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a broken, glitchy piece centering around the RYK Vector Wave. patch details in the video description.
thanks for watching.

Starting with racks that are deleted today we have that now. You will be redirected to the users profile page.
-- modulargrid

thank you!

Now also available with jacks on the top.

Yes, really annoying. I think you can change the primary face plate as a user, will take a look.

While I still don't get my head around Clouds, the Miverb, included in the alternative Parasite-firmware, is in my opinion a fantastic reverb. Emilie discontinued Clouds, but there are clones around by After Later Audio or Tunefish Modular.

As for mixers, the Doepfer-line offers fantastic value for your money. If you like to DIY, you might want to look at the Befaco STMix as a kit. Not the easiest build for a novice, though, the layout is quite dense.

Thank you, now I need this module.
And a bigger case.
-- zuggamasta

Sorry for that ;)

For me the reason to buy this specific videosynthesizer is that it can be used for XY oscilloscope drawings (Lissajous Patterns) and process them in a "artistic" way.

If you do not want to buy a new case, the Critter & Guitari EYESY could be an interesting "alternative".

Thank you, now I need this module.
And a bigger case.

Building this now. V excited

Pity that someone uploaded a Greyscale panel to this.

Available again at SchneidersLaden.

Having fun with mine :)

c'mon dude, post the link to your public rack, not just a shitty jpg!!!

MI Ripples in the bottom row of the Intellijel case on the left can be exchanged by taste by one of the example filters in the top right corner of the grid - That is if you like the sound of another filter better and it has the connections and attenuators you like.

Also apparently one can just switch the 1U row to the middle just by moving the rails, while the screwed in modules themselves are holding everything in place.

EDITED Sep 28th 2022, 12:43

this is my dark ambient rack

would a tripplesloths v2 give me anything good,or what would you recommend?

EDITED Oct 2nd 2022, 07:58

If possible, put the 1u row in the middle

It seems to me very interesting.

The small knobs are a bit difficult to reach, but you can't minimize HP and have large controls. The button / knob combos must be memorized and probably could not be used in a dark venue. Otherwise this is a very interesting module to use. I think the compromises they made were well considered. This thing would be twice the HP if was say an In5tro designed module ;-)
-- mntbighker

Thanks for the very considered assessment. Yes, the functionality-footprint tradeoff is something we thought about very carefully, and obviously every player will have their own preference on that continuum. The line we took was that, with all we wanted it to do, yes, footprint would far exceed what was reasonable or practical were it to be 1-button-1-function. We therefore designed it so that the most important musical elements (pitch, duration and octave) are directly accessible on the top layer and the more detailed ones are only ever a single button-hold away, clearly marked on the panel. Finally, it is first and foremost an instrument so a modest amount of muscle-familiarity with it to get everything out of it is, I think, a reasonable solution. There's a lot of comment on how quickly this comes in the user testimonials here...

https://www.stochasticinstruments.com/feedback

...and also a nice demo here (fwd to 24min 45sec). Thanks for engaging :-)

EDITED Sep 27th 2022, 07:39

Anxiously awaiting my SIG+ to arrive in the mail any day now...

The small knobs are a bit difficult to reach, but you can't minimize HP and have large controls. The button / knob combos must be memorized and probably could not be used in a dark venue. Otherwise this is a very interesting module to use. I think the compromises they made were well considered. This thing would be twice the HP if was say an In5tro designed module ;-)

Delay/reverb recommendation: FX Aid XL or Pro by Happy Nerding
Mix recommendation: Cosmix by Cosmotronic

Delay/reverb recommendation: status leak by frequency central.. nice easy kit

Also connected:
- Moog Mother32
- Elektron Digitone
- Hologram Electronics Microcosm

A note of caution, the uZeus is designed to be mounted on metal rails, and while it is possible to mount them on 3d printed plastic, it's not ideal, and if you ask TipTop I'm pretty sure they will recommend against it. However, I've got a couple mounted on 3d printed plastic (albeit not in an actual case) and what I've done is put these heat sinks on them to dissipate any excess heat:

I noticed that a bit ago, so I swapped to 4MS Row 25 because it was what the person who modeled my case was using, and they added a little breakout slot to fit it on the top instead of in the main rack.

A note of caution, the uZeus is designed to be mounted on metal rails, and while it is possible to mount them on 3d printed plastic, it's not ideal, and if you ask TipTop I'm pretty sure they will recommend against it. However, I've got a couple mounted on 3d printed plastic (albeit not in an actual case) and what I've done is put these heat sinks on them to dissipate any excess heat:

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CVTHZ6W/
https://smile.amazon.com/25Mx20mmx0-25mm-Performance-Thermally-conduction-insulation/dp/B075FRPXQ5/

Actually since the heat sinks and tape are cheap, I've gone ahead and put one on all my uZeus modules, regardless of where they're mounted. It's super easy.

EDITED Sep 26th 2022, 00:16

I am finally ready to take the next steps into the modular world. I have an East Beast and a West Pest that I absolutely love, and I'm planning out my build now. I've 3D printed myself an expandable case and am looking towards the uZeus for power.

I'd like to grab myself two modules in particular and I'd like to solicit some recommendations. Given that I'm only entering the world of modular, I'm not looking to go crazy with state of the art stuff, but I'm also not opposed to spending a bit more for something worth the quality.

• First, I'd like a mixer simply to cut down on the amount of output cables I have to feed into my speakers. I think 4 channels in would be best so I could expand in the future, but more is probably better here?

• Second, I'd like some kind of delay/reverb. Probably something simple for now.

• Third, I'm planning to grab a Music Thing Modular Graphic EQ DIY kit. I have no specific interest in the EQ itself, but I saw it recommended as a very simple starter DIY kit and I'm still a soldering novice. Willing to take recommendations here as well (something more easily available in the US would be nice).

TL;DR: Going to put my East Beast and a West Pest into a Eurorack case, would like mixer and delay/reverb module recommendations. Also planning to grab one simple DIY kit to give that a try. All powered by uZeus.

Thanks!

EDITED Sep 25th 2022, 20:34

Set the varigate switch in the middle position (2/2) now you have channels 1 and 3 for cv and channels 2 and 4 for gate.
Simply program the step that you want with the fader all on the right (100% prob of firing a gate)
You can advance the sequence with a clock or a trigger pattern to advance when you want instead of a constant clock.
Hope it helps

EDITED Sep 27th 2022, 13:33

How do I sync the cv and gate on the Varigate 4+ so that when pitch is outputted, a corresponding gate is fired? Right now it is all out of sync so the envelope is not opening properly.

Thanks

Hello community, Timber is a wave manipulation tool, it can overdrive, fold, fold again, and another slice of folding. It also can be use for its feedback possibilities and can also behave like a VCA. It has 2 section we can intermodulate or cross-fade. We can pick different tastes of drive and the folding stage of the I section can by applied before to hit section II's wavefolder(s).
This video details 5 very nice spots I've stopped by using this amazing module.
Happy watching.

And this one is a video manual, in french with cc!

EDITED Oct 10th 2022, 19:06

I'm visual too, so I can relate. But also for simpler matters. I have the Zadar, which outputs 0-10V (attenuatable). Suppose I get that down to 0-3V. Now if I invert that, I get -3-0V. Say I want it to be 0-3V. With many DC sources, it's hard to say if I'm really getting 3V. I was using that to AND the inverse of envelope of a sound with gates, in other words to stop gates from triggering while the sound is still playing. By ear, it's probably good enough. Visually, I feel it's more accurate. Now the question is - do I want to spend €500 on a Mordax for that?
-- Arrandan

Well I would just say that 1) there are cheaper scope options out there than the Mordax, which has 4 channels and does more than just act as an oscilloscope. Plum Audio, FPB, and Intellijel have cheaper scopes, and there may be others I'm missing as well. And 2) If your experience is like mine you're likely to run into other situations where you'll be glad you had a scope. I actually have more than one and I don't regret it at all.

EDITED Sep 25th 2022, 00:02

Yeah for me a scope like the the O'Tool+ or Mordax Data is essential. Yes you should use your ears, but viewing things in the scope can save you a lot of headaches as far as diagnosing problems when things aren't behaving like you expect. I'm a visual person anyway so I like to be able to see things in the scope regardless.
-- adaris

I'm visual too, so I can relate. But also for simpler matters. I have the Zadar, which outputs 0-10V (attenuatable). Suppose I get that down to 0-3V. Now if I invert that, I get -3-0V. Say I want it to be 0-3V. With many DC sources, it's hard to say if I'm really getting 3V. I was using that to AND the inverse of envelope of a sound with gates, in other words to stop gates from triggering while the sound is still playing. By ear, it's probably good enough. Visually, I feel it's more accurate. Now the question is - do I want to spend €500 on a Mordax for that?

I found this little gem from Tesseract while browsing for sequencers. With the expander, it just fits in this pod!

Funny thing is this Tesseract isn't only a sequencer and midi-capable as well. It also has a sample player and a very basic drum synth built in.

I still need to look into it more deeply. There's only 4 cv in and I don't know what they can be mapped on. PS: just looked it up. Those cv ins can be used for literally anything - Euclidean length, filter resonance, drum synth decay, reverb level, you name it. Pretty impressive!

Hey! Paired with a deluge and keystep/beatstep pro, do you think this 12u rack (meant for berlin school/ generative ambient) would be fun to play? i haven't made this in vcv because i have neither a key/beatstep nor a deluge, this is just future planning. constructive criticism welcome!

EDITED Sep 26th 2022, 19:47

Yeah for me a scope like the the O'Tool+ or Mordax Data is essential. Yes you should use your ears, but viewing things in the scope can save you a lot of headaches as far as diagnosing problems when things aren't behaving like you expect. I'm a visual person anyway so I like to be able to see things in the scope regardless.

EDITED Sep 24th 2022, 15:42

I'm mostly in camp "by ear" too for signal levels too, as Jim says the worst that happens is that something clips off a bit of the signal. Definitely occasionally throw envelope signals into Mordax to get a look at what they're doing though!

IMHO though, other than tuning you really shouldn't chase all that much precision in signal levels! Let it be a little sloppy, it might do something cool!

Very pleased with this rig. Moving things around here and there but all-in-all, patching is smooth.
Been so helpful having MODULARGrid available to calculate my loads.
I am maxing all 3 power supplies. Right to the edge...

EDITED Sep 24th 2022, 14:00

Bought a Noise Engineering Electus Versio from @tron23 and couldn't be happier - quick replies, super fast shipment and very nice communications - thanks a lot, 100% recommended!

I've never bothered checking the voltage of a signal & don't really have a way of doing it other than a multimeter

I usually attenuate modulation anyway & what's the worst that can happen in eurorack? probably that the signal will clip... & as it's not audio...

Hi everyone,

Just uploaded a video using the MiniBrute 2s , Neutron, Crave and assorted Mutable modules.

Please check it out if you have the time.

Some modules want -5V to +5V, others produce 0 to +10V, then there's modulation modifying the voltages, and after a while I'm completely lost what I actually have for a signal. In many cases, I can cope by just listening to the result. But in some situations, I’d like to know it a bit more precisely. So my question is: how do you check the voltage range of a signal? Do you do that at all? If yes, with a specific module, or a multi-purpose one like the Mordax Data?

Just a word of advice, that section of your second row with a bunch of 2hp modules will not be fun to use. If you have to have modules that small, it will be best to spread them out around your rack if you actually hope to make use of them. Better yet, invest in a larger case so that you can utilize modules that have some actual room to tweak knobs and plug cables in, and only use tiny modules to fill gaps. You will thank yourself later.
Have fun and good luck!
-- farkas

Thanks Farkas! That is a good point. So far, the 2HP components have not lived up to my expectations and are candidates for removal.

I may just place blanks in their place.

David

Yeah, it's Rubadub.
Thanks for the correction.

Just a word of advice, that section of your second row with a bunch of 2hp modules will not be fun to use. If you have to have modules that small, it will be best to spread them out around your rack if you actually hope to make use of them. Better yet, invest in a larger case so that you can utilize modules that have some actual room to tweak knobs and plug cables in, and only use tiny modules to fill gaps. You will thank yourself later.
Have fun and good luck!

I couldn’t see Juno listed in the merchants the deal applied to but can see Rubadub in there

https://pages.ebay.co.uk/coupons/2022/dhwxnchf/index.html

EDITED Sep 23rd 2022, 16:52

This was my first attempt at building a rack.

I was looking for versatility, multiple voices, and sequential control with gate switches, So, I have an Eric Synth voice, Roland voices, an Oberheim styled voice, FM voices, plus crazy saws and squares. I have filters, vcas, effects, sequential switches, etc.

If I need more, I have semi-mods Behringer Neutron and Model D to supplement and build on.

Logic Pro X, VCVRack2 and Reaktor Blocks also supplements this rig. Expert Sleepers helps with the CV/Gate connections.

Please note: the uZeus cannot be safely used in this rack, it is a placeholder. I actually use a PSU from an old computer to supply power instead.

EDITED Sep 23rd 2022, 14:56

There is a 20% off sale on Ebay atm.
Which includes quite a few Eurorack modules.
Just bought a Mordax Data for £314 new from Rubadub.

EDITED Sep 23rd 2022, 17:45

I'd recommend the After later audio Tilt as a small function / envelope generator,
-- Sythic
I was looking at it initially, maybe if I can do without exclusive LFOs and opt for a slightly more complex LFO/envelope module.

Maybe the ochd is worth considering for a boat load of LFO in a small space.
-- Sythic
For now, if I add TILT and DMO I don't consider adding more LFO's

Add filter flavour to your own tastes, I recently fell in love with the ritual electronics altar and it's made me appreciate all of my filters more ☺️
-- Sythic
I have been listening to both viola ruina and WASP and I like its possibilities, for now, with these filters it would be useful.
Thanks!!

EDITED Sep 23rd 2022, 10:59

I'd recommend the After later audio Tilt as a small function / envelope generator, although you probably want more LFO and modulation sources too. I only recently realised how much tilt could do and for the size of it it's fantastic. (There is a divkid video on YouTube)

The make noise contour is discontinued, but it's another small-ish envelope I'd never want to take out of my case

Maybe the ochd is worth considering for a boat load of LFO in a small space.

Add filter flavour to your own tastes, I recently fell in love with the ritual electronics altar and it's made me appreciate all of my filters more ☺️

Here is a negative feedback about a seller: alaindusmith
Paypal address: dzidra.valentina@gmail.com

He sold me a strakal brulu distortion, his post indicated that the module was in perfect working condition.
When I received it, I immediately noticed that the distortion and especially the fuzz were almost absent. Another strange thing was that the fuzz CV only reacted to negative voltages.

I contacted the Touellskouan company which produces the module. They confirmed me that the module was defective on the basis of tests made at home with a multimeter. Fortunately they are super cool, I sent them the module for repair. I just received it, it works now.

I wrote to the seller to kindly point out the problem, with proof, in order to start a negotiation for a compensation from him. Of course, he doesn't answer. At best he is a very bad builder who never understood that his module was not working.

Just run away from him!

EDITED Sep 23rd 2022, 10:23

Thank you! Well, I thought 20 minutes would be too boring for most people to listen.
But I'll think about it and may be in future I will make some new tunes a little bit linger and deeper :)

I would strongly consider FX Aid XL...would obviously recommend FX Aid Pro but with a smaller case like this, HP is at a premium.
-- jb61264
Good point, but at the moment I don't want effects inside the rack, just a delay that gives me many possibilities, to get some glitchy sounds. That is why I have selected the Dual PT delay from 333modules.
Thank you very much for your comment.