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I want to start making VSTi's, more specifically, midi ones - those who don't produce any sounds but just output midi data to other vst plugs (arpeggiators, chord tools, etc).
Now I've just bought books for C# thinking it would be a nice language to begin with (not just for vst programming), but everyone keeps saying C++ is the way to go, and VST.NET seems to be for C++....just seems everything is going against me on my C# road?
I have the "programming thinking" in my head but it was years ago since I programmed, Visual Basic, Turbo Pascal, and such. So I'm at a pretty clean start.
What's your advice here, sell my new C# books (or hide them in the bookshelves) and aim for C++, or is C# still ok? I've always thought C++ is alot more complicated than C#, to learn.
By the way, say the VST.NET SDK for C++, can it be used for C# in some way?
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Writing plug-ins in C# is still possible, you have to re-declare the VST interface types in the C# language or use a C++/CLI wrapper to bridge the gap.
Most professional VST plugins are written in C++. Alternative languages can be used.
The VST 3 SDK (Virtual Studio Technology Software Development Kit) is a collection of software development tools included in one package. This allows plug-in developers to create plug-ins in VST 3 format and host developers to load VST 3 plug-ins into a DAW or audio editor.
On Windows, a VST plugin is just a normal DLL, but there are a number of "gotchas", and you need to build the plugin using some specific compiler/linker switches or else it won't be recognized by some hosts. As for the Mac, a VST plugin is just a bundle with the .
VST.NET is not for C++. Where did you get that idea? Go to the code of VST.NET and check out the samples. That will make things clearer - I hope.
Hope it helps. Marc Author of VST.NET and MIDI.NET
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