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blocks is a fun & simple modular synth available for MacOS & Windows as Standalone, VST3 and AU.
Linux support will come soon!
Here's one of the stock presets:

let me know what you think!

 

Nice..but miss a CLAP plugin and more important a manual!
I simply try to delete a block or scale one. No way.

 

Last edited: Mar 27, 2024

to delete simply drag it out of the grid. scaling across columns will come soon

 

I will check it out if I can on my older macOS. It looks cool. Have you considered NI giving you any grief about the name?

 

I like the non-conventional GUI. Great way of approaching synthesis!

 

Logic/Sierra don't see it in the plugins manager window...

32 Lives don't see it at all and BC Patchwork write: Could not load "blocks"
Please check that this is a compatible 64-bit Intel Audio Unit plug-in.

 

Last edited: Mar 28, 2024

Cool stuff! Surprisingly intuitive once you figure out the basics and fun to mess around with. CPU usage is a bit high though!

 

i've added a macOS Intel download link.
please see if it works

 

Link works and so does the .dmg installer. it mounts fine. Logic still does not see it. Codesigned it and Forced AU Validation.

The application still has a "no" symbol and it is greyed out.

 

As clone said: Logic doesn't see the plug.
The App Standalone don't start at all on Sierra (10.12)

 

Loading right on intel macos, all three options.

 

It's not the processor, it's the MacOS version causing the issue. Or our Logic version. Mine is 10.4 on this machine. Also, it is not Metal compliant prior to Mojave. Personally, I would not spend a lot of time trying to get it to work for these older MacOS versions. Especially not for a free plugin, or on the account of me. We're just trying to test, not use. I think Mojave is a good cutoff point for support. Anyone who wants to run an old Mac with 32 bit plugins can still do so on 10.14. There is an actual hardware requirement (gpu) to use Mojave. Some of these plugins and programs have a hard coded minimum MacOS requirement, even though they don't even need that MacOS. Doing a quick fix for older MacOS is great, but not something you want to put a lot of time and effort into. You have to draw the line somewhere.

 

Looks cool, sounds great. Will definitely keep an eye out for future updates.

NI will for sure send you a cease and desist for the name if it gets popular enough though

 

Yes, this is more about macos version. I am on recent ventura + recent logic pro

 

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Most problems people attribute to Logic are BS and are caused by the MacOS version. It's just good to remain open to other possibilities. When you have something that after you install, it's icon will have one of these, below. You can sometimes get around it by going into the plist files with a text editor and changing the MacOS version requirement. Then you use the push command in terminal to force it to refresh the plist you just edited. Generally, it is not worth the time.

 

Interesting synth. Sounds good to me. The only downside is most of the presets are heavy on CPU.
Will be interesting to see this develop. I like the GUI to, a bit different than the usual : )

 

Great concept, simple ui, straightforward and effective. Bravo!