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dll file in your debug folder, then quit VST Host without unloading the plugin. Then select the vcproj/vcxproj file of your plugin projectĤ) select “start debugging (F5)” : this will launch VST Host, then load your plugin from VST Host : choose your plugin. We suppose you already have the VST SDK 2.4.ģ) right click on the solution’s name in the Visual Studio solution browser and choose Add->Existing project… In “General” tab you also have the “Diagnostic and troubleshooting” button:įor even more advanced debugging, you can load the open source version of VST Host and set a multi project in Visual Studio with VST Host and your plugin.ġ) load VST Host open source v1.16q by Hermann Seib : Ģ) you may need to download ASIO 2 SDK and / or Microsoft DirectX SDK : In “VST Plugins” : check “Automatically open plugin editor when loading plugins” In “Startup / shutdown” tab : uncheck “Prompt before exiting” and check “Escape key exits” In “General” tab : uncheck “prompt to save modified sessions” You can make your workflow even faster with some settings, launch Cantabile Lite then go to Tools -> Options : Ģ) setting up the Cantabile VST Host application : You can install it in something like C:/MyPrograms/. If you’re on Windows Vista, or Windows 7 or higher, run setup as administrator and change the target directory for the application : choose a target directory other than “Program Files (x86)”, because Cantabile may need to write log files (useful when debugging). If you’re on Windows XP, just run the setup executable and follow the instructions.

Download : Cantabile 1.2 lite on Ĭantabile lite is fast, has a clean and nice interface, and can take a VST plugin as command line argument.