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91 lines
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# Cardinal Modules
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This file contains documentation for the DISTRHO Cardinal modules.
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## Main modules
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### Audio File
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This is a simple audio file player plugin.
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You can load files by using right-click menu options.
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Transport is rolling as long as the plugin is enabled and a file has been loaded.
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You can also sync to host transport, which will play in frame-perfect sync, useful if you need a few loops playing together.
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Files are streamed from disk if longer than 30 seconds in length, otherwise loaded entirely on RAM.
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Even though this player plugin can loop files, it is not an audio looper.
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Audio can loop back to the beginning if enabled, but it does not resample or pitch-shift to fit the host BPM.
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The audio files are played back as-is, with resampling only done when needed to match the host sample rate.
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### Carla
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[Carla](https://kx.studio/Applications:Carla) is a fully-featured modular audio plugin host.
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This is a Cardinal/Rack module of Carla with 2 audio and 8 CV IO.
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Double-click on the panel to show the Carla's own window.
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Note it is required for Carla to be installed on your system in order to show its GUI.
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This is currently not supported under Windows.
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MIDI input and output are possible with the use of expander modules.
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### Ildaeil
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[Ildaeil](https://github.com/DISTRHO/Ildaeil) is a mini-plugin host based on [Carla](https://kx.studio/Applications:Carla).
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This is Cardinal/Rack module of Ildaeil with 2 audio IO.
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Currently Ildaeil supports internal (from Carla) and LV2 plugins.
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There is no way to automate hosted plugin parameters yet.
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MIDI input and output are possible with the use of expander modules.
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### Host Audio
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For getting audio from and to your Host/DAW.
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Works just like the Rack equivalent, including a DC filter that is enabled by default on the stereo version, disabled on the 8 IO variant.
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Unlike Rack, Cardinal does not provide a 16 IO audio module.
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### Host CV
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For getting CV from and to your Host/DAW.
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Note that this module does nothing on Cardinal's FX and Synth variants, as they do not have host-exposed CV IO.
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### Host MIDI
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For getting regular MIDI from and to your Host/DAW.
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This includes ...
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### Host MIDI CC
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For getting regular MIDI CCs from and to your Host/DAW.
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This includes ...
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### Host MIDI Gate
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For getting regular MIDI Notes as Gates from and to your Host/DAW.
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...
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### Host MIDI Map
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For mapping MIDI CCs from your Host/DAW into module parameters.
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This includes ...
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### Host Parameters
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### Host Time
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For getting time information from your DAW as precise clock triggers
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## Extra modules
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### ExpanderInputMIDI
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### ExpanderOutputMIDI
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### MPV
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### glBars
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### Text Editor
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