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I've been tweaking and patching for only the last 6 months, so be nice to me :) I'm looking for some feedback on the updated rack pictured.

My style:

I don't like screens. I like to make evening jams. I don't like to record or interface with any outside gear. I love the ephemerality and chaos of modular and I just want to make:

• Dreamy, evolving ambient soundscapes
• Interesting percussive patterns
• Melodic sequences to massage my brain

I don't have the Qu-Bit Bloom nor Pamela's NW (yet), but I'm seriously considering ordering both.

Until now, I've been sequencing with an external Korg SQ-1, but a trusted friend recommended the Bloom to get something in rack and matches what I want, so I'm leaning towards it pretty strongly. (I know, I know: get an external sequencer!)

I also am feeling a strong pull for a master clock in Pam's.

Is there anything you would recommend taking out or replacing, given my style and goals? Any modules you think are must haves for acccessible jamming, even with my limited 104 HP.

I've been kind of drooling over the Qu-Bit Data Bender as well, I freakin' love the scratchy, glitchy weirdness I've seen in vids. Is there a smart way I could drop or replace (I do enjoy playing everything in there right now) some gear in my existing rack to fit a Data Bender? I guess I wouldn't be opposed to swapping out a piece from time to time depending on my evening mood, but I'd like to keep the amount of modules I have down (increasingly hard)

Thanks in advance!

What an awesome forum this is. Thanks for the suggestions and support everyone! I'm starting to dig into it all, looks like some very appealing options in there. One last noob question: what would be some alternative options to drive pitch for melodies and various gates besides the korg sq-1? I'm enjoying it for now but just thinking ahead a bit. I have a Yamaha Reface CS keyboard but sadly it has no CV/gate out. I was kind of hoping for some module that allowed easy shifting of melodic sequences, not necessarily an external keyboard I have to play. The Endorphin Ground Control looks so cool and fun, but way too big for my lil rack...

Thanks for the feedback! I just ordered a used Doepfer Quad LFO and I'm definitely going to change out that Blue Lantern. The quadrax is a neat suggestion, point taken about the 2x ADSR being too big in there... though I do love the sliders. I might stick with it awhile longer.

Given the choice, I'd lean more towards a dreamy ambient setup right now.

Are there any must have pieces for that? I'm thinking specifically about adding randomness and melodic touches... and I do love me a little hiss of noise.

Brand new to modular and picked up a 104 HP three-quarters full case off a local.

There's one sine VCO (Make Noise STO), two VCFs, the dual ADSR, the (honestly pretty confusing) Blue Lantern Phobos Lunar LFO, a quad VCA, the Erica Synths Joystick, a mult, a tiny mixer... and I just bought a ZeroScope on Reverb because I really want to enjoy looking at some waves while I learn...

Externally I'm driving CV/gate things with a Korg SQ-1 sequencer.

I'm interested in making things between dreamy melodic ambient, and spookier percussive techno-y stuff. What I really want at my early stage here is modules that are somewhat beginner friendly and intuitive.

I am already thinking of getting rid of the Blue Lantern Phobos Lunar LFO and replacing it with... maybe some kind of dual LFO and VCO, where the VCO has some other wave shapes? I kinda want saw and square waves.

Exchanging that Blue Lantern for another voice / LFO might not free up any space (12 HP out, maybe 12 HP back in), so I'd still have that 26HP availabe on the right side.. my current ideas are:

• S+H / noise module
• Some drum sounds? I'm pretty unsure here though. Maybe the Eric Synths Pico Drums or Drum2
• Maybe a module that I could play samples from? I think that would be so cool to throw in field recordings or whatever into the chain.
• Some effects? I would love to have some reverb and delay in the chain.

What are your suggestions??

Thanks!