Rack/CHANGELOG.md

1.0.0 (in development)

• Add undo/redo history

• Add polyphonic cables

• Add multithreading to engine

• Add module expander support

• Add parameter labels, units, and descriptions

• Add parameter tooltips for quickly viewing parameter values

• Add parameter context menu for entering numerical values, unmapping, etc

• Change parameter initialization to double-click

• Add ability to Ctrl-click on an input port to clone the existing cable

• Add module “force” dragging when holding Ctrl

• Add ability to disable modules with a context menu item and key command Ctrl-E

• Add sample rates up to 768,000 Hz (16 x 48,000 Hz)

• Overhaul Module Browser with visual previews of modules

• Add plugin info sub-menu to module context menu with links to manual, website, source code, etc.

• Add factory presets to module context menu if plugin supplies a folder of presets

• Add default template patch

• Add menu item to save the current patch as the template

• Add “frameRateLimit” and “frameRateSync” for setting maximum screen refresh rate and to toggle vertical sync

• Add textual menu bar, rearranged menu items, removed icons

• Make CPU timer display microseconds and percentage instead of millisamples

• Add engine real-time priority setting

• Make rack infinite in all four directions

• Add bus board graphic to rack

• Add key command Ctrl-- and Ctrl-=, or Ctrl-scroll, for zooming the rack

• Fix draw order of cable plugs and wires

• Make Gamepad MIDI driver generate MIDI CC instead of MIDI notes for buttons

• Fix Unicode user directories on Windows

• Add ability to change cable colors in settings.json

• Add -p X flag for dumping a screenshot of each available module

• Core

  • Add Core CV-MIDI, CV-CC, and CV-Gate for sending MIDI to external devices
  • Add Core MIDI-Map for mapping MIDI CC parameters directly to Rack parameters
  • Add polyphony to Core MIDI-CV
  • Add MPE mode to Core MIDI-CV
  • Add “Panic” button to all MIDI modules to reset performance state
  • Add Core Audio 16

• API

  • Add simd.hpp for generically handling arithmetic and math functions for vectors of floats, accelerated with SSE
  • Add dsp::VuMeter2
  • Add dsp::Timer and dsp::Counter
  • Overhaul event system with many new events
  • TODO Make audio driver use the same RtAudio device for multiple audio ports
  • etc

• Licenses

  • Collect all license statements into new LICENSE.md file
  • License Core panel graphics under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

0.6.2 (2018-07-13)

• Add module presets
• Add command line arguments for setting Rack directories
• Improve UI/engine communication stability
• VCV Bridge 0.6.2
  • Add VST FX plugin

0.6.1 (2018-06-17)

• Add gamepad MIDI driver
• Add computer keyboard MIDI driver
• Add JACK support on Linux
• Add velocity mode to MIDI-Trig
• Add MIDI multiplexing so multiple MIDI modules can use the same MIDI device on Windows
• Make Module Browser layout more compact
• Add power meter
• Add icons to toolbar
• VCV Bridge 0.6.1
  • Replace VST effect plugin with VST instrument plugin with audio inputs
  • Add MIDI support
  • Add DAW transport and clock

0.6.0 (2018-03-29)

• Release VCV Bridge for interfacing Rack with your DAW
  • VST/AU effect plugins (Mac and 32/64-bit Windows) for using Rack as a send/return on a DAW track
  • Enables future VSTi/AU instrument plugins with MIDI and DAW clock transport to be added in a later Rack 0.6.* update
• Updated Plugin Manager to handle open-source plugins
  • Potentially all plugins can be added with help from the VCV Community
• New Module Browser for adding modules to the rack
  • Launch by right-clicking on the rack or pressing
  • Add “favorite” modules by clicking on the star button
  • Navigate modules with arrow keys or mouse
• Redesign Core modules
  • Access to audio channels beyond the first 8 inputs/outputs
  • Improve AUDIO stability
  • Add retrigger output to MIDI-1
  • Merged MIDI clock module with MIDI-1
  • Fix MIDI-4 sustain pedal in polyphonic modes
• Improve sample rate conversion performance, is disabled entirely when not needed
• Patch cable colors are saved to patch files
• Add highlighting for active patch cables when hovering mouse over port
• Add shadows to knobs and ports
• Add File > “Disconnect cables”
• Release Rack SDK for compiling plugins without compiling Rack

0.5.1 (2017-12-19)

• Add Plugin Manager support
• Fix metadata panel in the Add Module window

0.5.0 (2017-11-21)

• Add zoom scaling from 25% to 200%
• Automatically scroll when dragging cables to the edge of the screen
• Add Quad MIDI-to-CV Interface, CC-to-CV, Clock-to-CV, and Trigger-to-CV MIDI interfaces
• Improve support for ASIO, WASAPI, DirectSound, Core Audio, and ALSA audio drivers
• New module browser with search and tags
• Enhanced LED emulation in graphics engine
• File > New attempts to load “template.vcv” in the “Documents/Rack” folder if it exists

0.4.0 (2017-10-13)

• Cables can now stack on output ports
• Add sub-menus for each plugin, includes optional plugin metadata like URLs
• Add MIDI CC-to-CV Interface, updated MIDI-to-CV Interface
• Add new scrolling methods: middle-click-and-drag, shift-scroll, and arrow keys
• Add engine pausing in sample rate menu
• Add resizable blank to Core
• Add LEDs on plugs
• Support for AMD Phenom II processors
• Use self-contained Mac app bundle, no need for a Rack folder

0.3.2 (2017-09-25)

• Add key commands
• Fix “invisible knobs/ports” rendering bug for ~2010 Macs
• Add “allowCursorLock” to settings.json (set to “false” for touch screen support)
• Fix 100% CPU issue when no audio device is selected
• Add vector scaling panels

0.3.1 (2017-09-13)

• Fix Windows open dialog current working directory graphics problem
• Ctrl-C/Ctrl-V to copy/paste from text and password fields
• Automatically remember settings and login token between launches
• Remove .zip after downloading and extracting plugin
• Ctrl-click to right click on Mac
• Fix menu “flicker” when menu cannot fit in window
• tweaks to Fundamental and Audible Instruments plugins

0.3.0 (2017-09-10)

• Knobcon public Beta release