VCV rack - software: https://www.factmag.com/2017/09/12/vcv-rack-open-source-vir...

mr_sturd · on Jan 7, 2023

There's also Cardinal, which is essentially VCV Rack but provides free and open source plugins.

timc3 · on Jan 7, 2023

Doesn’t really combine those things the GP is talking about.

I have VCV installed but never use it because I have a large modular system - the hardware is just so much more fun.

TheOtherHobbes · on Jan 8, 2023

I'm the opposite. I never use my modular because sequencing and patch storage are so much easier with software.

I don't find plugging things into other things particularly enjoyable. More slow and frustrating.

And I don't feel that using a mouse - or a MIDI slider box - is that much more distancing compared to using a large panel of pots and sliders.