🎸 ClassicalGuitarBinaural — Binaural Classical Guitar Plugin

ClassicalGuitarBinaural is a sample-based virtual classical guitar instrument with binaural room simulation using BRIR convolution.

This repository contains a plugin developed with the JUCE framework for the 3D Audio class at NYU. It includes BRIRs recorded in three NYU acoustic spaces: Paulson Hall, Frederick Loewe Theater, and Dolan Studios, captured using a KU 100 dummy head. All guitar notes were recorded in three separate velocity articulations (low, medium, and loud).

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Plugin Features

• Sample-based classical guitar
  • 3 velocity layers
• Binaural convolution with 3 BRIRs from NYU studios
  • Paulson Hall
  • Frederick Loewe Theater
  • Dolan Studio
  • Dry mode

Installation (macOS)

1. Download from the GitHub Releases page:

• ClassicalGuitarBinaural-macOS.zip (plugin binaries)
• ClassicalGuitarBinauralLibrary.zip (samples + BRIRs)

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2. Install the plugin files

Copy after unzipping:

File	Destination
ClassicalGuitarBinaural.vst3	~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/
ClassicalGuitarBinaural.component	~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/

Restart your DAW if it was open.

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3. Install the sample library

Unzip ClassicalGuitarBinauralLibrary.zip anywhere, e.g.:

~/Music/ClassicalGuitarBinauralLibrary/

The folder must contain:

BRIRs/
Samples/

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4. Select the library folder in the plugin

1. Insert the plugin in a DAW track
2. Click “Set Library Folder…”
3. Choose the folder that contains BRIRs and Samples