https://github.com/buzzinglight/modiy

Modiy is an open-source hardware interface for modular synthesis.
https://github.com/buzzinglight/modiy

arduino control hardware modular sound surface synthetizer vcv-rack-plugins

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Modiy is an open-source hardware interface for modular synthesis.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/buzzinglight/modiy
• Owner: buzzinglight
• License: cc0-1.0
• Created: 2018-07-14T20:16:02.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-03-16T08:45:43.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-06-16T05:38:08.513Z (7 months ago)
• Topics: arduino, control, hardware, modular, sound, surface, synthetizer, vcv-rack-plugins
• Language: C++
• Homepage:
• Size: 5.22 MB
• Stars: 22
• Watchers: 4
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.txt

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# 

Modiy is an open-source hardware interface for modular synthesis. **The project is in a work-in-progress status.**

![alt text](https://github.com/buzzinglight/Modiy/raw/master/res/arduino/Synchronisation.png "Synchronisation mechanism")

## Download binaries

- Download release https://github.com/buzzinglight/Modiy/releases

- Unzip and copy `Modiy` folder into the `Rack/plugins/` folder in your Documents location

## Build from source code

- Clone repository into the `plugins/` folder of VCV Rack source code (https://github.com/VCVRack) :

```

cd plugins

git clone https://github.com/buzzinglight/Modiy.git

```

- Build plugin (see https://github.com/VCVRack/Rack#building-plugins for help)

```

cd Modiy

make

```

## For all versions

### Realtime Message Broker

- Copy *Realtime Message Broker* binary (https://github.com/buzzinglight/RTBroker/releases) into `Modiy/res/` folder. **Do not copy index.html file.**

- Launch *Realtime Message Broker*

### Arduino source code

- From the webpage opened by *Realtime Message Broker*, download *Arduino source code* at the bottom of the page and upload it into an Arduino Mega board.

- After uploading, quit Arduino and open *Settings* page from the traybar icon of *Realtime Message Broker* and select the corresponding Arduino serial port in the list

### Wiring

- Launch *VCV Rack* with an instance of *Modiy* plugin on your rack (*Realtime Message Broker* will be automaticaly launched if you closed it).

- Pin number for each potentiometers, switches or patching jacks can be found on the admin page of Modiy : right-click —> *Open webpage* then select *Show pin number* (selected by default). Wire components in this way (and add as many Arduino MEGA as needed by Modiy) :

![alt text](https://github.com/buzzinglight/Modiy/raw/master/res/arduino/Wiring%20help%20-%20wiring.png "Wiring schematic")

![alt text](https://github.com/buzzinglight/Modiy/raw/master/res/arduino/Wiring%20help%20-%20schematic.png "Electronic schematic")

## OSC commands

If you want to control VCV Rack from OSC (instead of Arduino), here are the main messages to be sent on `57130` port. IDs of potentiometers, switches or patching jacks can be found on the admin page of Modiy : right-click —> *Open webpage* then select *Show IDs*.

### Potentiometers

```

/potentiometer/set/absolute  

/potentiometer/set/norm  

/potentiometer/add/absolute  

/potentiometer/add/norm  

/potentiometer/reset 

```

### Switches

```

/switch  <0|1 : switch off or on>

```

### Wires

Be careful, only plug outputs on inputs. However, you can permute the arguments in the OSC messages.

```

/link   <0|1 : remove or add a wire>

/link/clear

```