VCV Recorder: Recording video with new VCV record module

Plugins & Modules
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The new record module works great on audio! When I try to record video, the VCV Rack screen stutters a great deal… Yet, the recording comes out ok.

But, this has an unusable situation for me as I use Tact modules to “perform” the patch. With the stuttering, it’s just not workable. I do have OBS as an alternative.

Any suggestions on remedying this??

Thanks! John

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lowering the framerate might help

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Thanks! I’ll give that a shot.

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For those on Windows 10, the Xbox Game Bar seems to work great with minmal fuss.

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I’m trying Xbox game bar but not getting audio i seem to be on the recommended settings?

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and if anyone can help with connecting the VCV rack record module that would be great! part of the fun I guess is having to hunt this stuff down I

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The “XBox game bar” is unrelated to VCV Recorder.

To connect the VCV Recorder module, simply connect an audio signal to its Left and/or Right inputs.

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thanks for replying so quickly yes I was just trying two routes at once. The recorder module works now.

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It will only record the inner window of Rack.

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Everyone, it’s 4 years later and I am still having the exact same problem the OP mentions here.

I have recorded videos successfully before within VCV Rack on this same computer, so I wonder if it’s something about the particular patch I am trying to record that is causing issues.

I tried lowering the frame rate as someone suggested earlier in the thread, it did not help.

Any other tips on this video recording problem?

Thanks in advance…

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The usual tuning suggestions.

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Can you elaborate? What should I tune? Sample rate? Threads? I am somewhat of a n00b.

Thanks.

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Can you give some more info, your os, pc etc.

Did you try the tips above?
Did you try OBS?

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Mac Mini M1 running macOS 12.6 (Monterey) and VCV Rack 2.2.3.

I tried the frame rate suggestion. i don’t think the Xbox suggestion applies to me. I did not try OBS. I did try quicktime and that did not record the audio. There may be a trick I can do with BlackHole but I haven’t succeeded with that as of yet.

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sorry, no mac user here, but I would try OBS (Xbox is only for win)

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Easy-peasy. Open AudioMIDI Setup app and create a Multi-output device. That you add your normal audio output device as well as blackhole to to output to. Set Rack to use the Multi-output device and set Quicktime to grab the blackhole audio as well as record the screen or window with Rack. That is all that is needed. Works like a charm.

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Thanks. That works!

I just saw this after struggling with OBS which I also got to work, but it took quite a bit of time. Quicktime just works fine once VCV is outputting to the multi-output device and the default sound output device is also set to that, and so is quicktime.

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