Help me turn my currently owned modules into a performance rack (IDM / Acid) for EP-270

Hey everyone,

I’m trying to build a coherent performance system for IDM / acid using a Pittsburgh Modular EP-270 case. This is mainly a practice live-set system before I eventually move to an Intellijel Palette performance case.

I have a big “parts bin” of modules and want to form them into a focused, playable, musically coherent live instrument — not just fill space. I really value performability, hands-on modulation, and classic IDM drum programming (Aphex / Autechre-ish).

I’m thinking of adding the Modbap Trinity 2.0 for drum duties (love the classic glitchy/IDM drum vibe) but I am open to ideas for drums. I really don't like the sample drum and was planning on selling it

Goals

Live IDM / acid performance (sequenced + hands-on modulation)

Punchy, glitchable drums

Melodic + bassline voices with motion

Deep modulation playground, but not chaotic

Good mixing / utilities for performance

"Playable", not academic — I want muscle memory and flow

Gear Info

Here’s my currently owned modules rack

I’d love suggestions for:

Which modules to include

Row layout for best playability

Which utilities / modulators to prioritize

Anything in my rack that is better left out for a live setup

Optional: if anyone feels like actually building me a rack mockup from my available modules, that would be amazing.

Thanks for helping me whip this chaos into a real performance instrument. Looking forward to your ideas.

With that many modules, I'd try to arrange things to make each row an independant, standalone synth.
It's a good sorting exercise at least, and helps fix your arrangement into memory.
Where's the output going to come from? Is there a mixer and I missed it?
And the usual: needs more mults and offset/attenuators and other boring things.
Are you running mono or stereo?
Who's going to be the usual master clock? Will it need to clock many other things?
Will you need a reset circuit to sync clocks and counters on restart?

That's an interesting collection you have.

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What do you use the most? You should build your live setup around a condensed version whatever it is you do naturally. What's a patch you've done recently that you felt you were able to jam on productively for a while? This might be more of a songwriting challenge than a setup issue.

How do you normally sequence this stuff? Do you plan to have distinct melodies/structures that evolve, or do you usually make your music by just improvising and not worrying about what "song" you're playing? I don't see a dedicated sequencing device on here, and that might streamline this process for you. There are a lot of possibilities in here for sequencing a set like you've described, but as you say, this potential is scattered across various modules without a clearly emerging singular logic. That aspect is extremely personal and will benefit greatly from trial and error that I presume has already started.

Since you know you want acid stuff, start with whatever makes the best and/or largest amount of usable acid sounds for you and go from there. What's your favorite way to put that element in, and how would you generate the pitch and gate info for it?