Appendix A

A.1 Converting the VST3 TemplateSynth (Nine Steps)

Example: Converting the TemplateSynth to NewSynth (where NewSynth is the name of your new project)—you will need a simple text editor to edit the .sln, .vcproj and .vcxproj files

  1. copy the TemplateSynth directory and change the name of the new directory to NewSynth
  2. open that directory and change all file names from TemplateSynth.xxx to NewSynth.xxx
  3. open the .sln file (for VS2008) or the _vc10.sln file (for VS2010 and higher) with a text editor, and Replace All TemplateSynth with NewSynth and save
  4. open the .vcproj file with a text editor, and Replace All TemplateSynth with NewSynth and save
  5. open the .vcxproj file with a text editor, and Replace All TemplateSynth with NewSynth ...

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