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Eurorack format OBK is not available anywhere and is not mentioned on analog solutions website, nor on schneiders nor on muffwiggler's. I take yours are a one-off custom job or a previous version.
Quite noisy module because of low power TL-064 used for amplifiyng the signal. But this can be improved with any quality OpAmp having same pin-out. I've tried OP470, but it's very expensive IC.
Yes, it's very useful and well layoutet. Like the design also.Unfortuantely I messed up the drilling of the switch holes. The 3rd one from left top, grr.
Wow! Fenix through a Culture Vulture? Any soundcloud demos of this setup, Mr Baboon?
The only effects I currently use are those built-in to my Behringer Xenyx mixer. Like Solitud, I prefer the Euro-modular solution over the Studio Outboard route. I hope eventually to have a number of effects modules in my Eurorack; tapped BBD, echo, chorus, spring reverb, etc. There have been quite a few newly released modules along these lines by companies such as Audio Damage, Synthrotek, and Flame, Doepfer also have a decent selection.
Hello world,
I've only been into modulars for a few months, but have been into music production for nearly 15 years. I'm based in NYC, and really enjoy spending my rent money on eurorack modules.
As 1 or 2 other people have said, and I have mentioned privately, I really think that there should be a section where one can talk about more general music related topics - whether about more philosophical issues, or about compositional methods, etc, etc.
On the general question about why another forum? I'm perhaps the least objective person to respond to this, but I think that people who would ask that question underestimate the number of people who are dissatisfied with the way that the mw forum has turned out. There are a few people here already who either have quit that forum, or have been involuntarily dismembered.
This site already has a fair level of integration with Muff Wiggler, and to be honest I think that Muff's has already established itself as the de facto website for modular synth discussion.
No doubt about that. And the MG forum is not meant to replace Muff, which would be a ridiculous and hopeless effort anyway.
MG already had a kind of basic forum functionality for a while with the discussion/comment section where you could comment on unique modules/racks/patches, so the idea behind the forum isn't exactly new.
The context sensitive discussion made absolutely sense but the implementation wasn't as good as I liked.
The new forum engine just tries to expand this functionality by adding a search function and a more common thread hierarchy and the possibility to add threads which are not bound to modules/racks/patches.
In my view this is evolution not revolution.
The goal is to merge discussions into the forum in a way 90% of MG users won't even notice while given the other 10% who care better tools to use.
Unfortunately I rushed the launch so the migration isn't ready yet (what bugs me).
I mean sure this new forum "doesn't look like an Excel® Spreadsheet" (personally I like the vBulletin look), but I really don't see anything here that Muff's doesn't already offer.
In short, making multiple general-purpose modular synth forums is kind of like making multiple modular databases; different distributions of people can yield different results. This can be a good thing, but I think the community around modulars is small enough as is.
When I started MG 3 years ago a lot people told me there is no reason to do it, because of the already established options available. If I had listen to them what would have happened?
Probably nothing!
People would still happily use their JAVA planners just because others told them that's the way to do it.
And most would accept that and wouldn't care about it at all.
I just try to improve things. This doesn't work in 80% of all times, and I never now if it will work or not.
I am sure that somewhere a kid is building the next Über-Planner, not because it makes sense, but because he wants to do it.
This site already has a fair level of integration with Muff Wiggler, and to be honest I think that Muff's has already established itself as the de facto website for modular synth discussion. I mean sure this new forum "doesn't look like an Excel® Spreadsheet" (personally I like the vBulletin look), but I really don't see anything here that Muff's doesn't already offer. In short, making multiple general-purpose modular synth forums is kind of like making multiple modular databases; different distributions of people can yield different results. This can be a good thing, but I think the community around modulars is small enough as is.
Uh, oh! Could this be the place for the occasional babooney-tune, interspersed with incendiary wit and remarkably troll-like observational humour?
What's going on, Solitud?
Are you gonna be opening a Euro-based online Modular Shoppe soon?
Other than that, I don't really use hardware apart from my modular. My effects I limit to the spring reverb and delay already in my system. (Intellijel Springray and Modcan Dual Delay)
If I eq/tweak/compress, it's unfortunately all 'in the box'.
Would love a suggestion for an affordable compressor/limiter/eq to dedicate to the stereo out from my modular.
I would vote for a less format-specific approach myself - otherwise it will surely end up as an euro forum and the barely relevant others on the sidelines. So I am not sure how much I will contribute here, but I wish you good luck anyway.
There are a few that I use on a constant basis, on both modular stuff as well as synths, guitars and whatever.
Evol Fucifier -- the amount of different levels of both filtered sounds, combined with multiband distortion and tape saturation is marvelous.
Earthquaker 'The Warden' -- compressor, but a much cheaper alternative than using more high end stuff. but has a nice quality and range of compression. No sidechain, but I don't use that shit anyhow.
Dr. Scientist 'Cosmichorus' -- Highly effective and versatile chorus pedal. Sounds like heresy, but I like it better than the Roland RE-501 by far
Catalinbread 'Echorec' -- an emulation of the Binson Echorec; I don't give two shits what it emulates, but it certainly is a lovely little delay pedal.
Spaceman Effects 'WOW Signal' -- Technically a fuzz pedal, but has an LFO that adds generously to the sound, overall. the sound of the actual fuzz circuit complements pretty much any synth or guitar I've run through it. Aces.
I'd like to say that I use the Eventide stuff, but I had to sell my Eventide shit a while back; and I mean, it's great -- lush, open, dynamic. If I could afford an Orville, I'd own an Orville.
Saturnworks Pedals makes a reamp box that's 70 dollars. It doesn't require additional power, and is totally transparent. It's a bit cheaper than the Radial stuff, and it's hand-built, well. I use it to run synths through the guitar pedals. It's effective, and keeps the gain differences from causing unwanted mayhem. Some pedals can deal with line-level without issue, some can't. I use this to avoid problems.
Wow Nelson, Culture Vulture, you do it with style.
I like to keep effects mostly analog for the modular and I am using an EH Big Muff for distortion.
I have an Synthoma Elkorus as a BBD chorus, that is really cool. It's a 19" device with CV ins (on the back, bummer) handmade by a guy from Spain. Somewhat noisy for picky ears but that's the definition of analog, right :) ?
On the modular site I like the Pittsburgh Analog Delay a lot and also managed to solder this Thonk Spring reverb kit.
Tapping the spring tank with the fingers in sync to a beat makes everyone around smile.
I also have a digital reverb, Lexicon PCM92. It has 700+ presets but I refuse to use any other preset than No. 1 "Large Hall", it's that great.
This is practically my default setup, use it all the time..