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Hello ferran_RMBL

Thanks a lot for your perspective and opinion as well!
Would you then start with a case the same size as mine (84hp 6U), but with fewer modules?
I’ve changed the VCAs and taken out a few modules.
From your point of view, would that be a more sensible way to start — and then add more modules later?
It would also hurt less financially ;)

Another one https://modulargrid.net/e/other-unknown-zoom-l-6-eurorack-mount

Hi,
A lot of modules for that case.
To run this, you'll need at least 88 more HP.
I'd start with BRAINS, CHAOS, ABACUS, and SKIES.
I'd choose smaller VCAs, for example https://modulargrid.net/e/doepfer-a-135-2-quad-vca-vc-mixer. It's inexpensive and is a Doepfer.
Regarding attenuators, instead of the Doepfer, I'd recommend, for example, https://modulargrid.net/e/befaco-atte. With it, you can invert the signals and it also gives you offset.
To output audio, a stereo mixer with send/return takes up a lot of space, at least 20 HP, so you'll either go for a larger case or opt for an external mixer.
Try this, and then you can add HALOS and Black Hole DSP2.
Ferran,

Hello farkas

What you’re writing makes absolute sense, and I feel the same way. Modular means growing with the modules, and the knowledge about them grows as well with them. For me, the main concern at the moment is simply not making a big mistake at the beginning—like forgetting something very important or combining modules that make absolutely no sense together.

I’m also not looking for advice on the “best module,” the “best brand,” or the “best workflow”… as you said, that’s very personal and will develop over time. What’s important to me is just not buying something I absolutely shouldn’t have, because it would be musically illogical or wouldn’t work at all.

The truth is, what you're going to have to do is just take the plunge and get some experience. There are all sorts of variables that are highly individual but won't make sense until you have some modules in front of you. This individualization is one of the beauties and joys of modular, but also makes it difficult to give advice. Everyone has their favorite manufacturers and modules, but that doesn't mean you'll like the same ones.
Do you like one-knob-per-function modules or are you okay with menus and button combinations? Do you want lots of panel space to tweak knobs, or are you okay with having tiny knobs and jacks all bunched up together, making it hard to get your fingers in there? And so on...
My advice is always to do your research and go slowly, only buy modules that solve problems that you cannot solve with modules you already have, don't be afraid to sell off modules that don't work for you, invest in a bigger case than you think you need, and have fun. You probably will spend more than your current budget in the long run.

Hey guys

many thanks to everyone who is helping me out here. For people who are very knowledgeable, it might seem boring, or they might not understand how someone could not know certain things. But for people like me, who are starting almost from scratch, the help is incredibly valuable and really motivating. :)

I’ve made some changes here again… does this make a bit more sense now?

The A-118-2v will save you 4hp over using the A-119, but wiggler's right, the Chaos will give you much of the same randomitry.
Get a couple Rides in the Storm QAM active multiples instead and share those CVs.
Stereo vs. mono. You'll either have to mix in stereo, run long wires, combine two channels, or throw one side away.
What's your usual clock going to be? Several modules here give or require a clock.
Can you distribute the clock(s) to where it's needed?
Are you hoping to use stacked cables? Don't do that.

Adding the VCA and audio mixer makes it better but not good. You have a handful of voices you want to be able to mix, plus a mighty dsp fx box that calls for a mixer with at least one fx send bus. Also, there is no basic plumbing such as attenuators and cv mixing. Loose at least one of the big modules to fit that in. Chaos and A-118 looks redundant to me.

Hi farkas
thanks a lot for your help! That already helped me a lot, and I understand the logic behind it now.
I’ve added a VCA module and made some other changes as well.
Maybe you or someone else has an opinion on that?

This video offers some food for thought. There's a running gag amongst modular users that you can never have too many VCAs, and that's something that beginners don't usually understand at first. You don't have any VCAs here, and I don't see any mixing solutions either. That's where I would recommend looking.
Have fun and good luck!

Hello everyone,
I’m completely new to Eurorack and wanted to give it a try. I don’t want to invest too much money, and many of you are probably thinking that I should go for more or better modules… but I really want to keep it cheap while still not having to give up too much. I definitely don’t want to spend more than €2000… preferably around €1500.

I mainly need the rack for ambient and dark ambient and will be combining it with a Yamaha Reface CP, which is connected to a Neonegg Planetarium V3.

I’m curious—can this rack setup work as it is, or am I doing a lot wrong here?

I’d like to thank you in advance for constructive help… as a beginner, any real guidance is really appreciated.
Thank you very much.

I would like to see an option to get a public link for a private rack, along with a menu showing currently active links and the ability to revoke access for each link. Possibly with a few options to generate links set to expire in 1 day, 3 days, 7 days, 30 days or simply a custom timeframe. Similar to how Discord invites work.

Currently, I either share my rack with the rest of the world, or with nobody but myself. I do want to others to see my rack, but only those that I want to show it to. When I sell or trade a module with someone, they generally get to see my address in one way or another. This is fine, but I do not like the idea of someone I don't know being able to see what kind of equipment I own, unless I specifically choose so.

I know screenshots are a thing, but those are quite limited compared to the full MG experience.

I really like the Flame C3 MkII knob recorder. Just 3 recordable loopable cv knobs, 1 channel allows recording an external cv.

Wow! Love the look, love the description, love the possibilities.
I would definitely love to have this in my rack!

i've be been ripped off by https://modulargrid.net/e/users/view/93695 Imox12, aka Imox13; i bought a pedal from him, since then, almost 2 weeks, never heard again from him, even after several emails, urging to contact me; watch out, he is still offering 2 pedals on MG !

The Erica Synths Black Wavetable oscillator is absolutely fantastic when just starting out. it's incredibly powerful and versatile while being super simple and easy to use. you’ll be making amazing sounds day 1

Excellent! Thank you for sharing!
-- Jukeshoe

Just saw your reply. Thank you so much for your feedback! I'm glad you liked the music.
By the way, tomorrow is Bandcamp Friday, and be free to support our music, if you like of course :)

All the best,
Igor

EDITED Oct 2nd, 19:13

There is no such thing as a "best wavetable oscillator". All have different quirks, different sound palettes, the UI facilitates certain modulations, etc...

With this being said, IME Piston Honda is hands down the best wavetable oscillator.

EDITED Oct 2nd, 18:36

The Synthesis Technology E-352 and the IME Piston Honda are very interesting WT oscillators :)

You could add a 140 dual adsr between the sequencer and the 110 voice.

EDITED Oct 2nd, 01:11

Added Pam’s Workout and a 2nd Disting but still open to suggestions.

This ist my last Techno-Jam.

On board: TR-8S, Jomox ModBase 09 MK2, SY0.5 (sub-bass), Quadrantid Swarm, Edge + Steady State Gate.
The atmosphere comes from the Noise Plethora with Vhikk X, processed through Electus- and Imitor-Versio. For transitions, the Oxi Meta is in use, while the risers come from the sound pads on the Zoom L-6.

I look forward to your comments! :-)

Cheers Christoph

Plaits is a great place to start in modular.

Super versatile and playable sound source. MI closed up shop a few years ago, but all of their designs and firmware are open source so several companies offer a clone of it.

Intellijel's Shapeshifter is an incredibly powerful wavetable oscillator. It can do a LOT. I'd recommend looking there first.
Good luck and have fun!

Very much looking forward to this.
What wavetable format will it support?
Can it morph between or warp wavetables?
What is the select bus used for?
Any updates on a release date?

thanks
-- marsona

Hey !

yes this can morph wavetables , there is also an ensemble mode for the wavetables.

The format supported for user wavetables is the waveedit one, a typical file of 64 wavetables will be split into 8 banks.

The select bus allows to load and save presets.

We are now finalizing the production prototype, we whould release this for the end of this year :)

Greetings,
I'm just starting in the world of eurorack and looking for WT OSC recommendation. I realize it's a big question since there are so many choices out there.
Cheers.

@Pioneer123
Sounds great! What's that Rhodes-like sound you're playing on the KeyStep — is it the Oxi Coral?
-- modular01

I did try to get the Oxi to make that kind of sound but couldnt do it well enough so ended up with one of the sequences being handled by Oxi (fed from Turing Machine) and then I just used an electric paino plug in in Logic Pro

https://murandevices.gumroad.com/l/MULTISUB

Behringer model D

thanks for your feedback!

ill be on the lookout for a different filter from the ALM MCF now. same thing goes for the new CV to MIDI output module that fits within the hp.

In regards to the question about what needs to be clocked by midi besides Pams, i was thinking i could send midi notes from my digitakt 2 through the mutant brain to transpose sequences in the mother 32, while also maybe sending other midi note sequences to to a secondary voice like the VCO2 fron Erica. those are the only two instances i can think of since the envelopes qould be covered by Pams.

thanks for your feedback though, good to know im going in the right direction

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@Pioneer123
Sounds great! What's that Rhodes-like sound you're playing on the KeyStep — is it the Oxi Coral?

Here is an example that I have noticed recently and strikes me as egregious:

ZOOM LiveTrak L6max

https://modulargrid.net/e/other-unknown-zoom-livetrak-l6max

Even if someone manages to fit an object into a Eurorack case with brackets, it is a stretch to include this as a module entry.

I don't know if the moderators have the time or inclination to deal with situations like this, but in some instances, an entry in one of the modular synthesis format planners is not a module.

I wouldn't recommend more voices. 3 in a system like this is plenty, and havimg enough modulation to move them around is arguably much more important in this format for getting full and complex arrangements. If anything, this is a good reason to keep Maths anyway: if you set one or both sides to cycle and turn the rise and fall way down, they will go at audio rate and function as oscillators. You can have then function normally by using the Both input as your pitch input. You can also have some weird, pitch affected waveshaping by putting the pitch information into just the Rise or Fall input.

All the modulation you can fit in this case is good, and Maths is a versatile module that can cover a lot of ground. Pam's is a good inclusion, too, but the clocked nature of it means you'll want another more free-running, hands-on module to complement it. The logic and mixing elements will also help for making interesting hybrids of these elements. There are other options for complex modulation modules that potentially take up less space (Xaoc Zadar, Intellijel Quadrax, Mutable Peaks, Vostok Fuji), so this is also an option, but Maths can do a bunch of things these can't (like be an oscillator or envelope follower) and is probably more fun in this context.

There are two MIDI input modules here. mmMidi does not do MIDI out. Just MIDI in. You'll need something that explicitly does CV to MIDI conversion. Alternately, you can just use Pam's with its MIDI expander that has a MIDI out, but that will limit you to what you can get out of Pam's (not that this is all that limited). Don't forget that the Arbhar has an expander that allows for polyphonic MIDI input as well. You may not need as much direct MIDI to CV conversion as you think. What else needs to be clocked via MIDI aside from Pam's?

The ALM MCF is pretty much only available in the System Coupe amd doesn't appear to be around anymore. Unless you found one ypu can buy or you already have one, you may need another filter.

Otherwise it all looks fine to me. I'm a big fan of the Aurora, especially because it also has alternate firmware for a slightly more conventional reverb based on FDN, so it can be both its beautiful weird self or a more traditional sounding reverb with modulation if you find yourself needing that in the rack but not wanting to buy a whole other reverb. The Intellijel VCA is a classic and a good call. I'm not crazy about output modules in the rack, and there are 0hp options (I have a nice one from Herzlich labs), but if you think having one in there will help, I say go for it.

If you need more space, don't be afraid to put the Mother-32 back in its own case. It seems like a good balance to me for now (you don't need much to get a Moog, a granular synth, and another oscillator to form a full arrangement), but temptation is always there and you do have some wiggle room if something comes up.

hi,
this is my first attempt at designing a eurorack setup around a mother 32. my idea is to have a versitle setup that can do both ambient and techno music, which i can then use to make audio reactive artworks in touchdesigner, hense the uMidi output module. im also sequencing from a digitakt 2 for program changes and midi notes to the M32. i was thinking i could use the mutant brain to send other midi configuratjons from the digitakt 2 to other components in the rack like clocking pams.
i have a few questions:
- do i need more voices? at the moment i have the M32, the erica synths VCO2, and the arhbar for gradular sampling
- is there a better way to handle midi input from the digitakt 2? at the moment i have two midi inputs which seems a bit redundant.
- if i have pams, do i need maths? i know Pams can send out alot of clocked envelopes, LFOs, so it's handy for modulation, but if i only need pams, could i replace maths with another voice?
- my other option for a voice instead of the erica synths VCO2 is the dixie 2 from intelijel

any suggestions or feedback is grealty appreciated! :)

I just submitted a few more modules that I have been working on this year. Almost all are available (very limited for now) in my store at trillingsynths.com. Except for FLIP; coming soon!
Let me know what you think about these, anything you would use?

https://www.stochasticinstruments.com/product-page/strange-r-bighat-studio

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the sliders control an AR/AD curve. one for each channel. it goes from short attack/short decay via medium a/medium d to long a/no decay. serves as attenuator for cv. there's a graph in the manual: https://www.flame-instruments.de/pdf/Manual_Flame_X4_module_v100_eng.pdf

A YouTube video with a working system:

This is a dead thread but because the question was never properly answered:

Each power bus/ribbon cable on the uZeus (or any Eurorack power supply) contains wires carrying all of 0V/GND, 5V, 12V, and -12V. This is what TipTop meant when you asked which bus to use: Either one, because both buses contain all of these voltages. There isn't a "positive" and "negative" bus in that way. Sometimes people may refer to any one of the voltage supplies within the ribbon cable as a bus, which is reasonable if you're drawing up a schematic for a single module, but less so if you're connecting multiple modules in a case. Personally, I'd use "Power Bus" to refer to the entire ribbon cable's worth of power supplies.

It is important to always connect your modules to the ribbon cable correctly: There should be some indication which side of the module's power connector lines up with the red wire on the ribbon cable (which indicates the -12V side of the ribbon). If not, call the manufacturer and chastise them for not making that clear.

A common use case for the -12V supply is amplifiers: if you want to amplify a signal that goes below 0V, it's helpful to have a negative-voltage power supply to make that happen. This could mean VCA modules, or just op-amp components (which appear in almost any analog circuitry).

EDITED Sep 26th, 14:57

Thank you for watching again!

Very cool and clever stuff, as always!

Thank you for sharing!!

Some ideas for using a touch-sensitive controller with a wavefolder. Plus some tips for creating non-diatonic melodies.
Patch notes included.

https://hivemindsynthesis.com/shop/p/etch-8hp-eurorack-granular-delay-bitcrush-filter-and-quantizer-module-m4tm-modular-for-the-masses

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