Developing Audio Effect Plugins with CLAP

Audio effect plugins, including filters, delays, phasers, reverb effects, and more, have become ubiquitous in modern music and audio production, and offer a powerful platform for unique and experimental digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms. CLAP is a modern and forward-thinking plugin standard that has gained popularity in recent years due to its flexibility, performance, and extensibility.

In this workshop, participants will learn the fundamentals of audio plugin development and audio DSP through hands-on, real-world examples. Along the way, they will design and build their own audio effect plugins using the CLAP standard, gaining a deep understanding of both the signal processing concepts and how to implement them in practice.

The week-long workshop will be structured as follows:

• Day 1: Introduction to the CLAP plugin standard. Participants will build their first simple plugins and explore core CLAP features.
• Days 2–3: Deep dive into core digital signal processing techniques for audio effects, including filter design, waveshaping, dynamics processing, delay effects, and modulation effects, with guided implementation of multiple plugins.
• Days 4–5: Independent project work. Participants will design and build their own plugins, alongside discussions of more advanced topics in plugin architecture and DSP.