DIY plugin

check out 'synthedit' as an intro to creating VSTi's, http://www.synthedit.com/... you don't actually need to know any programming languages to build a basic softsynth in synthedit, not sure about similar applications for creating insert effects...

Philadelphia PA, USA.... born and raised

I believe you, who would lie about that twice? Did you get a copy of synthedit to play with?

cool, if you make any useful stuff post it to the forum so we can all try it out! Hint, the world needs a 4+ band comb filter VST with discreet LFOs to sweep the frequency of each band (or better still a synth with a couple oscillators, osc sync, PWM, RM and maybe FM with a comb filter section before the amp envelope where the filters can track any of the LFOs or the ADSR generator). You know, for swirly, screechy pad treatments/creation that go beyond flanging, phasing and what you can do with typical subtractive filtering.

Or maybe a 3 pole filter plugin that does LP, BP and HP and volume envelope tracking like an envelope filter guitar pedal.... the 18dB per octave filter gets no love, I don't know why

please refrain from making yet another compressor or simple subtractive synth though.... just some thoughts... I always enjoy me some plugins that do things that no readily available hardware can handle!

this may also help you out: http://www.linear.com/designtools/software/

I see on your profile you build some of your simple pieces of kit, I build my own cables as well though most of my other projects are confined to repairs (though I have built a few guitar pedals from scratch). You mention a DI box, did you build a passive one or an active phantom power one?

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