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Hi,
User @johnmathewy is posting spam messages not related with modular stuff.
Please review it.

Update :)
Eventually ordered a Supamix...
Needed a Path, a mixer and some random added to all that.
Should receive it soon and will get back here to update.

Hey all, made another song over the last couple of days. Enjoy ^_^

Continuous Shimmer by megoth on SoundCloud

Have been enjoying the Rample a lot these last couple of weeks, as it has provided a lot of ideas for various patches. Samples provided the foundation, but the Oxi Coral just took it away when I was jamming. I also decided to add another layer with Equator2, an excellent MPE softsynth.

OK. Maybe I’m missing something, but I deleted all the racks I had when I had an active Unicorn account, except for one 3-row 104HP rack.
Every time I try to add a module, it redirects me to the upgrade page. I’m well within the limits of the standard account, but now I’ve lost all my rack configurations and I’m a bit disappointed. I logged out to rule out a possible cache issue, but no luck.
Has anyone else experienced this issue?

EDITED May 1st, 18:39

Let's swap some ideas, if you like!
-- Zeta_fxn

That's a lovely idea.

I have had another think about my case and come up with this.

My thinking with the S.B.G. is it gives me amplification into the Morphagene if I want to plug a microphone in. Plus it doubles as a distortion unit and external FX send. I'm thinking stereo from MG into XPan plus up to four mono pannable inputs. Or I go Mimeophon into XPan? Still can't quite decide. Of course, the big losses are Pams and Gliss but I have created a second smaller case that could be used alongside this but also function as a little machine in its own right. And I still have 2hp in the SS case for a Nearness which could definitely come in handy.

Here's my little machine. It's in the Nifty Case so I also get some DAW integration if I want it. I'm thinking this might actually work, with each case independently valid but also complementary. Any feedback would be great.

thanks for the tip. that thought did cross my mind. the fiberglass shell isnt very thick and i was already worried that inwould compromise the integrity of the whole shell by drilling a hole. i was gifted a Behringer PSU so ill be using that.

Also, a bigger and fancier mixer will not make your patches sound better. I use mostly Mixup and 3xMIA for mixing. Mixers to not make my patches sound better, but they help make them more complex--add more voices.

I have a very similar system--Rubicon/Dixie II+/Ultrafold rather than DPO, I don't have the Verbos oscillator, and I got rid of Pressure Points. I find a wealth of wonderful sounds on a regular basis. The lack of Echophon is not limiting your sound. I often start out with the oscillator (DPO in your case, Rubicon/Dixie II+ for me) and work with it and the AD envelope until I get a sound I like. If the original voice from the oscillator is not interesting, then the patch will not work for me. Then I run it thru Optomix, Mimeophon and QPAS, and start playing with modulation. I use various references for patch ideas. There are many patch ideas on the Shared System on YouTube. I use those videos for ideas even tho I don't have Echophon. Let's swap some ideas, if you like!

EDITED Apr 30th, 21:00

I like that!
Have been tinkering with the idea of square waves only, myself.
How many tracks are we listening to? Is that a feedback delay network providing the ambience in the background?

Back to your initial question: A stereo mixer that is more full featured with mutes, FX send, an EQ that is as simple as it is efficient and a low pass gate in every input, is

().

Performance oriented and a good fit for a shared system I think.

It does nothing to the sound. As far as my experience, it sounds rather transparent. If you drive it hard it will distort, though. It basically arranges 7 signals in a fixed stereo panorama. Nothing can be changed, not the pan position, not even volume, it's strictly minimal. I was not sure about it being any use when I first got one. I now have at least one in every rack. It needs no learning, no thinking, just use it and you know what it will do. It makes you concentrate on your patch rather than fiddeling with your mixer. A very elegant design.

I would advise you to not drill a hole in the suitcase for your power cable but keep the suitcase shell intact for better transport (otherwise you will always have to deal with that cable) Just keep it all inside. what sort of power suply are you using. I use a 4MS one that works great with a laptop powerbank.

thanks for the info! i think what ive decided to do is get some thin wood shims and affix those to the inside of the suitcase sides with the 2 part JB Weld compound, screw the rack rails into those shims, then drill a hole in the backside of the case large enough for a power cord to easily fit through (maybe glue a rubber gasket around the hole to keep it from degrading the power cord over time, then screw my power supply onto the rack and modules and i think that should do it!

Hi there

If you sell a Forge TME - vhikk (only version 1)

Contact me

Thanks from FRANCE

EDITED Apr 30th, 14:20

Did not see it mentioned here, so this is my minimal solution to getting a stereo image from anything:
Nearness and
Pico Out .
Gives you 7 in stereo out mixing, earphone monitoring and line-out in 6hp.
Can't be beat for space effectiveness.
-- wiggler55550

the Nearness at just 2hp looks amazing. I wonder what it does to the sound? XPan reduces the volume, I'm guessing for headroom, but it is still clear.

Yes, for me too, super slow, cant even add modules

Did not see it mentioned here, so this is my minimal solution to getting a stereo image from anything:
Nearness and
Pico Out .
Gives you 7 in stereo out mixing, earphone monitoring and line-out in 6hp.
Can't be beat for space effectiveness.

Ofcourse the inner dimensions are: 426 x 290 x 159 mm And I managed to get 2x80HP out of it. As you can see I also used the sides another 5HP on the left and right and another 12 HP on the top. It needs some puzzeling with depth but hey it ad's another 22 hp! When it comes to glue I'm not an expert so I cant help you with that.

Yes, the site is painfully slow for me right now too.

The last few weeks Modularrgid has become unbearably slow for me. So slow in that it's become unusable. I have to wait for 30s any change, and I often time out. I have a 1 gb fiber connection and every other site does't seem affected, so I wonder if anyone else has experienced lags?

Hi - I think you're right. Probably can't have too many mixers. When I tried the Panmix I found I lost some clarity and punch but I have checked out some of your YouTube vids and they sound clear and punchy as hell. Nice work. I'm going to look at what mixers are available from my local modular dealership. cheers, and thanks again.

Hi - I think you're right. Probably can't have too many mixers. When I tried the Panmix I found I lost some clarity and punch but I have checked out some of your YouTube vids and they sound clear and punchy as hell. Nice work. I'm going to look at what mixers are available from my local modular dealership. cheers, and thanks again.

Power Consumption as CSV

Unicorn users can export the power consumption data sheets of their Racks as CSV to do whatever they want to do in Open Office/Excel.

Rack Chooser on the Detailpage

You now can choose from a module detailpage to which of your racks a module should be added.

I was suggesting a small well-priced mixer to help bring things together.
I have a bunch of mixers, more than VCAs
Got the Happy Nerding, PanMix Jr, 4x Stereo Mix
Then I've got the DPW Design M1 mixer and a SSF Vortices with Mutes Expander, both great mixers with the ability to colour the sound and bring a mix together well.
I also have the Befaco Output Bus which in my opinion gave my system more charity in mixing.

:)

EDITED Apr 28th, 07:02

Just looking at your mixing options, you could really use a more fully featured mixer so, as you say, you can deal with the stereo and mono signals in one place. Somwething like a Happy Nerding 4xstereo Mix would work. You could also use an external mixer as you can get them pretty cheap on eBay etc.

Would a Mutable Marbles or a Turing machine be something you'd be interested in to compliment the Rene & Pressure Points?
Or do it externally with a Beatstep Pro etc?
-- wishbonebrewery

Hi, thanks for your reply. I think you're right that mixing is the main thing I'm struggling with. I've just created another little case with all my extras, which includes an ALM Tangle Quartet and I fed three voices into that, and also multed them, so I could have a rudimentary send and return into the stereo input at the bottom of the XPan. That left me four more inputs on the XPan for the dry signal and even then I still didn't have an input for the Morphagene. I've been toying with the idea of getting an ADAT, such as the OPTX or something from Expert Sleepers and then feeding separate signals out to my computer and mixing in the box. I'm sure this would sound a lot better but I don't know if it would end up adding yet more complexity when what I'd really like is something simple. As you say, a small mixer might be a more straightforward option and it would have the benefit of some EQ and an easy way to pipe in FX. I'll check out the Happy Nerding 4xstereo mix, although I'm a bit wary of that company. I tried the 6 channel Panmix and it had very little headroom. Wasn't a fan of the FX Aid either. Modular is SO COMPLICATED!

Just looking at your mixing options, you could really use a more fully featured mixer so, as you say, you can deal with the stereo and mono signals in one place. Somwething like a Happy Nerding 4xstereo Mix would work. You could also use an external mixer as you can get them pretty cheap on eBay etc.

Would a Mutable Marbles or a Turing machine be something you'd be interested in to compliment the Rene & Pressure Points?
Or do it externally with a Beatstep Pro etc?

EDITED Apr 27th, 21:08

Hi, I don't have a strong leaning to any particular genre. But definitely not techno or any kind of dance music. I've been listening to early electronic albums, Laurie Spiegel, Gil Melle, Else Marie Pade, Morton Subotnick... that sort of thing. I've also been enjoying albums by Benge and Caterina Barbieri. So in that sort of ball park I guess. I'd like to record some live sounds into the Morphagene then have them warble away against an atmospheric synth bed I guess. If that makes sense? I've just today removed the Brains module and replaced it with the ALM S.B.G. as I'd like to incorporate external effects. I think my real problem is figuring out how to route the sound so that it all comes together in a clean stereo signal. I'm not sure how to incorporate the Mimeophon without drenching everything in delay. Ideally, I'd have some kind of send and return but I'm not sure how to do that with the modules I have, or whether it is even possible.

Recently, a friend of mine bought an old fiberglass shell suitcase, completely gutted and empty inside. Along with the suitcase he bought a Behringer PSU. Ive already measured the dimensions and i have 85 HP @ 6U to work with. What are some of your suggestions on how I should affix the rack rails the the inside of the suitcase and how deep inset should i make it so that i can still close the case and carry it like a normal suitcase? i plan on using all Behringer modules for this build because ive already apent nearly 4 grand on my studio rack. As always, any advice/constructive criticism is appreciated.

Dimensions: 18.5"(92.5HP) x 13" tall x 6" deep![]

May i ask, what were the dimensions of your suitcaae euro build? also, what type of glue would be strong enough to keep the rails in place indefinitely, while also taking into consideration the need to keep caustic or corrosive chemicals and compounds away from the electrical components. I was considering a two part compound made by JB weld. if you have a better suggestion, I'm all ears!

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https://cdn.modulargrid.net/img/racks/modulargrid_2725653.jpg

What type of music/sound do you wish to create? Tough to say if this is capable or not, without knowing...

Hey all ^_^ Just wanted to share this little song I made over the week, just noodling around on my hardware synths, and then post-producing and -mixing on Live.

Little Ghost by megoth on Soundcloud

I've enjoyed going down the DAW-less route for a while, but it's always nice to combine it with the digital world and the opportunities it provide.

For those interested in the modules: I've been playing around with the factory sounds on the Rample, finding sounds that inspire me to "embellish" more sounds from other sources onto them. So to with this one. Ultra-Kick and Hats808 also helps with drums, and Solar 42f, Coral and Pluck provide additional sounds. Clouds and Rainmaker provides effects for the Coral, as well as filter and distortion from cDVCA, and delay and even more distortion from Lyra-8.

Hi folks,
I have a tweaked Shared System that I am finding it difficult to gel with. Main problems, for me are:

1. Not sure about the best way to route signals for a coherent stereo out.
2. Finding it hard to make any music with it that I like.

I have quite a few other modules that I could swap into it, including a Tempi, Plaits, Erbeverb, Ripples, ALM MFX, Telharmonic, ALM Tangle Quartet.

Another route I've considered is to strip it back a bit and just go for a basic Shared System. Could even sell a module or two and get an Echopon.

Or do you think this set up is actually okay and I should just work at it to get the best from it?

Don't know. I'm a bit stuck at the moment, so any advice would be gratefully recieved. Thanks.

hi,

A while ago I made my own suitcase interieur for a "pelicase" wichbis easy becouse of the mouting surfaces between the lids. when is see your case I think you wil have to go by glueing or drilling thru the suitcase (what would be a shame). in my suitcase I left enouch space to close the lid while patched with stackables.

Update 2025: I published the album below on Bandcamp a few years ago, then took it down about a year later because I fell out of love with it. For some reason, I listened to it again last month and decided that it's better than I remember and reflects where I was in the pandemic, and what I was doing with my little modular rack. I'm quite surprised what I managed to squeeze out of the modules I had back then. I have a bigger rack now and am struggling to do anything with a similar focus as Covid Drones - I live in hope but perhaps the lesson is that less is more - not sure. I'm not going to do anything rash, like sell everything, but I'm wondering if my lack of productivity know is due to lack of a clear idea, too many modules, falling out of love with Eurorack or some combination. Don't know. Anyhow, I wanted to bump my album up the list, which is why I've written this post.

https://modlifecrisis.bandcamp.com/album/covid-drones

I had already proposed a possible solution for this annoying problem three years ago:
https://modulargrid.net/e/forum/posts/view/35172

Maybe I don´t know the right keyboard shortcut or setting, but there is an issue with pasting modules in larger racks: The pasting target is always the first available matching space.

While this is not a problem with small racks, it becomes really annoying when having, say, 12 rows: You need to manually pull down the module across multiple pages and the autoscroll helps a bit, but is a little wonky in its behaviour. All ok for a module or two, but it gets annoying really quickly.

Here is how this could work:

a) add an icon to the mouseover right below the > buttons that pulls the number of rows of this rack and let´s you select a target row (similar to the swap rows behaviour in edit/swap rows, just "insert in row x" as a dropdown selection.

or
b) set a rack wide parameter (in edit mode) that determines the row that things get pasted to instead of "lowest row number"

or
c) in rack edit mode add a radio button that says "Reverse Paste", ie pasting to "highest row number instead of lowest".

a) would be nicest, as determined, adding a notification if there is no space in that row. comfort feature: grey out rows that don´t have enough space for the module in the clipboard. c) could be a lot easier, as it just reverses the existing paste algorithm, but it keeps the issue alive, just for the middle rows. Still a great improvement.

One more option: selecting multiple modules (CTRL = selecting by clicking, SHIFT = from ... to..). But that would change the clipboard content and I assume then mess with a few other functionalities.

Comments please :) ?

EDITED Apr 27th, 11:14

Recently, a friend of mine bought an old fiberglass shell suitcase, completely gutted and empty inside. Along with the suitcase he bought a Behringer PSU. Ive already measured the dimensions and i have 85 HP @ 6U to work with. What are some of your suggestions on how I should affix the rack rails the the inside of the suitcase and how deep inset should i make it so that i can still close the case and carry it like a normal suitcase? i plan on using all Behringer modules for this build because ive already apent nearly 4 grand on my studio rack. As always, any advice/constructive criticism is appreciated.

Dimensions: 18.5"(92.5HP) x 13" tall x 6" deep

https://cdn.modulargrid.net/img/racks/modulargrid_2725653.jpg

Hi

As I'm new to this I was just wondering what people thought of my first build?

I'm looking to build a all in one travel techno system

What would u add or change or remove if it was your system

Thanks

Hey everyone,

Just wondering – are there other modular heads around here who'd be up for some real-life patching, gear talk, or maybe even a casual jam session?

If you're into the idea, feel free to mention your general location (no need to be super specific).
I'm based in the south of Vienna/Austria, for example.

If it sounds like fun, just drop a comment or send a PM — would be great to connect and maybe set something up!

Have you checked out the https://modulargrid.net/e/vendors/view/1014 range?
I have the VCO & EFA which together make some nice sounds, pretty authentic to my ears.

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