Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
🎛️ In this video, I compare VCV Rack 2 and Softube Modular — two powerful platforms for modular synthesis in software.
📍 *CHAPTERS:*
00:00 Introduction
00:37 What you get for what you pay
01:34 Softube Modular: Store Page
10:45 VCV Rack: Store Page
23:22 A word of support
23:59 Softube Modular: UI, Features, Workflow, Approach
32:07 VCV Rack: UI, Features, Workflow, Approach
40:35 Conclusions
I walk you through:
- What you get in each system (free & paid)
- Their core design philosophies
- User experience and patching workflow
- Sound quality and module ecosystem
- Integration with DAWs, MIDI, and hardware
Which is best, and why? I am going to give you pure, undiluted facts to let you formulate your own opinion.
Featuring, obviously:
@VCVRack 🔗 vcvrack.com
@SoftubeStudios 🔗 softube.com/modular
🛠️ Tools used include a few plug-ins from trusted developers. All opinions are fully independent and unfiltered.
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🎧 Full stream archive on this playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL41MgHr2WydrYkvzQSjVT17g6JtzWAkA9
🎮 Game developer? Want to use this music for your video game? Contact me via Patreon or Instagram
🛒 *Affiliate Links:*
_By purchasing through these links, you help my channel grow as I get a small commission fee from your purchase, at no extra cost for you_
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🎹 Musical Instruments → thmn.to/thocf/8xalkbjiu7
🎚️ Outboard → thmn.to/thocf/qjooeqggoy
📹 Streaming Equipment → thmn.to/thocf/h268m0eklk
🎧 Studio Monitors and Headphones → thmn.to/thocf/h6t25hjg67
🎙️ Microphones → thmn.to/thocf/qugf0rtjpt
🔌 Cables and Accessories → thmn.to/thocf/cqb99c7doe
🎁 Wishlist → thmn.to/thocf/7z30e0idtl
❤️ *Support:*
👉 My Patreon: patreon.com/arizzoschettino
👉 My PayPal Donation Link: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=RBZZT9P9RX9HQ
💫 *Follow:*
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👉 Instagram: instagram.com/arizzoschettino
👨🚀 *About:*
👉 Web: albertorizzoschettino.net
👉 Links: lnk.to/arizzoschettino
📜 I am a composer, pianist/keyboardist, and music producer. I've been running my own studio since 2007, writing original music mostly for video games and TV, with some of my compositions getting licensed by companies like Netflix, Fox News, Ubisoft, and Audi, alongside producing, recording, mixing and mastering for companies, labels, indie artists and bands. I am passionate about knowledge sharing and education, and I have been running this music education project, online, since 2020.
🤖 *Hashtags:*
#musicproduction #modularsynth #soundtrack #gamemusic #filmmusic
🎛️ In this video, I compare VCV Rack 2 and Softube Modular — two powerful platforms for modular synthesis in software.
📍 *CHAPTERS:*
00:00 Introduction
00:37 What you get for what you pay
01:34 Softube Modular: Store Page
10:45 VCV Rack: Store Page
23:22 A word of support
23:59 Softube Modular: UI, Features, Workflow, Approach
32:07 VCV Rack: UI, Features, Workflow, Approach
40:35 Conclusions
I walk you through:
- What you get in each system (free & paid)
- Their core design philosophies
- User experience and patching workflow
- Sound quality and module ecosystem
- Integration with DAWs, MIDI, and hardware
Which is best, and why? I am going to give you pure, undiluted facts to let you formulate your own opinion.
Featuring, obviously:
@VCVRack 🔗 vcvrack.com
@SoftubeStudios 🔗 softube.com/modular
🛠️ Tools used include a few plug-ins from trusted developers. All opinions are fully independent and unfiltered.
🔔 Subscribe and turn on notifications for upcoming live streams
🎧 Full stream archive on this playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL41MgHr2WydrYkvzQSjVT17g6JtzWAkA9
🎮 Game developer? Want to use this music for your video game? Contact me via Patreon or Instagram
🛒 *Affiliate Links:*
_By purchasing through these links, you help my channel grow as I get a small commission fee from your purchase, at no extra cost for you_
💻 Plug-ins and Software → thmn.to/thocf/0m9p7rng20
🎹 Musical Instruments → thmn.to/thocf/8xalkbjiu7
🎚️ Outboard → thmn.to/thocf/qjooeqggoy
📹 Streaming Equipment → thmn.to/thocf/h268m0eklk
🎧 Studio Monitors and Headphones → thmn.to/thocf/h6t25hjg67
🎙️ Microphones → thmn.to/thocf/qugf0rtjpt
🔌 Cables and Accessories → thmn.to/thocf/cqb99c7doe
🎁 Wishlist → thmn.to/thocf/7z30e0idtl
❤️ *Support:*
👉 My Patreon: patreon.com/arizzoschettino
👉 My PayPal Donation Link: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=RBZZT9P9RX9HQ
💫 *Follow:*
👉 Bandcamp: albertorizzoschettino.bandcamp.com
👉 Spotify: bit.ly/46DBNoY
👉 Twitter/X: https://x.com/arizzoschettino
👉 Mastodon: https://mastodon.art/@arizzoschettino
👉 Instagram: instagram.com/arizzoschettino
👨🚀 *About:*
👉 Web: albertorizzoschettino.net
👉 Links: lnk.to/arizzoschettino
📜 I am a composer, pianist/keyboardist, and music producer. I've been running my own studio since 2007, writing original music mostly for video games and TV, with some of my compositions getting licensed by companies like Netflix, Fox News, Ubisoft, and Audi, alongside producing, recording, mixing and mastering for companies, labels, indie artists and bands. I am passionate about knowledge sharing and education, and I have been running this music education project, online, since 2020.
🤖 *Hashtags:*
#musicproduction #modularsynth #soundtrack #gamemusic #filmmusic
