To run CsoundVST as a stand-alone front end to Csound, execute CsoundVST. When the program has loaded, you will see a graphical user interface with a row of buttons along the top. Click on the Open... button to load a .csd file. You can also click on the Open... button and load a .orc file, then click on the Import... button to add a .sco file. You can edit the Csound command, the orchestra file, or the score file in the respective tabs of the user interface. When all is satisfactory, click on the Perform button to run Csound. You can stop a performance at any time by clicking on the Stop button.