last attempt at seeking helpful feedback.

i have been trying to design a configuration that: 1. is completely self contained. 2. allows for live improvisation. 3. can handle key shifts and advanced drum sequencing.

i think i have something that you all might agree meets those "three bullet points", etc. ...

i realize my last attempt had some flaws.

would really like some constructive criticism beyond 'disagreeing with my three criteria'...

thanks. ✌️

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oops, i wasnt paying enough attention. i thought the mandala had a gate in per channel as well. i guess that clocky is kind of redundant, then, but, i had some extra space to fill, though. maybe i have just not found the perfect drum sequencer for me. idk. ...

oh well.

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i guess i could use stackable cables and feed both the clocky and mandala into the assimil8or at the same time that way and this all still makes sense. idk. i just added the clocky to fill space, anyway. idk. idk. idk.

EDITED Monday April 07, 20:47

This is my general suggestion. A few tweaks here and there, plus some utilities, and the overall concept works fine. Some of the really big modules are questionable, but I also have really big modules and love them, so I won't bother questioning it. If you have any questions, I can answer them, but I do think every module type included here is necessary to make this work as you intend.

Also, I made it 104hp. 104hp is easy to get. 100hp is not easy to get. You'll pretty much have to make it yourself. Why torture yourself to have less space?

edit: The thumbnail doesn't seem to want to work properly. Just click on it and the rack should appear normally.

EDITED Tuesday April 08, 08:24

its just, from my point of view, im trying to go for a certain kind of synergy, and none of the feedback i hear is guiding me directly toward more synergy, but instead toward a more typical standard direction, which does not align with the concept as stated. etc. ...

here, how about this, i incorporated even more feedback, put it into a real kind of case i can get, and filled the first 3u row with the bare minimum i could possibly think of. ... ...

how about, to show me more things i should be considering, you attempt to fill in maybe even the full other two rows, which should roughly be within my budget, etcetera. ... ...

up for the challenge of trying to fill this in?

peace ✌️

Let me know if there are any questions. I probably wouldn't keep them in this arrangement, though. These are just the module ideas. Only you will know when you have synergy with your modular system, and you won't really know until you're playing it.

EDITED Tuesday April 08, 10:21

i think we just have different aesthetics zack

what i see, is, a mandala i wish did more in a smaller footprint that got rid of the cv outs, a squid sample i wish wasnt even a sampler but instead used the plonk engine somehow to generate a kit from pure menus and also took up less real estate, and a bunch of other modules to consider, that arent even utilities and, also, not even the ones you mentioned.

theres like a flow characteristic im trying to capture, and the whole 100hp gimmick holds significance for me, too, and i just dont feel that any of your module suggestions have been getting me closer to 'my ideal'. ...

honestly, it feels to me like you should be trying better to understand "the flow" im trying to create before you tell me to add more vcas, which i dont even see 'fitting'.

im not against considering new modules, just the ones im seeing arent making sense to me how i am thinking about my own concept and how i want improv to flow.

thanks for trying, i guess, but i still stand by that im not getting the feedback was hoped.

peace ✌️

I think we are both having trouble wrapping our heads around an instrument that doesn't exist yet. It's hard to get a sense of something's "flow" before it starts flowing. The best partner for brainstorming is the modules themselves. Especially when you have a very specific idea of what you want that no one seems to understand. You might just need to start.

What do you mean by "generate a kit from pure menus"?

i mean, you could use the full engine of the plonk to essentially design 8 drum samples per preset just by menu diving through settings on the unit without any sd card.

here, how about this, i give you: 'full band in 80hp':

does that make clearer about how i want each module to contribute maximal flow to contribute to an emergent whole by looking? i think studying modules should be enough.

i miss a few details i sometimes wish yall were better at catching, but i find it possible to understand a given module just through youtube. someone should do a guide. ... ...

peace ✌️

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i challenge any reader who disagrees that i designed a full band in 80hp to post here their own 80hp design and justify why my concept of jazz improv flow was flawed.

EDITED Tuesday April 08, 14:05

Are you still having AI help out with these?

ai wouldnt be much help. it has not been trained on specific dialogue addressing all the nuance of every single module in all the ways it might come up. i was using ai earlier to generate logic to justify my 'concept', not in design, and im having trouble with every ai app, anyway. i still think if it was trained properly that ai could be a huge feature for this website to help onboard total noobs.

etc.

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maybe, i was trolling a little bit when i first came on here about rack space getting out of hand, and maybe, i do not search up videos on every feature of every module before i post racks for feedback, but, i am good at design, and excell at abstract concepts, and i just didnt appreciate the impression that my 'concepts' werent being appreciated, not that there werent any possible issues with any of the designs i posted at all. i didnt mean to get personal, zack. im here to 'modwiggle'.

((peace ✌️))

EDITED Tuesday April 08, 15:02