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Hi!
If you're a Eurorack user/enthusiast at any level of experience who has filled/is filling a rack AND you consider yourself a musician/composer or someone motivated to make musical sounds then I would love to speak with you.
I need about 20-30 minutes of your time as soon as is most convenient for you.
Interviews will be performed via video chat.
I’m looking to speak to 3-5 people today.
This is a school UX project and you will remain anonymous for the purposes of the study.
Please DM me if you are available and interested.
Yes! I might just loved the function to hp to price ratio I could get from these starter befaco modules. I’m having my eyes open for a beefy multi VCA and landed at befaco again. So let me know your recommendations 🤘😎
Haha, Cheers guys :)
The reverb was Cranked up to 11 in the Granular mode (not using any Granular), I should really try it through the OliverB mode.
I don't make music in the brewery though I did get Mylar Melodies to come and play a set once, people thought he was a DJ.... how wrong they were ;-)
I want to incorporate some modular into our future business plans.
Enjoy your spare HP, don't rush to fill every last space, this is not like filling sticker books. Resist the urge to 'complete' your rack, its never complete so just relax.
Thanks Garfield, yes indeed that vowel pattern is from my Plaits in the other case. Love plaits and think of combine Plaits in the mdlr case along with rings and marbles for a Mutable Instruments trio. I also have shades which is great and thinking of also moving kermit and bionic lester to the mdlr case when stillson hammer and hertz donut arrive so I have a complete set together of harvestman modules!
nice tones, I almost picked up rings (likely will in my next case), but I have a resonator in the parasites firmware for clouds that has some nice qualities to it. I decided to get a dedicated reverb, going for the bat-verb, Desmodus Versio.
Now this is something! Thank you for the details on your track. How do you like your Pyramid sequencer? From the sound of the track, you must love it ;-)
Those drums that start to kick in around 1:30, yeah, good! And how subtle your main voice starts around 2:00, just lovely!
Oh come on! You keep coming with fantastic and beautiful sonic surprises during this track, this is seriously something else, but so nice, so subtle, and so good! Phew... getting emotional about it :-) Going to listen at it again!
Thank you very much for making my night very special! Kind regards, Garfield.
For review reports of Eurorack modules, please refer to https://garfieldmodular.net/ for PDF formatted downloads
Oh yes, nice...! :-) And that drone sound that starts a bit before 4:30, oh.... so good... I love that! :-) You must have used a few "kilos" of reverb there ;-)
These kind of tracks can never be too long, can they? I enjoy the full length of it and I am glad Troux has such an influence on you ;-)
Nice beer label by the way, pity that I don't like beer, from the look of it I want it, it's just that I really don't like beer, I can't even swallow it down my throat, pity... The funny thing is, even though I don't like to drink beer, I am still quite intrigued by it.
By the way... are you making your music inside the brewery? If yes, you should be able to make your tracks beyond the 17 minute line ;-) Influenced by all those beer-damps and smells. No wonder that I felt being hyper spaced by your music :-)
Thank you very much and kind regards, Garfield.
For review reports of Eurorack modules, please refer to https://garfieldmodular.net/ for PDF formatted downloads
This is a very nice and different style and piece of music of yours. I feel this is nice and very subtle at the same time. Very relaxing to listen at. Yeah for a Saturday night before taking some night rest, a lovely track to finish the evening/night with :-)
Thank you very much for sharing this and kind regards, Garfield.
For review reports of Eurorack modules, please refer to https://garfieldmodular.net/ for PDF formatted downloads
You got yourself some nice Befaco modules :-) All DIY, right? Do you have other brand DIY modules as well? There are other DIY brands out there than Befaco, but I guess you knew that already :-)
Have fun with your rack and kind regards, Garfield.
For review reports of Eurorack modules, please refer to https://garfieldmodular.net/ for PDF formatted downloads
Yep...look at it this way: if you already KNOW that 84 hp isn't sufficient, and if larger cases are readily available, why do this? After all, what you have here is missing quite a few of the utility-type modules necessary to get the ones that're in this build to really shine, in addition to farkas's excellent observation about the crap-level ergonomics.
And I won't even get into the total absence of VCAs here...
That was me @wishbonebrewery and I'm thrilled to be such a bad influence, er that people are taking up the challenge I mean 🤣🤣 This rules, love the cinematic feel and the space of it, good sound design too but everything coming together. Looking forward to more.
Oh yes, the quantizer looks super useful! I need to look deeper into surface mount technology though. I know some test/training kits; Which I want to order before. For now I have zlob entropy, and zlob SVF kits on the way due to the small form factor and the bastl cinnamon not being available. Also some thonkiconns to build a little or-combiner to go with the Muxlicer!
I'm having the a lot of fun just noodling with the small skiff without all the other tools and toys I have available.
Here are some more bleeps and bloops, again raw from the headphone jack :)
Thank you all for being so kind and helpful, it is great fun to read all the threads on modularGrid!
I am sure this has been asked before, but given how easy this would be for you guys to implement within the already established code base of modular grid, could you please consider adding a rack planner? At the moment I have to take screenshots of audio gear and API 500 racks from modular grid and do this in Visio.
Someone asked for something a bit more Long-Form.... is 11 mins enough?
I've got the MakeNoise STO and Befaco Even VCO being blended through the AI Modular Matrix Mixer, LOTS of VCO modulation from Divkid Ochd, Noise Engineering Clep Diaz, WMD SSF ADSRVCA (as kind looping LFO), Reverb on the main evolving synth part is from the Monsoon Clouds, Bits of beats from ADDAC103, other percussion from the the 103 too but put through a really short Tape-Loop Delay on the Disting Mk4, all controlled by the DNi Pro DOT which is being tweaked by LFOs.
Thanks for listening, soz there might be a Windows system sound crop up in the recording cos of my dodgy soundcard!
Enjoy your spare HP, don't rush to fill every last space, this is not like filling sticker books. Resist the urge to 'complete' your rack, its never complete so just relax.
Why limit yourself to 84hp? You will quickly exhaust the potential of this. edit
Also, trying to pack this much functionality into a small space will make this a nightmare to tweak. You probably want this to be a fun and playable instrument, but that's going to be tough with no room to get your fingers in there.
Thank you Lugia for that Free lesson. I will experiment with the inverter on the minibrute just to learn some more.
And Math is the first on the list now
Maths is useful enough that there's not really a "not ready for" point to it. You'll get results from square 1, to be sure...and then, you can grow with it and sort out some of the other ridiculous amount of things it can do. Joe came up with a solid winner with that thing.
As for negative and positive voltage values...keep in mind that those terms can be a little deceptive, because you can shift a "negative" into positive voltages by adding a DC offset. The real importance here is that you can INVERT positive-going signals into negative-going ones. And those inverted signals have some amazing uses...
My JP-6 has inverted envelope settings. And those are, quite often, key to getting that Jupiter-6 sound. By modulating the VCF with a negative envelope instead of a positive one, this inverts the cutoff behavior...allowing attacks to LOWER the cutoff instead of raising it. And if you want a wild, sweepy thing to happen when you RELEASE the keys, that's how you do it. In modular, this just ups the abuse potential. For example, let's say you want to pan something...but you haven't got a panner in the rig. The proper fix would be to use two VCAs, an LFO, and an inverter so you can get a 180-degree negative of the LFO's output. You'd split the LFO's output, with one going straight to one VCA's CV, but the other wouldn't get a straight CV, but one routed through the inverter. The result is that as one VCA is opening up, the other is closing in perfect sync, and if you hardpan those VCA outputs to the left and right...well, there you go!
Whenever you run across something that's very much on the "basics" level such as that, you can bet even money that that's a functionality that MUST be in a rig...no matter what it's intended for!
Yep...it's a secondary power inlet, so that if you don't have the appropriate 9V adapter, you can plug the nasty little thing into USB. Pretty effin' smart...and Cuvave does this on most of their boxes, which is one of the things that separates them from the other Chinese OEMers.
Yeah the WMD impressed me on par with Noise Engineering BIA for hard hitting percussion modules. My Doepfer monster base case just arrived today but unfortunately I cannot stack the two 6u cases on it :-(
So I will need to order a regular large Doepfer monster case next year to stack on top. It works out as I can take the modules from both 6u cases and consolidate into the Doepfer monster case next year for one setup after I add another sequencer and more FX to it. Then use the 6u cases for travel purposes even though the base case is portable as well.
Thanks a lot for the details of your setup, that's an interesting read! Looks like I really need to get a few WMD modules... perhaps next year... this year budget almost gone.
Have a good weekend and kind regards, Garfield.
For review reports of Eurorack modules, please refer to https://garfieldmodular.net/ for PDF formatted downloads
Nice! My monster base case arrived today and now with two new much cases, I am very happy to be able to grow my setups and consolidate things into one larger case.
I am running the Hysteria VCO's into the Eudemonia mixer, controlling the VCA with a ADSR envelope. The VCA LED indicates it is very close to overdriving. The output from the Eudomonia feeds into a Ladix A-570 line out module. Everything is very close to clipping. Don't know if you normally would put an attenuator between an ADSR and a VCA?
Thought I'd share this compilation I just released. I invited a bunch of my local Toronto modular friends to submit a short piece made with a 3-module challenge patch.
All sales of the album (after processing fees) will be donated to Toronto-based, youth-led organization Black Women in Motion. https://blackwomeninmotion.org/
Sorry, just re-read the post. I'm not sure why your oscillators may be overdriving your filter but attenuation options for audio and CV are always a good idea.
Are you attempting to run your modular outs to a line input on an external mixer? If so, yes, modular output is very hot. I've been pretty lucky and have been able to attenuate my signal in the rack, but you may need to invest in a line output module.
Just having built my first modular with 2 Hysteria VCOs and an Eudemonia Filter/mixer.
When I patch out the outs from the VCOs into the mixer I need to turn the gain all the way down to 9 o'clock to prevent overdrive.
Are outs really normally that hot in a modular VCO or am I doing something wrong here? It would be nice with a little wiggle room on the gain controls of the mixer to match the 2 channels.
Oh! That looks awesome and fun. Ordered. My keystep37 (pre-ordered in early sept) just showed up yesterday.
I’ve taken the forums advice and started testbedding modules and patches in vcvrack. I hope I never figure out what the hardware versions of sequencer 3 and that vca/audio mixer are...my credit card would cry.
Hey Lugia ! thanks for your advice, i find it very usefull.
First of all, the DFAM is there only for space in my desk porpuses, its going out when i buy my next module and going back to its case. I love the rackbrute, but shipping that to Argentina is really expensive as it is too heavy and we have insane import taxes here, so i preffer to save that money for modules. Im bulding a DIY wooden case, and the dfam will keep its own power supply.
Going to the thing;
When i said that the rack would be a complement for the mini2s, it really was the other way arround. The mini has 2 LFOs, 2 Atenuators, VCA, 2 extra sequencers, and many other outputs for modulation. Also having Peaks as LFO. I've been learning patching with the mini and the dfam, and i think i now realise what everything does, however, im not ready for MATHS or MARBLES yet, i still get confused with positive and negative voltages and i really want to understand what is happening.
I thought of the Frames and Veils as mixers among other funtions.
The sequencer will be an Eloquencer now, and i replaced the Z5000 with 2hp delay and 2hp verb, plus a Disting MK4 witch has many function to fill the gap.
So i thought a posible patch in this sistem would be:
4 Gate/CV from Eloquencer to Rings, Plaits, Elements, Clouds, and their outputs to Veils or Frames, or both; maybe thru filter and fx modules. The remaining 4 outputs on the sequencer could go to Dfam, or se-02, arp oddysey, microbrute, they all go to the allen and heath desk mixer. From there, i have the mini for lots of modulation and variations.
The TR8s for drums and triggering tb03 and sh01, also keeping the microfreak. I dont know about monologue and miniligue xd i dont really like the sound. But the entire setup would be the rack with the sequencer as the heart and the other gear around trying to keep everything hand-reachable
Does that make sense to you?
In order to be able to change settings of the EMW 8-step trigger sequencer while running, I patched a circuit that holds and resets the module in case it is out of sync. This only works for forward mode.
With the inverters of the Doepfer logic and the Malekko gate combiners I made a flip-flop. I took step 1 from the Doepfer clock sequencer and lead it to the trigger modifier. The logic comes down to this. If not step 1 and EMW sends 1-step pulse, then the flip-flop will set and the EMW hold input is positive. If step 1, the flip-flop resets and the EMW starts running.
Next the EMW has to be resetted. The reset takes place at the up and down change pulse of step 1. (Out of trigger modifier)
Really appreciate that insight Lugia. That’s good shit, thank you. The BIA just seems so easy to make it sound reallllly nice. But that’s cool, thanks for pushing me towards experimentation rather than ease of use.
I still found a good deal on the Milky Way so I think I’ll keep that as an send fx instead of the spring em.. so I’m really into the fat sound of the Mangrove but I can’t find one for sale.. and moving that spring for the Milky Way gives me some hp. Any suggestions for a good (phat) (weird) oscillator (analog) to replace the mangrove with (and pair with the e350)?
(I also can’t find that mixer for sale, but it looks really sick so I’m willing to wait)
Other than that, super excited. And even with what I’ve got confirmed (in my mind) super happy with and know I can build from there. So really appreciate your help mate.
Cheers.
Two Plaits is much more necessary than you think. True, there's plenty of synths that only have one VCO...but then, when you have TWO, you can then detune one ever so slightly and get a much fatter, beefier result. When I put those together, my intention was to aim things toward a VERY big, massive bass sound there. That's physics at work...the detuning causes all sorts of extra sonic phenomena due to the two oscillators phasing against each other. When the phasing is nice and slow, then you get phase reinforcement...sort of the sonic equivalent of 2 + 2 = 5 Or, with some of the Plaits waveforms, that's more like 2 + 2 = 17.6! Trust me on this one...I've left a nice "body count" of damaged subs, broken windows and such, and even some minor structural damage over many years in the wake of some of my bass patches.
-- Lugia
Two Plaits is much more necessary than you think. True, there's plenty of synths that only have one VCO...but then, when you have TWO, you can then detune one ever so slightly and get a much fatter, beefier result. When I put those together, my intention was to aim things toward a VERY big, massive bass sound there. That's physics at work...the detuning causes all sorts of extra sonic phenomena due to the two oscillators phasing against each other. When the phasing is nice and slow, then you get phase reinforcement...sort of the sonic equivalent of 2 + 2 = 5 Or, with some of the Plaits waveforms, that's more like 2 + 2 = 17.6! Trust me on this one...I've left a nice "body count" of damaged subs, broken windows and such, and even some minor structural damage over many years in the wake of some of my bass patches.
-- Lugia
Two Plaits is much more necessary than you think. True, there's plenty of synths that only have one VCO...but then, when you have TWO, you can then detune one ever so slightly and get a much fatter, beefier result. When I put those together, my intention was to aim things toward a VERY big, massive bass sound there. That's physics at work...the detuning causes all sorts of extra sonic phenomena due to the two oscillators phasing against each other. When the phasing is nice and slow, then you get phase reinforcement...sort of the sonic equivalent of 2 + 2 = 5 Or, with some of the Plaits waveforms, that's more like 2 + 2 = 17.6! Trust me on this one...I've left a nice "body count" of damaged subs, broken windows and such, and even some minor structural damage over many years in the wake of some of my bass patches.
-- Lugia
