Hi!

I'd like create my own effects and synths and use them in my composition. I googled around and I discovered a lot of language (graphical and not) to create sound and music. But I don't understand if they can be used to create (with wrapper or indirectly) VST FX and instrument. I need to create something that can be imported in Cubase (so VST DLL) and having a basic GUI to change its setting and attribute at runtime as usual commercial VSTs do!

Is PD the right choice? Or maybe I should try with CSound or Supercollider?

Thank you.

P.S.:
Sorry for my English!

It's possible to open a pd patch as a vst, but it's a very cumbersome task and not really straightforward, check pdvst here : http://crca.ucsd.edu/~jsarlo/pdvst/. I don't know if csound or supercollider do vst, but synthmaker is nice and affordable.

How do you use PD to make your music? Do you use a sequencer that integrates with it? I was thinking these languages could be used to create sound unit or effect (as VST, LADSPA, LV2 plugin) and be imported in common sequencers (Cubase, FLStudio, Ardour 3 (?)).

It is not polemic, really I just want to understand how these very interesting languages can be useful to me!

Tnx.

You could use midi or OSC to control a pd patch and then use Jack Tools, or something similar, to route the audio into Cubase (or another audio recording software).

I've never tried to integrate pd with a traditional sequencing package, although i've been a long time flstudio enthusiast. Once you get to know pd a bit better, you'll see that you can easily sequence things yourself the way you want them to be sequenced; you can take the concept of sequencing a lot further than what the traditional packages allow you to (ever tried to run some audio clips at 120 bpm while some others at 77 bpm?). But then I'm not saying that those other applications don't have value of their own of course...

I can work with Logic Studio and Pd , connected with Jack for audio. For Midi connections , I use the IAC Drivers of the OSX.
I am not an experienced user of Pd, but when things started working together, I was really excited and gave Pd more attention