VCV Rack 2 Pro and Free versions available now!



After a huge amount of development, the long-awaited version 2 of VCV Rack has just been released in a Free standalone version and a Pro VST plugin version.

https://vcvrack.com/Rack

 

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mkay

 

https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=507216&start=630#top

 

In the new free release the modules appear to have a different format than the first version.
What happens when I upgrade to version 2? I lose all the free modules i have?
Can i install the free version 2 alongside the free first one?
I'm on win 10 pro.

 

Last edited: Dec 2, 2021

I think you lose the favorite list, people complaining about it.

 

Hey I was digging more about this and found a free vst vcv like, open source too and working great in ableton. It looks nice

It is called Cardinal.

 

Cardinal is interesting. VST, LU2, and VST3 only. Looks like the VST version is the one that's working, so far using the latest builds from their Github.

 

this thing was exciting because it was free its main attraction was the huge community of developers that contributed alot -because it was free- now that we know the developer is an asshole that mistreats people and the prodcut is headed towards a more commercial route I dont think there is anything unique about it right now

 

Cardinal Github https://github.com/DISTRHO/Cardinal

 

Then there's Cardinal.

 

thanks for posting about cardinal!! yeah too bad about the megalomaniac drama surrounding vcv. reminds me of the same gross display oskari put on with buzz tracker forever ago. anyway veeseevst has actually been quite amazing in abes/reaper these past few years. and now cardinal seems super hot. w devs like aria back in there supporting it, im hoping it can maybe grow to become something even better than vcv2. wishful thinking.

 

In SHOCKING news that nobody could see coming, even mentioning Cardinal in the VCV Rack forum gets your account suspended

 

No wonder, really.

 

Sorry, but what do I have to download from here and install to have it working? I got a bit lost lol

 

choose one of the last build actions: https://github.com/DISTRHO/Cardinal/actions/workflows/build.yml and download the build suited for your system
for example the last to this minute: https://github.com/DISTRHO/Cardinal/actions/runs/1549291041
but bare in mind these are still alpha builds and may have bugs

 

Thanks!!!

 

hey fellows, is anybody using Surge XT inside the better Cardinal open source Rack?

 

You can't add your own modules to Cardinal -- they have to be open source and submitted to the project for inclusion. The Surge XT modules will keep me on Rack for some time, I suspect.

 

Yeah those surge XT modules are a great.
Good news is:
The dev just added them in the last build!!!
Life is good.

 

OK, going over and downloading the latest build RIGHT NOW.