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Re:Show HN: Audio plugin for circuit-bent MP3 compression so... by ace2358 on Sunday December 03, 2023 @03:07PM (#38510276)

Hi there, I’m in a similar situation!! Would like to write my own things at some point.

For me I’ve looked at using the new Max VST compiler https://cycling74.com/products/rnbo

Great for prototyping ideas.

There is also native instruments Reaktor which is also awesome for low level dsp prototyping. https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/synt...

These tools are for creating the algorithms before programming them in text.

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Re:Show HN: Audio plugin for circuit-bent MP3 compression so... by squeaky-clean on Sunday December 03, 2023 @08:09PM (#38512563)

There's also PureData which is free/FOSS. I prefer Max if I'm using a visual dsp language, but PureData can technically do everything Max does, tends to have wider support for 3rd party programs (I have a guitar pedal that can load PureData files for example) and like I said it's free. There are ways to turn it into a VST, as well as some VSTs that are just PD runtimes so you don't need to compile it[0]. And it's by the same person who created Max.

Reaktor is the most difficult for me to work in, that might just be because I learned the other 2 first. But you get their library of pre-built components which is nice. Want an exceptionally accurate Moog filter in your effect? Just drag and drop the one they've already made.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33302905

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