How to Make Your First VST Plugin | #01: Creating New Projects with JUCE (CMake vs Projucer)

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to set up a brand-new JUCE project for your audio plugin — step by step. We’ll compare two popular project setup tools: CMake and Projucer, so you can choose the best workflow for your needs. By the end of this episode, you’ll know: ✅ How to create a new JUCE project from scratch ✅ The differences between using CMake and Projucer ✅ When to use each tool (and why many developers are switching to CMake) ✅ How to get your first build compiling successfully ====== CLion is a robust JetBrains IDE that boosts your C and C++ development. Check out features such as remote development, full line code completion for C++, and Code With Me for collaborative development. Also, CLion’s debugger and code analyzer are powerful assistants when it comes to safe coding. There are a bunch of other features that are designed to enhance your development experience. Try CLion and unlock unparalleled performance and efficiency today! https://jb.gg/clion_ap ====== 📚 Learn Audio Programming https://theaudioprogrammer.com/books 🚀 Join our Community https://theaudioprogrammer.com/community 🤝🏻 Hire Audio Programmers & Music Tech Professionals https://theaudioprogrammer.com/recrui... 🎛️ Create Your Own Audio Plug-in with Our Experienced Team https://theaudioprogrammer.com/develo... Instagram:   / theaudioprogrammer   Facebook:   / theaudioprogrammer   Twitter:   / audioprogrammer   Check out these awesome JUCE CMake Templates: My Simple Template: https://github.com/TheAudioProgrammer... Jan Wilczek's CMake Template: https://github.com/JanWilczek/audio-p... Sudara's CMake Template: https://github.com/sudara/pamplejuce 0:00 Intro 1:45 Projucer walkthrough 9:23 CMake overview and JUCE template 14:09 Simple CMake template walkthrough 23:14 Mac and XCode with CMake 29:03 Windows and Visual Studio with CMake 39:03 CLion and CMake 43:00 Summary