• The Audio Unit Development Cycle

• What Is An Audio Unit?

• Audio Units as Plug-Ins

• Audio Units as Instances of the Model-View-Controller Design Pattern

• Audio Units in Action

• Audio Unit Validation and Testing

• Audio Unit Architecture

• Creating an Audio Unit by Subclassing

• Control Code: Parameters, Factory Presets, and Properties

• Synthesis, Processing, and Data Format Conversion Code

• Audio Unit Life Cycle

• Types of Views

• Separation of Concerns

• The Generic View

• Custom Views

• View Instantiation and Initialization

• Parameter and Property Events

• Obtaining the Core Audio SDK

• Navigating within the Core Audio SDK

• Overview

• Install the Core Audio Development Kit

• Specify the Function of Your Audio Unit

• Design the Parameter Interface

• Design the Factory Presets

• Collect Configuration Information for the Audio Unit Bundle

• Set Your Company Name in Xcode

• Create and Configure the Project

• Test the Unmodified Audio Unit

• Implement the Parameter Interface

• Implement the Factory Presets Interface

• Implement Signal Processing

• Implement the Tail Time Property

• Validate your Completed Audio Unit

• Test your Completed Audio Unit

• Core Audio SDK Audio Unit Class Hierarchy

• Starting Points for Common Audio Units