Cardinal/WASM: In-Browser Modular Synth Based on VCV Rack
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Cardinal/WASM: In-Browser Modular Synth Based on VCV Rack
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Re: Cardinal/WASM: In-Browser Modular Synth Based on VCV Rack
#2Awesome. I've been considering getting into modular synthesis.
Re: Cardinal/WASM: In-Browser Modular Synth Based on VCV Rack
#3That was really neat and impressive in Wasm
Re: Cardinal/WASM: In-Browser Modular Synth Based on VCV Rack
#4VCV Rack is quite fun and shows how the skeumorphic interface to things like music and synthesis is actually quite useful and understandable. While things like supercollider and pure data exist, it's hard to argue that VCV Rack's interface isn't a lot simpler to get going with.
I wish popular DAWs would learn a thing or two from it tbh. Connecting VSTs with the skeumorphic interface is a better experience than something like the otherwise excellent a Reaper does. Only FL Studio (with Patcher) gets this right.
Re: Cardinal/WASM: In-Browser Modular Synth Based on VCV Rack
#5VCV Rack is quite fun and shows how the skeumorphic interface to things like music and synthesis is actually quite useful and understandable. While things like supercollider and pure data exist, it's hard to argue that VCV Rack's interface isn't a lot simpler to get going with. I wish popular DAWs would learn a thing or two from it tbh. Connecting VSTs with the skeumorphic interface is a better experience than someth…
ossia score (https://ossia.io) also uses a patching interface for audio/video/etc plug-ins, I'm curious about what you think of it
Re: Cardinal/WASM: In-Browser Modular Synth Based on VCV Rack
#6VCV Rack is quite fun and shows how the skeumorphic interface to things like music and synthesis is actually quite useful and understandable. While things like supercollider and pure data exist, it's hard to argue that VCV Rack's interface isn't a lot simpler to get going with. I wish popular DAWs would learn a thing or two from it tbh. Connecting VSTs with the skeumorphic interface is a better experience than someth…
ossia score ( https://ossia.io ) also uses a patching interface for audio/video/etc plug-ins, I'm curious about what you think of it
Honestly I can't say! It's just way beyond what I'm used to, with its multimedia focus. I'll need to check it out some more, which looks fun.
Re: Cardinal/WASM: In-Browser Modular Synth Based on VCV Rack
#7"Installing new modules on an existing Cardinal binary is not possible at run-time, but we can add new modules to the build."[1]
From the original release — being able to select 3rd-party plugins a la carte is probably Rack's most important feature, both for users and developers. Apparently there's a technical reason: "Cardinal is intentionally a fully self-contained plugin, Whatever is contained in the current build is what you can use"[2], but it seems like Rack Pro makes it work so I'm not sure why that's the case.
[1]https://kx.studio/News/?action=view&url=cardinal-2202-is-now... [2]https://github.com/DISTRHO/Cardinal/blob/main/docs/FAQ.md
Re: Cardinal/WASM: In-Browser Modular Synth Based on VCV Rack
#8I use Rack Pro, this is great! Well done!
Re: Cardinal/WASM: In-Browser Modular Synth Based on VCV Rack
#9VCV Rack is quite fun and shows how the skeumorphic interface to things like music and synthesis is actually quite useful and understandable. While things like supercollider and pure data exist, it's hard to argue that VCV Rack's interface isn't a lot simpler to get going with. I wish popular DAWs would learn a thing or two from it tbh. Connecting VSTs with the skeumorphic interface is a better experience than someth…
There's the excellent (and open source) Bespoke Synth.
Re: Cardinal/WASM: In-Browser Modular Synth Based on VCV Rack
#10"Installing new modules on an existing Cardinal binary is not possible at run-time, but we can add new modules to the build."[1] From the original release — being able to select 3rd-party plugins a la carte is probably Rack's most important feature, both for users and developers. Apparently there's a technical reason: "Cardinal is intentionally a fully self-contained plugin, Whatever is contained in the current build…
It's not a technical reason, it's a policy choice by Cardinal's developer.
Filipe has strong ideas on how a plugin ought to behave. You are free to disagree with him, but he puts in the work.