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Haha this is the most amazing feature matrix I've ever seen. On a more serious note, modular music is an extremely interesting and growing area and just about

by Jenz 5y ago

Haha this is the most amazing feature matrix I've ever seen. On a more serious note, modular music is an extremely interesting and growing area and just about every module is surprisingly expensive; I'm curious to how well this translates to virtual racks.

41209 5y ago
Agreed. That alone makes me want to donate. Can it work as a VST plugin ?
- yellowapple 5y ago
  If there's a plugin version of this I can see it giving ZynAddSubFx a run for its money in my workflow.
  - 41209 5y ago
    It's GPL so you can always create your own. I wouldn't mind feature bounties for a project like this.
quantified 5y ago
Pricing plan you can understand!
armchairhacker 5y ago
I've never heard about modular music, but I know must VSTs are extremely expensive. And they're expensive to even seriously try. I want to get into music production but a barrier is that Omnisphere and FL Studio are $500 and have a super-limited trial version. As a grad student I'm not going to spend $500 for a piece of software I might be interested in using. I would much rather have it be like software development where almost everything is free. And instead of paying upfront, synths / effects can make money by taking a cut of your revenue (I don't think that's like software development but it means synth producers still make revenue).
- munificent 5y ago
  Take a look at Reaper, VCV Rack, Surge, Tyrell, Zebralette, Dexed, and Helm.
  - yummypaint 5y ago
    Second for vcv rack. Waveform free has been working well as a DAW for me recently, and it has a linux version.
  - peapicker 5y ago
    Of that list, Dexed is the only one appearing in my tracks regularly. This is because I’m more likely to use Serum, Massive, or Pigments for the other duties. But Dexed, especially after downloading many preset libraries, is freaking amazing in its DX7 early FM synthesis emulation.
  - chrislo 5y ago
    Vital[1] is fantastic, I've been using it a lot. https://vital.audio/ https://vital.audio/
- jasondoty 5y ago
  If you're not going to make money off it, my opinion is you can use cracked VSTs without any concerns of "is it right". In fact, as with a lot of pirated soft/media the experience is superior. Licensing and DRM of music software is a headache - dongles, software centers and other bloat. Scene groups like R2R even optimize performance and patch out bugs in addition to cracking protections, making their releases superior than that of the original developers. Otherwise have a look at Splice rent-to-own plugin licensing.
- strenholme 5y ago
  I used to have a synth buying guide. For people just starting out I would go for: • Get Reaper. It’s a mainstream DAW, is fully functional, a free download, and only $60 to register after 90 days. • Valhalla Supermassive for reverb: https://valhalladsp.com/shop/reverb/valhalla-supermassive/ https://valhalladsp.com/shop/reverb/valhalla-supermassive/ • The VST fork of VCVrack for a modular synth: https://github.com/bsp2/VeeSeeVSTRack#downloads https://github.com/bsp2/VeeSeeVSTRack#downloads I would get a keyboard controller with full sized keys and a 5-pin DIN MIDI out for just over $200, but that can come later. One thing to avoid is the rabbit hole of concentrating on what gear to buy over actually making music with the gear.

by Jenz 5y ago

41209 5y ago

Agreed. That alone makes me want to donate. Can it work as a VST plugin ?

yellowapple 5y ago
If there's a plugin version of this I can see it giving ZynAddSubFx a run for its money in my workflow.
- 41209 5y ago
  It's GPL so you can always create your own. I wouldn't mind feature bounties for a project like this.

quantified 5y ago

Pricing plan you can understand!

armchairhacker 5y ago

I've never heard about modular music, but I know must VSTs are extremely expensive. And they're expensive to even seriously try. I want to get into music production but a barrier is that Omnisphere and FL Studio are $500 and have a super-limited trial version. As a grad student I'm not going to spend $500 for a piece of software I might be interested in using. I would much rather have it be like software development where almost everything is free. And instead of paying upfront, synths / effects can make money by taking a cut of your revenue (I don't think that's like software development but it means synth producers still make revenue).

munificent 5y ago
Take a look at Reaper, VCV Rack, Surge, Tyrell, Zebralette, Dexed, and Helm.
- yummypaint 5y ago
  Second for vcv rack. Waveform free has been working well as a DAW for me recently, and it has a linux version.
- peapicker 5y ago
  Of that list, Dexed is the only one appearing in my tracks regularly. This is because I’m more likely to use Serum, Massive, or Pigments for the other duties. But Dexed, especially after downloading many preset libraries, is freaking amazing in its DX7 early FM synthesis emulation.
- chrislo 5y ago
  Vital[1] is fantastic, I've been using it a lot. https://vital.audio/ https://vital.audio/
jasondoty 5y ago
If you're not going to make money off it, my opinion is you can use cracked VSTs without any concerns of "is it right". In fact, as with a lot of pirated soft/media the experience is superior. Licensing and DRM of music software is a headache - dongles, software centers and other bloat. Scene groups like R2R even optimize performance and patch out bugs in addition to cracking protections, making their releases superior than that of the original developers. Otherwise have a look at Splice rent-to-own plugin licensing.
strenholme 5y ago
I used to have a synth buying guide. For people just starting out I would go for: • Get Reaper. It’s a mainstream DAW, is fully functional, a free download, and only $60 to register after 90 days. • Valhalla Supermassive for reverb: https://valhalladsp.com/shop/reverb/valhalla-supermassive/ https://valhalladsp.com/shop/reverb/valhalla-supermassive/ • The VST fork of VCVrack for a modular synth: https://github.com/bsp2/VeeSeeVSTRack#downloads https://github.com/bsp2/VeeSeeVSTRack#downloads I would get a keyboard controller with full sized keys and a 5-pin DIN MIDI out for just over $200, but that can come later. One thing to avoid is the rabbit hole of concentrating on what gear to buy over actually making music with the gear.