Modular Curiosity documents my journey of learning about the process of modular synthesis. I'm using the free software synth VCV Rack as my instrument. As I learn, I like sharing my experiences with you. Let's learn together shall we?
Thanks for the great video, amazing! A few questions please as i would like to recreate this patch. what are the modules off screen , why can't i find the clock module in the video anywhere or the white version of portland weather for that matter? I have found blue version which i am hoping will function the same, i am new to vcv and would really appreciate it, thanks
This video was from so long ago that some of the modules are no longer available. But any clock should work. Even an LFO with a square wave will work as a clock. I like Simple Clock from JW Modules for a basic clock. Frozen Wasteland did an update of the Portland Weather with a black background and lots of memory management cleanup. So if you use the new one you probably won't have the crashes I had in the video. That's why you don't see the white version. Some of the features may have subtly changed but it should be pretty close. Have Fun!
Hey man, I started my journey with Omri's videos and yours, top 2 for sure for the OG's!! Thanks for the lessons. I hope all is well... and that you'll be back... I took a 3-year break, too!
This may help people. I have ver 2.4.1 free and it took way too much Googling to find how to get sound to the output device. So here are the steps. When you first start VCVRack, on the top line of the racks look to the left for the MIDI + CV rack. Immediately under that is a black rectangle labeled MIDI driver in orange lettering. Click that and select Computer Keyboard. Click the next black rectangle under that, which is probably labelled MIDI device. Select QWERTY keyboard so the QWERTY and ZXCVB keys will make sounds. On the third black rectangle down, make sure it says All channels. Now if you hit the QWERTY keys on your keyboard, you should see some activity in the scope on the top right rack, but may not hear anything yet. Next, look to the the top right rack, labelled AUDIO. Immediately under that label is a black rectangle that likely says "No Device". Click that. That gives you an options menu to connect with Windows output devices. For me, what worked is WSAPI, my sound device Yours might be speakers/headphones, for example), 48 kHz., 256 block size. Now I could play stuff using the keyboard. Going back to the MIDI + CV rack, there are also options to set in each of the three rectangles for using a MIDI keyboard, if you prefer that.
The first time I saw this video I was driving so I was just listening and those marbles in the beginning annoyed the hell out of me. After actually watching this it is the most useful video!!! Thank you.
You sound a little like that guy on the Taofledermaus channel (if a bit younger 😄). He experiments with things too: the weirdest and gnarliest SHOTGUN SLUG designs ever known! 😆😆😊
Might have to try this somehow. I’m a little new at this, but wondering if there’s a way to apply a Paulstretch effect on miRack, VCV Rack…I don’t want to have to run stuff through Audacity all the time! 😄😄
Your tutorials are incredibly helpful. I received an ARP 2600 and by watching your channel I’m being able to explore my instrument with much more accuracy! Keep on the grate work!
Thanks for this. Now with VCV 2, the modules are a bit different. I'm a total newbie and still trying to figure out how to create a simple patch with midi keyboard input from scratch. I got it so that the keyboard works but there is constant sound, it starts before I play a key and continues after I rele4ase the key. Trying to find a tutorial that instructs how to properly set this up.
Thank you for the demo! I had no idea that there was a metropolis copy on here. I have been looking for this particular sequencer for awhile, and finding it has given me the inspiration that I have been looking for all day. Thanks again! :)
There’s another way to do this, possibly easier, using VCV Bridge. Omri Cohen has a vid that describes it, and how to get a copy of vcv bridge. In Reaper, you have Bridge on one track, and you use Port 2 or beyond. Port 1 is weird. On a second track, you record the MIDI, and send it to the vcv bridge track via the routing controls. It works very well. I also use ReaControlMIDI to map parameters. Same deal, send MIDI to bridge track.
It's NOT an excellent tutorial. At all. I have had VCV Rack installed for over 12 months. I have messed around with it here and there and even gotten some decent sounds out of it at times. But the learning curve is not a curve. It's a square. It's a fucking brick wall. So please spare a thought for us newbs. If you are going to do a tutorial, please, understand there are going to be a bunch of people who don't really know what they are doing and are finding modular synthesis INFURIATING! So please, when you are explaining a module try to keep an eye open for the guys who are new to this. At least zoom out a bit to show them how they can maybe cobble together a patch that includes the module you are discussing. I can't tell you how annoying it is to see a jack-cable disappearing off into the unknown at the bottom of my screen!!! Please, zoom out and have the cables visible. If you can, use free modules so we can duplicate what you are showing in the video. - thanks.
Sorry you didn't enjoy it. May I suggest starting with this video and working through the series. It may help ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-K0J0f5Hcwtg.html
