#6

Relevant GitHub issue:

#7

thank you. i thought it would be like this :confused: guess i have to make a whole seperate fork lmao. because of the main developers personal use case lmao.

edit: i am still new to open source software uhhh diplomacy? is it worth it to make a really good case for it and submit an issue again or a pull request to try to integrate whatever i come up with into the main branch. i personally think the favorites feature is invaluable, even if your favorites are changing all the time…

#8

It’s a conversation. You can make your case (or better yet, a pull request) and Andrew can take it or leave it. He’s a very direct communicator, so whatever happens, it won’t be vague.

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#9

added a couple of super useful links (big thanks to Jeremy Wentworth and Squinky Labs for creating these):

https://github.com/jeremywen/JW-Modules/wiki/Dev-FAQ-for-VCV-Rack
https://github.com/squinkylabs/SquinkyVCV/blob/master/docs/efficient-plugins.md

and some quick tips from personal experience:

  • output voltage needs to be set each time process is called, not only when a CV changes - if you don’t set it, it’ll go back to 0

  • if you use helper.py to generate code from svg file and some components are off or not shown, check if you grouped them - grouping messes with coordinates

#10

So uhhh… crow in vcv ? Il leave that here. We are all thinking it

#11

Continuing from VCVRack virtual modular synthesizer

I wanted to specify the location of the screws to match the original panel. Perhaps a bit OCD, but I’m relatively sure it’s possible?

#12

you can change the location in the code easily but if you want to take advantage of the helper script just use a different component type to get coordinates generated for you and then replace the components with screw components in the code.

and helper is a python script so adding support for new component types should be very easy. i modified it so that it generates code using my own custom components, this way i don’t have to update each time i update the panel.

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#13

Hey @zebra, what are your thoughts on having a Softcut module in VCV? I’m thinking that @andrew’s work on porting it to Max should be helpful.

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#14

sure. i would do some work to factor the core functionality into a separate repo (static lib target.) there are a number of improvements coming into the upstream (norns) version and i don’t want to have to manually sync them.

fwiw i’ve also run the thing on teensy3.

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#15

Has anyone run through the plugin dev tutorial lately? I just did on Mac w/ 1.1.6, using the Rack-SDK method instead of compiling Rack.

There’s a step about adding the module to plugin.cpp & plugin.hpp that’s in the output from the helper.py script, but otherwise the tutorial seems solid. That said, I’ve compiled and installed the tutorial module but it’s not showing up in the Rack module browser.

Is there an issue with the tutorial? Do I need to do something to Rack to trigger a re-scan of the available modules?

EDIT: Fixed. I had installed a bad build (before I found that extra bit in the helper.py output) and it was creating a namespace collision. NOTE: Logs are helpful. ~/Documents/Rack/log.txt if you’re looking.

EDIT2: I’ll submit a doc PR to add that helper.py bit.

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#16

Great, thanks! I think I want to tackle that then after I get farther along with the Nonlinear Circuits port.

This might be worth starting a separate thread, but I’m thinking that it might be fun to start a Lines Community VCV Plugin, with VCV module ports of a lot of the tools created here that would work well with “hardware” interfaces. Some ideas (and tagging for opinions):

  • Softcut
  • @andrew’s dirge, enueg, etc.
  • @rodrigo’s TPV saturators
  • @dan_derks Less Concepts. Maybe Cranes would work as a module? (Side note: I’m already porting Let’s Splosh as part of the NLC bundle)
  • Some type of opcode sequencer, like @Olivier’s Dunes or @tehn’s Spacetime.
  • Mini Meadowphysics. Skip the whole Grids interface and instead have countdown triggers with individual clock inputs normalled to a master clock input.

This would be an open repo to encourage collaboration on features, graphic design, etc. Thoughts?

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#17

well in the realm of digital modular stuff I’m vaguely planning on focusing efforts on BEAP-style modules in max (as an extension of the prosody ideas)

don’t think I’ll personally be interested in VCV Dev as I’m not a huge fan of the format (max, if far from perfect, feels like it has a lot more potential for this community in particular)

maybe I’m getting off-track tho

#18

I was recommended this thread for the first time today, and I wanted to add that WW, MP, and ES are in the pipelines, just not in the official library. There are interfaces for grids from what I can tell too. :slight_smile:

I’ve also ported Less Concepts with input from Dan and one of these days may port some other scripts! https://library.vcvrack.com/IggyLabsModules/more-ideas

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#19

Hello. Just dropping by to say thank you for this thread. I’ll be making regular use of these collected resources. I have idly entertained a module idea for a year or two and am now motivated enough to put to the test the claim on VCV’s website that ‘creating Rack plugins is a great way to learn programming and C++’. Cause at present I know nowt about it. I have nothing to lose, some knowledge and a module to gain.

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#20

interesting if somewhat concerning discussion here: https://community.vcvrack.com/t/do-open-source-plugins-need-to-be-submitted-to-the-vcv-library-by-its-original-developers/11357

#21

I’ve been reading that thread. It’s something I knew was coming at some point, Andrew’s businesslike tone can come off as quite condescending and I wondered when people would talk about it

#22

it’s not the tone (which i’ve also noticed can be brisk but i don’t read too much into it, tech discussions can be that way), it’s the fact that andrew doesn’t see the scenario of somebody forking a plug-in and releasing a new version under the same name/slug as problematic. there are nuances for sure, but i would think something like this is not such a hypothetical scenario, and i would expect the ethical guidelines to mention something about it as opposed to every developer having to include it explicitly.

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#23

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I think this is the thread where this information will be most of interest. I interviewed Jason Lim of Instruō about their recent porting of the majority of their hardware modules to VCV. It’s pretty detailed.

https://disquiet.com/2021/01/09/instruo-vcv-rack-jason-lim/

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#24

This is amazing. It answers so many questions I had! Thank you!

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#25

i dont see my favorite modulel in there though the Aither – i guess it’s not needed in virtual :slight_smile:

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