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This looks interesting. What was your application for this? Specifically, why so many M2CV modules?

New video:

I recently returned from a journey to Japan. It was a deeply inspiring trip. I brought my recorder everywhere. I captured sounds in Tokyo and Kyoto…from shrines, streets, and quiet corners. I recorded crows near Meiji Shrine. I found bell tones echoing through old temples. In the Japanese Alps, I followed forest paths. I recorded bear bells on the Nakasendo trail.
And soft footsteps on ancient monastery floors. At Eiheiji, an 800-year-old Zen temple, I captured resonating bowls 
and birds singing in the early morning 

I loaded all the samples into Multigrain.
These textures are the foundation for a new EP.
But I couldn’t resist experimenting early.
This piece grew out of a soundscape.
Bear bells, water drips, floor creaks…
Clicking sounds from inside a wooden ryokan.

From these, a slow melody emerged.
It builds gently, almost like mist rising. 
I hope you enjoy this piece!

Select Seed in Cross Op and select another PPW output for Seed Src. set the selected output to pulse when you want a new seed. ALM did vids on this here is the first one

Hi all, made a song this week that I wanted to share ^_^

Arps and Howls by megoth

I've been enjoying experimenting with the Chromaplane, the latest addition to my home studio. After coming across a very nice arpeggio on the Solar 42f, I wanted to pair it up with some longer, more noisy sounds from the Chromaplane. This became the result of it, with some added pads and bass as well ^_^

For those interested in the modules: an important module in this song was the Acabus (a Maths clone), which I used a couple of LFOs to generate some envelopes that modulated the filter and the delay of the Chromaplane. The audio output of the Chromaplane was then routed through Lyra-8 for some extra weird delays and gritty drive, and then through cDVCA for filtering and even more gritty drive.

I've been thinking about expanding my home studio with some preamp- and EQ-modules, and thought I would share my thinking here, in case I've forgotten something obvious, or should consider other alternatives.

To give a bit of context: My home studio consists of various Eurorack modules, synthesizers and a laptop running Ableton Live. All go into patchbay where I duplicate the audio signals into A and B; A goes into a 10-track mixer with 12 channels (two of the tracks are stereo), and B goes into ES-9 (except the audio from the laptop - I don't need to record this separately). The sum of the mixer is then recorded using Focusrite 2i2 3rd gen.

This means I end up recording 2 channels of wet stereo from the mixer (as the mixer have an Aux channel that sends to a reverb pedal), and up 10 dry channels (in the sense that they haven't been mixed with the reverb pedal), resulting from the 9 remaining tracks after removing the track for the laptop.

A problem with the current setup is that the ES-9 is designed for audio from Eurorack modules, so instruments that send Line signals will be low. This hasn't been a to big of a problem for me, as I've limited myself to only use these single tracks to "back up" certain parts of the mix (to enhance certain parts, etc). But it's been an annoyance, and I've decided that I want to try to find a solution.

Another part of the context is the form factor that I want to use for this: I used to have a DFAM that I sadly lost because of a drunken mistake during a jam (sidenote: you should always label your power cords), but I still use its case to house various modules. It fits very neatly next to the mixer, it houses the ES-9 currently, and I would like to continue using it as rack for this solution. So that means one row of 60hp.

After some iterations I've ended up with the following:

With this setup I can boost and adjust EQ for 12 channels. The limitation is that only 4 channels can be individually adjusted, so the remaining 8 are probably best used for stereo, which is ok for me. The idea is to have all tracks (except the stereo channel used by the laptop) be routed through the various preamps and EQs (the laptop will go "directly" to the mixer via the main outputs of the ES-9) to the patchbay, where the signals are duplicated, one going back to the ES-9 and the other into the mixer (which also returns a stereo channel to the ES-9).

Granted, signals coming from Eurorack modules directly won't have much need for the gain modules, so I could drop some there, but I'm ok with having some redundant modules from time to time if that means that the final design is simpler to comprehend.

I also think I need to boost the signal coming from the mixer (something the 2i2 handles for me today), so the left-most BaxandallEQ is designated the sum-signal from the mixer. Alternatively I could still use the 2i2 for this, but I would like to free up this for other purposes.

An alternative to this is to go with something much simpler, like the Focusrite 18i20. The drawback of this is that if I want to have 12 channels (to match the mixer) I would have to buy an extension. (That said, it would probably still be cheaper than the solution above.) But I would not get the EQ-functionality, and in the solution above all channels have their own gain knob, which I appreciate.

Again, I appreciate any feedback. I recognize my setup can be somewhat confusing, but I hope I was able to convey how it works, and how I would like it to work ^_^

Edit 1: Added some context regard the size of the rack.

EDITED May 25th, 13:20

Hello fellow GAS guys,

I've been searching the manual, on Google and asking AI, but I don't seem to find a clear answer. You guys will know, I'm sure. I'm sorry if it's an obvious thing I happen to have looked past. I'm fairly new to this thing (my GAS turned 1 year old a few days ago) ;-)

The question:
When I have an output of the PPW configured to send out random voltages looped on 16 steps for instance. How do I tell it to generate a new seed for the loop without stopping playback? Is it done by reducing the looping steps to 0 and back up to 16 to reseed the loop, or is there another way? Some button combo that can be used? Can I trigger it via CV somehow?

I see it can easily be done by using another module for the random loop, a turing machine or mimetis for instance, but I don't have those (yet) and I would like to know if PPW can do that too somehow.

Thanks in advance for your experience and insights!

All VCAs Outs to the Mixer.
From KeyStep PRO:
Clock out to First Mixer mult first in
Ch2 MOD to First VCF Control in 2
Ch2 PITCH to Low Pass VCF for FFBank

EDITED May 24th, 21:56

the arrival, the release

Did you also just make the worlds cheapest breath controller?

+1 god of wind!

If you were powering the Case with a small wind turbine I'd be interested haha!
I'm sure I'll be listening to this a bit later this evening.
-- wishbonebrewery

Thanks for listening later. Yes, wind-powered modular would be great. There are lots of wind towers around here (in Iowa)...

Hi all -

I have a TipTop Z-DSP and a bunch of SD cards with their preprogrammed algos on them.

Is there any way, inside a rack, to show the card or cards that a particular module comes with? Or, for that matter, is there any way to show them at all?

Hoping someone more versed can help a brother out.

Cheers -

DMcO

EDITED May 23rd, 19:32

I could see this being an interesting playground for processing external audio, using the different channels of Quart to modulate parameters on the filter and the Deflector Shield and then crossfading those outputs with dry. The Horologic Uter is not really usable in this configuration, but everything else would have some utility. I think I would add in another modulation source with some CV inputs and then you could really have fun with some feedback/cross modulation of CV. You could use the crossfader to do some fun audio feedback too. A small system like this can really force you to get creative with the ways you patch to get interesting things out of it. Of course, I'm saying all this as someone with a box of modules collecting dust, waiting for their chance to get swapped in my main case : )

I'd certainly recommend patching it up and having fun with it before selling anything

If you were powering the Case with a small wind turbine I'd be interested haha!
I'm sure I'll be listening to this a bit later this evening.

EDITED May 23rd, 17:48

This video demonstrates how, with a cheap anemometer, you can use the wind as a source of random modulation for a modular synthesizer. Here, I'm simulating wind chimes. A nice way to get out into the open air and collaborate musically with the elements!

MPC One + beat

Hi,

I moved to a smaller case, pared everything down for a live set up which is okay but ended up with these left overs that dont have a home.

Would you see a use case for these as a rack in and of themselves?

Apart from the Deflector Shield and the 171-2 I'm half of a mind to sell....or store...

Your opinion, please? My first time post so I'm not sure if I am sharing my rack correctly:

https://cdn.modulargrid.net/img/racks/modulargrid_2859139.jpg

Cheers

an ACID test here :

demo video

EDITED May 23rd, 07:36

Hi,

I am 31 years on collecting gear.

I need help to use the marketplace, readed several times the instructions, I am member for over 3 months, but can´t put adds.

Any help please? I am bad with computers, DAWless man here.

Best
-- Akailama

Hi, open the detail page of the module you want to sell. Scroll to the section 'Marketplace'. There should be a button 'Offer on Marketplace'. Clicking it goes to the page where you can create your offer and then click 'Submit Offer'.

-- amethyst

Thanks! It worked, now I need to learn how to upload pics here.

I think I did an err putting a wanted to buy module, did I?

Thanks and sorry

Hi,

I am 31 years on collecting gear.

I need help to use the marketplace, readed several times the instructions, I am member for over 3 months, but can´t put adds.

Any help please? I am bad with computers, DAWless man here.

Best
-- Akailama

Hi, open the detail page of the module you want to sell. Scroll to the section 'Marketplace'. There should be a button 'Offer on Marketplace'. Clicking it goes to the page where you can create your offer and then click 'Submit Offer'.

Hi,

I am 31 years on collecting gear.

I need help to use the marketplace, readed several times the instructions, I am member for over 3 months, but can´t put adds.

Any help please? I am bad with computers, DAWless man here.

Best

In your user preferences you find a drop down menu Country Selection.
Select a country within the EU there.
Click here: https://www.modulargrid.net/e/users/edit
-- modulargrid

Hello~
Thx for your great service all these years!!
How do I get my store listed on each modules pages on the right side of the page? I have been selling Eurorack modules for over 13 years. I would like more people to know cool modules I offer from my shop... thx in advance!! Tada website: www.boutiquepedalnyc.us email: tada@boutiquepedalnyc.com

https://cdn.modulargrid.net/img/racks/modulargrid_2846966.jpg
new to eurorack
can I ask for your opinion about this rack?
mostly for drum trigger and drum manipulation with Cubase

thank you
Mike

https://cdn.modulargrid.net/img/racks/modulargrid_2846966.jpg
new to eurorack
can I ask for your opinion about this rack?
mostly for drum trigger and drum manipulation with Cubase

thank you
Mike

EDITED May 21st, 17:21

thanks mate. Maybe a bad cable then :( It came with module, but was a used module - totally sucks :((

Hi, sorry for your loss :(
maybe a bad ribbon cable?
https://www.reddit.com/r/modular/comments/kqcohn/always_check_your_ribbon_cables_before_using_them/

new to modular - so maybe this is a rite of passage :(

been biuling my first case. i have been pretty patient and still wating to get the modules i need / want. Can't afford everything at once and want to learn what i do but first.

Installed a few modules today in an intellijel palette 104. Switched it on and a second later a puff of electrical smoke from my pamelas pro workout.

clearly i fucked something up. keen to know what. The palette has shrounded headers so i plugged in the only way i could there, and tge module says RED at the bottom, so plugged the ribbon cable with red at the bottom. what did i do wrong? And how tge f*ck am i going to install everything else safely. seems like some modules are marked, others not. and even if you follow that it might not be right!

is there a way for me to test things properly without damaging modules? i cant afford to replace modules as i go! :D

Any help apprecaited. and sorry for the dumbass / newbie questions.

Seeing that you can switch between € and $, and in US no VAT it seems more logical to me now, though I realised that the stores on the right of the screen are either UK or EU added to my confusion on this point. It would be more consistent to set prices without VAT, and actually mention that next to the price. At least the mystery is solved for me now. Thanks for all your replies, I appreciate it.

Don't forget that we also have 'user generated content' on here, any user can submit a module.

wow thank you for that very in depth response! I am aware there's alot of behringer here, I looked at this setup as my modular with training wheels. Learn the basics, then move onto more advanced modules. My plan is to move onto the original manufactures, or DIY kits when I have a better idea of what I am looking at and what I'm doing.

i will definitely look into O&C and the intellijel quad.

I'm a big fan of the Ornament & Crime. Quite a few manufacturers make them nowadays, After Later and Cal Synth have a nice 8hp version. With stock firmware it can be a great flexible quad quantizer or a modulation source of many flavors. There's also the Hemispheres firmware that lets you run 2 different programs on each half, so you could have a 2 channel quantizer plus 2 channels of fun modulation or logic or whatever combination you want.

Pam's (New or Pro) Workshop is also great as a clock and modulation source, and can be set up as a quantizer as well.

For great modulation, Xaoc Batumi is a classic for a reason, and Behringer has their clone if you don't want to shell out for the original.

The other thing I'd very strongly recommend is a quad cascading VCA, a la the Intellijel Quad VCA or a Mutable Instruments Veils clone, and again Behringer has their version of it now too.

If you could only get two more modules, I'd say the Ornament and Crime and a quad VCA would be my recommendation.

Also if you haven't already looked up the Maths Illustrated Supplement, that will teach you a ton in the way of voltages and the many different uses for your Abacus. You'll probably want a second Abacus after that : )

Cheers and happy patching!

Thanks - and apologies for upping your anxiety level!

AFAIK stores in the US don't include VAT since it varies by state so manufacturers' recommended retail prices tend to not include it. It is different in (most of) the EU.

EDITED May 21st, 11:00

That, I personally find weird. I understand your point, but whenever I visit a musicstore online it shows prices including VAT. Perhaps they should limit it to mention a retail price including VAT on modulargrid.

I'd like to see the Marketplace region (and Reverb offer choice) stored in my user preferences. It'd be nice to not always have to reselect those.

Also, some manufacturers enter the price including VAT, some without (especially those from Northern America). Add a typical european VAT of around 20% to Multigrain and you're in the ballpark of current retail prices.

EDITED May 20th, 15:02

Any chance of an Ignore User feature?

Report Spam button?

Ty for the consideration!

The idea alone made me anxious.

Good work!

Hello, I can get CV and Trigger out of tracks B, C and D of SIG, but not out of track A. What setting am I missing?
Greetings, Alex

Hi,
because some manufacturers don't update the price. Some do it.

As an example; I was looking on Modulargrid for Intellijel's Multigrain. The set price is approx. €432. However, in stores the actual price is around €539, which is a huge difference. Why are these prices set so low in Modulargrid?

What do rising sea-levels sound like? How might we listen to the temperature of the oceans? What rhythms can we hear in the growing recurrence of hurricanes/cylones? Can we imagine mounting CO2 emissions as a crescendo of dissonance?

This piece uses a data sonification module (Loud Numbers) to translate spreadsheets of climate-change data into MIDI cc values. An interface (CV.OCD) then converts the MIDI to voltages to control my Eurorack system. ADDAC’s Swell Physics’ CV inputs for swell size, agitation, offset, etc. are ideal for modelling the complex, unpredictable effect of rising sea levels, sea temperatures, and storm intensity, on ocean waves. Meanwhile, Disting EX’s “spectral freeze” algorithm is processing ocean-related songs.

Would be great if the format, eg eurorack, serge, buchla etc once selected could be stored in local storage or a cookie or whatever so that you dont have to switch for each visit (if eurorack is not your primary choice) as its currently by default.

hey there, why no other company go after this special filter? it is really hard to recrate? From what I remember was made witthout any rare filter chip and can be recreated with equivalent components

thanks! any module recommendations?

abcd seq & septha works 5