v2.2.0

Installation

This plugin requires VCV Rack 2.4.0 or later. Download the latest version here.

Subscribe to the plugin here and then run Library > Update All in VCV Rack to install the latest version.

To instead install a specific build from this page, see DEVELOPING.md.

Changes since v2.1.5

• New feature: alternate firmware loading

  • Right-click a module and select Firmware tools > Switch firmware to load an alternate firmware into the module.
  • Changing firmware resets module memory
  • Firmware selection is saved with the patch
  • Guide on how to use this to aid firmware development coming soonish

• New alt firmware: teletype 5.0.0 beta 4

  • teletype 4.0 is still the default. Modules placed in patches with teletype 4.x will remain on teletype 4.x forever.
  • At some point after the 5.0.0 final release, 5.0.0 will become the default for new teletype modules, but existing modules will not be affected.
  • New features in the teletype 5.0.0 beta: https://llllllll.co/t/teletype-5-0-0-beta-testing/62210

• New alt firmware: white whale kria

  • The original kria prototype on the white whale hardware

• New module: faderbank, a hardware controller and teletype parameter expander

  • Makes it easier to use a hardware 16n faderbank with VCV Rack; automatic MIDI mapping and config detection
  • Adds 16-64 additional 14-bit parameters to teletype via the FADER/FB ops
  • Teletype 4.0 supports one faderbank; teletype 5.0 supports up to 4 faderbanks/64 parameters
  • More about faderbank

• New feature: virtual grid mirror hardware mode

  • Allows a virtual grid to mirror a physical one, for streaming/performance/education
  • Right-click a virtual grid and select an attached serialosc device from the Mirror hardware grid menu

• New teletype preset: MINIM

  • @dstroud's excellent MINIM chord sequencer and arpeggiator is now available as a Rack "factory preset" alongside the hardware factory presets
  • Demo & tutorial video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SCG_FcJc24

• Fixes

  • #172 Modules now work correctly when the Rack user folder path contains extended Unicode characters

Full changelog here: v2.1.5...v2.2.0

Dependency versions

Rack SDK v2.4.0
ansible (v1.5.1-167-g6eef788)
earthsea (v1.9.4-11-g4b88b2e)
meadowphysics (v2.1-14-g39a2139)
teletype4 (v4.0.0-21-ga34da87)
teletype5 (v5.0.0beta4-vcv)
whitewhale (v1.5-26-g6dfef61)
whitewhale-kria (v0.4-1-g1e0e2fb)