[pluggo] embarrassing newbie question

i'm trying to build a basic vst to open/play a file with groove~, using other stuff for manipulation, and i just haven't been able to get it right...  i went through the develop pluggo manual (not terribly thoroughly) and i am able to get working synths and effects, but would really like to figure this one out as it would be useful to me.  i think the problem i'm experiencing is how to properly route the plugin object into the patch.  i've only been on maxmsp for a few months, i know mainly just the basics in maxmsp patches and am even more virgin with vst experience

my host app is renoise 1.91 if that is of any added value

i'm also trying to figure out how to construct a reverb type vst, and am having troubles with how to route to plugout~

my apologies for wasting a forum thread with this question :)