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> Cardinal 22.06 released
On 2022-06-29 by falkTX

Hello everyone, yet another release of Cardinal is here, with a few new modules and a bunch of bugfixes.
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.

Module changes

• Add AS modules
• Add forsitan modulare
• Add Myth modules
• Add Host Parameters Map core module
• Add Sassy Scope core module
• Implement custom plugin GUIs for internal Ildaeil plugins
• Implement JSFX plugin support in Ildaeil
• Make Host Parameters smoothing optional
• Fix Fundamental flipped noise outputs
• Fix Fundamental wavetable garbage reads
• Fix Host Time trigger (tolerate max 2 frames of deviation, dont trigger on tick == 0)
• Fix Lilac export file dialog
• Update voxglitch

Cardinal core changes

• Fix FX and Synth VST3 versions not running under Ableton Live
• Fix macOS universal installer for systems without rosetta2
• Fix mouse up event for imgui based widgets
• Fix scroll speed on macOS
• Fix VST2 plugin cleanup (crash on close)
• Fix VST3 MIDI CC input handling
• Fix VST3 UI initial size
• Fix VST3 UI resizing from host side
• Fix X11 file browser dialog not picking files with special characters or spaces
• Implement glfwCreateStandardCursor, allowing custom cursors from modules
• Show demo patches in file menu
• Several optimizations
• Update to Rack 2.1.1

Other changes

• Add VT_-_Jupiter_Ascent.vcv demo patch
• Change synth template to use Fundamental instead of Bogaudio modules
• Implement more details for lv2 export (category, unipolar/bipolar CV, lights as control outputs)

Downloads

The source code plus Linux, macOS and Windows binaries can be downloaded at https://github.com/DISTRHO/Cardinal/releases/tag/22.06.
Cardinal is released as LV2, VST2 and VST3 plugin, plus AudioUnit and JACK standalone for certain systems.