diff --git a/docs/DIFFERENCES.md b/docs/DIFFERENCES.md index c5c52db..024b81d 100644 --- a/docs/DIFFERENCES.md +++ b/docs/DIFFERENCES.md @@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ Bellow follows a list of features comparing the official plugin to Cardinal. | Synth plugin variant | 16 ins, 16 outs | 2 ins, 2 outs | | | FX plugin variant | 16 ins, 16 outs | 2 ins, 2 outs | | | Raw-CV plugin variant | Unsupported | 8 audio IO + 10 CV IO | Available in JACK, LV2 and VST3 formats, not possible in AU and VST2 | -| Arbitrary parameter automation | Yes | No | | +| Arbitrary parameter automation | Yes | No (*) | Static 24 automatable params, use Host Params/Map modules to map them to module parameters | | Integrated plugin host | No, Host payed separately | Yes, using Carla or Ildaeil | | | Host sync/timing | Using MIDI signals | Using dedicated module | | | Linux/X11 event handling | Runs on 2nd thread | Runs on main/GUI thread | | | v1 module compatibility | No | No, but with less restrictions | Module widgets can load resources at any point | | Online phone-home | Yes | No | Online access is strictly forbidden in Cardinal | -| Proper dark theme | No, only room brightness | Yes | All dark panel variants have explicit permission when required | +| Proper dark theme | WIP | Yes | All dark panel variants have explicit permission when required | | Proper Linux headless mode | No, always requires X11 | Yes | | Additionally, Cardinal contains the following built-in modules not present in the official plugin or standalone: @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ Additionally, Cardinal contains the following built-in modules not present in th * Mog (never updated to v2) * mscHack (never updated to v2) * rackwindows + * AIDA-X * Audio File * Audio to CV Pitch converter * Carla Plugin Host diff --git a/docs/FAQ.md b/docs/FAQ.md index abdceff..17d19da 100644 --- a/docs/FAQ.md +++ b/docs/FAQ.md @@ -43,10 +43,16 @@ where we discuss possible modules to include. ## Changes are lost on restart -This is intentional. -Cardinal is meant to be a self-contained plugin, and as such it does not save any files whatsoever. -This includes user preferences (like list of favourites) or last used project. -As a plugin, the state will be saved together with the host/DAW project. +This is intentional. Unlike VCV Rack, Cardinal does not automatically save. + +Also, different variants (main vs FX vs Synth) use different files for saving their settings, so there might be some confusion arising from that. +But on the other hand this allows you to have a different template and other defaults per variant, which is quite handy. + +## Scaling/High-DPI not working properly, how to fix it? + +Cardinal, using [DPF](https://github.com/DISTRHO/DPF), will try to automatically detect the system scaling and adjust to that. +On cases where that does not work you can set `DPF_SCALE_FACTOR` environment variable to a value of your choosing in order to force a custom scale factor. +Note that this applies to all DPF-based plugins and not just Cardinal. ## On BSD/Linux/X11 the menu item "Save As/Export..." does nothing