![]() You’ll pay extra for a plug-in version that runs in your DAW, and many of those third parties run on a freemium model – with newer or advanced plug-ins paid and/or proprietary. (A couple of proprietary rivals are good contenders, too, but you can’t amass the sheer quantity of modules here without paying.) It’s also attracted an extensive third-party developer base. The pitch: Rack’s probably the most extensive platform you’ll find that looks visually like Eurorack hardware. License: Hybrid (platform is free/GPLv3 proprietary add-on modules and plug-in) OS: Windows, macOS, Linux (free version standalone only) Who it’s for: Ideal for total beginners, essential for Reaktor fans, solid for anyone wanting sonic depth and fairly seamless plug-in support on Windows and Mac.ĭeveloper: VCV (Andrew Belt, original author) In the meantime, here’s a really basic step by step tutorial that’s excellent for total beginners (or anyone wanting to brush up): I wrote up a tutorial on this for NI that will be coming soon. There’s also free and open source support for integration with Tidal, the excellent live coding tool. (Shh, don’t tell anyone, but even though I think it’s not supposed to run in the free version of Reaktor, the Community Edition of Reaktor does if you install the Free Pack first.) Even if you have another modular of choice, it’s worth adding this to your arsenal – just grab everything on Toybox Audio’s site that says free. The module selection is limited, so it might not have made this list were it not for the mind-bogglingly large sets of free stuff from third-party Toybox Audio. Plus there are a number of beginner-friendly tutorials and examples. And even in the free version, you get CV support (for integrating with analog hardware) and you can run either standalone or as a plug-in. It’s probably the most polished offering available in terms of sound and panel design, thanks to some talented DSP folks who worked on it. There are 24 modules included in Reaktor’s Blocks format, which is built on the foundation of Reaktor but features front-panel patching. This might be the single simplest way to get going here – once you figure out a slightly funny installation of Komplete Start. ![]() License: Proprietary (Reaktor), hybrid (Toybox Audio) OS: Windows, macOS (standalone + plug-in) Reaktor Blocks Base and Toybox Audio free collections
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