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  • JKSHJ JKSH

    Hi @Annabelle,

    For accessibility features, start by reading through http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/accessible.html

    For everything else, start by breaking your project into smaller chunks. Post questions about individual chunks in different forum posts. Make a simple proof-of-concept first and then add more features later.

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    @JKSH said in Creating a Virtual Instrument with Qt:

    Hi @Annabelle,

    For accessibility features, start by reading through http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/accessible.html

    For everything else, start by breaking your project into smaller chunks. Post questions about individual chunks in different forum posts. Make a simple proof-of-concept first and then add more features later.

    Proof of concept? I'm confused!

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      @JKSH said in Creating a Virtual Instrument with Qt:

      Hi @Annabelle,

      For accessibility features, start by reading through http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/accessible.html

      For everything else, start by breaking your project into smaller chunks. Post questions about individual chunks in different forum posts. Make a simple proof-of-concept first and then add more features later.

      Proof of concept? I'm confused!

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      @Annabelle Hi A. I'm presuming you visited http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtmultimedia-index.html
      It may not be exactly what you want, I have a feeling you might be interested in the JUCE libs. I tried integrating it into Qt and got it working on a very basic level. https://juce.com/ But don't take my word for it, I'm a gnoblar.

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        @Annabelle Hi A. I'm presuming you visited http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtmultimedia-index.html
        It may not be exactly what you want, I have a feeling you might be interested in the JUCE libs. I tried integrating it into Qt and got it working on a very basic level. https://juce.com/ But don't take my word for it, I'm a gnoblar.

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        @Ian-Bray said in Creating a Virtual Instrument with Qt:

        @Annabelle Hi A. I'm presuming you visited http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtmultimedia-index.html
        It may not be exactly what you want, I have a feeling you might be interested in the JUCE libs. I tried integrating it into Qt and got it working on a very basic level. https://juce.com/ But don't take my word for it, I'm a gnoblar.

        Gnoblar? Never heard that word before. Sounds like a type of fairy who makes magic.

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          @JKSH said in Creating a Virtual Instrument with Qt:

          Hi @Annabelle,

          For accessibility features, start by reading through http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/accessible.html

          For everything else, start by breaking your project into smaller chunks. Post questions about individual chunks in different forum posts. Make a simple proof-of-concept first and then add more features later.

          Proof of concept? I'm confused!

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          @Annabelle said in Creating a Virtual Instrument with Qt:

          Proof of concept? I'm confused!

          https://www.google.com/search?q=proof+of+concept

          Qt Doc Search for browsers: forum.qt.io/topic/35616/web-browser-extension-for-improved-doc-searches

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            The player I want to make isn't web-based. It will be more like something one would install on their computer, along with any virtual instruments they would purchase from me.

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              The player I want to make isn't web-based. It will be more like something one would install on their computer, along with any virtual instruments they would purchase from me.

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              @Annabelle
              I'll say one thing from reading your first post: you're nothing if not grandly ambitious in your requirements specification! :) Best of luck.

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                The player I want to make isn't web-based. It will be more like something one would install on their computer, along with any virtual instruments they would purchase from me.

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                @Annabelle
                Hi
                @JKSH links to a page / google search telling what proof of concept is.
                It just mean a mini application with the base structure and very limited functionality to
                get a feeling on how it should be structured and programmed.

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                  The player I want to make isn't web-based. It will be more like something one would install on their computer, along with any virtual instruments they would purchase from me.

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                  @Annabelle
                  hi, a bit off topic, sry,

                  but it's great that you're back. A new thread about a new project probably means you managed to get Qt running. Your other thread kind of ended.

                  Great that you managed it, despite the difficulties your disability brings in this field of work. Keep it up.


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                  • J.HilkJ J.Hilk

                    @Annabelle
                    hi, a bit off topic, sry,

                    but it's great that you're back. A new thread about a new project probably means you managed to get Qt running. Your other thread kind of ended.

                    Great that you managed it, despite the difficulties your disability brings in this field of work. Keep it up.

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                    @J.Hilk said in Creating a Virtual Instrument with Qt:

                    @Annabelle
                    hi, a bit off topic, sry,

                    but it's great that you're back. A new thread about a new project probably means you managed to get Qt running. Your other thread kind of ended.

                    Great that you managed it, despite the difficulties your disability brings in this field of work. Keep it up.

                    Even I still don't know if I managed to get Qt running. I'm trying everything I can. My other thread didn't end, I just haven't replied since someone decided to put me down by saying that I want someone to "spoon-feed the answers" to me. I want you to know that I never implied anything of that sort. Whoever said that sounded very unprofessional.

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                      @J.Hilk said in Creating a Virtual Instrument with Qt:

                      @Annabelle
                      hi, a bit off topic, sry,

                      but it's great that you're back. A new thread about a new project probably means you managed to get Qt running. Your other thread kind of ended.

                      Great that you managed it, despite the difficulties your disability brings in this field of work. Keep it up.

                      Even I still don't know if I managed to get Qt running. I'm trying everything I can. My other thread didn't end, I just haven't replied since someone decided to put me down by saying that I want someone to "spoon-feed the answers" to me. I want you to know that I never implied anything of that sort. Whoever said that sounded very unprofessional.

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                      @Annabelle said in Creating a Virtual Instrument with Qt:

                      Even I still don't know if I managed to get Qt running.

                      I recommend you try to build a small "Hello World" project. Does that work?

                      Back when I talked about a proof-of-concept, the main idea is to create small, simple things first. Once you've succeeded with those, you'll have the tools you need to create bigger and more interesting programs.

                      Qt Doc Search for browsers: forum.qt.io/topic/35616/web-browser-extension-for-improved-doc-searches

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                        @J.Hilk said in Creating a Virtual Instrument with Qt:

                        @Annabelle
                        hi, a bit off topic, sry,

                        but it's great that you're back. A new thread about a new project probably means you managed to get Qt running. Your other thread kind of ended.

                        Great that you managed it, despite the difficulties your disability brings in this field of work. Keep it up.

                        Even I still don't know if I managed to get Qt running. I'm trying everything I can. My other thread didn't end, I just haven't replied since someone decided to put me down by saying that I want someone to "spoon-feed the answers" to me. I want you to know that I never implied anything of that sort. Whoever said that sounded very unprofessional.

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                        @Annabelle

                        Ok, to build up on what @JKSH said, lets create a Small HelloWorld -Project together.

                        First of, I asume you installed Qt on your PC and a compatible compiler, I'll asume mingw as this one actually come with the Qt installation.

                        For a basic Hello World example we'll need 4 files, all editable by Notepad.
                        A "pro" file, a "main.cpp", and a QWidget based class, that means one header and a complementary cpp file.

                        The HelloWorld.pro

                        QT       += core gui
                        
                        TARGET = HelloWorld
                        TEMPLATE = app
                        
                        SOURCES += \
                                main.cpp \
                            widget.cpp
                        
                        HEADERS += \
                            widget.h
                        

                        The main.cpp

                        #include "widget.h"
                        #include <QApplication>
                        
                        int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                        {
                            QApplication a(argc, argv);
                            Widget w;
                            w.show();
                        
                            return a.exec();
                        }
                        

                        The widget.h

                        #ifndef WIDGET_H
                        #define WIDGET_H
                        
                        #include <QWidget>
                        
                        class Widget : public QWidget
                        {
                            Q_OBJECT
                        public:
                            explicit Widget(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
                        
                        signals:
                        
                        public slots:
                        };
                        
                        #endif // WIDGET_H
                        

                        The widget.cpp

                        #include "widget.h"
                        #include <QLabel>
                        #include <QHBoxLayout>
                        
                        Widget::Widget(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent)
                        {
                            QLabel *label = new QLabel(this);
                            label->setText("Hello World");
                        
                            QHBoxLayout *layout = new QHBoxLayout(this);
                            layout->addWidget(label);
                        }
                        

                        Make sure that all 4 files are in the same folder, lets asume the folder name HelloWorldFolder with the path c:\HelloWorldFolder

                        Your program is basically done, we'll now need to make a file out of it, that any PC can interpret. For that open your Command Line Tool.

                        If it's your very fist time doing this, we should create a "shadow build folder" where the compiler and qmake will create any and all temporary files. We want to keep that separate from the folder that contains our *.h and *.cpp files

                        So create a shadowBuild folder with the following command
                        mkdir c:\HelloWorldBuildFolder

                        than enter that Shoadowbuild folder
                        cd c:\HelloWorldBuildFolder

                        Next we need to execute qmake. If you installed qt to the default path, the qmake path should be the following:
                        c:\Qt\5.9.3\mingw53_32\bin\qmake.exe
                        5.9.3 is the version name of your qt installation, this may vary.

                        Assuming the previous path. enter the following line in your Command Line Tool:
                        c:\Qt\5.9.3\mingw53_32\bin\qmake.exe c:\HelloWorldFolder\HelloWorld.pro

                        The next step would be to run make.
                        Again asuming a standart Qt installation, make should have the following path:
                        c:\Qt\Tools\mingw530_32\bin\mingw32-make.exe

                        Assuming the previous path. enter the following line in your Command Line Tool:
                        c:\Qt\Tools\mingw530_32\bin\mingw32-make.exe --makefile=Makefile

                        If everything compiles without error, you should have successfully created a HelloWorld.exe that can be found within this path c:\HelloWorldBuildFolder\release\HelloWorld.exe

                        As Qt is not statically build by default, that exe will not run out of the box. We'll have to copy the necessary dlls into the release folder. Thankfully qt comes with a tool that does that for us.

                        Again asuming a standart Qt installation, the tool windeployqt.exe should be found under this path:
                        C:\Qt\5.9.3\mingw53_32\bin\windeployqt.exe

                        That said, enter the following in your Command Line Tool
                        C:\Qt\5.9.3\mingw53_32\bin\windeployqt.exe c:\HelloWorldBuildFolder\release\HelloWorld.exe

                        After the tool is finished, you should be able run/execute HelloWorld.exe like any other exe on your pc.

                        I hope this helps, and hopefully I made no mistakes in my "guide" x)

                        Greetings


                        Be aware of the Qt Code of Conduct, when posting : https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct


                        Q: What's that?
                        A: It's blue light.
                        Q: What does it do?
                        A: It turns blue.

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                        • J.HilkJ J.Hilk

                          @Annabelle

                          Ok, to build up on what @JKSH said, lets create a Small HelloWorld -Project together.

                          First of, I asume you installed Qt on your PC and a compatible compiler, I'll asume mingw as this one actually come with the Qt installation.

                          For a basic Hello World example we'll need 4 files, all editable by Notepad.
                          A "pro" file, a "main.cpp", and a QWidget based class, that means one header and a complementary cpp file.

                          The HelloWorld.pro

                          QT       += core gui
                          
                          TARGET = HelloWorld
                          TEMPLATE = app
                          
                          SOURCES += \
                                  main.cpp \
                              widget.cpp
                          
                          HEADERS += \
                              widget.h
                          

                          The main.cpp

                          #include "widget.h"
                          #include <QApplication>
                          
                          int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                          {
                              QApplication a(argc, argv);
                              Widget w;
                              w.show();
                          
                              return a.exec();
                          }
                          

                          The widget.h

                          #ifndef WIDGET_H
                          #define WIDGET_H
                          
                          #include <QWidget>
                          
                          class Widget : public QWidget
                          {
                              Q_OBJECT
                          public:
                              explicit Widget(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
                          
                          signals:
                          
                          public slots:
                          };
                          
                          #endif // WIDGET_H
                          

                          The widget.cpp

                          #include "widget.h"
                          #include <QLabel>
                          #include <QHBoxLayout>
                          
                          Widget::Widget(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent)
                          {
                              QLabel *label = new QLabel(this);
                              label->setText("Hello World");
                          
                              QHBoxLayout *layout = new QHBoxLayout(this);
                              layout->addWidget(label);
                          }
                          

                          Make sure that all 4 files are in the same folder, lets asume the folder name HelloWorldFolder with the path c:\HelloWorldFolder

                          Your program is basically done, we'll now need to make a file out of it, that any PC can interpret. For that open your Command Line Tool.

                          If it's your very fist time doing this, we should create a "shadow build folder" where the compiler and qmake will create any and all temporary files. We want to keep that separate from the folder that contains our *.h and *.cpp files

                          So create a shadowBuild folder with the following command
                          mkdir c:\HelloWorldBuildFolder

                          than enter that Shoadowbuild folder
                          cd c:\HelloWorldBuildFolder

                          Next we need to execute qmake. If you installed qt to the default path, the qmake path should be the following:
                          c:\Qt\5.9.3\mingw53_32\bin\qmake.exe
                          5.9.3 is the version name of your qt installation, this may vary.

                          Assuming the previous path. enter the following line in your Command Line Tool:
                          c:\Qt\5.9.3\mingw53_32\bin\qmake.exe c:\HelloWorldFolder\HelloWorld.pro

                          The next step would be to run make.
                          Again asuming a standart Qt installation, make should have the following path:
                          c:\Qt\Tools\mingw530_32\bin\mingw32-make.exe

                          Assuming the previous path. enter the following line in your Command Line Tool:
                          c:\Qt\Tools\mingw530_32\bin\mingw32-make.exe --makefile=Makefile

                          If everything compiles without error, you should have successfully created a HelloWorld.exe that can be found within this path c:\HelloWorldBuildFolder\release\HelloWorld.exe

                          As Qt is not statically build by default, that exe will not run out of the box. We'll have to copy the necessary dlls into the release folder. Thankfully qt comes with a tool that does that for us.

                          Again asuming a standart Qt installation, the tool windeployqt.exe should be found under this path:
                          C:\Qt\5.9.3\mingw53_32\bin\windeployqt.exe

                          That said, enter the following in your Command Line Tool
                          C:\Qt\5.9.3\mingw53_32\bin\windeployqt.exe c:\HelloWorldBuildFolder\release\HelloWorld.exe

                          After the tool is finished, you should be able run/execute HelloWorld.exe like any other exe on your pc.

                          I hope this helps, and hopefully I made no mistakes in my "guide" x)

                          Greetings

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                          @J.Hilk said in Creating a Virtual Instrument with Qt:

                          @Annabelle

                          Ok, to build up on what @JKSH said, lets create a Small HelloWorld -Project together.

                          First of, I asume you installed Qt on your PC and a compatible compiler, I'll asume mingw as this one actually come with the Qt installation.

                          For a basic Hello World example we'll need 4 files, all editable by Notepad.
                          A "pro" file, a "main.cpp", and a QWidget based class, that means one header and a complementary cpp file.

                          The HelloWorld.pro

                          QT       += core gui
                          
                          TARGET = HelloWorld
                          TEMPLATE = app
                          
                          SOURCES += \
                                  main.cpp \
                              widget.cpp
                          
                          HEADERS += \
                              widget.h
                          

                          The main.cpp

                          #include "widget.h"
                          #include <QApplication>
                          
                          int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                          {
                              QApplication a(argc, argv);
                              Widget w;
                              w.show();
                          
                              return a.exec();
                          }
                          

                          The widget.h

                          #ifndef WIDGET_H
                          #define WIDGET_H
                          
                          #include <QWidget>
                          
                          class Widget : public QWidget
                          {
                              Q_OBJECT
                          public:
                              explicit Widget(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
                          
                          signals:
                          
                          public slots:
                          };
                          
                          #endif // WIDGET_H
                          

                          The widget.cpp

                          #include "widget.h"
                          #include <QLabel>
                          #include <QHBoxLayout>
                          
                          Widget::Widget(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent)
                          {
                              QLabel *label = new QLabel(this);
                              label->setText("Hello World");
                          
                              QHBoxLayout *layout = new QHBoxLayout(this);
                              layout->addWidget(label);
                          }
                          

                          Make sure that all 4 files are in the same folder, lets asume the folder name HelloWorldFolder with the path c:\HelloWorldFolder

                          Your program is basically done, we'll now need to make a file out of it, that any PC can interpret. For that open your Command Line Tool.

                          If it's your very fist time doing this, we should create a "shadow build folder" where the compiler and qmake will create any and all temporary files. We want to keep that separate from the folder that contains our *.h and *.cpp files

                          So create a shadowBuild folder with the following command
                          mkdir c:\HelloWorldBuildFolder

                          than enter that Shoadowbuild folder
                          cd c:\HelloWorldBuildFolder

                          Next we need to execute qmake. If you installed qt to the default path, the qmake path should be the following:
                          c:\Qt\5.9.3\mingw53_32\bin\qmake.exe
                          5.9.3 is the version name of your qt installation, this may vary.

                          Assuming the previous path. enter the following line in your Command Line Tool:
                          c:\Qt\5.9.3\mingw53_32\bin\qmake.exe c:\HelloWorldFolder\HelloWorld.pro

                          The next step would be to run make.
                          Again asuming a standart Qt installation, make should have the following path:
                          c:\Qt\Tools\mingw530_32\bin\mingw32-make.exe

                          Assuming the previous path. enter the following line in your Command Line Tool:
                          c:\Qt\Tools\mingw530_32\bin\mingw32-make.exe --makefile=Makefile

                          If everything compiles without error, you should have successfully created a HelloWorld.exe that can be found within this path c:\HelloWorldBuildFolder\release\HelloWorld.exe

                          As Qt is not statically build by default, that exe will not run out of the box. We'll have to copy the necessary dlls into the release folder. Thankfully qt comes with a tool that does that for us.

                          Again asuming a standart Qt installation, the tool windeployqt.exe should be found under this path:
                          C:\Qt\5.9.3\mingw53_32\bin\windeployqt.exe

                          That said, enter the following in your Command Line Tool
                          C:\Qt\5.9.3\mingw53_32\bin\windeployqt.exe c:\HelloWorldBuildFolder\release\HelloWorld.exe

                          After the tool is finished, you should be able run/execute HelloWorld.exe like any other exe on your pc.

                          I hope this helps, and hopefully I made no mistakes in my "guide" x)

                          Greetings

                          I'll try your steps, and hopefully, with a little time, and most important of all, a lot of patience, I'll succeed! After I make the "Hello World" project, will that help in creating my first virtual instrument engine?

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                            If, by chance, there may be an error when compiling, how would I fix it?

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                              That depends highly on the error.

                              You have to be more specific.

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                                That depends highly on the error.

                                You have to be more specific.

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                                @SGaist said in Creating a Virtual Instrument with Qt:

                                That depends highly on the error.

                                You have to be more specific.

                                As you can see in the first post of this topic, I'm trying to create my first virtual instrument player. Not a video player, but a virtual instrument player, loosely patterned after this one at: http://www.soundsonline.com. In addition to graphical controls, mine will include controls that have text-based icons. Someone on here told me to start by making a simple "Hello World" project. I've created the four basic files for that one, but what I wonder is, how would I fix it if there may be an error in compiling the finished .exe file?

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                                  @SGaist said in Creating a Virtual Instrument with Qt:

                                  That depends highly on the error.

                                  You have to be more specific.

                                  As you can see in the first post of this topic, I'm trying to create my first virtual instrument player. Not a video player, but a virtual instrument player, loosely patterned after this one at: http://www.soundsonline.com. In addition to graphical controls, mine will include controls that have text-based icons. Someone on here told me to start by making a simple "Hello World" project. I've created the four basic files for that one, but what I wonder is, how would I fix it if there may be an error in compiling the finished .exe file?

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                                  @Annabelle said in Creating a Virtual Instrument with Qt:

                                  how would I fix it if there may be an error in compiling the finished .exe file?

                                  If there is an error in compiling, the compiler will produce an error message. You should read the error message carefully, because it tells you what's wrong. Once you understand the error, you can fix it or ask for specific assistance.

                                  Qt Doc Search for browsers: forum.qt.io/topic/35616/web-browser-extension-for-improved-doc-searches

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                                    When I make the "Hello World" project, will this help me in basic practices for creating my virtual instrument player? Also, another question I have, what steps would I take to make this virtual instrument available across all operating systems? Is a Windows version designed the same as a Mac version? Windows 32 Bit the same as Windows 64 Bit? And how about Linux? Are there any other operating systems I should know about?

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                                      When I make the "Hello World" project, will this help me in basic practices for creating my virtual instrument player? Also, another question I have, what steps would I take to make this virtual instrument available across all operating systems? Is a Windows version designed the same as a Mac version? Windows 32 Bit the same as Windows 64 Bit? And how about Linux? Are there any other operating systems I should know about?

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                                      @Annabelle

                                      • Yes, "Hello World" will give you a start toward what you are trying to achieve, and is where you need to start from. Put it this way: if you cannot get "Hello World" project done & working, you won't get anywhere with the virtual instrument player.

                                      • One of the huge points of Qt is precisely that it does allow you to design a single program & an interface which runs on different operating systems. If you were not using Qt (or something similar), you'd have to design separately for each platform.

                                      • Qt supports Windows (all bit-nesses), Linux (all variants), and MacOS. It allows development for Android devices. That's enough of an operating system list for you to deal with.

                                      There are variations in what is needed to get Qt installed and get your code compiled for each platform, but essentially once you have the running program it will behave to the end user the same on all platforms.

                                      I would find your specification for your first program daunting. and I have been programming for too many years, and am fully sighted. So you should start with very small steps toward your very lofty goal.

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                                        Building and playing a bit with a default project will help you get started.

                                        You have the list of main Desktop OS, since you are a beginner, this should already be enough.

                                        You’ll have to build your project for each OS you plan to support. And also follow the deployment procedure for them.

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                                          Building and playing a bit with a default project will help you get started.

                                          You have the list of main Desktop OS, since you are a beginner, this should already be enough.

                                          You’ll have to build your project for each OS you plan to support. And also follow the deployment procedure for them.

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                                          @SGaist said in Creating a Virtual Instrument with Qt:

                                          Building and playing a bit with a default project will help you get started.

                                          You have the list of main Desktop OS, since you are a beginner, this should already be enough.

                                          You’ll have to build your project for each OS you plan to support. And also follow the deployment procedure for them.

                                          So for example, the first part of my Way-Cool Advanced Sample Engine is the Main Window of the App. This includes the Menu Bar, the Player View button, the Browser View button, and the Mixer View button.

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