GUI builder for the prototyping stage (for parameters)

I’d like to see if there’s a project related to helping us on the prototyping stage of the plugin.
Basically, when I’m developing the core DSP logic, I really don’t care about the UI.
I just need a set of knobs to alter parameters.
Is there’s a project like that?

Ableton Live has built-in support for this:

But having a GUI for this will be helpful for other DAWs and ease of use.

There are a couple of options :

  • You can return Juce’s GenericAudioProcessorEditor from the createEditor method which will automatically generate a (very) basic GUI component from the plugin’s parameters.
  • Return false from the hasEditor method and null pointer from the createEditor method. Most hosts will then provide the plugin with an automatically generated GUI based on the plugin’s parameters.
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That’s good to know. I’ll try that.
Thanks.

I usually use this, works fine in Cubase and Reaper at least, additionally in both those hosts you can just switch to “Generic editor” anyway, I would be surprised if other hosts didn’t give similar functionality.

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I just tried GenericAudioProcessorEditor and it does what I wanted.
It’s easier to use than the Ableton’s built-in UI.

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Thanks again.

I followed your suggestion and both works great for me.
So, I created a blog post and a screencast for others to get started.

Blog Post: Automatic GUI for Audio Parameters in Juce

(I learn about Juce from Output’s course on kadenze. I wish they mentioned about this).

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Also, in the AudioPluginHost you could right click on your plugin and choose show all parameters.

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