Ok in VCV Rack i have MAS. Module Aquisition Syndrome. Its easy right? You see a cool looking module and you click Add and then update. Woila! But how many oscillators, filters, sequencers, lfos, vcas, envelopes, clocks, mixers and so forth do we need? This would be a good thread to discuss best practices in how to determine which modules to keep and which to scale back. Of course everyone has their favorites but how do we deal with the following issues:
so many modules that the vcv browser crawls along
how to determine what to keep and what not to keep - this also affects loading other user patches
how to determine what you actually need to make the best patches?
So this might be a good outlet to discuss real solutions to this problem. I suppose its all user preference anyway but still fun to explore.
There is such a huge number of modules and honestly the number is exploding right now. I have often tried to limit my library, but alas it grows and grows. I have long advocated for a few custom folders in the library, ones that I could label and sort my own favorites into. Of course we have a favorites grouping in the library, but it is not enough to organize the endless content. I too must try all the new ones I see, but they are mostly of passing interest. The best way to actually limit myself is to make music, in trying to do something musical, I will default to the modules I know well.
the other day, I was somewhat annoyed by how much I had to scroll to get to VCV, Vult and Venom and managed to cull about 300(?) modules by pruning collections I’ve always scrolled past but it doesn’t really help.
But is it much of a problem, really? My browser is set to Most Used, whatever else I got doesn’t get in my way.
Maybe it’s a non-trivial request codewise, but while i appreciate “most used” and “last updated”, I still wish there was a “sort by newest”, in the sense of the difference in Windows between listing files by “date created” instead of “date modified” in Detail view. As far as MAS, one thing has helped me with my experience as a recovering freeware hoarder: “IF I DON’T DOWNLOAD IT, IT WILL IN ALL LIKELIHOOD STILL BE AVAILABLE TOMORROW, OR NEXT MONTH, OR A YEAR FROM NOW, IF I REALLY, REALLY STILL NEED IT.”
There isn’t a built-in way to use VCV’s “most used” list as far as I know, but it’s fairly easy to make a script to convert from VCV’s to MB’s. Here’s one I made for myself in C#:
