‎miRack, VCV rack ported to ipad

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Hi there. Maybe someone can help me out with my workflow?

I realized I fell off virtual modular because I would start a patch from scratch every time and I hated doing that. Adding a VCO, a VCA, an ADSR…blah blah blah. So I was wondering if anyone had a decent template that they like? Say, three VCOs, two ADSRs, etc? And they just save that and work off of it?

One thing that really annoyed me was how a lot of LFOs required a VCA to control how “strong” (is this the term I would use?) the signal is. But I’m sure if I had some sort of attenuator always set up it’d be okay.

I’m just a modular noob and for whatever reason still struggle to wrap my head around a lot of the concepts of what goes where.

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Sure no problem.
Rings is „just“ a resonator. Physical modeling or more specific modal synthesis in this case usually uses a excitor/resonator combo. MI Elements has both parts, while rings is missing the excitor section. It has an internal excitor (short noise burst) which is triggered by the strum input when nothing is plugged into the audio input.
So it works fine on its own and many people use it like a complete voice that way. It sounds great with only the internal excitor but the sound palette can be hugely expanded exciting the resonator with external sound sources. Generally, short, harmonic rich signals (noisy) work great but you can get great results with a lot of sound sources.
you find great threads about the audio in on muffwiggler

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Sure why not. That‘s one of the benefits of software modular, you can save your patches and come back.
You could pre configure several systems for different use cases.
Even on a hardware modular you could prepatch a system and just leave the cables where they are.
I always like to start from scratch though. Wiring up a patch from a clean slate is part of the fun and creative process of modular for me. I always unplugged all cables as well when I owned a hardware rack.
For me when using modular, the patch is the song basically, so song-writing is patching cables. But this is just me. Just patch a system you like and come back to it when you need it

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It’s early in my modular journey and this template is pretty basic, but I created a template patch with a limiter and VU meter prewired to the audio output, and an unwired Clocked module, because I wasn’t sure if I’d always need a clock but it wouldn’t hurt to already have it there.

I got the idea from here:

Reusing the template proved to be a little tricky for me, because I’m a slow learner. I find this works for me:

  1. Load “LimiterTemplate” patch
  2. Tap “Duplicate or Rename”
  3. Tap “Duplicate”
  4. Tap the project name to change the name to the new patch name
  5. Save

I found if I loaded the template, made changes to it, then tried to save using Duplicate or Rename the template patch got saved with the changes meant for the new patch, which was driving me nuts.

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Thanks! I’ve tried using it on my own before, but was confused by the Odd-Even outputs and discussion comparing it to Elements/Plaits in which some people said it shines when used with something else to, uhh, excite it.

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it does, but it also shines on its own. It‘s just a genius module :slightly_smiling_face:

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Is it possible for me to route aftertouch or velocity to a “CV” mod destination?

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Just did a quick test:

  • VEL output in midi-1 (MIDI input module) to Mixer4 module Level input (same channel where Plaits v1 output goes)
  • Xyntheszr running MIDI sequence
  • Adjust velocity bars in Xynthesizr

Volume in Mixer4 seems to change

There’s also an AFT (Aftertouch) output in the midi-1 module, but did not test.

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Excellent! Thanks much for the test.

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Inspired by @Unifono ambient patches, I’m starting to dig into the mysteries of the MI Marbles module, listed as “Random Sampler” under the Audible Instruments pack.

I found this tutorial done on VCVRack which has some helpful info:

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glad I inspired you :upside_down_face:
I love marbles. Never owned the hardware but I use it in every mirack patch.
It combines so many useful features in one module, it‘s really crazy how useful it is

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Here’s the initial result of combining ideas from your videos and the video by the guy who wanted to make VCVRack sound like King Crimson, using Marbles. Tried to make something ambient and got this cyber jazz junkyard jam instead.

I clearly don’t know what I’m doing and I sure have a lot to learn about Marbles, Stages, Tides… well all the Mutable modules really because they’re all more complicated than they appear on the surface. It’s fun though.

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Nothing fancy, but I love how marbles controls whole simple patches like this. Would be one of my first modules if I‘d build a rack again

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http://mifki.com/blog/mirack-3-50-is-out-with-multi-channel-audio-midi-out-and-new-modules/

Multi-channel audio

miRack now supports up to 16 input/output channels in standalone, AUv3 instrument and AUv3 effect modes, both on iOS and macOS. There are new 8- and 16-channel audio IO modules, and number of channels of audio modules in existing patches can be changed from their module menus.

In particular, Expert Sleepers ES-8/ES-9 audio interfaces and expanders are now fully supported, and allow to integrate miRack and hardware Eurorack equipment. Expert Sleepers encoders for use with ES-5, ES-40, ESX-8GT and ESX-8CV modules are also available.

MIDI output

There are 3 new MIDI output modules, and new versions of MIDI CC and Trigger input modules.

MIDI out works via CoreMIDI, Audiobus and AUv3. For AUv3, a dedicated MIDI Processor AU type is also available.

Modules

Added bId°° (Bidoo) module pack. It’s a great collection of modules with weird names by Sébastien Bouffier, including several powerful sequencers - perfect for use with the new MIDI out functionality.

Valley module pack updated to the latest version. New module Feline - stereo version of a filter section from Interzone module.

Added an option to Host Sync module menu to change clock output rate (instead of a fixed BEAT output). This can also be used for connection to Clocked module for more reliable timing. Set CLOCK output to Beat / 4 or Beat / 8, connect to BPM input of Clocked, and set Clocked mode to P4 or P8 accordingly.

Fixed an issue with Frozen Wasteland Quad Algorithmic Rhythm module, it’s now working properly.

For MIDI keyboards that do not support per-note aftertouch but support channel pressure, it will be used for AFT output of MIDI module.

Other

Added SHIFT toolbar button to access secondary function of certain module controls. It’s used in number of new Bidoo modules, in Squinky Labs mixer to solo multiple channels, and other places in the future.

Improved rendering of lights and some module controls.

Added keyboard shortcuts to macOS version to zoom when no trackpad is present.

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this is huge

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This is not me, but somebody already did a test of miRack to real Eurorack integration, using Expert Sleepers module(s). Not the most exciting demo musically but does demonstrate functionality

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Awesome, thank you

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My pleasure. For convenience, Electronisounds created a playlist that includes all his beginner-friendly miRack tutorials. I started feeling confident enough to explore on my own after creating my 4th patch or so. I had my iPad at hand running miRack while watching each video, so I could patch while following along.

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Thanks, started on the soundformore ones and have put together a distorted drum machine.

Will work through these over the next few days. Too much fun

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The new updates are great! The 8 out works seamlessly with my iConnectivity iConnectAUDIO2+. If you got an iPad, there’s no reason not to grab this app.