Hi !
I want to make my own custom vst plugins from scratch. Please suggest some ways to do it !
I have already tried juce and hated it and I know a little c++.
I don't want to make it for commercial purpose.
Please Help !

 

I am interested in P3(processing) but don't know how to build plugins with it.

 

This might help:

https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/vst-diy

Not only info, there are links at the bottom of that article too.

 

Just use Steinbergs vst SDK.

 

Never heard of that - thanks

 

A little bit elaboration please !

 

Yep read that article al long time ago ! Reaper JS isn't for me and I want to gouge my eyes out when I start synthedit.
Not gonna work for me !

 

https://www.steinberg.net/en/company/developers.html

 

How to program using just the SDKs ?

 

I want the functionality of creating custom GUIs too.

 

What do you want?
You don't like Juce. So Steinberg SDK isn't for you, it's more complicated than Juce is.
You don't like SynthEdit but it's the most simple way to VST.
You don't like ReaJS...
I suspect you'll find nothing. Creating VST isn't a simple task. Plenty of work. Programming DSP (digital signal processing, your core algorythms), GUI, optimizing your code, finding bugs...

But you could try:
- Camomile, https://github.com/pierreguillot/Camomile (PureData in VST, similar to ReaJS),
- Cabbage, http://cabbageaudio.com/ (CSound, similar to ReaJS too),
- Max for Live,
- plugins chainers, something similar to BlueCat PatchWork, you can combine existing VSTs into new one. If it's for your own use it's legitimate.

 

The same way as programmers do it. Compiler, IDE etc.

 

Which compiler ?? Which IDE ??

 

Depends on your OS. Visual Studio for Windows, XCode for Apple. Compilers is delivered with IDE.
It's almost the same as Juce. Juce is a layer above different SDKs: Steinberg VST SDK, Apple AU, Protools AAX. May be something else.

Also you could try RackAFX:
http://www.willpirkle.com/

And learn C++

 

Blue Cat's Plug'n Script?

 

I was being humble when I stated "I know a little c++". Objectively speaking nobody can master anything. I am writing c++ for 5 years now.

 

I want a language where I can start from absolute zero. A blank state. Juce has pre-written code from the get go.

 

Plug'n'script is a different beast. It's similar to ReaJS. You write code but then you can export VST plugin too (in ReaJS it's impossible without additional tools and - may be - problematic in general). I think it's a bit restricted but for prototyping it's useful.
In chainers you simply load existing VSTs and combine them. And sometimes you can create your own GUI. I meant something like this: http://my.nyrvsystems.com/store/product/1

 

I want a self-contained system to build plugins(no dependencies). I think I will have to wait for SOUL to come out.

 

You cannot start in VST programming from an absolute zero. When programming plugins you add your code to existing code because of API. All VST internally are structured the same way, they are different in their own code (DSP, GUI etc.).