Modular Lab II: VCV Rack Patches
RECOMMENDED: Download free templates first to check if everything works on your system before purchasing the full version (Sounds). Read the system requirements below for more info.
Modular Lab II is a collection of instrument templates and sounds built within VCV Rack modular environment. It offers ideas and various approaches to sound generation, giving you playground to explore and further modify the included patches. Instruments are divided into different categories depending on the application. You will find all sorts of different sound generators for pads, textures, sequences and more which will enable you to create vast array of unique sounds for your musical applications.
Modular Lab II comes in two versions:
- Templates (free) - collection of patch templates the were used to create the presets/sounds - different patch configurations and modifications
- Sounds (paid) - patch variations derived from templates + Templates from free version
Contents
- 25 instrument templates available for free
- 171 presets (sounds) - template variations and modifications in categories like: Sequences (71), Pads (33), Textures (31), Pulses (12), Sound Effects (10), Synth (7), Swarm (5), Keys (2)
- daw integration tips
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Requirements
- VCVRack 2.0 - requires a beta build of 23volts Morph module (see notes below)
- NOTE: Please note that some of the modules don't support macOS ARM64 version, therefore to be able to open all the patches you need to run macOS x64 version
- VCVRack free modules - list below (not part of this product, available at https://library.vcvrack.com/)
- VCVRack 1.0 - will work only if you have Morph module from 23volts (which is currently not available at VCV Library)
Module requirements
23volts https://library.vcvrack.com/23volts (for v1)
Disclaimer: Please note that this is only suggestion. I'm not making any guarantees about the safety of this. You're installing this at your own risk. The solution was tested on my system and it works fine.
To make 23volts plugins running in VCV Rack 2 do the following:
- download the beta build of the plugin for your OS from https://github.com/SteveRussell33/23volts-vcv/releases/tag/v2.0
- locate your Rack2 installation folder
- copy the plugin into Rack2/plugins
- restart the VCV Rack 2 app
aridacity https://library.vcvrack.com/aridacity
AS https://library.vcvrack.com/AS
Audible Instruments https://library.vcvrack.com/AudibleInstruments
Bogaudio https://library.vcvrack.com/Bogaudio
ChowDSP https://library.vcvrack.com/ChowDSP
Count Modula https://library.vcvrack.com/CountModula
Erica https://library.vcvrack.com/EricaCopies
Flag Free https://library.vcvrack.com/FLAG-Free
Frozen Wasteland https://library.vcvrack.com/FrozenWasteland
Geodesics https://library.vcvrack.com/Geodesics
Grayscale https://library.vcvrack.com/Grayscale
HetrickCV https://library.vcvrack.com/HetrickCV
Impromptu https://library.vcvrack.com/ImpromptuModular
Instruo https://library.vcvrack.com/Instruo
JW-Modules https://library.vcvrack.com/JW-Modules
NYSTHI https://library.vcvrack.com/NYSTHI
repelzen https://library.vcvrack.com/repelzen
Surge for Rack https://library.vcvrack.com/SurgeRack
Valley https://library.vcvrack.com/Valley
Vult Modules Free https://library.vcvrack.com/VultModulesFree
Notes
- recommended: download free templates first to check if everything works on your system before purchasing the full version (Sounds)
- included patches are not guaranteed to be compatible with future versions of VCV Rack and/or modules since they are dependent on a lot of third party modules that are constantly updated
- user will have to update midi and audio devices in MIDI-CV in AUDIO-8 modules in every patch and then resave the patch to make changes permanent
- VCV Rack can be very CPU intensive with some complex patches