Rakarrack-plus

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About

This project is a merging of original rakarrack (http://rakarrack.sourceforge.net) and the program's effects ported to LV2 from (https://github.com/ssj71/rkrlv2). In addition there are many bug fixes and enhancements to rakarrack and the LV2s. Rakarrack-plus-1.0.0 is the first version under the new name.

Install

The dependencies are:

cmake
libfltk1.3
libxpm
libasound2
libsamplerate0
libsndfile1
aconnect (part of Debian Package alsa-utils, name may vary on other distributions)
jack (One of the following jack1, jack2, pipewire-jack, name may vary with different distributions)
libxft2
libfftw3
lv2 (LV2 support)
liblo (NSM support)

If you want to compile you will also need the development packages:

libxpm-dev
libfltk1.3-dev
jack (The development package for jack1, jack2 or pipewire-jack, name may vary with different distributions)
libsndfile1-dev
libsamplerate0-dev
libasound2-dev
libxft-dev
libfftw3-dev
lv2-dev (LV2 support)
liblo-dev (NSM support)

To build both rakarrack-plus and LV2s, from top checkout directory:

    mkdir build
    cd build
    cmake ..
    make
    make install (as root)

To remove:

    make uninstall (as root)

Carla presets can be generated and installed by setting the "BuildCarlaPresets" flag (OFF by default). Use:

cmake -DBuildCarlaPresets=ON ..

To build Rakarrack-plus only set "BuildLV2Plugins" to OFF:

cmake -DBuildLV2Plugins=OFF ..

To build LV2s only set "BuildRakarrackPlus" to OFF:

cmake -DBuildRakarrackPlus=OFF ..

Rakarrack-plus-1.2.0

Additional features, enhancements:

Three new SFX banks are now included with the installation. Select from the Bankwindow User Bank choice menu.
Echotron delay file editor added. Right mouse on Echotron delay file choice button.
The main window "Random" button is now configurable. Right mouse on the "Random" button.
All main rack effect parameters can be randomly set. Right mouse on the main rack name label.
Added option for NSM single state mode. Settings/Preferences/Misc. Only active in NSM session.
And more, see Help, release notes and git commits for additional information.

Rakarrack-plus-1.1.0

Important changes from previous versions:

All user files must now be located in the User Directory.
MIDI Bank select CC 0, now available for program default and all user banks.
"Insert" preset file changed to user directory. From the main window File/Import Inserted Presets to import from older versions.
Some key binding has changed.
Added NSM session support.
Custom MIDI program table can now be used without the gui.
Custom MIDI program files must be in the User Directory.
Custom MIDI program files are MIDI selectable, CC 32, MIDI learnable.
File handling changed for Convolotron, Echotron and Reverbtron. See F1 help for additional information.
Error handling expanded.
Help updated.
Extensive re-factoring of MIDI control, Audio processing, and gui.
And many, many more... to numerous to list. See git commits for details.

Rakarrack-plus-1.0.0

First release under the new name "Rakarrack-plus". Important changes from earlier versions:

FLTK version required >= 1.3
All text fonts are auto resized for the GUI.
"Wet/Dry" sliders are now "Dry/Wet" (backwards compatible except Dual Flange and Ring).
Settings window can now be resized.
New "Quality" tab in settings for individual effect settings.
All changes on "Quality" tab no longer require restart
Expanded quality settings to allow individual settings for Waveshape Resampling, Sequence and Shifter.
MIDI learn expanded for many missing parameters including distortion Type and LFO Type.
Keyboard bindings added to value adjusters to mimic slider behavior (Infinity, MuTroMojo, Synthfilter).
MuTroMojo, Synthfilter redesigned for better spacing.
Some parameter ranges were changed for consistency (Stereo Df. and LFO L/R Delay) backwards compatible.
Many additional individual efx presets ware added from the rkrlv2 project.
Additional tooltips added.
Labels and sizing adjustments for better display.
Gleam theme added (default).
F12 fullscreen toggle now resizes fonts correctly.
Updated program help for key changes and .jpg.

LV2s - RakarrackPlus

The URI's were changed and the plugin names and jack names will now indicate "RakarrackPlus".
"Wet/Dry" is now "Dry/Wet".
Some parameter ranges were changed to be consistent with the GUI program.
"Overdrive" LV2 added.
"Flanger" LV2 added.
MIDI versions of the Harmonizer and StereoHarm were added.
The "StompBox Fuzz" LV2 was removed. The presets and labels from the LV2 were adopted by the regular "StompBox".

Under The Hood

Fix Bankwindow memory leak.
Fix Echotron, AlienWah intermittent crashes.
Fix distortion Type "Super Soft".
Use initializer lists on all class/structures to eliminate intermittent uninitialized crashes.
Add RKR override classes for text resizing.

Additional Information

File bug reports at (https://github.com/Stazed/rakarrack-plus).
See the "rakarrack-plus.txt" file for individual effect and LV2 changes.
See README.legacy for previous version information.
You may find additional information on the official rakarrack site (http://rakarrack.sourceforge.net).
This project was forked from (https://github.com/ssj71/rakarrack) >> (https://github.com/Stazed/rakarrack).
Special thanks to Spencer Jackson (https://github.com/ssj71/rkrlv2).

Stazed / rakarrack-plus

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