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> Cardinal 22.10 released
On 2022-10-15 by falkTX

Hello hello! We have yet another release, Cardinal 22.10, with mostly bugfixes this time.
Cardinal is a free and open-source virtual modular synthesizer plugin.
It is based on the popular VCV Rack but with a focus on being a fully self-contained plugin version.

There are no 3rd-party module changes or updates this time around, the release is more or less the combination of changes from 22.09 until today.
Fixes are significant enough to warrant a new release, so here we are.

The only actual new feature comes from a sync of the internal Ildaeil with the just released version 1.2 of it, which allows to load arbitrary files as plugins.
For Cardinal this means it is easier to host VST2 and CLAP plugins without having to rely on an external Carla window (which typically needs to be installed separately too).

cardinal

Changelog

  • Allow Ildaeil loading arbitrary files/binaries as plugins
  • Fix headless build
  • Fix Host Time step not triggering under certain conditions
  • Fix missing CardinalNative during "make install"
  • Fix missing MIDI support in CardinalNative Windows builds
  • Remove superfulous modules in falkTX_-_Divide-no-Conquer.vcv example patch
  • Several fixes to CLAP plugin version
  • Update internal Carla to latest, brings initial experimental CLAP hosting

Downloads

The source code plus Linux, macOS and Windows binaries can be downloaded at https://github.com/DISTRHO/Cardinal/releases/tag/22.10.
Cardinal is released as LV2, VST2, VST3 and CLAP plugin, plus AudioUnit and JACK standalone for certain systems.

> Ildaeil v1.2 released
On 2022-10-15 by falkTX

Hello again everyone, a new release of Ildaeil is here.
Ildaeil is mini-plugin host working as a plugin, allowing one-to-one plugin format reusage.
The idea is to load it as a plugin inside your DAW and then the other "real" plugin inside Ildaeil.
This allows, for example, a VST3 host to load LV2 plugins.

The main changes this time are being able to load arbitrary files as plugins and CLAP hosting.
On the plugin type combo-box you now have "Load from file..." option, which will open a file-browser to select a plugin or music file.
This allows, for example, to load CLAP and VST2 plugins.
It is a semi-temporary measure while the auto-plugin scanning is not yet in place.

The CLAP hosting, as everything in Ildaeil, comes from Carla side too.
It should be considered experimental for now and will be part of Carla 2.6.0 update later.

There are also quite a few CLAP plugin related fixes, and details on X11 UIs changed to better support NTK-based ones.

ildaeil-1.2

Full changelog:

  • Allow loading arbitrary files/binaries as plugins
  • Add extra plugin bridges to release binaries (32bit plugins on 64bit systems, Wine stuff in Linux 64bit)
  • Improve compatibility with some X11 UIs (breaks recursion)
  • Fix loading LV2 path parameters via "Open File..." button
  • Several fixes to CLAP plugin variant
  • Use system-wide Carla binaries when not found inside plugin bundle
  • Update to latest Carla, with initial experimental CLAP hosting

Downloads

The source code plus Linux, macOS and Windows binaries can be downloaded at https://github.com/DISTRHO/Ildaeil/releases/tag/v1.2.
Ildaeil is released as CLAP, LV2, VST2 and VST3 plugin, plus JACK Standalone for some systems.

> Carla 2.5.2 released
On 2022-10-15 by falkTX

Hello again everyone, it is release day again!
Let's start with Carla.

Carla is an audio plugin host, with support for many audio drivers and plugin formats.
It has some nice features like automation of parameters via MIDI CC (and send output back as MIDI too) and full OSC control.

This update backports fixes from the main development branch into the stable 2.5 series.
Nothing too big or serious, just a regular bug-fix update.
The more substantial stuff will come for 2.6.0, still a few months away.

Changelog

  • Fix includedir/libdir variables in pkg-config files
  • Fix LV2 plugins sending MIDI events out of order when using MIDI mapping for control output ports
  • Fix VST2 all-notes/sound-off events after re-activation
  • Fix "use outer frame for carla-lv2" from v2.5.1
  • Correct jackbridge build flags, prevent LTO from being used in wine stuff

Downloads

To download Carla binaries or source code, jump on over to the KXStudio downloads section.
If you're using the KXStudio repositories, you can simply install "carla".
Bug reports and feature requests are welcome! Jump on over to the Carla's Github project page for those.

> Carla 2.5.1 released
On 2022-09-30 by falkTX

Hello again everyone, a new Carla release is here, v2.5.1 which brings a couple of fixes to the v2.5 series.

Carla is an audio plugin host, with support for many audio drivers and plugin formats.
It has some nice features like automation of parameters via MIDI CC (and send output back as MIDI too) and full OSC control.

Changelog

  • Do not set scale factor for LV2 plugin UIs on macOS
  • Fix external MIDI connections for JUCE engine driver
  • Fix a few memory leaks and runtime issues
  • Fix several race conditions
  • Fix logic around engine driver listings
  • Fix position of external patchbay graph nodes not being restored when switching from internal to external
  • Fix RISC-V builds
  • Fix win32 bridge builds on win64 systems (forcing usage of i686-w64-mingw32 if needed)
  • Ignore some compiler warnings from Qt side
  • Use an outer frame for carla-lv2 outgoing events

Downloads

To download Carla binaries or source code, jump on over to the KXStudio downloads section.
If you're using the KXStudio repositories, you can simply install "carla".
Bug reports and feature requests are welcome! Jump on over to the Carla's Github project page for those.

> Ildaeil v1.1 released
On 2022-09-23 by falkTX

Hello everyone, a new release of Ildaeil is here.
Ildaeil is mini-plugin host working as a plugin, allowing one-to-one plugin format reusage.
The idea is to load it as a plugin inside your DAW and then the other "real" plugin inside Ildaeil.
This allows, for example, a VST3 host to load LV2 plugins.

The main changes here are JSFX "plugin" host support, fixing the VST3 implementation and adding a CLAP version.

ildaeil

Full changelog:

  • Add linux-riscv64 builds
  • Add source tarball (containing offline buildable source)
  • Can now host JSFX "plugins"
  • Fix all known VST3 issues
  • Fix build for web-assembly
  • Fix handling of LV2 plugins with path parameter
  • Fix high-dpi LV2 UIs for certain systems
  • Fix log sliders
  • Ildaeil as CLAP plugin
  • Use same bundle/folder for VST2 plugins on Linux and Windows
  • Update internal Carla to v2.5.1

Downloads

The source code plus Linux, macOS and Windows binaries can be downloaded at https://github.com/DISTRHO/Ildaeil/releases/tag/v1.1.
Ildaeil is released CLAP, LV2, VST2 and VST3 plugin, plus JACK Standalone for some systems.

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