Submit Development Updates | VOID: A First Glimpse

you are most welcome and thanks for listening to all the requests. Great collab is always the goal.

Submit 2.20.0 submitted ;), and what comes next

The Circles and SUB beta period is officially complete. Both modules have now moved into the main Submit Audio collection, and Submit 2.20.0 has been sent to the VCV Library.

A big thank you to everyone who tested the beta, tried to break things and shared feedback. Your reports directly improved clock handling, Dice behaviour, Random mode, gate articulation and several smaller details.

Next week I will also begin working on the MetaModule versions of Circles and SUB. The goal is to preserve their musical behaviour and sound while adapting the interface and DSP carefully for the MetaModule hardware.

This update also adds a selectable clock rate to the relevant clock-based modules:

  • 1 PPQN remains the Submit Audio standard
  • 4 PPQN is available as a compatibility option
  • The setting can be selected from the module context menu

This should make the modules much easier to combine with different clock systems without changing their normal behaviour.

This weekend I am heading to Dutch Modular Fest in Rotterdam for music, interesting conversations and hopefully plenty of new inspiration.

Meanwhile, the next Submit Audio project is already taking shape: Machina.

Machina is an eight-scene modulation and control environment with gates, CV and LFO outputs. The concept and panel design are already partly developed, but it is still an early project and will undoubtedly evolve.

More soon. :slightly_smiling_face:

Submit 2.20.0 and downloads: GitHub release

Wish I could make it, but alas, not this year… Give my regards to Allert (The main man behind the event)

Hmm, would be great if one could paste settings from the Beta to the GA version of the module, as that does not work. Otherwise seems as solid as the last beta.

If you email me the file, I can convert it for you, but I won’t be able to do it until Sunday. You can send it to info@submit.nl.

All good, I remembered mostly what I tweaked, and am where I think I wanted to be.

Here is the patch file I used during beta testing with the non-beta versions:

FG_R2_609_08_CirclesSub_Fun.vcv (14.8 KB)

Two new Submit Audio modules are now available in the VCV Library: Circles and Sub! https://library.vcvrack.com/Submit

Have fun patching, and feedback is very welcome!

Your modules are always a good time, I haven’t done much with them yet because I’ve been busy with other projects and catching up with other modules but I know you’ve got a good selection! Too bad my exploration with your new bass module is overshadowed by the recent release of Pure Sub by Arturia…

After spending a few more hours making music with the collection, I found a couple of improvements I was still missing.

Sync now has CV inputs for start and stop, making it easier to control the clock from other modules and performance patches.

Clang has gained several additional CV inputs, providing much more control over its sound and behaviour.

These updates are already live in the VCV Rack Library: Submit Audio modules in the VCV Rack Library

I have also completed the MetaModule versions of Circles and SUB. They are building successfully, and I will now test them on the actual MetaModule hardware.

Ah, I thought it was still a patch containing the beta versions of Circles and SUB. Those patches are easy for me to convert to the final modules.

Good to hear that you remembered the settings and got everything back where you wanted it to be!

Thank you, that’s really nice to hear! There are certainly plenty of modules to explore now, so take your time. :blush:

And yes, Arturia’s timing is suspiciously good! Luckily, I believe there is always room for one more bass module. You can never have too much sub, only neighbours who disagree. :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

Hoping to mingle with some recent modules this week but I have to find a good balance with new plugins I’ve discovered and their audio demos can get quite long, but I’ve got some good food to eat around my workouts and I’ll be more likely to make some noise after putting some recent plugins in external storage too… might spend a bit more time with your instruments instead of something like your effects or the new step sequencer so it’ll eventually crawl it’s way in a rack sometime

Back to where it all started: Drift

Drift was the first module I made for VCV Rack, and I’ve always had that little itch to revisit it and take it further. After spending more time with its sound and exploring what it could become, I finally feel it’s getting there!

The updated Drift has a much wider sonic palette, from short, punchy percussion to evolving drones and audio-rate exploration. The reworked Overtone and Multiply sections bring new textures to explore, with dedicated modulation amount controls, a Drone switch, and extra CV inputs for shaping the Contour. Slope can take you from slow movement right up into audio-rate modulation.

It still feels like Drift, just with more to discover when you start turning knobs and patching things together.

This will be an update to the existing Drift, rather than a separate V2 module. Keeping existing patches compatible is part of that work, so you can continue using Drift in the patches you already love.

Coming soon to the VCV Library, with a MetaModule update planned too.

Here’s a little preview. Hope you enjoy hearing where Drift is heading!

Find out more at Submit Audio, or check out the current version of Drift in the VCV Library. The update is coming soon!

Wow, that was fast! :slightly_smiling_face: Submit 2.22.0 is already live in the VCV Library Thanks to the VCV team for the quick turnaround! Get Drift in the VCV Library Happy patching!

After retuning Slope and Contour a bit it started to sound like it did, though quite a bit punchier. Looks like some great evolution!

Thanks for giving it a spin! :slightly_smiling_face: Yes, Slope and Contour may need a little retuning in existing patches after the changes. Glad you found the familiar sound again, with a bit more punch! It’s been fun revisiting the module that started it all for me.

A first glimpse of VOID, a techno rumble module with a melodic side, currently in development for VCV Rack.

A little session exploring its sound and groove. This is a work-in-progress preview, not the final release.

These modules look great, good identity system! (from one designer to another :slight_smile:)

Thanks, Keaton! Good to hear that from a fellow designer :slightly_smiling_face: Getting a consistent look across the modules has been a big part of the work.