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Rack synthesizer (T7603) #73

Open celticmagic opened 1 year ago

celticmagic commented 1 year ago
Dziura (#dziura), 2019-02-14 21:46:54 UTC

Name: Rack Homepage: [https://vcvrack.com](https://vcvrack.com/) Why you should include this: Rack is advanced powerful synthesizer which is useful for music producent. Opensource: Yes Link: https://vcvrack.com/downloads/Rack-0.6.2c-lin.zip Git: https://github.com/VCVRack/Rack
celticmagic commented 1 year ago
Micah Lawrence (#daizehnd), 2019-03-01 01:03:43 UTC

Problem with building it from source is the Bridge plugin. It needs VST2 SDK which is now defunct. I still think it's worth including in the repository.
celticmagic commented 1 year ago
Micah Lawrence (#daizehnd), 2019-03-01 14:48:33 UTC

Bit more info: Rack is licensed under BSD 3-Clause License. Its dependencies permit redistribution. The only other distribution that I could find offering a package was Arch, via their AUR. They are using the binary available at vcvrack.com (linked in description), presumably to enable Bridge support.
celticmagic commented 1 year ago
Beatrice T. Meyers (#DataDrake), 2019-03-02 03:27:43 UTC

Is the Bridge plugin required for this to be useful?
celticmagic commented 1 year ago
Micah Lawrence (#daizehnd), 2019-03-02 06:57:43 UTC

The Bridge plugin is a separate VST that Rack provides for use by other programs. It allows DAWs to treat Rack like a normal VST plugin. Rack can still be used for its primary purpose, to build and enjoy a modular synthesizer, but I admit that not having some expected functionality isn't great. A potential option is to build from source then extract the plugins from the official release and copy them in.
celticmagic commented 1 year ago
Beatrice T. Meyers (#DataDrake), 2019-03-02 14:07:07 UTC

That's not a solution that I would accept. Everything must be built from source when source is provided. If this is relying on antiquated dependencies, it's time to start looking for something to replace it.
celticmagic commented 1 year ago
Micah Lawrence (#daizehnd), 2019-03-02 14:42:20 UTC

Fair enough. Would you be willing to include Rack without the plugins? Bridge is not essential, and I think integration of Rack into the menu (while pointing it to its Global Directory, don't ask) adds some value for the user. P.S. The Rack developer is in good company. Even Ableton are only now adding VST3 support to Live.
celticmagic commented 1 year ago
Jacob (#Jacalz), 2019-07-24 09:00:08 UTC

After a good read through of the [build documentation](https://vcvrack.com/manual/Building.html#building-rack) it looks like it’s possible to build the plugins from source. Please read the bottom of that page to see what I mean, I don’t know if it will make bridge support work though...