What actually makes a VST plugin sell (and what doesn't)
Most plugins don't fail because they sound bad — they fail because nobody can tell why they matter in the five seconds a buyer spends deciding. Here's what...
Build log
VST Development
Notes from building VSTs in HISE — tutorials, decisions, and the occasional rant.
How to get your VST on Plugin Boutique and ADSR
A practical 2026 guide to getting your VST accepted by the two biggest indie plugin marketplaces — submission checklist, pricing, revenue share, rejection reasons, and what to do...
HISE sidechain tutorial — build it without a host DAW
Every HISE developer eventually hits the same wall: you want ducking compression inside your plugin, but HISE doesn't expose a host sidechain input the way JUCE does. Here's...
How to design a VST plugin UI that actually sells
The technical difference between a $9 plugin and a $99 plugin isn't the DSP. It's the UI — specifically three patterns almost no tutorial teaches: macro layouts, floating...
HISE vs JUCE for VST development — which one should you actually learn?
Two frameworks dominate commercial VST development. One is faster to ship in, the other is lower-level. After seven years shipping plugins in both, here's the honest breakdown.
How to build a HyperSaw in HISE from scratch
The supersaw sound behind every trance, trap, and hyperpop lead — rebuilt in HISE with seven detuned sawtooth voices and a phase-randomization trick most tutorials miss.