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Cardinal: all versions and old releases

Virtual modular synthesizer plugin

DISTRHO Audio editors & DAW #27 Audio editors & DAW

8 versions of Cardinal are listed here, from October 25, 2023 to the current 26.02. Each one links to the publisher’s own installer files.

2023: 1 1 23 2024: 4 4 24 2025: 1 1 25 2026: 2 2 26

8 versions over 2 years · about 3.4 a year

VersionDateSizeFiles
26.02Latest February 28, 2026 — 64-bit EXE (Inno Setup)32-bit EXE (Inno Setup)
Release notes
Bugfixes:
- Fix fully black UI in some AU hosts
- Fix load previous state/patches in some systems
- Fix wrong colors in a few modules
Module updates:
- Update Autinn
- Update ZZC
26.01 January 31, 2026 — 64-bit EXE (Inno Setup)32-bit EXE (Inno Setup)
Release notes
- Add 3 new example patches by @nooneknowspeter and 1 by @SpotlightKid
- Fix crash when connecting to OSC remote
- Fix wasm audio input quality
- Rework and improve finding documents and config dir
- Sign and Notarize macOS builds
Built-in module changes:
- Add BPM output to Host Time
- Add tuner tag to Audio To CV Pitch
- Remove MPV test plugin
3rd party module updates:
- Add Venom
- Update CV funk
- Update HetrickCV
- Update Sapphire
25.06 June 22, 2025 — 64-bit EXE (Inno Setup)32-bit EXE (Inno Setup)
Release notes
- Fix build with cmake 4
- Replace SVModular DrumKit with WSTD-Drums fork
- Support triggering bar phase/clock every 4/8 bars
- Update Carla and DPF dependencies
- Update libraries used in release builds (flac, libsndfile, etc)
Modules added:
- eightfold
Modules updated:
- Amalgamated Harmonics
- Befaco
- HetrickCV
- JW-Modules
- kocmoc
- LyraeModules
- MockbaModular
- PathSet
- Sapphire
- ZZC
24.12 December 15, 2024 — 64-bit EXE (Inno Setup)32-bit EXE (Inno Setup)
Release notes
This release focuses on macOS/AU bug-fixing and updating included modules.
Changelog:
- Add a small example using pianoroll sequencer
- Fix AU midi input for channels != 0
- Fix AU midi output
- Fix AU missing time position from some hosts
- Fix mouse scroll behaviour on macOS
- Fix wrong scale factor in web builds
- Log number of modules and plugin collections on start
- Tag MPE as supported (used in CLAP and AU)
Modules changes:
- Added Admiral modules
- Added MUS-X modules
- Update AaronStatic
- Update BaconPlugs
- Update Befaco
- Update Bidoo
- Update Biset
- Update ChowDSP
- Update CVfunk
- Update DrumKit
- Update EnigmaCurry
- Update forsitan-modulare
- Update JW-Modules, remove Cardinal's custom dark mode
- update HamptonHarmonics
- Update LyareModules
- Update LittleUtils
- Update Meander
- Update ML_modules
- Update NonlinearCircuits
- Update orbits
- Update Sapphire
24.09 September 24, 2024 — 64-bit EXE (Inno Setup)32-bit EXE (Inno Setup)
Release notes
This release brings a few critical bug-fixes and a few modules updates, notably voxglitch which was stuck on older versions due to heavy graphic resource usage.
Changelog:
- Consistent mouse scroll behaviour for all OSes
- Fix a missing resource for Cardinal Mini
- Fix headless builds and ensure context consistency across headless/normal builds
- Fix crash on patch load via OSC
- Tweak OSC defaults: auto-deploy by default and skip screenshot if not required on server side
Modules changes:
- Added RCM modules
- Update Befaco
- Update CVfunk
- Update DrumKit
- Update Sapphire
- Update voxglitch
24.05 May 25, 2024 — 64-bit EXE (Inno Setup)32-bit EXE (Inno Setup)
Release notes
This is a quick bug-fix release that also brings 2 new plugin modules.
- Fix crash loading StarlingVia modules
- Fix showing AU GUI
- General build improvements, allow plugins to use host MIDI (used in Biset modules)
- Update to latest Carla Plugin Host (no longer ships with custom JUCE, so we now store it deps/JUCE; needed for SurgeXT)
Module changes:
- Add Biset
- Add PdArray
- Update CVfunk
- Update Sapphire
24.04 April 11, 2024 — 64-bit EXE (Inno Setup)32-bit EXE (Inno Setup)
Release notes
This is a feature release that updates to VCV Rack 2.4 and adds quite a few new modules, bringing the module count to 1193
- HostMIDI: Add option to force gaps between MIDI input notes
- Fix build with latest liblo
- Fix Linux VST2 exported symbols
- Fix MindMeldModular in wasm/web builds
- Force-redraw of all child widgets on dark mode change
- Improve Carla/Ildaeil VST3 plugin handling
- Improve Ildaeil plugin bridge handling for macOS
- Improve Ildaeil plugin scanning
- Several fixes for UI size with high-dpi screens
- Stop using cardinal-specific settings::darkMode
- Tweak default build flags to better match VCV Rack
- Update base VCV Rack to v2.4
- Use DPF for AU support instead of JUCE
- Use GLES2 render target for Linux ARM release builds
Module updates:
- Add Computerscare
- Add CVfunk
- Add DHE modules
- Add Starling Via
- Update Befaco
- Update GrandeModular
- Update HetrickCV
- Update Sapphire
- Update Surge XT
- Update unless_modules
- Update ValleyAudio
Special note for AU format users: this release breaks backwards compat due to JUCE -> DPF framework change.
You should export your old patches individually, and reload them after updating.
23.10 October 25, 2023 — 64-bit EXE (Inno Setup)32-bit EXE (Inno Setup)

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