diff --git a/windows/llcon.vcproj b/windows/llcon.vcproj
index cda2ed68..2ec47e2a 100755
--- a/windows/llcon.vcproj
+++ b/windows/llcon.vcproj
@@ -211,11 +211,11 @@
 			Name="VST Release|Win32"
 			OutputDirectory=".\ReleaseVST"
 			IntermediateDirectory="c:\temp"
-			ConfigurationType="1"
+			ConfigurationType="2"
 			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC60.vsprops"
 			UseOfMFC="0"
 			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
-			CharacterSet="2"
+			CharacterSet="0"
 			>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
@@ -241,18 +241,21 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="2"
-				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="&quot;$(QTDIR)\include&quot;;&quot;$(QTDIR)\include\Qt&quot;;../src;ASIOSDK2/common;ASIOSDK2/host;ASIOSDK2/host/pc;../libs/celt"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;QT_DLL;QT_THREAD_SUPPORT;USE_ALLOCA"
-				StringPooling="true"
-				RuntimeLibrary="2"
-				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
+				InlineFunctionExpansion="0"
+				WholeProgramOptimization="true"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="&quot;$(QTDIR)\include&quot;;&quot;$(QTDIR)\include\Qt&quot;;../src;ASIOSDK2/common;ASIOSDK2/host;ASIOSDK2/host/pc;../libs/celt;vstsdk2.4\public.sdk\source\vst2.x;vstsdk2.4"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;QT_DLL;QT_THREAD_SUPPORT;USE_ALLOCA;_USRDLL;LLCON_EXPORTS;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE=1"
+				StringPooling="false"
+				RuntimeLibrary="0"
+				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="false"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\ReleaseVST/llcon.pch"
 				AssemblerListingLocation=".\ReleaseVST/"
 				ObjectFile=".\ReleaseVST/"
 				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\ReleaseVST/"
 				WarningLevel="3"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="true"
+				DebugInformationFormat="3"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
@@ -268,12 +271,15 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalDependencies="$(QTDIR)\lib\qtmain.lib $(QTDIR)\lib\QtCore4.lib $(QTDIR)\lib\QtGui4.lib $(QTDIR)\lib\QtNetwork4.lib $(QTDIR)\lib\QtXml4.lib winmm.lib"
-				OutputFile=".\ReleaseVST/llcon.exe"
+				OutputFile=".\ReleaseVST/llcon.dll"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 				IgnoreAllDefaultLibraries="false"
+				ModuleDefinitionFile="vstsdk2.4\public.sdk\samples\vst2.x\win\vstplug.def"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\ReleaseVST/llcon.pdb"
 				SubSystem="2"
+				OptimizeReferences="2"
+				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
 				TargetMachine="1"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -811,13 +817,6 @@
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					/>
 				</FileConfiguration>
-				<FileConfiguration
-					Name="VST Release|Win32"
-					>
-					<Tool
-						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-					/>
-				</FileConfiguration>
 			</File>
 			<Filter
 				Name="moc Files"
@@ -1369,6 +1368,70 @@
 					>
 				</File>
 			</Filter>
+			<Filter
+				Name="vst2.x"
+				>
+				<File
+					RelativePath=".\vstsdk2.4\public.sdk\source\vst2.x\audioeffect.cpp"
+					>
+					<FileConfiguration
+						Name="Debug|Win32"
+						ExcludedFromBuild="true"
+						>
+						<Tool
+							Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						/>
+					</FileConfiguration>
+					<FileConfiguration
+						Name="Release|Win32"
+						ExcludedFromBuild="true"
+						>
+						<Tool
+							Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						/>
+					</FileConfiguration>
+				</File>
+				<File
+					RelativePath=".\vstsdk2.4\public.sdk\source\vst2.x\audioeffectx.cpp"
+					>
+					<FileConfiguration
+						Name="Debug|Win32"
+						ExcludedFromBuild="true"
+						>
+						<Tool
+							Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						/>
+					</FileConfiguration>
+					<FileConfiguration
+						Name="Release|Win32"
+						ExcludedFromBuild="true"
+						>
+						<Tool
+							Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						/>
+					</FileConfiguration>
+				</File>
+				<File
+					RelativePath=".\vstsdk2.4\public.sdk\source\vst2.x\vstplugmain.cpp"
+					>
+					<FileConfiguration
+						Name="Debug|Win32"
+						ExcludedFromBuild="true"
+						>
+						<Tool
+							Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						/>
+					</FileConfiguration>
+					<FileConfiguration
+						Name="Release|Win32"
+						ExcludedFromBuild="true"
+						>
+						<Tool
+							Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						/>
+					</FileConfiguration>
+				</File>
+			</Filter>
 		</Filter>
 		<Filter
 			Name="Header Files"