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VST 3 - AAX Wrapper

On this page:

• Introduction
• How does it work?

Introduction

Helper Class wrapping a VST 3 plug-in to an AAX plug-in.

The VST 3 SDK comes with a helper class which wraps one VST 3 audio processor and edit controller to an AAX plug-in.

How does it work?

• Check the AGainAAX example
• AAX SDK 2.3 or higher is expected in folder external.avid.aax (located at the same level as the folder public.sdk)
• Here is the step based on the AgainAAX example:
  • In the cpp file againaax.cpp, you can define the plug-in properties: IO audio, product ID, ...
  • On Windows, copy built linker output again_aax.aaxplugin to "c:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\again_aax.aaxplugin\Contents\x64" (the debug build does this automatically, but needs appropriate access rights (Administrator rights of your visual))
  • On OSX, copy built bundle build/Debug/again.aaxplugin to "/Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins"
• A developer version of Pro Tools is needed to load the plug-in, the release version of Pro Tools requires plug-ins to be Pace-signed (PACE Anti-Piracy Inc.: https://www.ilok.com)