How to Make Your First VST Plugin | #04: Making Your First Sound in JUCE! @TheAudioProgrammer

How to Make Your First VST Plugin | #04: Making Your First Sound in JUCE! @TheAudioProgrammer

Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

In this tutorial, learn to create our first audio processing class and turn it into an audio plugin using JUCE and C++. This video covers the fundamentals of audio, including converting math into code and creating your first plugin.

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0:00 Introduction
1:28 Getting Started
3:21 Basics of an Audio Processing Class
7:49 Math Theory to Code - the Sine Wave
19:48 Implementing the Sine Wave Code
29:18 Common Error in Audio Programming and How to Fix
37:29 Extending the Audio Processing Class
40:40 Rewriting the Class using Standard C++
44:15 Per Channel DSP Implementation
46:14 Summary

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