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Cardinal | Rack | |
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73 | 156 | |
1,978 | 3,965 | |
3.6% | 0.5% | |
9.1 | 8.6 | |
11 days ago | 12 days ago | |
C++ | C++ | |
GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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Cardinal
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Ask HN: Comment here about whatever you're passionate about at the moment
> It’s haven’t bought any Modular’s yet but I’m really looking forward to getting into other on the new year.
http://cardinal.kx.studio
https://vcvrack.com/
The former is libre and gratis, runs as a standalone or plugin and in the browser!! and is based on the latter.
Ther former has a libre and gratis standalone version, the plugin version is non-gratis.
- Ask HN: Whats the modern day equivalent of 80s computer for kids to explore?
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VCV rack reliability for live use
I would look at Cardinal in preference to VCV Rack.
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A couple of questions - VCV Rack 2 & Cardinal
Looked here? You can also download the tar, its like the zip. Follow the instructions how to open it and then install.
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Generative Emotion-Responsive Music Patch with VCV Rack
I am trying to use rather https://github.com/DISTRHO/Cardinal than VCV and I wonder if I could do a similar thing.
- Should I pull the trigger?
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Long time Cubase user who is leaving a more traditional electronic workflow to modular hardware... Bitwig seems to be the DAW more for this style possibly? Any opinions first hand?
There’s also Cardinal, a free plug-in version of VCV which is very good: https://github.com/DISTRHO/Cardinal
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How do I use my computer keyboard (qwerty) to input/play notes on Cardinal (VCV Rack fork)?
https://cardinal.kx.studio/ https://github.com/DISTRHO/Cardinal/
- Cardinal/WASM: In-Browser Modular Synth Based on VCV Rack
- Fart into Clouds
Rack
- VCV Rack – The Eurorack Simulator
- Ambient improvisation with DIY modular synth and electric guitar
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Would you guys recommend buying Nexus for a beginner
VCV Rack - Modular Synth
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Ask HN: Comment here about whatever you're passionate about at the moment
> It’s haven’t bought any Modular’s yet but I’m really looking forward to getting into other on the new year.
http://cardinal.kx.studio
https://vcvrack.com/
The former is libre and gratis, runs as a standalone or plugin and in the browser!! and is based on the latter.
Ther former has a libre and gratis standalone version, the plugin version is non-gratis.
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Ask HN: Whats the modern day equivalent of 80s computer for kids to explore?
A music synthesizer. It's a pathway to learning electronics, music, and the nature of sound. There are cheap kits, cheap synths, lots of kinds of synths, and there are much more complicated and expensive systems you can grow into. You can get software synths also, VCV Rack is a free though complex one:
https://vcvrack.com/
However I'd recommend an inexpensive hardware one with real knobs you can turn, like one of the Korg Volca series:
https://www.korg-volca.com/en/
Recording the sounds can lead into exploring all the concepts and gear involved in recording and mixing music. It's not mutually exclusive with doing other things also, you can play with both synths and computers and being involved with something artistic can add dimensions to and an escape from the nature of classwork/work.
Some other suggestions: gardening, high voltage electronics (with lots of supervision), electronics, photography, movie making, ham radio (gnu radio), show lighting systems (there's more than disco lights, robotics is involved), robotics, acoustic instruments (guitar, piano, flute, drums), sensors (you don't necessarily have to know electronics, get a data logger with built in sensors), weather monitoring/forecasting, hydraulic systems (with supervision), wood working, metal working, 3D printing, bird watching, painting, minibikes/small engines.
- What Is the Future of the DAW?
- Good eurorack learning resources for a complete beginner?
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I love synthesizers, but I suck at synthesis and sound design?
What really opened my eyes was the Nord Micromodular; it taught me what I just described. It showed me how limited other synths were - but that limitation was a trade-off because it's much faster to make something on a fixed-structure synth than on a modular, in most cases. Nowadays, you can use https://vcvrack.com/ instead of a small limited box that needs Windows 98 to run the editor on.
- Should I pull the trigger?
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Long time Cubase user who is leaving a more traditional electronic workflow to modular hardware... Bitwig seems to be the DAW more for this style possibly? Any opinions first hand?
Also I would suggest the paid version of VCV rack which works as a VST too ( the free version is just stand alone ) Expecially when experimenting with modular ( believe me, it can save you a fortune whilst you learn what different modules do ) I would also recommend Omri Cohens Youtube channel for learning this too.
What are some alternatives?
VeeSeeVSTRack - Open-source virtual modular synthesizer
BespokeSynth - Software modular synth
faust - Functional programming language for signal processing and sound synthesis
BespokeSynth - Software modular synth [Moved to: https://github.com/BespokeSynth/BespokeSynth]
helm - Helm - a free polyphonic synth with lots of modulation
zynthian-sys - System configuration scripts & files for Zynthian.
wam-openstudio - Multitrack Web Audio Modules DAW Open source, using C++ (Emscriten-WebAssembly) for the audio processing and the plugins automations, in the audio-thread.
curriculum - The open curriculum for learning web development
sfizz - SFZ parser and synth c++ library, providing a JACK standalone client
DaisySP - A Powerful DSP Library in C++
n8n - Free and source-available fair-code licensed workflow automation tool. Easily automate tasks across different services.
scheme-for-max - Max/MSP external for scripting and live coding Max with s7 Scheme Lisp