VCV Rack running native on Apple m1

Re8et · June 20, 2022, 4:56pm

Please push this to the Pro Version and AU-Vst. If this gets out I will be paying the Pro price. Your work should be payed as well. You should be on the Paybook!!! We need ppl like you!!!

It just makes sense to have two separate install, one for M1, and one for Intel. I don’t want to mess my folders, I’m also running Reason 12 that has some wonderful VCV pro 2 Bridge Combinator 2 patches, which runs yet on Rosetta, but M1 is on the roadmap… I’m not also sure Vcv rack 2 Pro would run on the Mac in Reason bridge…

rare.breeds · July 9, 2022, 12:53pm

I just tried building Rack on M1 myself, again, then found this thread! I managed to get Valley building using simde. This script when run from the Rack/plugins source checkout directory will clone Valley, patch it to include the simde headers and build it natively for apple silicon.

git clone https://github.com/ValleyAudio/ValleyRackFree.git
pushd ValleyRackFree
git clone https://github.com/simd-everywhere/simde.git
find ./src -type f -name "*.[hc]pp" -exec sed -i -e 's/pmmintrin/simde\/x86\/sse3/g' {} \;
sed -i -e 's/^FLAGS +=/FLAGS +=-Isimde -DSIMDE_ENABLE_NATIVE_ALIASES/' Makefile
make -j8
popd

baconpaul · July 21, 2022, 2:59pm

Dont know if it helps but I see you disabled luajit

we link luajit in surge and have a script which builds luajit as a fat (x86 + arm) static lib

github.com

surge-synthesizer/surge/blob/main/libs/LuaJitLib/build-fat-luajit.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# Why does this exist? See the conversation in the CMakeLists.txt file here
#

BD=$1
if [[ -z ${BD} ]];
then
   echo "Usage: build-fat-luajit TMPDIR"
   exit 1
fi
echo "Building in ${BD}"

OD=${BD}/bin
SD=${BD}/src

mkdir -p "${BD}"
rm -rf "${OD}"
mkdir -p "${OD}/arm64"
mkdir -p "${OD}/x86_64"

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if that helps

gregvds0 · July 21, 2022, 9:11pm

Hi,

Is there somewhere a kind of manual to build Rack Free on Mac M1? I tried and read this thread but cannot find or do not understand how it works…

I did get the code here and tried make dip which worked, but the make seems to hang…

Thanks,

Greg

geek89 · December 5, 2022, 3:08pm

Hey all, I have stumbled upon this thread and I was wondering what is the current status of the native M1 port? Is it supported by the main branch or this is still under development/testing? I am especially interested in the VST for VCV Pro, as I heavily rely on it + Ableton Live 11 for my production needs.

Basically this is the only thing refraining me from buying a new MacBook Pro

Jens.Peter.Nielsen · December 5, 2022, 3:12pm

geek89 · December 5, 2022, 3:20pm

@Jens.Peter.Nielsen thanks for your quick reply.

Blockquote Ableton Live 11.2.6 on M1 Monterey + VCV 2.2 AU = "Lost the Connection ..." - #3 by LarsBjerregaard

I read here that AU is just for developers to test their modules compiled for M1 architecture. So, if my understanding is correct, the VST3 for Mac ARM is fully working for all modules (although in beta) but the AU version is not? Or the VST3 plug in also doesn’t have support for all the modules yet? Can you please clarify?

steve · December 5, 2022, 3:38pm

No - the Rack ARM beta is just for developers to test their modules compiled for M1 architecture.

“Builds of Rack for Mac ARM are available for developers to build and test their plugins on Mac ARM.”

geek89 · December 5, 2022, 4:14pm

I see. Thank you both @steve @Jens.Peter.Nielsen for claryifing.

clint_francis · July 31, 2023, 4:27am

Does anyone know what’s happened with the development for Apple ARM? It’s like all progress has halted. I’m desperate to use my Pro license with Ableton, but can’t unless I run EVERYTHING in Rosetta which is a massive performance hit.

Yeager · July 31, 2023, 10:19am

I thought the AU version of Rack pro does not need Rosetta.

clint_francis · July 31, 2023, 9:40pm

Well holy heck it works! Thank you