![]() ![]() I used it on a Mac that belonged to a previous employer, so I don't have it anymore. I can't say that I explored these fully, and only had Max briefly with a student license dongle, but it seems that the components are a bit more low level than those in Reaktor.Īudulus seems good. You create text boxes, input a name and drag lines between the boxes to create the patch graph. I've used it and Pure Data briefly, and they're quite similar. I have a eurorack setup and felt that this is probably the closest to that I'll ever get in a computer. It's quite CPU intensive but I've had no problems with it on my mid-range 2016 desktop computer. On the other hand this means that it's very straight forward to work with, WYSIWYG, and voltages can be used for anything, so no hassle mixing "control signals" and "audio signals" as in PD/Max or Reaktor. No polyphony by automatic multiplexing, and any data passed between modules is literally just floating point audio rate "voltage" streams over virtual cables that hang over the modules, with separate modules for MIDI and audio interfaces. VCV rack takes the analog modular synth concept exactly as is into the computer, for better or for worse. ![]() A nice feature is that the user interface for your patch is separate from the patch, so you can lay knobs and panels out in a more user friendly fashion. Its major annoyance for me is that it has separate signal types for event data and audio, but that is also a blessing in that it is relatively cheap on the CPU, and has been for the some-12-years I've used it. I've spent most time with Reaktor, and you can build very complex sequencers and synthesizers with it. Maybe Audulus too, but I haven't used that since a few years back and then never went very deep.įirst I want to note that VCV rack and Pure Data are open source projects that you can download and use for free, so it's easy to give them a try. Reaktor/Max/Pure Data will cover everything you listed. Of these I've used Reaktor, Max, Pure Data, VCV rack and Audulus. My vote is Blocks, but everyone is completely different. Will probably give this a shot next time I have some time to dedicate to learning something new. I tried the demo for about 15 minutes before realizing that VCV does all the same things (minus VST support, which is coming soon), and all it's doing is making my CPU angry.īitwig - I am so intrigued by this. SoftTube Modular - For me, same result as VCV rack. At some point I want to stop hooking things up and actually make music, which is where Blocks really suits me. It seems far deeper than Blocks, but it hasn't clicked for me in the way that Blocks has. It's incredibly deep, and the developer is great about tutorials and one-on-one help. Seems fun and robust, but I can't load more than a handful of modules before it's getting urpy.Īdulus - I have the iOS version, not the Mac version. VCV Rack - I am running this in my 2 year old MacBook Pro, and it's totally slamming the CPU. Within a morning, I was doing everything you listed in your post. I watched a few of NI's tutorial videos, and was bleep-blooping right away. Reaktor Blocks - This is the one that just "clicked" for me. I've tried a couple of these, but not all.
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