Hm! The stuff that turns up on the Internet can be pretty amazing sometimes.

Most everyone knows VCV Rack, right? The Eurorack simulator...loads of modules, and probably one of the best explainers on how to work with modular synthesis for FREE. (just in case, here's the URL: https://vcvrack.com/)

So, today when poking my nose into KVR Audio, I came across THIS: https://mirack.app/ Now, what miRack is is pretty much the same thing (with many of the same modules) as VCV with some improvements...but in miRack's case, the app has been optimized for MacOS (and in Mac DAWs as an AUv3 or their "legacy AU" for DAWs that aren't v3 savvy) and...wait for it...iOS! Since iOS porting is still something VCV's not up for as of the present time, here's everyone's chance to get a proper Eurorack simulator for their iPhone or iPad work environments.

But there's a bit more to this story that might make MacOS users want to check miRack out...for one thing, those who have touchscreens CAN use this to manipulate miRack controls (VCV Rack doesn't have this yet) and, most importantly, it's FAR faster (by half or better!) in process execution. It would appear that miRack's developer has been paying attention to the more annoying shortcomings of VCV (like its need to suck down ALL of your cores to run...and sometimes even that's not enough), and that's a good thing, IMHO. I can't test it here (no Macs anymore), so if any VCV Mac users could snag this from the Apple Store and see what results they get in an A-B test, it'd probably be very welcome!


Hi Lugia,

Oh that's great news this miRack idea. I always was considering a iPadPro... sitting on the sofa playing around with your virtual rack comes now through

Thanks a lot for pointing this out and kind regards, Garfield.

For review reports of Eurorack modules, please refer to https://garfieldmodular.net/ for PDF formatted downloads


MiRack is nice, but have you looked at Drambo? Definitely worth checking out. Its interface is less skeuomorphic and more optimized for taking advantage of (touch-)screens, I'd say. Also, it's more voice oriented, rather than just giving you a huge empty wall. Which to me makes sense in a virtual environment where you have different constraints than in a hardware modular system. Or maybe it just fits my approach better... :)


Hi Senor-Bling,

I need more time to get that all sorted ;-) So many nice things to check, so less time...

Thanks a lot for the hint and kind regards, Garfield.

For review reports of Eurorack modules, please refer to https://garfieldmodular.net/ for PDF formatted downloads


MiRack is nice, but have you looked at Drambo? Definitely worth checking out. Its interface is less skeuomorphic and more optimized for taking advantage of (touch-)screens, I'd say.
-- senor-bling

Touchscreens, you say? Hmmmmm...this might need a bit of investigation...