I am looking for a mixer modul with around 4 inputs that are panable with a stereo out? I am open for ideas.
-- DareDenis

Doepfer A-138s.
Don’t look any further.

Hi
I want to build my first rack. I have a vage plan what modules I want but I am sure I am forgetting something. Or something is redundant maybe?
The music it should make will be mostly for ambiance, indie game music. A take on modern 8 bit music.
I have a Microfreak for clock gate and note input. As a delay and reverb I will use my Microcosm.
All Befaco will be bought as a kit and I will build it myself.

Here are the things I want think are a good choice:
Behringer Brains
Happy Nerding 3x MIA
4ms Company Passive Mult kit
Make Noise Maths
Doepfer A-145 LFO
Befaco Mixer ( the 4 in 1+/1- out thing)
Befaco Sallen Key Filter BF-22
Intellijel Quad VCA
Befaco Crush Delay v2
Doepfer A-140
Befaco VC ADSR
Befaco Dual Atenuverter
Befaco OUT V3

Id like to hear your opinions! What is missing, what should I add..

Thanks :)

Edit:
I am looking for a mixer modul with around 4 inputs that are panable with a stereo out? I am open for ideas.

EDITED Jul 5th 2023, 18:19

I agree that those two are nice modulation sources.
I was more referring to audio rate modulation, to achieve new timber. I love modulating Generate 3, it cn do so many interesting sounds.
Maybe Orbit 3 can do such duty, no idea - I don't have it (it's probably very wild at it ?)

I have no idea if the Medusa can do audiorate - and this is something that I will test asap :)

The medusa and orbit 3 were supposed to cover that? Agreed that modulation is important.

-- YappyMeatRobot

All, some great advice here…

@farkas – I’ll have to check out Melvins stuff, sounds ace. You also reminded me to blow the dust off my Strat... Now days I’m a diehard Doepfer user and have found this creatively inspiring as you have to think more cleverly around patches with more basic style modules.
Regarding post, I was alluding more to finding myself listening and watching the synth enthusiasts who got me into modular many years ago and have yet to see any head turners in 2023. I wonder if this is symptom of new modules releases, changing platforms, or just changing music tastes in general…

@wishbonebrewery – maybe I need to add a pint of the good stuff into my creative workflow. In 2023 I’ve also found myself gravitating towards coding rather than hardware builds, as VCV rack seems like a great entry point for new enthusiasts.

@geusensdriesmusic / @JimHowell1970 – completely agree, maybe the quick solution is just to get on with recording and writing music rather than procrastinating on everything else happening around me with eurorack. Should probably get attending local modular meet ups also.

@Sweelinck – Modular for me has always been about building a custom instrument personal to me. I come from a Violin background, so having to pick the right modules – just like choosing the right sounding Violin, makes sense to me. I do like your analysis of what it means to be inspired, so thanks for that.

EDITED Jul 5th 2023, 11:36

The medusa and orbit 3 were supposed to cover that? Agreed that modulation is important.

A musical instrument can inspire musical works and even the music of all composers during a whole century. The invention of the piano ('piano-forte', the power of expressing nuances) has inspired a century of romanticism. The harpsichord alone could not have offered this path.

But human beings can also individually create their own path with the same tools. Debussy and Rachmaninov had the same piano but their music was totally different.

Things are not one way.

Someone once wrote that among the best musical spirits of our time should be included the creators of electronic instruments. He wasn't wrong.
Only the modesty of people like Bob Moog or Dave Smith (Dieter Döpfer or Emilie in the modular world) could contradict this statement.

Too close proximity between the 5HP RackBrute power module and the internal power supply part of some mixers can generate a noise/tone. I’ve experienced that. In this case, you just have to move them a little bit apart.

so both cases ate part the same
instrment and are played
together ?

this looks like a fun monster.

i would suggest adding an oscillator to be used as modulator, something like an intellijel dixie 2+ (or a Kermit if money doesn't matter).

a wavefolder would also be a fun tool. (joranalogue ?)

have fun!

Wow this is really fun
-- KatePower

Thanks, I thought so too. That gift was too interesting not to do something with it, lol.

Greetings from Nova Scotia, Canada!

My goal here is to build: dual, symbiotic ideas-boxes, that compliment my hardware setup.
Boxes will be mostly used in a small studio environment, however it is a shared space, and must be mobile.

I have what I call my Elektron Trinity (ET), which is comprised of: Syntakt, Digitone and Analog4
Each have lovely sequencers built-in that I use to build the foundation for my music.
I'm also really deep in to iOS software and want to use an es-9 so my iPad Pro can integrate.

I'd like to explore and potentially include more Joranalogue modules like the Switch 4, Route 4 and Select 2. Could anyone suggest resources for, or examples of this?
Perhaps that could be helpful to a visual learner?

Punch away! All critisism wecome, constructive or otherwise.

Blatant oversights?

"If it were yours?"

Thanks ahead to anyone who chimes in!

EDITED Jul 5th 2023, 05:09

if you have a bsp, that could be your issue.

Creativity has nothing to do with gear. It's you that needs to be creative with the tools you've got. Completely re-think your system, make a smaller setup and focus on certain ideas or modules, read Allan Strange's book on synthesis techniques... For sure you'll get creative again.
Also: there's some modules being released that are completely new like f.i. Klavis Grainity, MN Spectraphon (maybe not completely new), phase modulation oscillators... I'd just stop looking at all those new things and record an album with the stuff you allready own. ;-)

perhaps go even further than this... create a single patch - ie a costom instrument and create a whole album with it... you can change the tempo, notes played, any switches and knobs, but not the patch cacles... you'll really learn to play that instrument... then pull the patch cables, create a new instrument and repeat...

Thanks a lot!

Creativity has nothing to do with gear. It's you that needs to be creative with the tools you've got. Completely re-think your system, make a smaller setup and focus on certain ideas or modules, read Allan Strange's book on synthesis techniques... For sure you'll get creative again.
Also: there's some modules being released that are completely new like f.i. Klavis Grainity, MN Spectraphon (maybe not completely new), phase modulation oscillators... I'd just stop looking at all those new things and record an album with the stuff you allready own. ;-)

With recent SuperBooth and the ever refreshing homempage of Thonk, I'm just not seeing anything creatively new or inspring being released in eurorack format.
Past creative modular players are now just using YouTube to sell the next module they are being paied to sell...
New setups are just techno or pinged etheral ambience, and no one is really thinking outside the box...
A thread to discuss if anyone else has picked up these vibes, or it's just me falling out of love with modular (I hope it's just a phase!)

-- Timbres

EDITED Jul 4th 2023, 17:56

So my request is, new users should be able to open new threads, otherwise a new guy like me will never be able to use this forum..
-- DareDenis

After ca. 24h you are not a new user anymore. The limit is just there to keep the bots out.

Maybe people gravitate to modular from certain music styles they enjoy, though the entire point of it is experimentation to me.
I'm quite prodedure lead as a person and its always been an important part of all my work from mechanical Engineering, to Print Finishing & Graphic Design then onto Brewing, so experimenting with different procedures to make sound is about all I need. I'm sure I tend to make "techno or pinged etheral ambience" ;-) plus experimented with more Drum & Bass and Noise patching.
@Farkas is right, dive back in and patch something up differently, do something you don't normally do.

Hmmm... I would disagree that modular artists are only making techno or ambient, though modular is great for those styles. I know the Melvins, for instance, just completed a modular album of Throbbing Gristle covers. Like any synth music, modular is only limited by your imagination and/or choice of modules. What kind of music are you making?
I'm kind of at the point where I don't need to shop for much gear to explore the kinds of sounds I like, so I'm not sure what's going on in the "synthfluencer" and retail world. Everything is cyclical, so I'm sure there will be ups and downs.
I've found that running everything through my rack is fun... guitars, bass, drum machines, vocals, keys, you name it. If you don't have a preamp of some sort (or multiple preamps!), get one.
This post sounds more like you are bored with the instrument you've built. The Fender Stratocaster has basically been the same for 70 years, and it's still inspiring people. Dive back into your rack and try something new.
Have fun and good luck!

A voltage and milliAmp meter for your rack. Gives you at-the-moment insight into the power draw of a module (or set of modules) so you can insure you’re feeding the right amount of power, and also validating the manufacturers specs.
Handy when you’re pushing the limits of how much stuff you can put in a rack section.
Mostly surface mount already installed.
Build

EDITED Jul 4th 2023, 15:58

I liked Retards the most! Well done!

EDITED Jul 4th 2023, 17:17

They are in

Wow this is really fun

EDITED Jul 4th 2023, 17:18

I value my privacy and believe rack should be private by default

EDITED Jul 4th 2023, 17:17

Fixed a small bug that prevented new manufacturers from posting news.
In the process accidently deployed a new feature were users can thumbs up forum posts.

Thumbs Up button in the Forum

A simple Thumbs Up function that lets you leave a thumbs up on a forum post.
Second click on the Thumbs Up button removes the Thumbs Up.
Narcists can thumbs up their own posts.

@-TB-
+1
Same thoughts here...

Hello knob-twiddlers!
https://bela.io/
They make some eurorack-y things. There are a few modules already here representing their handiwork.

EDITED Jul 4th 2023, 13:03

What's so hard with giving a seller or buyer a thumbs up?

When I sell something, I often agree to a proposal, take the time to wrap it up really well, and keep the buyer up to speed untill it arrives at the buyers house. I always like to verify if it arrived and in what condition. In the past one would give a thumbs up, but nowadays after even asking to consider a thumbs up, sellers seemingly just can't be bothered. I personally find this annoying to the point of acting in the same way.

Mind you, it's not solely MG, I have the same issue with Reverb and other online marketplaces with possibilities for reviews. Which is a shame really as it sort of filters who is trustworthy and who isn't, both sellers and buyers, so you're basically helping out the community in a way.

So please consider those thumbs.

Cool love it up there so peaceful. I just had a jam with some local folks where we jammed all day on modular and drank beer. A good time. Do you know about the Monday modular Zoom meetups on Modwiggler? PM me if you want to know more. Met cool synth friends there. My goal this year is get workflow and recording where I want it to be and master my gear.
-- benscott

Hey, I love mountains too. Sounds like a fun jam session with modular and beer. The mountains remind me of when we were happy with my family. When I was in high school, we lived in Sandpoint, Idaho, but then we moved when my parents divorced, and I lost contact with my father. It became my childhood trauma. I read some research papers here https://studydriver.com/childhood-trauma-essay/, and I liked the advice to get into music. Now modular synths help me deal with sadness and nostalgia. I hope you get your workflow and recording up and running soon. Good luck in achieving your goals through music.

EDITED Jul 5th 2023, 10:54

I have a feature request. I am 100% new to modular and questions arise. Questions I hope the forum could answer. But I cannot open a new thread because I am a new user. But I cannot contribute anything usefull to other threats because I know nothing. Anything I could write would be "on nice" or "I wouldnt do it that way..but I dont know"
So my request is, new users should be able to open new threads, otherwise a new guy like me will never be able to use this forum..

EDITED Jul 4th 2023, 17:20

Hello! Super music :)

EDITED Jul 4th 2023, 17:23

With recent SuperBooth and the ever refreshing homempage of Thonk, I'm just not seeing anything creatively new or inspring being released in eurorack format.
Past creative modular players are now just using YouTube to sell the next module they are being paied to sell...
New setups are just techno or pinged etheral ambience, and no one is really thinking outside the box...
A thread to discuss if anyone else has picked up these vibes, or it's just me falling out of love with modular (I hope it's just a phase!)

Simple question not answered by trawling google.

Does anyone know of a replacement silver front panel for a Rings clone?

I'm a private person and have become more so seeing that generally more and more personal information is being stored for what not.

Having said that, I would suggest a rack should be set to 'private' by default, or that you change that if you prefer it to be public. Good idea?

Nice work :)

My new song T-Wonderland is out now on all digital platforms under the label of Wic Recordings!

To listen or download the song:
https://wicrecordings.lnk.to/T-W

Youtube Video:

The leadsynths in the first part and all synthbass parts are made using Vaemi's analog modular system, Osi-Op and XFMR VCA.

www.tunccakir.com
www.wic-recordings.com

EDITED Jul 3rd 2023, 17:41

Thanks for that :-)

To do
* move 2hp hat next to addac
*

To do
* move voltera to the left of Metron so easy access to modulate lxr
* fix flow top left of case so it's: exander > voice > EG > VCA > Addac (left to right or right to left)
* Add Ochd or Doepfer Quad LFO
* Add sidechain support (2nd compressor with sub mixer?)

AE Modular Universe

Modulargrid now supports the super affordable AE Modular format!
-- modulargrid

+1

Hi there,

would anyone be so kind as to advice a powered eurorack for a setup with 4 modules?

Total of 64 TE /HP
Depth: max 46 mm

Thanks in advance,
Andrea
-- AndreaT

yeah get something much bigger...

& which 4 modules? you are almost definitely lacking in many areas... especially support modules...

Happy to report: ModularGrid now supports AE Modular format!
-- modulargrid

An amazing update!

EDITED Jul 4th 2023, 13:24

Happy to report: ModularGrid now supports AE Modular format!

AE Modular Universe

Modulargrid now supports the super affordable AE Modular format!

more small changes

• Added the Markdowneditor to the Module Upload forms.
• Changed the term HP to better matching terms like Unit for non Eurorack formats.
• Added sticky Submit buttons on longer forms so you don't have to scroll to the bottom to submit.

Attenuator and filter one of a kind!

Nice track :)

Hi there,

would anyone be so kind as to advice a powered eurorack for a setup with 4 modules?

Total of 64 TE /HP
Depth: max 46 mm

Thanks in advance,
Andrea

EDITED Jun 30th 2023, 16:14

Eurorack format, 176 HP
Aluminum Chassis
Provided with a 5 HP power module
Up to 1600mA on +12V and 1600mA on -12V (4 separate circuits of 800mA)
Up to 900mA on 5V
Power rail with
Noise filtering
32 standard power slots
20-slot zone with up to 800mA on +12V and -12V
12-slot zone with up to 800mA on +12V and -12V

I'd like to invite you all to check out my playlist:

Have fun.

my euroracks:


I have 2hp free on my synths case. If someone can recommend any ADSR module with VCA in only 2hp that would be great.

Thanks.

EDITED Jun 30th 2023, 10:44

A general definition may also suffice.

An option to organize modules in racks by manufacturer.

Zeta_fxn - how do you define 'organic noise'? Do you have any examples online?