Dear Community,
I have a silly stupid beginner Question.
How can a Generate my first silly simple Synth in VCV
I need only a Sinusoidal Generator connected with the Audio Output,
I have read the Manual, but this Simple Task there was never explained.
I have connected a VCO Element with a Audio Element.
I have started my Jack Audio System. And there I have fond a PulseAudio Jack Sink.
So I wish to hear any Sound but I not get any Sounding.
Please can anybody explain this Silly Easy Task.
Or have anybody a Tutorial where this Silly thing is Explained.
Ok,
I’m too stupid:
I heave seen the Video and I have seen lots of nice Software.
But I don’t have understand in which way I get my Synth working.
So I need a little bit more Help.
A Help like a What and How to do List
Ok,
I have tried to open the Original Start Synth the Software has for Demo.
But Even. I see the Sound would come. I see the Sound in the Osciloscpe
But I hear nothing.
So I think I have missed a Setting in the Configuration.
But I donÄt know how to set this Setting-
Rightclick where it says “No device” on the AUDIO module.
chose either ALSA or JACK
… you chose “Jack.”
Then you need to connect the audio out from the VCV program to the audio hardware out port in Jack,
I have used QJackCTL for this, another option is Catia.
Perhaps you need to use the Pipewire manager (Qpwgraph or Helvum maybe) if you’re on a newer distrubution that uses Pipewire.
It would help to know exactly what linux distribution you are using. But others have to jump in, I don’t have a running linux at the moment.
Sorry, I can’t help - I’m on windows right now.
But somehow you have to chose “Jack” as driver, and the particular Device you want VCV to send the audio to. Maybe the jack patchbay isnt needed afterall.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Modular Synthesis…
I am assuming you have (very) little knowledge and experience with synthesizers, synthesis techniques and modular synthesis/synthesizers in particular.
Modular synthesis is a huge subject with many, many aspects. More then enough to keep anyone learning and exploring for a lifetime.
But the basic concepts are, wel…pretty basic. Since stuff is broken down into basic processes/components, that you can (re)combine in (almost) any way you can think of, it’s mighty flexible. But, with flexibility comes complexity. But…you can avoid all the complexity by starting with some basic concepts / patches.
Maybe start with some of the excellent step-by-step tutorials by @Omri_Cohen on youtube.
Some of his older videos are made with/for VCV Rack v1.x, before the current VCV Rack 2.x existed. Some include hardware. But the concepts generally translate to any modular environment.
Excuse me but I have done a lot of Work with SuperCollider and CSound.
And it would bee no Problem to Express my Ideas in VCV Patches.
But I think I have a Problem with the right Seetings to Connect
VCV over my QJackCtrl to the Speakers of my Laptop under
Linux ( Ubuntu Studio ).
So I need only help to start with the right Seetings
Ah, my bad. My assumptions were wrong. Looks like you have plenty knowledge and experience, but applied in other environments, and that it’s not the patching that is the issue, but the setting up of your VCV Rack environment. Alas, I’m on Windows…and can’t help you with a Linux setup. But I’m pretty sure there are many others here that can help you on your way.
you can use either module - later you can add multiple audio modules to the patch.
Click the Audio module
It shows the driver options (Alsa, Pulseaudio, Jack )
select (Jack)
click again and select a device in the list of Jack devices that show up.
the example shows (System 1-2 in, 1-2 out) highlighted.
This should patch the outputs from VCV to the system outputs (stereo) - If you’re dealing with more advanced audio routings, you have to use the distribution native audio patchbay/manager.
@ Jens.Peter.Nielsen
Thanks very much that helps me really.
Just I hear the Sound Im needed.
The Problem is solved.
A last Suggestion:
Can please anybody write this Task to do in the Documentation
under getting Started