Unlisted California Drain module. Besides other issues specs seems wrong.

Hello again everybody

Glad to be here

-- PERSONATOR

Welcome ... and crazy patch :)

Strange. I never noticed that. Thanks for reporting, I think I have fixed it.

Duplicate of https://www.modulargrid.net/e/music-thing-modular-mikrophonie-

I know there is currently no way to upload different panel gfx. You can use this one in your own racks but for the health of the database I flagged this as duplicate of https://www.modulargrid.net/e/music-thing-modular-radio-music

A nicer Theme Selector

If you create or edit a Rack, all selectable themes are displayed in a clickable gallery.

Migrated to new Server

Moved entire project to a new server platform.
Two weeks work in one sentence.

Updated YouTube API to V3

Embedding of videos in the Module detail pages was using deprecated Google API V2. Says Google.
Updated to V3. Nothing visible changed but Google is pleased again.

At least it is a manufacturer approved sticker.

We are up again :)

ModularGrid will be offline due to maintenance on 28 Apr. 11.00 CET. Might take a couple of hours, so if you have some urgent planning needs, do them now!

DYI option
-- GmbH

Do yourself it ? (needs Yoda emoticon)

Calculated the average prices of modules based on MG data. For those who care

Eurorack: $221.45
Frac: $224.96
MU $274.18
MOTM $364.49
500 Series $1018.77
Buchla $1397.91
Serge $2087.50

Looks ok for me. Cache issue? (Hold shift while you click refresh in your browser).

On my mobile device, I can't load patches. If I do, it'd after google chrome crashes 5+ times and freezes up, etc. Is this a bug, or are patches not supposed to load on phones?
-- Ashekyu

Sorry, I think this is a bug in the mobile browser. I discovered it at least on iOS devices. But it should affect only larger racks ...

This bug bothers me as well.
Can i suggest to completely skip any currency conversions and just have $ and € MRSP entered manually?

Actually you can do that right now.
Currency conversion is just the fallback if only one value is entered.
I need the currency conversion to get at least halfway usable results for the calculation of total rack cost.
Btw.: Converted currencies have the ≈ sign prepended and are blue, while manually entered values are black.

Ah, I hadn't realised that they could do that. I guess some manufacturers aren't too bothered about people changing the picture.

I think most of them don't know about it, although I have sent every registered manufacturer a sloppy email :)

Hey, completely understand the annoyance and I am not happy with the panel graphic ping pong, either.
But just to note: I have introduced the manufacturer approval feature, where manufacturers can lock their modules from further editing. That includes panel graphics.
Olivier and the other manufacturers can do this any time ...

Well, you can always print the screenshot by yourself?
The only one you can not print yourself is the ModularGrid poster of the 870 most popular modules, because it is not possible to create such big racks on MG.
Reasonable cost is an other thing, those services charge a lot for small series...

i can not see patches on iPad/iphone which are on racks bigger than 5 rows. ?
-- cj3000

That is an iOS Bug, as far as I can see.

The currency for module prices seems to default automagically to USD, despite having EUR set on the user profile.
This happens quite erratically, without any particular defined pattern. Not a big thing, but you know...
-- GmbH

This Bug is known and already on my list. I thought nobody will notice that. But now I have to look into it, damn.
Also the conversion calculation is way off. It uses a hardcoded constant from times, when the Euro actually was worth anything...

Ascending/Descending sortability on HP. Price too, probably.

-- TidalWaveform

Good one, put that to the list.

About patching on MG:
I would like to choose what colours are used for my patch cables (not by length as of now)!
IRL, I always colour code everything, as in all colours mean something. So much easier to follow a complex patch this way, at least for me...
-- KNYST

That would be quite an effort. The patching feature is not the most used feature of MG, so not top priority...

Bump Marketplace Offers

If you edit an offer it will be bumped (bring up my post) to the top of the list.

Approved Manufacturer Specs

Manufacturer can approve the specs of their modules and lock them from further editing by users.
This should increase safety of power specs and prevent upload wars for the nicest panel graphic.
Approved specs are tagged with a nice seal icon which took me hours to make so you better like it.
E.G. https://www.modulargrid.net/e/gezeiten-ultima-ratio

@mt3 I see. So this might come ...

I have unlisted the module formerly known as Bees in the Trees. It won't pop up in the module browser anymore.
It's not easy to delete it completely without messing up racks from users but I think it's o.k. to have a reference here in the forum what the discussion was about.
@Bennelong.Bicyclist: I am sure many people are interested in this, so it would be great if you mention it in the Braids Thread. This way it will show up on the Braids detail page as a comment, too.
Thanks all, I think we have cleared it up.

This is valuable info for sure but I see a problem with duplicate too. I think it would be better to attach the Bees in the Trees info to Braids or as a forum entry linked to the module.
Just "comment" the text to Braids and a forum entry will automatically generated.

minor cosmetic changes to the module detail view

Because everyone can edit anything, Gridlers are not tired to upload their favorite image and overwrite the existing one.
Thats far from ideal in this case. There might be an update which locks the Edit mode for modules where the specs are manufacturer approved ...

EDITED Feb 22nd 2015, 12:29

Swap Rows

Unicorn members can now easily swap entire rows in the planner.

A way to "star" (GitHub style) a module would be a great way to keep track of interesting modules.
-- Arko

I think we had similar requests in the thread on Muffs. A list for favorite or owned modules which is also accessible in the planner for quicker drag'n'drop. This might come.

The Facebook of Modulars!
In general I like the idea but in the past most attempts to get more user interaction were not so successful.

I replaced the original module comment section nobody used with the forum which is hardly used either.
I removed the general user activity feed from the homepage for privacy and performance reasons.
Nobody recognized this, nobody complained.
We had even a live chat at some time ...

I am not sure which benefits user get from a friend following function. I think only follow friends would not be enough, but a modular user timeline might be a little silly?

I'd like a way to actually search for users in an easier way.
-- exper

Besides a little bit hidden this works pretty fine for me?
http://www.modulargrid.net/e/users

Mark usernames in the forum

Prepend an @ to a username in a post and a link to the users profile page will be generated, e.g. @modulargrid

Stricter validation for usernames

We had a very loose validation schema for usernames. For security reasons from no on only alphanumeric characters and numbers are allowed.
No spaces, Umlauts, Parenthesis etc.
Existing usernames stay the way they are until those users change anything in their profile (email, password). Then they have to adapt their username to the new rules as well.

In the meantime, can we make a "Good Trader" thread in the forum?

-- bj_gzp

Good Trader thread is a great idea! Find it here:
https://www.modulargrid.net/e/forum/posts/index/563

Since we do not have a feedback/rating system for sellers and buyers on the marketplace yet you can use this thread to name the people you did good business with.
If you prepend an @ to a username, a link to the persons profile page will be generated.
The thread is searchable so it should be easy to find users with a good reputation over time.

Edit:
We now have a simple user rating system!
On every users profile page you can vote up or down your experience with a user.
You just vote the user one time in general, no single transactions. It does not matter if you are the seller or buyer.
The accumulated votes will be displayed on offers and in the user profile.
You can always revoke your vote by clicking again on the thumb button.

To get started feel free to rate users you had transactions with in the past.

EDITED Nov 26th 2019, 13:24

I cannot get a screenshot created when trying to make a patch.
-- IOSIS

This should be fixed (for now). Thanks for reporting.

Is this the rack you are referring to?
https://www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/synth/153674/954

There are no TrueGrid playable modules in it. Only a little selection of modules work in TrueGrid, check the "Playable in TrueGrid" option in the ModuleBrowser to see them.

This might come. Currently everything is tied to modules, because that's the way the database works.

Performance Improvement

Streamlined the homepage for improved loading time, optimized views for mobile devices

Patch Editor Auto Update Screenshots

Fixed a long time bug, where screenshots in the patch editor did not change when you edited the rack.
This should work now.

It now mentions the A-131 Exponential VCA on the right hand side. Is that expected?
-- ishizeno

This is an automated API query to http://www.eurorackdb.com/ which "guesses" best results for your modules name.
If you are listed there, too this will vanish.

Universe Selector in the Navigation Bar

Switch to an other modular universe from everywhere with the new Universe Selector

Marketplace

The ModularGrid Marketplace is an area where private persons can trade their modules. The Marketplace is also tightly integrated in ModularGrids search engine and lets you run complex searches on offers via the Module Browser. A convenient notify function alerts you if someone offers a module you desire.

A feedback system will come. I am thinking about verification, too, but that is hard to layout.
I won't limit the usage to Unicorns, because everyone should be able to test the Marketplace.
People actually have to put stuff on it to make it interesting.

At the moment I tried to make it as easy and flexible as possible, so many things are missing or feeling not quite polished.
If the Marketplace will be used in the future for sure there will be a lot of upgrades and some Unicorn enhancements too.

also,a way to put up images unless you can already do that
-- MarsFace

No image uploads, but you should be able to embed images and videos via the markdown syntax.

When clicking on the module's picture from the following page, an older version of the module's image is used.

https://www.modulargrid.net/e/other-unknown-ishizeno-one

That is probably a cache issue on your browser. Looks good here.

Also, what should be the process for adding a new module maker? ISHIZENO sounds a lot better than "other-unknown".

Added Ishizeno as manufacturer. Welcome to ModularGrid!

Thanks in advance for your help!
-- ishizeno

Sure. I have absolutely no problems if you show a MG rack in your video.

buying and selling to members

-- FSK1138

We now have a marketplace with a nice search function and a notification feature!

What is it?

The ModularGrid Marketplace is an area where private persons can trade their modules. The Marketplace is also tightly integrated in ModularGrids search engine and lets you run complex searches on offers via the Module Browser. A convenient notify function alerts you if someone offers a module you desire.

Unique Features

• The Marketplace is integrated in ModularGrids search engine. Not only can you search for a modules name, you can also do a more abstract search for a 8HP oscillator in Europe.
• You don't have to scan the database everyday when you are interested in a certain module. A convenient notify function informs you when someone offers a module you fancy.
• It's free.

How does it work?

Find

• Search for modules you are interested in on the Marketplace page. Filter by region.
• You can also use the Module Browser to do a more detailed search. E.G. search for an 8HP Oscillator in Australia. Enable the Available in Marketplace drop down in the advanced search options to do that.
• All offers are also displayed on the corresponding Module Detail Pages.

Notify

On the Module Detail Pages you can make use of the Notify function for a specific module. You will get an email if someone offers a module you are interested in.
You can set your country in the user settings, so you only will get offers in your continent.

Buy

• Visit the Offer Detail Page to read more about the module.
• If you like it, contact the seller via the Contact seller button.
• From here on it's on your behalf to discuss payment options, shipping and the like. ModularGrid does not cover that.

Sell

• Visit the Module Detail Page of a module you'd like to sell.
• Click Offer on Marktplace and fill out the form.
• After you sold the module please mark it as sold on the Offer Detail Page or on your User Profile page.
• You can always delete an offer, if you have changed your mind.

Good Traders on the Marketplace

If you did a successful trade add your business partner to the Good Traders on the Marketplace thread.
That will build up trust and reputation over time.

Prerequisites

• To be able to list your modules on the Marketplace you need a regular ModularGrid membership. Anonymous accounts do not work.
• You have to be a member since at least 3 months.
• You can offer a maximum of 10 modules at a time

EDITED Mar 15th 2019, 18:07

some features that might push me to unicorn :

1U rows !!!
cost of case
cost of power supplies
cost of rails
buying and selling to members

-- FSK1138

At least one of those features will come very soon...

While everyone is going crazy about Namm, ModularGrid created the worlds advanced modular synth poster :)
The poster contains over 870 of the most popular eurorack modules you guys put in your racks.
Not sure what kind of a power supply one would need to drive this $200.000 whale.

If someone needs a gift for themselves or a geeky friend, it's available at Zazzle.

Some more photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/instantknut/sets/72157650461827742/

I would like to see the ability to have multiple racks on the same page. For example, have number of racks and then it splits and has rack one, rack two, etc. It would be nice to be able to layout a large multi-rack system on a single page.

That will not come very soon but there is a nice workaround already:
you can open two racks in different browser windows and you can copy and paste modules between the browser windows with c, x and v keyboard shortcuts.

Would also like to see an Excel-compatible spreadsheet of the modules generated from the program.

A CSV export might be possible, I will look into this ...

-- IvanC

TrueGrid MIDI fixed

I think there may be only two people in the world who use this, but for those I can happily report that the TrueGrid MIDI feature is working again!
As a reminder how to get it going:

• it still only works in Google Chrome
• you have to check the Enable Web MIDI API option by typing chrome://flags in your browser address bar
• make sure your MIDI interface is connected and running BEFORE you start the browser
• if in doubt restart the browser
• browse to TrueGrid (MIDI)/Growling MIDI Bass
• select the MIDI port at the bottom of the screen

I had weird fun connecting TrueGrid with my Octatrack...

Renamed private modules to unlisted modules and added a red alert text to the upload form.
This should make it clearer that modules are always accessible for everyone if the URL is known, even if they have the unlisted flag.