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Yeah, there's a ton to learn! Another good resource I just thought of is Omri Cohen. He mostly uses VCV Rack which is a free software version of Eurorack. I'd highly recommend watching some of his videos and patching along with him in the software. But yes, VCAs are useful for many things, but their main use is controlling volume of a signal. The fun part in modular is that the signal doesn't need to be audio. You can send an LFO or an envelope or some other form of slower moving voltage and control it with another voltage source so that it has more and less of an effect on whatever parameter you want it to control! And a cascading VCA also works as a mixer. So if you use an output from channel one, just that signal comes out of the output, but if you have inputs on channels 1-4 and only channel 4 output, all the signals come out of one cable!

The standard for cables is TS/mono cables, although the headphone output of that Behringer interface is likely TRS/stereo. The cv/gate outs on the akai are likely TS as well, but I think the audio in is TRS. So I'd recommend a TRS 1/8" to 1/4" cable going from the Behringer headphone out to the Akai audio in

Hi All,
Not really new here, but I do not post much. Im looking to create dark ambient, drone, and generative synth patches... I have had some false starts over the years, but looking for some fresh ideas on how to evolve my current rack.

https://cdn.modulargrid.net/img/racks/modulargrid_548671.jpg
I use a BeatStep PRO and an SQ-1 at times as well.

Thoughts and ideas are greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

...you mention this cascading quadruple VCA ...So what is that module for? to amplify the output volume of ?...
-- Norz

As @Progspiration already recommended: Mylarmelodies videos are great for learning all kinds of concepts of modular patching! for example this one is about VCA's and how to use them
have fun!

EDITED Yesterday, 21:50

Thank you!
I appreciate the comment, but when you mention this cascading quadruple VCA, I feel like a kid who has no idea what they're telling him. So what is that module for? to amplify the output volume of ? sorry for my absolute ignorance of these concepts. It seems that I have to study a degree in sound engineering to understand how it works. Hence arises my interest in looking for a manual or information where I can learn each of these terms that make up the modules and not go crazy on the odyssey of modular synthesis. I think the problem with my Laniakea is the cable connections. But I understand that it is Akai who controls and not the other way around. From Laniakea I head to Behringer and from there I must head to Akai, but from what hole? the Headphones one?. For the cable gauge you mention, do I need an adapter to connect it to my Akai? Because the Behringer CU1A only accepts 3.5mm head cables, but what type? I thank you for the inconvenience and for recommending Mylarmelodies. I'll take a look at the forums, but there are many!
Greetings

EDITED Yesterday, 20:29

I ain't reading all that. I'm happy for you though, or I'm sorry that happened to you. Looking forward to buying this one if it comes out one day :]

Howdy! I'm sorry your first foret is giving you fits! How are you connecting things? The Laniakea ought to be sending continuous sound, without anything from the akai connected. There's a rich backlog of information both on this forum and over on Modwiggler where you can dig into some primers on different module types. My introduction to the modular world was through the videos of Mylarmelodies which are great!

For now I'd recommend getting a 1/8" to 1/4" cord so you can run the output of the Behringer interface straight into the Akai to see if you can at least get some sounds. I'd recommend a quad cascading VCA (like Intellijel Quad VCA or Mutable Veils style) and some kind of envelope (Maths is sort of the gold standard multiuse modulation source for learning a lot of modular/voltage concepts. Look up the illustrated manual supplement to see all the things it can do!) With just the oscillator, I dont think the akai gates are going to be very useful, but they can certainly trigger envelopes so you could control volume or other parameters in time to what's happening on the akai. Happy patching and I hope you have better luck once it starts making sounds!

hi guys
https://cdn.modulargrid.net/img/racks/modulargrid_3001795.jpg
i managed to get a working system plus i fitted a midi to cd adapter at the end
problem is the two peices of hardware ive bough which are :
behringer swing ....this is a nightmare and i sold on just before bonfire night
rd-6 bu : nice but again connection problems
so my question is where to i connect the cables ( using midi ) and were do
any other cables go that are required
my previous post was a great help

EDITED Yesterday, 13:24

MALEKO:
canal 1: pitch bombo
c2: opertura noise
c3. pitch bombo
c4: opertura noise
Voy pasando de cancion y pasando del canal 1-2 al canal 3-4, y luego a la siguiente memoria de maleko

BEH SEQ:
-lfo para noise
-cv para mk4

MK4:
samples percusivos y noise, que se van cambiando en el live

VOZ:
pico input a--> pico input b-->planet-->fx aid

BOMBO:
quizas se triga desde pico trig? (a negras y otra opcion creativa, pero a tierra)
su pitch viene de maleko

MIXERS:
uno para lo que viene de la case (bombo, noise, mk4) y sale para:
otro mixer que se suma a lo que hay fuera de la case (monostation, volca sample, radio, synth)

Ademas de la case, tenemos:
MONOSTATION
VOLCA SAMPLE para hacer percs agudas
RADIO (walkman sony ?)
SYNTH ? brute?

En directo voy jugando con:
a) monostation y volca sample (+ voz, radio...)
b) case (bombo, noise, mk4) y volca sample
c) otros?? synth??

would be fancy if it was 10 years ago, now its just the same old gold design with zero innovation with a clickbait to sort by price, i never liked this company from the beginning, look at xaoc, make noise, ssf, and this same old 20hp gold oscillator of the most mundane sounds
-- compviga

Wow. I always thought that if you didn't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all, guess you missed that memo. This company is amazing as are their modules, they are definitely far from "mundane"! I feel sad for you if you can't get that experience in your world view and I hope you find what ever it is you are looking for eventually so you can spend less time dumping on other people's hard (and excellent) work.
I would love to try this module out one day, but I may have to visit Glasgow (again) to do it!
-- Artpunk

It's internet, and I enjoy shitposting so what? And I do it with extensive knowledge in Eurorack. For me, Instruo synths were edgy during 2015, now it's kind of outdated (sampler mono, standalones for OSC Seashell etc), and Instruo prices are hiked up for no reason other than shiny gold panel, and here I see a module with 99.999.9999 as a cheap AD to make Instruo top when you sort modules according to the price, I am not writing about other modules, I am just writing on this module because what is that price tag? I don't see a hard-worked design module here, another bunch of same old design filters with hard to recognize what goes where input/output schematics (for the sake of edgy design, similar to Bastl Instruments nighmare). Check Make Noise New Universal Synthesizer, or even old Rossum 2015 modules, see the difference between quality of design? Yea, I am here complaining about it. Maybe he will read and make better modules.

Hi all, I ended up making a song around a talk by Alan Watts, where he talks about randomness and coincidences.

The song started with an audio sample from Clinamen, an art installation where ceramic bowls of various size float in a large pool, and when they collide they create these wonderful sounds. (Thanks to Kevin Luce and freesound.org.)

I wanted to pair these with a bit more randomness, and created a patch with Pam's Pro Workout, Turing Machine + Pulses, and Rample. It created another layer of random percussion sounds, albeit a bit more frequent than that of Clinamen.

(The rack where I made all of the drum and bass sounds.)

The bass consists of a couple of sounds as well. One starts with La Reine du Chaos, which goes through a Samvær Under Tilsün LPG, and then through cDVCA for filter and drive. The other bass starts with Collide 4, where the monitor output goes to a Steve's MS-22 for a bit of filtering magic.

I also added some hihats using HATS808 and Mutant Hi-Hats, which is run with a simple sequence from Steppy. The kick is Ultra-Kick, running a sequence from the Oxi One mk1.

There's a bit of textural sounds coming from the Collide 4, going through Rainmaker for some delay magic. It's barely noticeable, but it's there.

All of the sounds in the drum machine is side-chained with Ghost and Scrat. The latter has an especially nasty saturation, which I love to layer with my drum and bass sounds.

There's a final patch with the Oxi Coral, that is fueled with a generative sequence from the Oxi One. The output of the Coral goes through Oneiroi and Clouds, for various effects. This setup is where I mostly turned knobs to create a bit more variations throughout the talk.

The talk is from a video I found online, which I ran through stem splitting in Ableton Live to extract the vocals. It's long, but I enjoyed it and the themes he talked about, so wanted to allow it its full length.

I usually upload my songs to SoundCloud, but due to the length of this one I decided to make a video out of it instead. I made it using nw_wrld, an open-source project by Daniel Aagentah.

Hope you all enjoy it ^_^

I'm creating my first module drawer to create deep, immersive textures, ambient drone sounds, and other genres. My first modules have been a Magerit Laniakea and a Behringer CU1A for the outputs, but no matter how much I connect my Akai with its Gates IN or OUT CVs, there is no way for this to sound. What modules do you recommend to send the audio of my Eurorack to an Akai Force so that I can sequence, edit, record or control it through it? I am new to modular synthesis, I would like to learn all the concepts and connections, what each module is for and which are the most essential, focused on recording and transmitting audio externally, to other control units, but I can hardly find main information basic to correctly identify each concept. Any ideas? Thank you so much

EDITED Saturday January 17, 17:16

Hey,

If anyone wants to trade their Vhikk X for my Elmyra 2 - let me know. Looking to trade.

Hi guys!
I’m kind of new to modular and I want to add a delay to my rack. I’ve chosen the Befaco Crush Delay, but I can’t find information about the differences between v2 and v3. Does anyone have experience with both v2 and v3? What are the main differences between them? Which one would you recommend for a newbie? Cheers!

A short introduction to Ecodynamics, a generative sequencing system inspired by non-equilibrium ecology. Patterns emerge, destabilize, and re-form over time, in response to the playing of the notes themselves. A useful way to avoid repetitive, looping sequences.

MALEKO:
canal 1: pitch bombo
c2: opertura noise
c3. pitch bombo
c4: opertura noise
Voy pasando de cancion y pasando del canal 1-2 al canal 3-4, y luego a la siguiente memoria de maleko

BEH SEQ:
-lfo para noise
-cv para mk4

MK4:
samples percusivos y noise, que se van cambiando en el live

VOZ:
pico input a--> pico input b-->planet-->fx aid

BOMBO:
quizas se triga desde pico trig? (a negras y otra opcion creativa, pero a tierra)
su pitch viene de maleko

MIXERS:
uno para lo que viene de la case (bombo, noise, mk4) y sale para:
otro mixer que se suma a lo que hay fuera de la case (monostation, volca sample, radio, synth)

Ademas de la case, tenemos:
MONOSTATION
VOLCA SAMPLE (dentro de la case) para hacer percs agudas
RADIO (walkman sony ?)
SYNTH ?

En directo voy jugando con:
a) monostation y volca sample (+ voz, radio...)
b) case (bombo, noise, mk4) y volca sample
c) otros?? synth??

EDITED Saturday January 17, 13:18

https://patchground.com/
놀러오세요~!

*DPO
-final nob: 미세한 음색 조정!!

*Maths (신호의 길이를 조정하여, 결국 소리의 길이 조절!)
-rise 맨왼쪽으로, fall은 맨 오른쪽 근처에서 조정. 구슬굴러가는? 물 떨어지는 소리(in 동굴?)
- log/exponential 으로... 미세 소리조정

*Gemini2412
-lp, bp, hp 번걸아가며... 조정.

*Stages
-red로 설정(nob-시간조정, slide bar-음정 높낮이조정)
==> 소리의 미세한 높낮이 조정으로 다양한 소리구현!!

*VCA
-미세조정 with L nob & cv nob

!! Rings 소리는 Mimeophon과 연결
-LFO는 RATE와 연결

!! Milky way는 Morphagene와 연결

*DPO
-final 파: 음색!!

*Maths
-rise 맨왼쪽으로, fall은 맨 오른쪽 근처에서 조정. 구슬굴러가는? 물 떨어지는 소리(in 동굴?)
- log/exponential 으로... 미세 소리조정

*Gemini2412

*Stages
-red로 설정(nob-시간조정, slide bar-음정 높낮이조정)
==> 소리의 미세한 높낮이 조정으로 다양한 소리구현!!

*VCA
-미세조정

!! Rings 소리는 Mimeophon과 연결
-LFO는 RATE와 연결
!! Milky way는 Morphagene와 연결

EDITED Friday January 16, 15:11

Fantastic, it's now installed.

Thanks for your help.

There appears to be a small tab on the board that sticks out and prevents the module from going into the rack.
-- Bodythief

carefully remove/break away the tab (for example with pliers) - it has no connectivity so it will not be an issue

happy patching

EDITED Friday January 16, 12:04

Hi, I'm building a rack for the first time with no previous experiencve
I came to put a 1u Intellijel module into the 1u slot and it doesn't fit !
There appears to be a small tab on the board that sticks out and prevents the module from going into the rack.

Any ideas?

Thanks for the other suggestions...

I'am now seriously looking the make a O.R.N.8 / O_C T4.1 as it look like a wonderfull piece of HW.

Already launch a production of Beaks/Peaks,
and added a very cool clone of Quad VCA clone (Four play - Behringer) that already improved the fun and possibilty when making patch.

hi Zacksname,

thanks a lot for this answer.
i understand your point about the apparent lack of modulation.
Actually i use a lot the performer for this.
It’s a wonderfull swissknife for this setup as any output can be use a LFO.
it’s cv input can also be use as a cv sampler that can be routed internally as a complex sample and old or other crazy usecase.
(as a new player in the modular world i'm really surprised this module is not really popular, this thing is awesome)
but i'm also looking onto make noise Math as an option to complement this rack...
about the behringer interface the diy polivoks output module work really fine with it.
i also use the external input of the mother32 if needed...

i will sure take your suggestion for more vca or attenuverter as theres a lot of low HP options for this ;)

again many thanks for your answer.

Edit : About space, i can gain a large amount of space by relocating the Performer on a standalone dedicated case.
So space is not really an issue.

According to your feedback, i'am also currently lurking on XAOC Batumi or behringer Four-LFO Clone of it...

About VCA both Befaco ATTE or Blacknoise GOMA seem interessting too.

Edit n°2 : I'm not afraid of "difficult build"

Edit n°3 : Problem solved ...

I'have tooked out the Westlicht Performer of the rack to gain some space.

@Cikkun
Can highly recommend Cinna.
Thanks you so much for the sweet deal on the Nordular Wyrd.

You would need two EGs that trigger on end of envelope, and your A-141-2 VCADSR / VCLFO does that, but only does one. You would need a quad polarizing mixer like the A-138J to blend the functions, but I didn't spot that here. And then I guess something else to mix and invert the outputs.

But it's good because if you drop the A-141-2, you only have find 6hp more to sacrifice to fit a 20hp Maths.
Oh, you wanted to get rid of some modules? We don't do that here. We only get more modules and larger cases.

EDITED Thursday January 15, 19:24

An impressive build, but what we'd really like to see is your giant collection of patchcords!

Looks better in person.
It's assembled, and now I'm testing to see if I've broken anything(else),
and that the module interconnect ribbon cables are working.
(oops, there's two modules that are different from the plan. Can you spot them?)

EDITED Thursday January 15, 18:06

*DPO
-vco 1: fine 조절하여. 오실레이터 주요 파형 바꿈으로써, 음의 속도 변화를 줄수 있음.

*Maths
-rise 맨왼쪽으로, fall은 맨 오른쪽 근처로.. 그래야 음색이.. 구슬굴러가는 소리가 남.
- 이 구슬구르는 소리의 정도 조절은 log/exponential 으로... 조정

EDITED Thursday January 15, 16:35

I have you ever considered the Nekyia Sosumi LPG ? It's a simple 2 voices LPG 4hp. I have one & I like it. I thinks both voice filter's are -6db, wich is quiet different than LXD, but it sounds good. Mine as quiet short tails, but like in others LPG modules, each vactrol is specific.

Anyone want to trade? Offering Elmyra II for Vhikk X.

I don't think there is... I had to preorder from the UK.

Tonight I'm hosting a listening party for upcoming release of Eurorack-devised and performed music.
Wednesday, 14/1/2026
7pm/1900 PST
https://studiorom.bandcamp.com/merch/the-dronefields-listening-party

Labyrinth is a very complex design which combines different approaches of sound design.
I really appreciate what it offers in this small box.

Maybe you just didnt spend much time with it?

Its a matter of taste, but I get really nice sounds and cool stuff out of it.
But I also love the DFAM.
To me Labyrinth is a unique and a fun maschine. I can spend hours with it - and it covers so much ground.
You can go from a ambient landscape, to percussion and into lunatic madness - just with a few simple knob twists.

I have also so much modules to do weird stuff - but I apreciate this little box.

It is a modular, it is analog (the sound parts) and it is a percussive synth. If you are aware and in need of those three things it is a good one. Took me some time. Compared to the DFAM it is a very complex beast to wrap your head around. If you struggle with it look at other peoples patches. That did help me. It definitely is not a solo-lead-synth (for me).

I also need a switch.
Do you have a advice for a good switch module?

MN Jumbler and Patching Panda Rewire looks interesting to me so far.
But its hard to get them used on lower price.

Hi guys,

I have a question regarding the wiring of the new Intellijel Performance Case Gen.2.
I’m not very familiar with cases that have built-in connections like this one.

Are the cables for connecting the MIDI and audio in/out jacks included with the case, or with the Intellijel 1U modules? or do they have to be purchased separately? And if they are included with the 1U modules, are they long enough if the 1U row is placed in the middle of the case instead of at the top?

If these cables are not included or are too short, could someone tell me which ones I would need to buy (for example at Thomann)?

Thanks a lot to all who helps the greenhorns !!

cheers

Slim: thanks very much. I'll look into switches.

You are maybe looking for a switch.
Some switch can change routings via CV or gate signals. Doepfer has some. Many other brands also do.
Some can be activated manually. Tesseract 8x8 buffered matrix comes to my mind, there are plently other options.

Greetings. I am somewhat new to modular (although very much NOT new to synths otherwise). I am mainly a guitar player. I am going to use a Behringer PP-1 to route my guitar signal into Eurorack and use the PP-1's CV/Gate outputs to patch into two separate synth voices. Is there some sort of module that will allow me to patch the single CV/Gate outputs on the PP-1 into the CV/Gate inputs of multiple synths and also, at the same time, to in some way select which of the synths is active? I will be running the synth voices into loopers, and I want to be able to select which of the synth voices I am playing before it gets to the looper.

Shorter: I want to play one synth voice into one looper at a time, not both at once, and then switch to the other voice.

I hope this makes some sort of sense. Thanks in advance for any advice or any other thoughts on how to achieve this - I'm guessing someone will have an idea that I simply am not thinking of, and I would appreciate that input as well. Thanks.

Ron

*Pamela's Wokrout
-사각파

*Stages
-붉은색 모드 선택: nob=시간(딜레이)조정, slide bar(pitch조정)
-stage의 엔벨럽(시간차 피치조정) 조정을 하여, 음의 높낮이 조정

*VCV
-stage의 엔벨럽의 강도 조절

*GEMINI2412
-음색 조정

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...I'm finally getting around to putting mostly all in one case...
-- dform98

Purely out of curiosity: do you build your mega case yourself, or is it something you buy ready-made?
How big will it end up being in the end?
And what non-Eurorack gear are you using together with the case (I noticed you have a Cirklon expander mounted in it)?

Looks fun. https://www.dstrtd.com/

Yesterday i clicked the edit module button and ticked Blank Panel. Feel free to do the same its an open system if you spot things in the wrong place.

great system btw!
Metron and Metropolix both have probability, pams has euclidean, zadar has bursts, cara has controlled loopable random (botb cv and gate), batumi can self modulate. think up some processes that excite you! Use mixers, mults and attenuation you already have to glue your modulation together! matrix mixer is a great idea if you must buy something. but looks complete already to me!
monorail tech talk is a great youtube resource to think better with ingredients.

if the size of your system creates overwhelm, throw 5-6 modules in a smaller case to focus on how to wring them out.

EDITED Jan 11th, 07:10

you have so much modulation in there! just stare at your system and read up in how to use it as like you'd like. $0 answer!
pams, metropolix, maths and cara alone will get great results. assume you have everything you could possibly need.

In case you were unaware, "No ai slop" is a forum rule.

Best of luck.

Damn, sold out already.