![]() ![]() But at the moment my installation of 2.0 includes more than 1,600 modules, so I don’t feel exactly deprived or short-changed. VCV 2.0 is not backward-compatible, so it won’t load 1.0 modules. The biggest issue, apart from uncertainties about VST compatibility, is this: a few third-party module developers have not yet released 2.0 compatible modules – and some developers may have moved on, so a few modules will quite likely have fallen by the wayside. But every day more of them are being sanded off and smoothed down. To nobody’s surprise, a software system of this complexity still has a few rough edges. ![]() Since 2.0 debuted at the end of November, I’ve been watching the messages flying back and forth in the Facebook VCV group. For the gory details, see the “ VCV in a DAW” section later in this review. My own testing has been by no means exhaustive, but my results are varied. The rollout of VST compatibility has, according to the reports I’ve been reading, rather ragged. Bottom row, L to R: JW Modules NoteSeq polyphonic step sequencer two Bogaudio FM-OP oscillators (they’re FM operators, as they have built-in ADSR envelopes) Vult Incubus synth voice, often a good choice for bass lines. Middle row, L to R: Impromptu Gate-Seq-64, a versatile rhythm controller Vult Trummor2 percussion tone module MindMeld mixer and its Aux expander Audio output. ![]() (Cable opacity and droop are adjustable, by the way.) Top row, L to R: The AS AtNuVrTr dual attenuverter, an absolutely essential utility module the Scope, for monitoring signals MIDI note and CC input modules Impromptu Clocked and a client Clkd module, for tempo control Valley Plateau reverb and Alright Devices Chronoblob delay, both of which are patched to the mixer as send effects. ![]() Third, if you’re willing to part with $99 for the Pro version, VCV 2.0 will run (either now or soon) as a VST instrument or effect in your favorite DAW.Ī starter patch that I built for myself. Second, it’s supported by several dozen third-party developers who offer free modules, some of them incredibly useful, as add-ons. First, it’s free (though certain options are paid). In the wild and woolly world of software modulars, VCV Rack would be hard to beat, for several reasons. But if you enjoy a creative challenge now and then, a good modular synthesizer can be an endless playground. The appearance, functions, and thrills of a Eurorack system are free – as long as you think inside the box, and Jim Aikin does very hardįirst, the disclaimer: modular synthesis is not for everybody. ![]()
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