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Hey folks,

A couple of months ago, I released ReGrandy, a stochastic synthesis module inspired by the works of Sam Laing.

I realized after the fact that I did not provide users with documentation on how to use the module! So here it is: vcv-restoch-plugins/docs/INDEX.md at main · shortwavlabs/vcv-restoch-plugins · GitHub . The link is also accessible via the context menu of the module.

You can report any issues directly on this thread, or on Github: GitHub · Where software is built .

I also plan on posting a couple of tutorial videos on my Youtube channel, and will be posting the links here shortly.

Cheers, Stephen @ Shortwav Labs

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Very good documentation. Good to read and with some tutorials. I will read it deeper during play with the vco.

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ReGrandy is great for sound design. I’m really enjoying the module. Thank you!!

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Thanks Stephen, looks very interesting, looking forward to have a play with it and it’s great you provided some factory presets.

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Version 2.1.0 of ReGrandy just dropped! This is a bugfix release, addressing two core issues:

  1. improved the mirroring algorithm
  2. add an internal, discrete limiter to prevent audio clipping

Let me know what y’all think!

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Really happy to hear you enjoy it :slight_smile: the plan is to also re-introduce the other two modules from the original collection, eventually.

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Hey everyone,

I’m happy to announce the release of my brand new Module called “Tapestry“.

Tapestry
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This module is dedicated to the fans of music concrète, combining tape manipulation techniques and granular synthesis. It allows you to record, splice and morph audio signals to create unique textures and glitchy effects. It also comes with a dedicated expander module, adding bit crushing, Moog-style resonant low pass filtering and output volume control.

I’m excited to hear what you guys create with it! Please share your patches and videos here :slight_smile:

Cheers, Stephen

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Shout out to @Omri_Cohen for demoing Tapestry in his latest YouTube video :slight_smile:

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Hey folks,

Neural amp modeling in VCV Rack is here! A couple of days ago, my new “Guitar Tools“ collection was released in the library: VCV Library - Guitar Tools .

For now it is only two modules: a guitar amp simulator based on the NAM technology, and a dual cabinet / speaker simulation driven by IR convolution. Since the amp simulation leverages the NAM standard, it means you can load your own custom amp profiles directly into your patches.

The module is quite CPU hungry (I am trying to optimize that for future updates), so real time play can only really be achieved on more powerful computers; for older machines, it should work fine using a wav player to process a DI signal.

I plan on adding more effect and utility modules in the near future, so I would love to hear from guitar players in the community about what kind of tools they would find useful.

Enjoy the modules!

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A VCV port of the Echoplex Digital Pro / Glou Glou Loupe would make many, many looping dreams come true. :slight_smile:

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This is great!!! Thank you

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Good to know ahead of time how the resource consumption on these are, I might use something different though…

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let’s see what I can do :wink:

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Depending on your setup, it still might beat loading a VST plugin with the VST host :slight_smile:

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Asus ROG Ally, i5 2018 MacBook Pro, those are the two devices I have so the former may be better fit for the modules

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Nice work, thanks! I’ll have to check this out.

I seem to be the only person on the forum that regularly posts about combining VCV with guitar, and I already use NAM in VCV Host but this could be really useful (for a start I can share patches with the guitar sound as part of the patch, whereas currently I have to remove the host module otherwise people complain that it contains modules that aren’t free).

Very interested what other effects you’re planning!

There aren’t many effects we don’t already have, or can patch together with other stuff but personally I would love a decent Uni-Vibe emulation. I made something fairly close using subtle settings on a frequency shifter with a feedback loop but it’s not quite there.

Cheers!

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Surely we can build that in VCV? I’ll have to see exactly what it does, but that sounds like a challenge! :wink:

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godspeed.