Cardinal, the Rack!
Cardinal is a free and open-source virtual modular synthesizer plugin, available in AudioUnit/CLAP/LV2/VST2/VST3 plugin formats and as a standalone app for FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, Windows and the Web.
It is based on the popular VCV Rack but with a focus on being a fully self-contained plugin version.
More specifically, this is a DPF-based plugin wrapper around VCV Rack, using its code directly instead of forking the project, with the target of having a self-contained, fully free and open-source plugin version of Rack.
See the why section below for the reasons Cardinal exists, also for frequently asked questions check this FAQ document.
Cardinal contains Rack, some 3rd-party modules and a few internal utilities all in a single binary.
All "Core" modules from Rack have been replaced by Cardinal equivalents, simplified to better work for an audio plugin.
Maelezo ya mchapishaji (Kiingereza)
Cardinal ni nini?
Cardinal ni programu ya chanzo huria ya Windows kutoka DISTRHO, katika kategoria ya “Vihariri vya sauti na DAW”. Kwa umaarufu, inashika nafasi ya 27 kati ya programu za “Vihariri vya sauti na DAW” kwenye orodha hii. Imeandikwa kwa C++.
Usakinishaji na mahitaji
Kuna visakinishi rasmi kwa 64-bit na 32-bit katika muundo wa EXE (Inno Setup). Usakinishaji unaomba haki za msimamizi. Kisakinishi kinaruhusu usakinishaji bila maswali (kimya).
Masasisho na historia ya matoleo
Toleo la sasa ni 26.02, lililotolewa 28 Februari 2026. Yameorodheshwa matoleo 8 tangu 25 Oktoba 2023, na kila moja lina viungo vya faili zake za kisakinishi. Hiyo ni takriban matoleo 3.4 kwa mwaka.
Umaarufu na aina za faili
Msimbo chanzo kwenye GitHub (DISTRHO/Cardinal) una nyota 3,230. Programu zinazofanana ni pamoja na Audacity, MuseScore na LMMS.
Maelezo ya mradi kwenye GitHub: “Virtual modular synthesizer plugin”
Faida / Hasara
Faida
- Chanzo huria: mtu yeyote anaweza kukagua na kujenga msimbo
- Usakinishaji kimya umeelezwa
Hasara
- Hakuna toleo asili la ARM64
- Usakinishaji unahitaji haki za msimamizi
Kwa ufupi: Cardinal ni zana ya chanzo huria ya kundi la “Vihariri vya sauti na DAW” kwa kompyuta za 64-bit na 32-bit. Wasimamizi wa mifumo wanaweza kuisambaza bila maswali.
Je, ni salama kupakua Cardinal?
- Faili inatolewa na github.com, kikoa cha mchapishaji mwenyewe
- Kiungo cha kupakua kinatumia HTTPS
- Hashi ya SHA256 imechapishwa, hivyo unaweza kuthibitisha faili:
16F21250FE656FC766F6C1DF79C45244BBDF55FFA90FF0C3C3ACE9AF70CF3E24· Fungua ripoti ya VirusTotal ya hashi hii - Kiungo bado hakijakaguliwa
- Msimbo chanzo uko wazi kwa umma
- ExeAtlas haihifadhi, haifungi wala haibadilishi visakinishi
Mwongozo unaohusiana: Jinsi ya kukagua hashi ya SHA256 ya faili kwenye Windows
Matoleo ya karibuni
Matoleo yote 8 ›matoleo 8 katika miaka 2 · takriban 3.4 kwa mwaka
| Toleo | Tarehe | Ukubwa | Faili |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.02Jipya zaidi | 28 Februari 2026 | — | 64-bit EXE (Inno Setup)32-bit EXE (Inno Setup) |
| 26.01 | 31 Januari 2026 | — | 32-bit EXE (Inno Setup)64-bit EXE (Inno Setup) |
| 25.06 | 22 Juni 2025 | — | 64-bit EXE (Inno Setup)32-bit EXE (Inno Setup) |
| 24.12 | 15 Desemba 2024 | — | 32-bit EXE (Inno Setup)64-bit EXE (Inno Setup) |
| 24.09 | 24 Septemba 2024 | — | 64-bit EXE (Inno Setup)32-bit EXE (Inno Setup) |
| 24.05 | 25 Mei 2024 | — | 64-bit EXE (Inno Setup)32-bit EXE (Inno Setup) |
| 24.04 | 11 Aprili 2024 | — | 32-bit EXE (Inno Setup)64-bit EXE (Inno Setup) |
| 23.10 | 25 Oktoba 2023 | — | 64-bit EXE (Inno Setup)32-bit EXE (Inno Setup) |
Kusakinisha kwa mstari wa amri
Usakinishaji kimya ›winget install --id DISTRHO.Cardinal -eCardinal-win64-26.02-installer.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-Mwongozo unaohusiana: Jinsi ya kutumia winget: sakinisha na sasisha programu
Pia kwa mifumo mingine
brew install --cask cardinalTaarifa
- Mchapishaji
- DISTRHO
- Kategoria
- Vihariri vya sauti na DAW
- Leseni
- GPL-3.0
- Bei
- Bure
- Msimbo chanzo
- github.com/DISTRHO/Cardinal
- Imeandikwa kwa
- C++
- Inahitaji
- Windows 11 / 10
- Usanifu
- 64-bit, 32-bit
- Kisakinishi
- EXE (Inno Setup)
- Toleo
- 26.02
- Ilitolewa
- 28 Februari 2026
- Iliongezwa kwenye orodha
- 25 Oktoba 2023
- Matoleo yaliyoorodheshwa
- 8
- Masasisho / mwaka
- 3.4
- Nyota za GitHub
- 3,230
- Forks za GitHub
- 212
- Tovuti
- cardinal.kx.studio
- Kitambulisho cha winget
- DISTRHO.Cardinal
Ukadiriaji na maoni
Bado hakuna maoni. Kuwa wa kwanza kuikadiria.
Mbadala wa Cardinal
Ona zote ›-
Chanzo huriaM2.8 ↓ -
Chanzo huriaelfu 507.8 ↓ -
Chanzo huriaelfu 21.4 ↓ -
Chanzo huriaelfu 2 ↓ -
Ya umilikielfu 132.5 ↓ -
Ya umilikielfu 12.9 ↓ -
Chanzo huriaelfu 1 ↓ -
Chanzo huria595 ↓
Maswali yanayoulizwa mara kwa mara
Je, Cardinal ni bure?
Ndiyo. Cardinal ni programu ya chanzo huria chini ya leseni ya GPL-3.0.
Je, ni salama kupakua Cardinal?
Faili inapakuliwa kutoka github.com, ambayo ni ya mchapishaji mwenyewe; ExeAtlas haihifadhi wala haibadilishi faili. Linganisha hashi yake ya SHA256 na ile iliyoonyeshwa hapa, au fungua ripoti ya VirusTotal ya hashi hiyo.
Jinsi ya kusakinisha Cardinal kwa winget?
Fungua PowerShell au Windows Terminal na uendeshe amri ya winget iliyoonyeshwa kwenye ukurasa huu. winget hupakua kisakinishi rasmi na kukagua hashi yake ya SHA256 kabla ya kukiendesha.
Je, Cardinal inaweza kusakinishwa kimya?
Ndiyo. Ukurasa wa usakinishaji kimya unaonyesha amri kamili kwa kila kisakinishi.
Je, Cardinal inafanya kazi kwenye ARM (Windows on Arm)?
Hakuna toleo la ARM64; Windows 11 on Arm inaweza kuendesha toleo la 64-bit na 32-bit kupitia uigaji (emulation).
Wapi pa kupakua toleo la zamani la Cardinal?
Ukurasa wa matoleo unaorodhesha matoleo 8 yote pamoja na viungo vya faili rasmi za kisakinishi, kuanzia 25 Oktoba 2023.
Ni programu gani mbadala wa Cardinal?
Audacity, MuseScore, LMMS, Bespoke Synth na REAPER. Ukurasa wa mbadala unazilinganisha.
