding the sample, yes, you can load any sample you want, with looping, crossfades, backward and forward, normalizing etc. It is stated clearly in the manual. You can also set the resampling quality (sinc lobes number and windowing function). You can even use sampled data for LFO, FM modulation, automation and everything you want. I even setup a mechanism to avoid the LAYER explosion: say you are constructing a banked instrument, e.g. a violin with pizzicato, legato, staccato, tremolo etc. There is a mechanism to write the layer formula once and change only the sample number, grouping all the legato, staccato etc in just one layer. There is the explanation in the manual.

Regarding expansion... The language is turing complete. For instance the reverb is missing, but in the manual there are the few instructions to construct it (and the Reverb.txt file is a modification of that code snippet). The language has already all the constructs to make any processing pipeline. If you have ever seen tools like Simulink in Matlab, you can construct any system, linear or not, looped or not with the constructs.

I have even constructed some simulated instrument with the feedback delays as seen in some online book* (and in the manual I even mention the EKS algorithm that is used for instrument simulation). The plugin can already do all that can be done in commercial DAWs like Ableton and even more (I modeled the PORTAMENTO as Ableton Live does it)... If you dig into the manual deeper, there is a section with the diagram of a generic closed loop system and the code needed to simulate it. Since there is not limit on formula complexity, you can really already simulate ANY system.

* i am new and don't know if i can post the link, but it is the course on the Stanford university for audio processing: i used that book for canvas to the features that i must include.

I concede that the interface is spartan and some instruction to construct the interface are welcome. But i was concentrated on the sound.

Regarding the problem in Reaper. I tested the VST on Ableton, LMMS and savihost64 on windows 10. Maybe in older windows there is some problem? But since the interface should be reworked and the problem seems to be only minor (the buttons work right?), I will leave it for now.

I made the VST for fun because I love programming and I didn't post it until i deemed it complete. I don't know if i will release the code someday, but I think that, save for the GUI, it is complete. Even if i die today, i think that the plugin will be useful...

EDIT: i have modified some properties on the buttons and recompiled the DLL on the hope that that resolves the issue with Reaper (please reload the zip in the top post). Moreover I have included more text files with my experiments that use samples so you can see the syntax. Obviously they don't fully work because i didn't include the samples but you can have an idea on how it works. Test2.txt contains tests of the instrument simulation (a virtual string) as seen in the online book and Test.txt is a file I used to test most of the features: pedals, chords, arpeggios, portamento/glide, crossfades... there are many commented lines and you can experiment activating them...

ahribellah · Post by **ahribellah** » Thu May 19, 2022 7:17 am

bjt2 wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 6:14 am Regarding the sample, yes, you can load any sample you want, with looping, crossfades, backward and forward, normalizing etc. It is stated clearly in the manual.

Oh, no, I know that you can load any sample you want in code. I saw that in the examples. I was asking if there was any way for the user, who you've shared the script with, not the person who created the instrument/effect, to load samples using the UI.

bjt2 wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 6:14 am I have even constructed some simulated instrument with the feedback delays as seen in some online book* (and in the manual I even mention the EKS algorithm that is used for instrument simulation). The plugin can already do all that can be done in commercial DAWs like Ableton and even more (I modeled the PORTAMENTO as Ableton Live does it)... If you dig into the manual deeper, there is a section with the diagram of a generic closed loop system and the code needed to simulate it. Since there is not limit on formula complexity, you can really already simulate ANY system.

See, this is the alternative to pure data that I've wanted for a while now; the only thing missing is a standalone version. I vastly prefer text over visual systems. I'm just more comfortable making instruments and effects for an open-source system.

bjt2 wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 6:14 am I concede that the interface is spartan and some instruction to construct the interface are welcome. But i was concentrated on the sound.

There are lots of options. It really depends on the developer.

But what I was asking for was a way to use Crescendo's language to design the UI, similar to Reaper's JSFX plugins.

bjt2 wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 6:14 amRegarding the problem in Reaper. I tested the VST on Ableton, LMMS and savihost64 on windows 10. Maybe in older windows there is some problem?

I am using Windows 10 21H2.

bjt2 wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 6:14 amI made the VST for fun because I love programming and I didn't post it until i deemed it complete. I don't know if i will release the code someday, but I think that, save for the GUI, it is complete. Even if i die today, i think that the plugin will be useful...

I'm not doubting its usefulness. But, considering you can create complex instruments and effects with it, it would help to be able to create a decent UI with it, as well.

bjt2 wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 6:14 am EDIT: i have modified some properties on the buttons and recompiled the DLL on the hope that that resolves the issue with Reaper (please reload the zip in the top post).

That has not fixed it. This plugin actually does not seem to like the way Reaper does things at all.

So here's the initial view:

reaper_wgIPjJNfTf.png

Here's what happens when I load a file (this happens every time I load a file):

reaper_U93TuqP3hq.png

If I resize the window after loading a file, it looks fine again, as you can see in the following image:

reaper_e3IQI5gaux.png

bjt2 · Post by **bjt2** » Thu May 19, 2022 8:05 am

ahribellah wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 7:17 am Oh, no, I know that you can load any sample you want in code. I saw that in the examples. I was asking if there was any way for the user, who you've shared the script with, not the person who created the instrument/effect, to load samples using the UI.

The sample number is automatable: you can setup a keyswitch with N alternatives, let the user choose with the GUI or with some keys or you can set up a slider with N alternatives. But if your idea is a browse button to load a custom file, no. I can add this feature (the whole point of posting here the VST is to add features), but you can only load full one shot samples, or i must add also features to let choose looping, start and end samples, etc. With the features already present you can set up N full samples (with looping and start and end samples already set-up) and let the user choose among those N alternatives with a keyswitch or a slider (or a MIDI CC for what is worth, but it's more complicated to test).

EDIT3: i am thinking on interface personalization. Once this is setup, i will also add a "SAMPLEUI", to be associated with a sample slot to let the change at run time by the user of the sample file and parameters. It's a very good idea. Obviously the last file and settings set by the user must be saved in the parent DAW file like the slider and combobox positions...

ahribellah wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 7:17 amSee, this is the alternative to pure data that I've wanted for a while now; the only thing missing is a standalone version. I vastly prefer text over visual systems. I'm just more comfortable making instruments and effects for an open-source system.

I have made a VST plugin to not have the burden to code the GUI, the audio driver interface, the MIDI interface etc, but I see your point: if i open-source it, you can use my reverse polish notation parses, my audio engine etc in other open source projects. I am considering to open source the code, but i must confess that it is a mess and poor commented...

ahribellah wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 7:17 amThere are lots of options. It really depends on the developer.

But what I was asking for was a way to use Crescendo's language to design the UI, similar to Reaper's JSFX plugins.

The code I made is a mess but easily expandable. I am here to gather ideas and yours was even considered by me some time ago, but i gave priority on the audio engine. While reading your post I even imagined how to do it, the variables needed etc... It's not complicated and I think I will work on It...

ahribellah wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 7:17 amI am using Windows 10 21H2.
I'm not doubting its usefulness. But, considering you can create complex instruments and effects with it, it would help to be able to create a decent UI with it, as well.

That has not fixed it. This plugin actually does not seem to like the way Reaper does things at all.

So here's the initial view:

reaper_wgIPjJNfTf.png

Here's what happens when I load a file (this happens every time I load a file):

reaper_U93TuqP3hq.png

If I resize the window after loading a file, it looks fine again, as you can see in the following image:

reaper_e3IQI5gaux.png

I got the problem: Reaper superimposes its non trasparent textboxes on the GUI. The Bell.txt in small font isn't mine. So the [...] etc. To have an idea on what is the native interface, use savihost, LMMS or Ableton. The Bell.txt and the ? are the string obtained when the host calls GetProgramName(), so Reaper superimposes the program name in the high zone of the GUI...
In any case all these problems will be resolved if i allow to move (and modify) programmatically the GUI elements.
I think that this is imperative now to render this plugin more usable...

In any case I appreciate your critics and I hope you find the time to read all the manual and discover the other features of the plugin.

EDIT: i have got the problem with Reaper.
EDIT2: Version 3 should fix the problem: on browse/reload i was moving the parent window and was setting pos to 0,0. Now i read old pos and resize only the parent window without moving it. It should fix the problem.

bjt2 · Post by **bjt2** » Thu May 19, 2022 8:40 am

Version 3 should fix the problem: on browse/reload i was moving the parent window and was setting pos to 0,0. Now i read old pos and resize only the parent window without moving it. It should fix the problem.

ahribellah · Post by **ahribellah** » Thu May 19, 2022 3:49 pm

bjt2 wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 8:05 am EDIT3: i am thinking on interface personalization. Once this is setup, i will also add a "SAMPLEUI", to be associated with a sample slot to let the change at run time by the user of the sample file and parameters. It's a very good idea. Obviously the last file and settings set by the user must be saved in the parent DAW file like the slider and combobox positions...

Sounds good. I'm just thinking of designing simple samplers to test algorithms and whatnot. A user could load any sample they wanted and run it through the effects chain.

bjt2 wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 8:05 am I have made a VST plugin to not have the burden to code the GUI, the audio driver interface, the MIDI interface etc, but I see your point: if i open-source it, you can use my reverse polish notation parses, my audio engine etc in other open source projects.

But also, if open-source, the community could implement additional formats: VST3, LV2, etc. This would allow it to work in additional settings. It would also allow users to design a way to compile their scripts into the plugin to distribute to users for easier testing.

bjt2 wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 8:05 ambut i must confess that it is a mess and poor commented...

This is something that the open-source community could help with.

bjt2 wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 8:05 am EDIT2: Version 3 should fix the problem: on browse/reload i was moving the parent window and was setting pos to 0,0. Now i read old pos and resize only the parent window without moving it. It should fix the problem.

This "fixed" it in the sense that it no longer overtakes Reaper's UI. However, there is a new issue.

This is what happens when loading a script now:

reaper_RSdVrQrjWU.png

I've also just discovered that this also happens when I press the Resize button, the difference being that the Resize button will just continue to push it further into the bottom right corner the more times that it's hit.

bjt2 · Post by **bjt2** » Thu May 19, 2022 6:01 pm

ahribellah wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 3:49 pm
bjt2 wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 8:05 am EDIT3: i am thinking on interface personalization. Once this is setup, i will also add a "SAMPLEUI", to be associated with a sample slot to let the change at run time by the user of the sample file and parameters. It's a very good idea. Obviously the last file and settings set by the user must be saved in the parent DAW file like the slider and combobox positions...
Sounds good. I'm just thinking of designing simple samplers to test algorithms and whatnot. A user could load any sample they wanted and run it through the effects chain.

bjt2 wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 8:05 am I have made a VST plugin to not have the burden to code the GUI, the audio driver interface, the MIDI interface etc, but I see your point: if i open-source it, you can use my reverse polish notation parses, my audio engine etc in other open source projects.
But also, if open-source, the community could implement additional formats: VST3, LV2, etc. This would allow it to work in additional settings. It would also allow users to design a way to compile their scripts into the plugin to distribute to users for easier testing.

bjt2 wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 8:05 ambut i must confess that it is a mess and poor commented...
This is something that the open-source community could help with.

bjt2 wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 8:05 am EDIT2: Version 3 should fix the problem: on browse/reload i was moving the parent window and was setting pos to 0,0. Now i read old pos and resize only the parent window without moving it. It should fix the problem.
This "fixed" it in the sense that it no longer overtakes Reaper's UI. However, there is a new issue.

This is what happens when loading a script now:

reaper_RSdVrQrjWU.png

I've also just discovered that this also happens when I press the Resize button, the difference being that the Resize button will just continue to push it further into the bottom right corner the more times that it's hit.

The code that i think is problematic was also on the resize button. This was a code i introduced recently to resolve a minor issue with SAVIHOST64 when the window is not fixed. Since it not mattered to Ableton I left it. I got it: never mess with the outer window! Now i commented the code and added a call to the procedure called when you resize manually the window, since you said that resizing the window adjusted the interface. Tested in savihost and ableton (i don't have lmms installed anymore) and did not make a mess. Hope this works for you.

Anyway i am starting to implement the interface personalization. I think i will introduce just one instruction with variable parameters. For now it will allow only position and size to be modified. In the future maybe i will add constructs for colors, background colors or image, style (e.g. round or linear slider) and maybe other. The instruction will have a code number to select the object to be modified and in future i will add also codes for the background, to change background color and image and other objects...
Obviously i will add another instruction for the samples, but this will take a bit I think (because i have to modify also the code for saving and retrieving the chunks), so i leave it for last...

EDIT version 4 is with the corrections but without the interface personalization-

ahribellah · Post by **ahribellah** » Thu May 19, 2022 6:14 pm

bjt2 wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 6:01 pm EDIT version 4 is with the corrections but without the interface personalization-

This fixed the issues with changes to the window in Reaper.

I'll keep an eye on this going forward, but will probably hold off on attempting to build anything with it for the aforementioned reasons.

bjt2 · Post by **bjt2** » Thu May 19, 2022 6:32 pm

ahribellah wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 6:14 pm
bjt2 wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 6:01 pm EDIT version 4 is with the corrections but without the interface personalization-
This fixed the issues with changes to the window in Reaper.

I'll keep an eye on this going forward, but will probably hold off on attempting to build anything with it for the aforementioned reasons.

Ok, no problem. I will keep an eye on the suggestions and opinions on this thread and keep improving it and maybe a day i decide to open source all, but for now i'll just share the dll, the manuals and examples.

Anyway thank you for the suggestions and the opinions.

Alex_Longard · Post by **Alex_Longard** » Thu May 19, 2022 6:39 pm

Interesting idea! I will test it.
I make synth, which use BASIC-like language for control.
Only I programming on pure C, and rewrite some VST classes for VST.

bjt2 · Post by **bjt2** » Thu May 19, 2022 6:51 pm

Alex_Longard wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 6:39 pm Interesting idea! I will test it.
I make synth, which use BASIC-like language for control.
Only I programming on pure C, and rewrite some VST classes for VST.

You will like the language. You can easily write code for operator style synth, but with also sampled data and the possibility to process the signal (e.g. filtering, distorting) before inputting in the next stage...

The plugin is obviously not limited to this, but it is a starting point...

Alex_Longard · Post by **Alex_Longard** » Thu May 19, 2022 7:07 pm

БТ2, thank you!
Sorry, I am blind, and not use plug's GUI, it's possible to load script if it name write in settings file?

bjt2 · Post by **bjt2** » Thu May 19, 2022 7:34 pm

Alex_Longard wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 7:07 pm БТ2, thank you!
Sorry, I am blind, and not use plug's GUI, it's possible to load script if it name write in settings file?

I am sorry, no.
But i have put the microsoft suggested properties (including tab property) on the buttons, so maybe your software could be able to read the button texts. The button to load the file is called "Browse". Try to repeaedly push the tab button with the window on focus.

EDIT: I think that the include command should work in settings.ini

Free programmable VST Instrument,Audio effect,MIDI processor/sequencer,SoundFont import,Temperaments,Multi I/O v1.0.200