What Will I Learn?

You will learn how to use Scope in Rack.
You will learn about tools to help you stay very organized when using Rack.
You will learn how to connect a MIDI device to Rack.

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Requirements

To complete this tutorial learners will need to have the following:

The software application VCV Rack installed
Access to the Internet
An account created on www.vcvrack.com
Fundamentals plugin installed

Difficulty

This tutorial is at an Beginner level.

Description

Learn how to use Scope and why it is important

In Rack, Scope allows you to see the waveform. Scope is a software version of an oscilloscope. This is a very powerful tool. While working with sound sometimes very small changes may not sound significant, but when we see the result in scope we can see things much more clearly than we can sometimes hear.

In the tutorial I show that you can easily connect modules, such as a VCO, LFO or Mixer to your scope and see exactly what each module is outputing.

How to use Notes and Spacers to keep your workspace organized while using Rack.

As you use Rack you want to keep yourself as organized as you can. Make every effort to keep things neat and tidy. We have all seen photos of hardware modular synths with 100's of cables going every which way. It can get very confusing very quickly. For this reason we cannot leave organization to chance.

There are two tools I want to show you that can help you keep organized. The first is Notes. Notes is a module found in the Core collection of plugins. It is simply a note pad that mounts in the rack with all the other modules. This is great for keeping track of setting, routing of cables, alternate setups, etc.

The second tool I want to tell you about is Blank. Blank is an adjustable spacer that can be placed between your modules. It may not seem like a big deal right now, but as start to use more modules having a way to keep things tidy really helps.

What MIDI is and how it can be implemented in Rack.

MIDI is Music Instrument Digital Interface. It is basically a universal landguage developed by the industry to allow electronic instruments from any manufacture to communicate freely. Rack has the capability to communicate with external MIDI devices via MIDI interface modules. In this tutorial I will introduce this concept and introduce you to some of the MIDI modules you can use to integrate MIDI into your Rack setup.

VCV Rack is an open source application, which means that it is free for everyone to use. Please consider going to the developers' website and show your support for the project - http://www.vcvrack.com

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I hope you enjoy this tutorial. If you have any specific questions for me feel free to leave it in the comments of this post and I will do my best to get back to you with an answer.

Cheers,
Hive account@buckydurddle

Video Tutorial

Curriculum

Learn VCV Rack Modular Synthesis Series

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VCV Rack - Modular Synthesis, Plugin Manager, Customize UI

VCV Rack - VC Mixer, Patching, & VCO-1 to VC Mixer

VCV Rack - 1st Setup, Multi-Outputs and Audio Interface

Learn Hydrogen Drum Machine Series

Hydrogen - UI Layout & Basics

Hydrogen - How to Make Beats

Hydrogen - Beat Shaping Tools

Hydrogen - Rhythmic Resolution

Hydrogen - Pitch Shifting

Hydrogen - Effective Beat Making

Hydrogen - Song Editor, ADSR, Importing DrumKits from Respositories

Hydrogen - Humanize (Velocity, Timing & Swing)

Hydrogen - New Instruments, Loading Samples & Multiple Sample Sounds

Hydrogen - Beat Counter, BPM & Other Tempo Tools

Learn Helm Series

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Helm Introduction Video

Helm 1st Oscillator Video Tutorial

Helm 2nd Oscillator Video Tutorial

Helm - Cross Modulation

Helm - Amplitude Envelope

Helm - Keyboard Response A

Learn Audacity Series

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If you would like to learn how to use the open source sound recording and editing software Audacity then have a look at these tutorials: