I have no clue if this is a viable rack... please help

Hello,
Here are some quick thoughts/suggestions as first steps after giving the rack a look over.
1. I would recommend taking out either the Oneiroi or the Vhikk X (if you are set on keeping the percussion modules). Those are both complex voices and you won't be able to take full advantage of their complexities simultanteously, in a modular sense, in this size of a case and/or with the amount of modulation capabilites present here. With the freed up space, you could put in more modulation, VCAs, or mixers, which I highly recommend.
2. You could do without the Doepfer clock divider. The Pam's Pro easily already has that covered, unless you have a very specific purpose in mind for it. That also gives you more space for modulation, VCAs, or mixers.
3. As an alternative to 1 above, you could remove the four percussion voices to free up room instead (which is what I would do, personally). If you did this, it would also make the Metron less relevant as a gate sequencer, so you could change to a different more melodic sequencer or a smaller sequencer for just the Oneiroi and Vhikk X. You will definitely need more mixing capability if you keep the percussion modules.
4. I don't see a way to control your final output, so you will also want to consider fitting an output module in there somewhere. You also have stereo sound sources and stereo effects, so a stereo mixer and/or output module with at least two stereo inputs is probably warranted.

I gave a go at a rack using key modules from your rack. I think this would be a lot of fun to use. There could probably be some improvements, but I think this would get you to a lot of fun exploration. Mix with a drum machine/sampler externally for percussions.

I hope some of that is helpful!

@Chace, thank you so much for your feedback on the first version of the rack. Both thorough and instructive. The lack of modulation was entirely the kind of rookie mistake that would have rendered many of the voices as too rigidly defined.

I like the idea of sequencing on Metropolix, as its very jammable and lends itself well to multiple styles. After some more thought, I think I can ditch Desmodus Versio and go with the reverb on Sealegs and Oneiroi.

If I were to keep the percussion in the rack and not have it be solely for drone, I'm thinking the Tubbutec Drummertime might be a better fit in this case than the Metron, and although I love the sound of the WMD perc modules, I can't justify the combined space of the Metron + those modules. A refactor might look something like this:

Of course, there's too little in the way of mixing for this rack, but it's a step in the right direction. Scrapping the percussion all together would free up space for mixing + modulation. If you have a minute, let me know what you think.

EDITED Friday May 08, 01:00

You're welcome, I'm glad that you found the thoughts helpful!

There are two main things I would address with the latest iteration of your rack, and they are both related to the percussion modules, some of which you already mentioned in your last paragraph:

1. There is still a deficiency of mixing capacity present for the percussion modules if you intend to use all of them at the same time as the Vhikk X and Oneiroi. In order to use all four percussion modules simultaneously, you would be occupying all four channels of your stereo mixer, leaving no room to use the other voices. You could use the four channels of the Quad VCA as a mixer, but then you miss out on having the VCAs there for creative modulation purposes. You will probably want to add a four-channel mono audio mixer in there, at the least. Or more VCAs.
2. Those percussion modules are so small and tightly packed that it's going to be a struggle to enjoy using them. And trying to use them in any sort of live application is likely going to be frustrating, unless you intend to never make any adjustments to their knobs. Notice how the other modules are designed with more space between the knobs and jacks, and even some of those are tight and not the most ergonomic.

My recommendation could go two ways:

1. If you are set on having a kit-worth of percussion modules in your rack, I would recommend going back to the original WMD ones and adding at least 50% more rack space. But really I think you would be better off doubling it, either as a case that is twice as big or a second one of equal size.
2. Take the percussion duties out of this rack and go with an external drum machine. For the same cost as the trigger sequencer and miniature percussion modules in the latest rack iteration, you could get someting much more practical, user-friendly, and capable for percussion duties.

I hope those critiques don't come off as too harsh, but I think they are valuable things to consider.

I hope some of that is helpful again!

You're totally right; I was being stubborn about the need to include percussion in the rack. Offloading to a drum machine like an Elektron Syntakt seems like a more cost effective and playable option. And I hadn't even considered how much of a PITA it would be to dink with the drum modules as they were situated, let alone mix or modulate.

Based on your feedback, I've taken another stab:

In focusing on four voices (Oneiroi, Vhikk X, Pluck, and Vowel), the priority should be in accomodating sufficient sequencing, modulation, and mixing. It seems viable, but I just want to confirm the following:

• Too many filters?
• Too few envelope generators?
• (Catch-all) Suboptimal use of rack space?

Thank you again for all your advice and help!

EDITED Saturday May 09, 18:50