Robin “Molten Modular” Vincent wrote that article so it must be true 
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Looks like it was! 
Nice thinking starting the thread, @main.tenant, and, again, props to @attheleash for “Studio”! Maybe there should be a forum badge for “Rack 2 Namer” 
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Differentiating VCV Rack with editions seems like a sensible choice to me.
There are three sorts of mathematician: those who can count and those who can’t.
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As a user willing to use VCV Rack in my DAWs, I’m longing to see VCV Rack Studio come to life, but I’m a bit worried by the price. I read months ago that the VST version would probably cost around 99$ (I dont’ remember where I read it). Now I read 149$ from @pyer. I guess these are only predictions, but I wonder it this is the real order of magnitude of the price that we should expect.
For my personal economies 50$, 150$, 300$ make a big difference. It means staying with VCV or having to leave it (becase on Windows any inter app audio communication and clock sync is a nightmare!).
Not to worry, there’s been an official announcement on this:
I haven’t seen how long the release sale would last, but this is a pretty common model for audio software now and in my experience a two to four week period is typical. There might also be occasional sales after release (as there are for paid plugins, including VCV plugins, in the library)–I’m speculating on that point, though, so if you can buy it for $99 during the release period I would do so.
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I think $99 is a steal, $150 is fine by me as well. Considering what you get. Softube Modular is ok, but the UI is kinda crummy and slow, preset browser is rough, and I am not fond of Voltage modular.
IMO VCV is just a beast. UI is amazing, sounds amazing, Mutable, Befaco, Instruo…hopefully Malekko will come out, and I am sure once its out, other companies will jump in as well.
I like the price point for what you get.
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while it’s true that it’s nice to see Eurorack hardware companies make modules for VCV, there are quite a few free VCV modules that have no eurorack equivalent and are very good. Thousands of them, actually. And most are free.
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Absolutely agree. I have assembled a hybrid system for this very reason.
I agree completely, I was naming the brands just because its an obvious draw factor for new users, or those not sure what to choose regarding spending money on a plugin
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VCV Rack Twister: The free edition.
VCV Rack VST: The plugin.
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Has anyone ever said "Jeez, I wanna give that Ableton a try, but my budget only allows me to get Abletone Lite, which is the opposite of Ableton Heavy, and I like heavy stuff. Oh I guess I’ll just keep on using Audacity 
" ?
Has anyone ever said "Oooh, I really wanna buy that u-he synth, but it’s called Diva, and I hate divas, they’re so self centered. I guess I’ll just keep on using Dexed " ?
Once v2 and VST are released, people who want it will buy it. No matter what it’s called.
Those who won’t buy it because of its name will represent a drop in the ocean.
I have never EVER heard a musician refuse a useful creative tool because they didn’t like the name. Heh, people keep buying Behringer stuff by the loads, even though the internet is full of articles and videos revealing their f–ed up behavior.
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The other guy : there’s a difference for me between $99 and $150, my personal finances make it so.
You : I don’t have those financial problems, so I find the price fair.
Cool, man 
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Don’t knock Dexed.
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I’m not knocking it, I chose it because it’s a completely different synth engine than Diva.
And my 2¢ VCV Rack Lux (light)
In the last 2 months we’ve learned that “Community Edition” is too confusing of a term since it can potentially refers to many unrelated ideas, and “free” is usually not the first concept that comes to mind. “Studio Edition” is already confusing many users because “Studio” usually refers to a bundle of a company’s products, not a single product.
To the many who suggested VCV Rack Free and VCV Rack Pro, you might be the actual winners in this thread by the time Rack 2 is released. The word “Free” will be optional when speaking about VCV Rack but can be used to specifically refer to the free version. Examples:
- “VCV Rack Free is open-source.”
- “Please add this feature to VCV Rack.”
- “This module is for VCV Rack 2.”
- “I’ve installed VCV Rack Free 2.0.0.”
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Looks definitely better
Not seeing a way to edit my initial post as no longer solved, any ideas?
Whilst less elegant this will work too, definately crystal clear. Could also be “Core” and “Pro”. Just goes to show that given enough people anything will be confused. Don’t go overboard with it Andrew, there’s no pleasing everyone and both sets of names are fine.