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EDITED Apr 27th, 07:36

I’m going on my Honeymoon to Japan! I’m going to document my trip in sound, using a field recorder and Multigrain by Intellijel. I will use these recordings as the foundation of an EP that I will be releasing later in 2025. Super excited!

–| DRUMBO MANUAL |–

SYNCUSSION original algos :
- red : osc1 (triangle)
- orange : osc2 (tri) modulated by osc1 (tri)
- yellow : osc1 (tri) and osc2 (tri)
- light green : osc1 (tri) and osc 2 (tri) both swept by env2
- green : osc2 (saw) modulated by osc1 (tri)
- light blue : osc1 (noise)

DRUMBO specific algos :
- blue : osc2 (tri) modulated by env2, vcf modulated by osc1 (tri)
- purple : osc1 (tri) modulated by osc2 (tri), noise and osc2 (tri) into vcf
- pink : metallic oscillator
- white : osc 2 (tri) modulated by metallic osc, vcf modulated by noise (pink)

• MODULATIONS :
- LFO applies to the TUNE slider
- SWEEP correspond to TUNE env
- S&H applies to pretty everything except overdrive
- OD is placed at the end of chain

• SLIDERS :
- TUNE : pitch
- DECAY : decay time for the VCF cutoff env
- WIDTH : (depending of the algos) controls either the VCF cutoff and the amount of modulation in the signal path.
- SWEEP TIME : controls the TUNE env sweep time
- SWEEP RANGE : controls the TUNE env sweep range
- LFO RATE : controls the LFO speed
- MOD DEPTH : controls the LFO amount of modulation applying to both osc
note : each slider acts as an offset when something is plugged into its corresponding output.

• BUTTONS :
- LFO/TRIG : switch LFO on/off, white led flashes when trig is on, orange led indicates LFO is on
- EXP/LOG : switch between exponential (white led) and logarithmic (orange led) pitch mod curves
- TRI/PULSE : switch between LFO waveforms (white led for square, orange led for triangle)
- OD/S&H : switch overdrive on/off + S&H global modulation on/off
push 1 : yellow led indicates that OD (overdrive) is on
push 2 : white led indicates that S&H (global modulation) is on
push 3 : orange led indicates that both OD + S&H are on

• INPUTS :
- MODE CV : scan thru the 10 modes (0 +5v)
- VCO CV : voltage to TUNE slider position 1v/oct (0 +5v)
- DECAY CV : voltage to DECAY slider position (-5v +5v)
- VCF CV : voltage to WIDTH slider position (-5v +5v)
- FORCE CV : controls the strength of the TRIGGER input (0 +5v)
note : since i don't own the module anymore i'm not absolutely sure about the ranges

EDITED Apr 26th, 14:24

Hi,

I have few tb303 clones but i want to try the a103 from doepfer which i've ordered last week and waiting for it.

Wondering what could be a good VCO and VCA to pair with to 'build' a tb303 line?

Thoughts?

Thanks - Regards

Septha Works 02

Enjoy your day fam!

Pedals I already own:

JB2

Tesseract Modular sent me their new module, Smith, to review. it’s an 8 x 8 precision-buffered matrix, with trigger/cv control and presets, and it can handle audio, cv, and even pitch cv.
Here are four ideas for using Smith to shake up your patches (patch notes and diagrams included):

Second episode of the series about Parasites & Superparasites for Monsoon & Typhoon. As usual it is in French, but I did plenty of subtitles based on the original script. Just pick yours :) Seconde vidéo de la série dédiée à Parasites et Superparasites pour Monsoon & Typhoon !

Second episode of the series about Parasites & Superparasites for Monsoon & Typhoon. As usual it is in French, but I did plenty of subtitles based on the original script. Just pick yours :) Seconde vidéo de la série dédiée à Parasites et Superparasites pour Monsoon & Typhoon !

Come on, lazy sods. This is a collaborative database, not just a picture book.

EDITED Apr 25th, 08:55

FWIW I have a 6U 104hp wide rack already for this purpose.
I eschew effects, mixing and output as I use another rack with it that has an Expert Sleepers interface to pass all the audio into a DAW. I do also have outboard sequencing but find the Westlicht Performer useful for generating ideas and it's a handy source for basslines and complex modulation.

The combo of the Befaco Noise Plethora and Percall is nice for a bunch of noise based textures and atmospheres plus a bit of percussion with a difference.
The endorphin.es Black Noir is also a huge bargain, got mine used for £250 and that big DJ style filter knob is really effective.

EDITED Apr 23rd, 14:12

Realized there's a section to the left of me in my "home studio" that's prime real estate for a rack. It provides a maximum size of 9u x 124hp:

The modules can be split into three categories:

• Sound sources: Similar to what I've listed before, but I've switched out Kraken for the Queen of Chaos. I used to have a DFAM (sadly lost in a stupid episode of plugging in wrong power supply), and Queen of Chaos looks like an interesting synth in that regard.
• Mixers and effects: The idea is that all sounds can be mixed with effects through the aux mono and stereo of the Cosmic Pro. The idea is also to have everything be post-processed with Messor (as glue compressor) and a couple of Steve's M-22 (I enjoy duel filter in the Solar 42f, and thought I might do the same here).
  • I've included a mix for the Hihats, that should take two signals and normalize them both to a stereo out. Without this the drum modules sum up to 7 audio signals, so with this Mutant Hihats will only occupy one stereo audio (and Scrooge will occupy the other).
  • I've also introduced Ghost and Rainmaker as effects. I already own these, and I think they should be good all-round effects for the drum sounds.
• Utilities: Lots of CV generation and modulation, and a bit of logistics. I've tried to design around a "default patch", where the Oxi One can be used as master sequencer for all (CV to Ultra-Kick, Ultra-Perc, Mutant Hihats and Queen of Chaos; midi to Rample and Scrooge). But I can also use various modules to generate rhythms, and Pam's is a central module for this (and can also be linked to global clock via midi).

Some other considerations: I've positioned Pipe and the WK3 Midi Thru modules to the right so that they connect with the overall layout of my home studio and provide CV and midi for the overall rack.

I've also included ADDAC511 because I believe it can provide some interesting CV signals to introduce a bit of controlled randomness to the rack.

I think the rest of the modules are self-explanatory, but please ask if you have any questions. I'm somewhat new to this, and might forget obvious things. I should also point out that this is probably not where I'll end up, but I hope it brings up some interesting ideas ^_^

(And there are probably a lot cheaper options than this, I know, but I think this could be a fun synth to build, even though it will take me years, so I'm ok with the prices.)

EDITED Apr 23rd, 10:04

lmao why did you copy this? see something you like?

A synth built around the Plinky + Crey Emporium Combobuddies DIY module trio.

Modules from left to right, bottom to top:

• Clock O'Pawn MkII is a neat little DIY-available clock generator with MIDI sync that outputs regular clock, accents, and 16ths. It can save your settings for later, which can then be loaded by Harlequin's Context through select bus.

• Harlequin's Context is a DIY-available sleeper powerhouse of CV generation and sequencing. The other Shakmat modules in this rack, besides the filter, can also be sequenced by Harlequin's Context through select bus, no patching required!

• Combobuddies is a trio of touch-controlled 1u modules that can be mounted in an optional 3u plate that's included in the DIY kit. They have a web app that controls their settings, though I hope it will be downloadable at some point for offline perpetual availability.
  * Bib the spider is a stereo multi-effects with overdrive, multi-tap & sync delay, and reverb (sick).
  * Buzzrito the bee is a stereo swarm oscillator with touch controlled looping timbre control (rad).
  * Blueberry the octopus is a touch programmable 5 note sequencer that is pentatonic by default, but can be reprogrammed to any desired 5 note scale (groovy).

• Peaks is just Peaks. Will replace with CCTV's Immutable Peaks or another DIY clone if/when I get around to building this.

• Dual Dagger is a stereo low-pass/high-pass filter that cuts your sound from one or both ends, enabling interesting variable bandpass modulation in addition to normal filter stuff.

• Omen is a passive dual low pass gate that features two different sounding gates with 3 modes each. The top output is normalled into the bottom input, allowing two LPGs to act independently on the same signal.

• Griffin's Claws is a recordable CV attenuator, offset, and cascaded mixer with a ton of extra utility features. Its settings can be saved, then loaded manually or by Harlequin's Context through select bus. In this system, Griffin's Claws does a lot of heavy lifting as As of writing this it doesn't have a DIY kit, but here's hoping!

• Micro Mix is a passive mixer. I'll probably make a DIY passive mixer, but this one is a nice placeholder. Either way, the passive mixer is gonna do some heavy lifting in this rack.

• G&T turns triggers into gates and gates into triggers. Very useful because Clock O'Pawn MkII only makes triggers from what I can tell in the manual.

• 1U Dual LIN/EXP VCA does what it says in the name.

• XY IO adds a 3rd channel to the Stereo Mix 1u.

• Stereo Mix 1u does what it says in the name.

• Stereo I/O 1u makes the input and output jacks on the Palette case work, and also provides a headphone output. It acts as a preamp for any external audio I want to send through the circuits.

• Intellijel Palette case for the 1u row and built-in buffered mults. Notably, Modular Grid says there are 14 modules in the case, but the Palette only has 12 power headers. 3 of the modules are passive and one is just the attached top row of the case. However, each of the Combobuddies is as an independent module and requires its own power supply, which MG doesn't consider, meaning the Palette has exactly enough power headers for this rack!

I hope I can build this one day soon.

EDITED Apr 23rd, 02:20

Nice work.

Smart transaction with @vytis
Recommended seller !

Hi, if this prototype will go in stereo i/o, with 2x retrn and send aux , no clock in and phones out with cue will be the perfect mixer. Go instruo nice and elegant dessing with very good quality!!!

Hello, this is a Synthwave influenced Live Set on my Modular System with some Synths. Would love to get some feedback. Thanks for your time!

Had some fun with my newest module today, the Rample, and wanted to check out the sample banks that were created by The Flashbulb. It ended up as a song ^_^

https://on.soundcloud.com/XWaXhHJnYCDbncmX6

For those interested in the gear: The Rample is accompanied by the Hats808 and mixed with Ghost for a dash of effects, most importantly delay and reverb. The Ultra-Kick provides, well, kicks, and I make sure to side-chain it to the other instruments.

Solar 42f provides the simple melody in the background, as well as some bassy voices. To help with bass I also used Equator2, a MPE soft synth that I play using a Seaboard. Atop of this are Coral and Pluck, which provide some "bleepy" sounds. I use the M185 as sequencer for the latter modules, but patch the one going to Coral through Penrose Quantizer to make sure only specific notes are hit.

To control all of this I have the Oxi One, which communicate with the various parts using midi and cv. All of the instruments (except the kick) are heavily mixed with a reverb pedal.

EDITED Apr 21st, 21:55

Hello
could you add to the filter for the modules the depth of the module so we could select for exeample only skiff compatible with slim case of 3,5 cm .

toi tu veux te faire un marcel :)

I think I would prefer having the inputs on the left side of the potentiometers, not toally sure though, right side could also be handy depending on where it is positioned in your rack

-Current set-

So I'm really only looking at Disting nt to possibly remove, I'd think it would be literally anything else I'd need in a patch, with cool granular, audio & cv potential, especially in the future.
Butt. I want less menu's, saving, memory management/ corruption

something indispensable

& Of course anything else to go on about

("5" years of practicing with the following: Deluge, Minibrute 2s, o coast), + Paratek Saturn, Disting mk4, nlc Pills 1u, nlc This 2 shall pass, 3hwr, r2r dac, bastl Cinimon, stmod Diz, & o_c . (& exactly 19 patch cables)
o_c & cinimon are only a couple months now

im looking for something to experiment & lern with,
-like chaining things to make my own complex sequencer,
-control over too many things at once,
-audible landscapes,
-lots of feed back & harsh noise/texture,
-strange related abstract shapes etc
-fun confusion

lmk things I overlooked, too much/not enough, suggestions etc.

EDITED Apr 23rd, 19:08

Does it come with a belt attachment for on the go?

Septha Works (VCV Rack) - Enjoying the free Sickozell collection.

Happy easter fam!

Step 1: Spend lots of money buying a palette with all the currently available modules in this system.
Step 2: Spend lots of time and even more money collecting all the Mutable Instruments modules.
Step 3: Write an alarm clock applet for Ornament and Crime that outputs a regular clock signal after a timer, and pauses the clock for 5 minutes when it recieves a trigger.
Step 4: Patch yourself an alarm clock.

Set up Tides, Veils, and Quantum Rainbow 2 to play slowly shifting noise through Ripples and Digiverb to soothe you to sleep. Your new O&C alarm clock applet will wait 8 hours and then clock a sequencer applet from O&C, which will play your alarm voiced by Plaits, Ripples, and Digiverb. You can patch FSR into the alarm clock applet to act as a snooze button on days where you just really don't want to get out of bed.

I'm graduating college this spring, so maybe one day I'll have the money to build an alarm clock as wonderful and silly as this one!

I enjoy little ambient performance racks.

Here are a few small ideas. Every row is a new idea.

If you want do do more complex stuff, you can add more stuff later.

1. Vihhk X with 2 Gliss controllers

Vihh x is a monster of a drone voice with internal effects
You basically need no other effects, just modelating it can be fun.
Very simple and small

1 Gliss for sequences -
1 Gliss for modulation and motion recording
You could add more modulation later. (if needed)

2. Oneiroi -

all in one ambient voice, sampler, effect unit with internal modulation -
you can have fun just with this without anything else

3. Strega + 0-ctrl

experimental synth voice with delay effect
sequenced and controlled by 0-ctrl
very performance oriented, works well for soundscapes and noisescapes

4. Rack focused on SGR 1806-20

SGR is a industrial drum/noise voice but i can do awesome drones.
in combination with a mimeophon (dark delay, reverb, looper) it can be impressive
Dark Matter is nice for insane feedback but even suttle processing, and can do also insane sounds on its own.
Modulating Mimeophon and Dark Matter rhytmically can be awsome.
Mimeophon can be also like a instrument, with feeback and karplus strong.
Pamelas Pro Workout as Main modulation and sequencing hub.

5. Benjolin with Turing Maschine expanders as sequencer, modulation, filter and soundsource.
   You can use the SGR for industrial drums or even drones
   Dark Matter + Mimeophon (feedack, distortion, delay, reverb, looper)

6. Small SGR-Drone
   SGR as drone and noise source
   Ochd for slow envolving modulation + expander adds triggers, random, more cv for modulation.
   uClouds for reverb, granular

7. Labyrinth + Sealegs
   Labyrinth as soundsource and sequencer
   Sealegs as selfmodulating Delay, Saturation and reverb.
   There will be a lot of movement going on just with this 2 modules.

8. Maybe my favorite: Collide 4 focused with rhytmically noise sequencing

noise plethora + percal + muxslicer = glitchy, chopped up noise rhythms
Collide 4 as main vco, complex vco, percussion, distortion, processing, sound design tool
Mimeophon as looper with delay + reverb
Gliss can provide a quantized pitch sequence or just as custom lfo

EDITED Apr 18th, 13:58

A second Kalimba, this time with added Rings as Reasonator going through the Venus Instruments Veno-Echo, plenty of LFO action from Ochd

Just in case you haven't found him yourself yet, Omri Cohen has some good videos with tips and tricks for generative music. I think this playlist should be of interest, but I recommend checking out more of his videos.

EDITED Apr 17th, 22:29

also, im into 'k.a.a.n.', 'jesu', and 'justice'.

google them. rap, post-metal, and dance.

yall still wanna keep 'beef on the grill', ... ?

i just dont understand why 'im not welcome' to post new rack configuration concepts for discussion if some cool new modules come out 6 months from now; what did i even do?

yall are so anti 'bots' that you are keeping regular users from 'interacting normally'.

if im leaving, its because 'yall' are making it not-fun, not because you won on ideas, ... ...

(because you didnt, etcetera.)

...

((sue me for wanting the last word in my own thread. yall have me feeling gaslit.))

...

Peace. Out. ✌️😛✌️

Betting my firstborn you'll be back in no time
-- Fruarse

uh, fyi, this is called 'baiting'... and i am leaving forever, as long as yall will stop posting snarky ish after you are pretty sure that im gone already. leave me alone.

bye. ✌️

i wrote out a whole long reply to this on my smartphone devive, but the forum ate it. :(

feeling kind of antagonized on here t.b.p.h....

i swear, i didnt start a single argument on here; some of yall aint being nice. etc. ...

leaving forever. bye bye. ✌️😑✌️, ... ... ... ...

Betting my firstborn you'll be back in no time

If you refer to anything other than your point of view as the "hivemind", and feel like "threatening" to stop using this forum as means to ask for attention... Man, talk about being self absorbed and self entitled.

Your contribution starts and ends at copying questions into LLMs, pasting back the reply and calling it a day. I can do that already on my own, and would rather keep this forum a place to interact with other people, and not vomit-inducing "AI" garbage slop disguised as something genuine.

On a final note, as others already told you, if you want a faster paced forum, go on modwiggler.
-- Fruarse

i just wanted to come on here to discuss some ideas around modular synthesis and designing cases. clearly i am not welcome. leaving forever, for real, this time. 'peace'.

"✌️😏✌️"~~

wonky / unquantised beats with TAKT, FIRE & Rample.
check it out > https://www.instagram.com/p/DIjfuDrPqcl/

fresh review of our little nice fm voice! > https://www.rakt.info/post/flame-s-fm-kosmos

solid small module, unfortunately the hp outs are supernoisy when using high quality low impedance headphones like the austrian audio range or the focal ones. cheap earbuds work fine though.

can you get a social media account that isn't owned by a billionaire that supports fascism? X & IG are both hostile platforms for minorities
-- Bleekza

Can you keep politics out of modulargrid please. Next time you will be reported. Thanks.
-- kchzk
Your privilidge is showing.

If you refer to anything other than your point of view as the "hivemind", and feel like "threatening" to stop using this forum as means to ask for attention... Man, talk about being self absorbed and self entitled.

Your contribution starts and ends at copying questions into LLMs, pasting back the reply and calling it a day. I can do that already on my own, and would rather keep this forum a place to interact with other people, and not vomit-inducing "AI" garbage slop disguised as something genuine.

On a final note, as others already told you, if you want a faster paced forum, go on modwiggler.

EDITED Apr 17th, 16:31

Not the most creative, but very practical because you can buy it in stages (Labyrinth has its own case, Hector (has its own case), case/utilities). Plus, as you learn more about specific modules and get more stuff (if you do), these will still be useful, and you can out them back in their own cases and use the space for more stuff.

The Hector is a suggestion I go to because it has so many Mutable Instruments modules ported to it. Marbles and Grids are great generative sequencers that are both there with great interfaces. It also has great effects and synth sounds from Mutable (and in general) that will work with the Labyrinth and cover areas it can't (as the Labyrinth does for the Hector with its filter, oscillators, and hands-on elements).

But, of course, make sure you do some research, play with VCV Rack or Hexen, and narrow things down so you know what you want and why when you start spending. There are a lot of ways to do generative modular – it's one of the things the medium does best.

EDITED Apr 17th, 17:14

I can't find it on MG, but reckon the Math Gate should be of interest:

EDITED Apr 17th, 15:48

Thanks Jukeshoe! I had this idea for so long, months, but I was getting by with hot keys to change patterns, but then it just became too regular of an error it ignore. I am really glad people are getting use out of the vid.

Used to copypaste user questions into Chatbots... Cool

-- Fruarse

if im a bot, then why havent the captchas caught me yet? beep. beep. :|

(edit)

if i really am going to be bothered in every thread i make about not agreeing with 'the hivemind' i really will just stop using this website. all i did was slightly disagree, etc.

maybe yall want a super slow paced forum, and i get that, but in my opinion, all i have been doing is suggesting ways to make this place more noob friendly, etcetera. "peace"

EDITED Apr 17th, 15:21

Weird, you have been leaving forever for close to three days now
-- Fruarse

i have a lot of free time. :|

-- singular_sound

Used to copypaste user questions into Chatbots... Cool

Maybe something like this?

• Pam's give you clock and lots of tools for generating CVs
• ADDAC506: I think this should provide you with lots of possibilities for generating interesting CV signals for generative music (I don't have any experience with it though, so hopefully someone can correct me if Im wrong); alternatively I think ADDAC112 or ADDAC504 can be a good match
• QUA: Not sure how much you need this module in this design, but attenuators are usually very handy, and I think you'll appreciate the controls for fine-tuning
• Coral: You can switch this out with any oscillator you want, but personally I'm very happy with my Coral; it provides lots of interesting sounds and functionality for its size
• Ghost: You can drop this or switch it out if you want, but again I recommend this based on personal experience: it's a good multi-effect module, providing. stuff like delay, reverb, compression, etc

This is somewhat basic, but I think it should give you a good starting point for producing generative music with eurorack ^_^

Thanks for taking the time/trouble to make and share this vid!

Claude says:

I understand your challenge with the Hemisphere apps. Since you're using Vector LFO and Dual Quantizer, there are some specific considerations for making this patch work properly.

For your application, Vector LFO isn't ideal for feeding into the MMI then into a sample and hold setup. Here's a better approach using your two O_C modules:

For the first O_C:
- Instead of Vector LFO, try using "LOFI" or "Quadraturia" for generating more interesting CV sources
- These will give you more complex modulation to feed into your MMI

For the second O_C:
- Rather than Dual Quantizer, use "ASR" (Analog Shift Register) or the dedicated "Sample and Hold" app in Hemispheres
- Make sure to set up a clock source for the S&H function - you could use the internal clock or patch in an external trigger

The critical issue might be that Dual Quantizer isn't really a true sample and hold - it's designed to quantize incoming CV to musical scales. For proper S&H functionality to trigger Braids, you specifically want one of the sampling apps.

For patching, try:
1. First O_C: LOFI/Quadraturia output → MMI input
2. MMI CV output → Second O_C input
3. Second O_C: ASR/S&H app output → Braids V/Oct and trigger inputs

If you're still having trouble, consider trying the full O_C firmware rather than Hemispheres on one of your modules - the "Piqued" app is excellent for this kind of sample and hold application with extensive trigger options.

Does that help clarify what might be going wrong with your current patch approach?