hello! i'm kind of suprisingly a new owner of a modular synth (i got it like that with all modules and case) and i'm really trying to learn it! but i'm already struggeling with all the basics (maybe except using the sequencer and drum module).. could you please give me some advise? what would be a basic patch with these modules? (i would like to make dark techno, or drones at some point..) any tipps would be appreciated a lot! thanks in advance ro
Wow that is quite the setup to be starting with, congrats! Welcome to a super fun journey in the world of modular.
Its a bit hard to know what kind of guidance to give without knowing your background, but I am guessing you have a baseline understanding of synthesis since you know how to use the sequencer and drum module. I would recommend just taking time to try and learn each module gradually - spend a few days just running various signals from the VCO through the system and let your curiousity guide you. Heres a few examples of what i mean:
- "What if i use an LFO to control the VCA instead of an envelope?"
- "What happens if I blend all the waveforms together in the filter?"
- "What happens if I use a gate/trigger pattern from the drum sequencer to modulate different parameters?"
Thats going to give you some results and then you can take it to google/forums to understand better. I learned a ton that way. For example when I was brand new I was playing with an oscilator into a wavefolder and noticed the sawtooth wave would get processed, but then a square wave had no change. A quick trip to google and I learned you cant really fold square waves. Good to know!
I know thats not necesarily the patch suggestion you asked for, but honestly I have found its best to familiarize yoruself with the system and workflow first. That time really pays off as it empowers you to be more intentional when working - I.E. "I want this kind of sound and I bet I could create it this way."
Have fun!!!!
thank you so much! this helped a lot already! altough i of course read all the manuals for the modules i don't really get the second row of this build (maybe except the eg, the effects and the output).. have you got an advise what i could do with that (that is black cv tools, the fusion modulator, the black modulator (which is i guess a more complex lfo) and quad vca)? and do you think its overall a compilation of modules that makes sense? would you recommend a crucial module which is missing (i thought maybe a master clock distribution and another vco)? and would you use just the 2 sequencers for triggers and gates or should i get a keyboard (or another module)?
