I am about 40% done (probably embellished and its actually 30) with my “VCV Coding: from Dummies for Dummies” tutorial. Its a bit odd & maybe dumb that a dude who definitely can’t code is the first to attempt an extensive introduction into coding. That it hasn’t been properly attempted before is also the sole reason for my endeavour. Anything (with serious intentions and a bit of concept) is better than nothing.
Since there is almost nothing, the tutorial tries to touch on anything that is within my knowledge and that I deem important. - Having never (successfully) read a C++ tutorial, the guide will supposedly pick people up in the middle of nowhere and enable them to understand and set up the necessary file structure, understand and read plugin code, create modules from scratch as well as understand, copy and amend third party code for their own purposes. set up custom components. compile their module collection using github. hopefully they will learn enough to expand their knowledge autonomously by studying code from existing modules.
during the course of the tutorial - so far - 11 different modules (or sections) will be created, each placed on a single panel. step by step and module/section by module/section a blank panel will be expanded and modified. after each add-on the module can be tested. using a single .cpp file which (ideally) must be modified by hand - even with copy+paste - a general understanding of what is what and what goes where, what can do how, what must come with and what needs what. explanations, remarks, repetitions and new additions come with each new module/section and give specific examples as well as general knowledge on coding for/with VCV.
So far so good. This is the table of contents: |1|Introduction| |2|Disclaimer| |3|Table of Contents| |4|Basics| |5|File Structure| |6|Code Structure| |7|C++ VCV Commands| |8|Compiling on github| |9|Inkscape: settings, notes| |10|components.hpp: creating custom compontents| |11|Expand on the Tutorial module - Introduction | ||Module 1: Mono Offset / Constant Voltage| ||Module 1 v2: Poly Offset / Constant Voltage| ||Module 2: Poly Math| ||Module 3: Poly to Mono OR| ||Module 4: Poly Comparator| ||Module 5: Mono vOct to Poly Detune| ||Module 6: Poly Random Output| ||Module 7: Mono to Poly ShiftRegister| ||Module 8: Poly to Mono Sequencer| ||Module 9: Poly Joiner| ||Module 10: 4 Step CV Sequencer| ||Module 10 v2: 4 Step CV + Trigger Sequencer| ||Module 11: VCV Viz style LED Grid| ||Module 12: Gated Noise & Trigger Generator| |12|Remixing a Module 1 (repurpose 3rd party code)| |13|Remixing a Module 2 (repurpose 3rd party code)| |14 |To-Do & Changelog| ||Snippets|
I am looking for ideas: what’s missing? what would be good to include? are there any up-to-date references I should be pointing to or incorporate? is there a comprehensive overview on whats new in Rack2? Which Format, Software, Platform would you recommend for setting up Tutorials? (Currently I build the shit in OneNote)
What I can’t do: DSP, JSON, Clock and Gate stuff, LFOs, operations involving time (samples) - I haven’t tried to learn any of it yet. Anybody here who wants to contribute on these topics maybe?
I’m grateful for anything helpful as well as specific requests. There must be a bunch of stuf I have missed.
Here’s a few screenshots giving an idea on how it looks so far. A complete preview will be available sometime this month I hope.
I was pretty confident I’d finish right away… gotta get back into that mindset.