Building a (third) techno live setup in a (small) retro samsonite case!
The star of the show is the MOOG Labyrinth.
It's two random / "corruptable" sequencers control the Labyrinth itself but also the Doepfer A-111-6 Synth Voice.
The two modules in between let me chose between seq1 en seq2 for the A-111-6
Drums: Behringer RS-9 and Endorphine's Queen of Pentacles.
The objective of this setup: create random techno with two synths and drums. 
Building a minimal techno live setup in a retro samsonite case!
This is my small setup, build into a retro suitcase.
It contains 4 synth voices and 6 drums. Within 2x84 HP!!
Drums:
Kick: Shakmat - Battering ram - providing a inverted enveloppe to the Joranalogue Mix3
Hat: 2HP - Hat - OH and CH
Snare and percussion: Modbap Trinity
All drums into Frap Tools 321 into Modbap Hue voor Filter, Drive and Lofi FX's
Synth voices:
Polysynth: Knobula - Pianophonic - midi
Mono Synth 1: Klavis Twin Waves MKII + Granity Filter
Mono Synth 2: Modbap Osiris + Meridian Filter
Mono Synth 3: Doepfer A-111-6
All mod and env by: Klavis Quadigy and Joranalogue Contour 1
Out of modular grid picture:
Sequencer: OXI One, using 1 multi sequencer for 5 drum channels, 1 poly sequencer for midi / chord, 1 mono sequencers for lead, 2 matriacal sequencers for basses.
Mixer and FX : Teenage engineering TX-6 (12 channels mono mixer or 6 channle stereo) with 2 Bubblesound reducers to transform eurorack into line-level.
Patched up today.
Polyend Present into 2x WMD Sequential Switch works super! Mutes, Build-ups, Effect chains, CV parameters...
Next stage: recording and filming.
Hi Lugia
Thnx very much for the feedback. I'll look into logic for sure. Thnx for the tip. Looking at the ARC Logic module video now. I'm a little intimidated bij logic to be honest. But you are right, with much sequencing it becomes handy!
I'll move the uZeus away from sound modules!! Or better: move the gallops to the right ;-)
After my x-mas spending i'll check out the doepfer filter! But for now: patching up and play!
Change over:
Voices:
SSF ZPO, Klavis Twin Waves mk2, Joranalogue Filter8 (as voice), Thomas Henry VCO.
Drum voices:
WMD Crater, 2HP Kick, Patching Panda Hatz, Erica Pico Drum2, Noise Engineering BIA, TipTop One.
Filters: Mutable Instruments Blades, Doepfer Wasp, Erica Black LPG, Erica Pico VCF3, Behringer HPF, Mutable Instruments Ripples, Corsynth HPF, NorthCoast MSK009.
Wavefolders/shapers: Klavis Flexshaper, Joranalogue Fold6.
VCA: Doepfer A-130-8, Malekko Quad VCA, Joranalogue Mix3.
Env/LFO: Intellijel Quadrax, XAOC Batumi, Erica Black LPG, XOR Nerdseq 16CV expander.
Control: XOR Nerdseq, Malekko Voltage Block, Polyend Preset, 2x WMD Sequential Switch Matrix, 2x Acid Rain Navigator.
Random: FrapTools Sapel
Tuning/Adder: Klavis CalTrans, Doepfer Precision
Logic: Klavis Logica
Effects: Intellijel MultiFX 1U, Noise Engineering Desmodus Versio, Allright Devices Chronoblob2, Corsynth Lofi-machine, 2HP Verb, Future Sound System GristLeizer TG4, Erica Pico DSP
Input: Joranalogue RX2
Mix, mult & output: AcidRain Switchblade, 5x Intellijel Quadratt, Clank sum, Joranalogue mix3, 2x FrapTools 321, FrapTools 333, 3x Intellijel BuffMult 1U, Malleko Buff Mult, Doepfer Switch Mult.
Thnx for the advice. I'll keep a watch on that.
Brenso, Entity and Ripples have a internal VCA with VC control.
I use the Frap Tools 321 for balance in te mix for BIA and Chimera (also with internal VCA)
On top of that the 2HP double VCA...
Any advice on a good Quad VCA?
Portable Suitcase with 2 x 84HP + 4MS Pod64x
Designed for minimal and rythmic CV modulation.
Hands on sequencing:
- Frap Tools USTA
- Noise Engeneering Memetic Digitalis
- Acid Rain MAESTRO
Sound Sources:
- 2HP Kick
- Noise Engineering BIA
- WMD Chimera
- SSF Entity Percussion Synthesizer
- Frap Tools Brenso
Clocks & Function Generators:
- Mordax DATA
- Frap Tools FALISTRI
Effect & Filters:
- Noise Engineering Desmodus Versio
- Erica Synth Pico DSP
- Mutable Instruments Ripples
My Eurorack MDLR 126HP - 14U
(Bottom Row not in case but in 4MS Pods: Xaoc Praga + Hrad, Acid Rain Navigtor (2x) Mordax Data, 2HP Verb, TG4 Modulator
Future Sound Systems, Joranaloque RX2)
Idea of this rack:
Nerdseq as main controle sequencer for musical approach to EDM & Techno.
Rhythm controle: Frap Tools Sapel, 4ms clock multiplier, mult, 2x Shakmat Knight Gallop 1x White Gallop.
Drums:
WMD Crater & NE BIA for Kick, Tiptop One and Erica Pico2 for snare/clap.
Patching Panda Hats, Sapel & WMD Chimera for HiHats & percussion.
+ a lot of mixing, attenuating & modulating: NE Mimetic Digitalis, Malekko VB
Controle Synth: Nerdseq & WMD Arpitecht
Synth Voices + Filter/LPG:
- Frap Tools Brenso + Intellijel LPG's
- Industrial Music Tech Piston Honda MkIII + Joranalogue Filter8
- Acid Rain Chainsaw + North Coast Synth MSK 009
- SSF ZPO + Verbos Four Pole Filter (LPF)
Drums into 4 channels of WMD Sequential Switch: muting & routing (under CV controle) to:
- Erica Pico VCF1
- Behringer HPF
- Eripa Pico DSP
- Clean out
Synth into 4 channels of WMD Sequential Switch: muting & routing (under CV controle) to:
- NE Desmodus Versio (Rev)
- Alright Devices Chronoblob 2 (Del)
- Verbos Four Pole (HPF)
- Multable Instruments Ripples (LPF)
Into 4x Intellijel Quadratt submixers, into Xoac Praga+Hrad, into aux Overdrive & Rev
Everything under CV controle of Polyend Preset!
BeeqSynth
Sequencing & controle
- Nerdseq + 16 trigger + 16cv expander
- Polyend Preset
- 2x WMD Sequential Switch Matrix
- 2x Acid Rain Navigator
- 2x Shakmat Knight Gallop for Drums
3 voices:
- SSF ZPO (for bass)
- MI Tides (for lead) (Waiting for Frap Tools Brens0)
- Acid Rain Chainsaw (for chords, arps, drones)
drums:
- WMD Crater (KD)
- NE BIA (KD + percussion)
- WMD Chimera (percussion, metal hits)
- Patching Panda Hatz (CH + OH)
- Erica Pico Drums2 (Clap, Snare)
- 2 Channels Nerdseq Sampling for other percussion, drops, rises, etc)
Drum modulation:
- NE Mimetic Digitalis
- Malekko Voltage Block
- Patching Panda Punch
- Abstract Data Event Boss
Enveloppes / LFO:
- Frap Tools Falistri
- Intellijel - Quadrax
- XOAC Batumi
- O&C Robots 1U
Utilities / Random:
- Mannequins Cold Mac
- Frap Tools Sapel
- Frap Tools 333
- 2HP Comp (for sidechaining)
- Doepfer Waveshaper
- Doepfer Ring Mod + S&H
Filters:
- Verbos Four Pole HP, LP
- Joranaloque Filter8
- MI Ripples
- Erica Pico VCF3
Effects:
- The Gristleizer VCA module overdrive
- Allright Dev. Chronoblob2
- Tiptop Echoz
- Zvex Lofi Junky
- AJH Synth Next Phase
All Effects are mixed and muted by 2x WMD Sequential Switch Matrix
Aux Effects:
- 2HP Verb
- Erica Pico DSP
VCA/Mixers:
- Verbos Scan & Pan
- Joranaloque Mix3
- 6x Intellijel Quadratt 1U
- Acid Rain Switchblade
- XAOC Praga + Hrad (2x stereo end mix + Pan + aux + headphone)
Trying to build a "smart system" with 50/50 preset/hands-on control:
Nerdseq + expanders (with upcoming CV expander) controling soundsources:
Assimil8or (Drums)
Polyend Preset controling:
- 3x CV channels Assimil8or: with one CV channel controlling 8 banks of 8 drum samples = 64 drum samples.
- 1x WMD sequential Switch matrix Controlling: BIA, A-111-4/1-3, A-111-4/4 & Scanned in
Sending in matrix to: Clean channel, Erbe Verb, Chronoblob, Warps
- 2x Filters Cut-off freq
- 1x Chimera Decay
- 1x Warps algorithm
Mixing 16 channels in 4x Intellijel Quadratts:
- Stereo left > into panned left mixer (Left out: A8, Erbe Verb, Chronoblob, out-Warps)
- Stereo right > into pannend right mixer (Right out: A8, Erbe Verb, Chronoblob, aux-Warps)
- 2x mono
End mix with VCA sidechaining kickdrum & 2HP Verb.
Hands on control:
- Varigate 4+
- Voltage Block
- Batumi LFO's
- 4 Robots & Streams Enveloppes
- Event boss
- Switched Mult
- And all the knobs...
I swapped the Rene for the Nerdseq sequencer... and heaven on earth!
Very playable... and much, much more possibilities for musicality.
No menu diving, everything 1 layer deep.
