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Engineering Brief

The Audio Plugin Generator: Rapid Prototyping of Audio DSP Algorithms

Authors: Cerny, Robert; Menzer, Fritz

AES Convention 132 · Paper 44 · April 2012

Abstract

This paper introduces the Audio Plugin Generator (APG), a rapid prototyping tool that allows transforming Simulink models into VST plugins with little effort. VST is a well-known audio plugin interface, supported by a variety of host programs, to process audio signals with low latency. On the other hand, Simulink enables DSP engineers to use clean, human-readable descriptions of their algorithms. The generated plugin supports parameter tuning as well as data logging in real-time. Furthermore, signals can be analyzed inside the plugin with signal scopes. The paper explains the APG workflow and how it bridges the gap between the Simulink Coder and the VST standard. A light version of APG can be obtained free of charge from the APG website: http://audioplugingenerator.com/

Details

Published in
AES Convention 132
AES Convention
132
Paper number
44
Publication date
April 6, 2012
Affiliation
dlab GmbH (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Engineering Brief