Will C. Pirkle is Associate Professor and Program Director of Music Engineering Technology at the University of Miami Frost School of Music. He teaches classes in C++ Audio Programming, Signal Processing, Audio Synthesis, and Mobile App Programming. In addition to 14 years of teaching at the University of Miami, Will has 20 years of experience in the audio industry working and consulting for such names as Korg Research and Development, SiriusXM Radio, Diamond Multimedia, Gibson Musical Instruments, and National Semiconductor Corporation. An avid guitarist and studio owner, Will still seeks projects that combine all his skills.

Section 1: The Basics Digital Audio Signal Processing Principles How DSP Filters Work Basic DSP Theory Section 2. Audio Plugins Anatomy of Audio Signal Processing Plugins Introducing the Plugin Kernel: Plugin Core Plugin GUI Basic GUI Design Using the Plugin GUI Object Section 3: The APIs Writing Pro-Tools AAX Plugins Writing Audio Units Plugins Writing VST3 Plugins Writing RAFX2+ Plugins Section 4: Audio Processing Algorithms and Plugin Design Projects Audio Filter Designs: IIR Filters Audio Filter Designs: Virtual Analog (VA) and Wave Digital Filters (WDF) Modulators: LFOs and Envelope Detectors Delay Effects and Circular Buffers Audio Filter Designs: FIR Filters Modulated Delay Effects Reverb Algorithms Dynamics Processing Miscellaneous Plugins Frequency Doman Plugins Advances GUI Design Basic MIDI for FX Processing