Rack v2 development blog

Whaaaaa…? Rack 1.0.1 isn’t even released! Regardless, it’s good to keep a few development timelines in parallel.

Major features in Rack v2:

  • Scaffolding for Rack for DAWs, so that the proprietary fork is as minimal as possible, containing only plugin API wrappers.
  • Integration with future VCV Library website at https://library.vcvrack.com/, which will allow individual modules to be added to your VCV account, and possibly individually purchased modules.

Very rough timeline:

  • summer-fall 2019: Lots and lots of new Eurorack and VCV plugins.
  • fall 2019: VCV Library website, minor Rack v2 features.
  • fall-winter 2019-2020: Rack v2. VST2 fork. Maybe VST3/AU/AAX.

Expected API changes:

  • None at the moment. The ad-hoc rule in the v1 API is “if it’s a function or method, it’s stable. If it’s a global or member variable, it’s unstable.”

It would also be nice to hire maintainers for performance improvements in NanoVG and stability improvements in RtAudio.

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