@dreamer said:

@Orangery You have to install plugdata and open the pd patch from there.

Ah, I see now, thanks. As PlugData was already installed on my machine, I just copied it to my VST folder, fast updated plugins and opened the application in VSTHost (so basically what you said). Thanks for that.

@Balwyn

Update: I now have the PlugData application in my VST folder and loaded up your "out-of-tune.pd" script (first version) in VSTHost via PD (following "dreamer's" advice).

Yes, the Dirty Pitch controller seems to work well and is a lot of fun and very much appreciated! Others have also provided ideas (scripts); maybe I should try them too?

Thank you everyone.

@Orangery I have just notice that my mathematics is wrong [- 4096] should be [+ 4096]
I also failed to mention a plugin called Camomile by Pierre Guillot that allows for the creation of vst3 from a Pure Data patch. Its not too difficult but It took few goes to get the settings right. All the files in the zip need to kept together in a folder "outoftune" and copied to your vstplugins folder.
https://github.com/pierreguillot/Camomile/wiki

I've used an updated version of out-of-tune.pd to create outoftune.vst3 using Camomile
outoftune.zip

@Balwyn

I have just tried the updated VST version; very neat, thank you. I also liked the first version, even though mathematics was wrong.

Could you explain a little on the UI controls. It seems that "pitch drifting" after a note is triggered, is now possible.

@Orangery you can open the outoftune.pd that is in the outoftune vst3 folder in plugdata.vst3 or puredata to see the difference
which are the control connections are now wireless using send and receive, there is a second toggle that opens a second spigot allowing the metro to bang the random continuously instead of only when a note is pressed and there is also an offset slider which raises or lowers pitch centre

I could also export it with the heavy compiler, but the effect is really silly

aha! @dreamer now I see why McAfee keeps quarantining heavy.exe, It's trying to protect my sanity. I don't think I'll bother

@Balwyn Eh?

Probably because we don't sign binaries on Windows.

Also: who still uses McAfee? o.O

@dreamer please don't take offence, at my age I need all the safety precautions I can get, Anyway I just checked and the whole toolchain business is all intact now so I tried to compile it. the vst has no inlets or outlets or Gui, I guess it doesn't like me

@Balwyn Oh you need to setup special receive objects to create plugin parameters:

https://wasted-audio.github.io/hvcc/getting-started/patching/
https://wasted-audio.github.io/hvcc/generators/dpf/