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Recently purchased a Pittsburgh Mixer from @john somatix. Great condition and properly packaged just as I expected, but I especially appreciate the nice and friendly communication. Reliable seller, great person!
-- Monkizzle

Thank you @Monkizzle !

My pleasure :-)

It would make sense to avoid module duplicates just for the sake of seeing one's module in its actual orientation.-

On a side note, I am toying with the idea of having a 1U-ish row of 'rotated-by-90-degrees' modules. To manage that in the Module Browser/Planner, a Rotate [r] command would be great. Using it twice would also solve the flip/upside down problem. But that's probably too far off of everyone else's needs.

EDITED Feb 10th 2016, 12:09

Hey! So, I grabbed a Division 6 Mult and ordered the EON, definitely had my eyes on that one. Also Purchased a Kappa V2 by Dreadbox, so I've been using that to control everything lately. Thanks for the advice!!!

Going to college soon and I'm building a dorm room rig around this, complimented with an Arturia Microbrute and a Korg Electribe ER-1 (plus Live 9 for processing/chordal duties). I know that computerland is pretty much unlimited, but do you think I can get a lot of mileage out of the hardware alone?

Also, does anyone have an OG PulpLogic/Erthenvar Lunchbox for sale?

EDITED Feb 9th 2016, 17:02

Recently purchased a Pittsburgh Mixer from @john somatix. Great condition and properly packaged just as I expected, but I especially appreciate the nice and friendly communication. Reliable seller, great person!

EDITED Feb 9th 2016, 09:15

Thank you I have looked at braids and sounds great but was thinking more only the lines of modulation and sound sculpting/rhythms...

This uses way more than 40mA with the Voltages, Pulses, and Backpack on. I think it's around 120mA on the +12v.

Well if you have few HP and you want lot's of synthesis possibilities I'd suggest Braids hands down. It also comes with some basic Drum possibilities as well. Warps has a lot of options especially with the new Parasite :)
With Peaks and Maths you seem covered with envelopes to me. Why do you want a PEG?

EDITED Feb 8th 2016, 20:30

Can someone recommend where I should take my Eurorack.
In two minds to fill the rest of the HP with Drum modules/seq clock divider or Purchase a 4MS PEG and try to max out the synthesis possibilities, any thoughts?

I don't know why as a matter of fact. I ALWAYS sell my modules at 30% less of what I paid them ;)

The region filter seems a nice idea!

.. And yes ofc it does affect if your module is on the last page or on the first page up top.

:)
-- AThousandDetails

If your module is on my want list I'll find. Promise.
Everyone else can, too, via the Module Finder (Modules) + Available in the Marketplace

EDITED Feb 9th 2016, 09:55

I have another request: Can you make 2 regions for Europe, EU and Non-EU?
If you have 3 regions for the Americas, i think we can have 2 for Europe :)
For the customs it is the same if i import a module from CH or US ...
-- bj_gzp

I second this.

Sure Tazio... What would be the interest of selling a module -5% of it's original price?

Unfortunately the problem is not bumping or anything else... It lacks some better organization IMHO... But well it's just my 2cents... And yes ofc it does affect if your module is on the last page or on the first page up top.

:)

Sellers please stop bumping your entries to make them float unless you change the price in your ad.
The reason nobody buys is most likely because you are selling them at 5% less then the retail price not because they sink to the bottom of the list.

Actually can we block this unless the price is updated?

Sorry for the rant :P

EDITED Feb 8th 2016, 17:47

I'm interested in having some of the more experienced dudes here look over my rack setup to make sure I've got what I need, that I'm not missing anything important, and if anyone has any gear suggestions/substitutions to improve the current as-is lineup.

The idea behind this rack is that it will be DIY as much as possible, as I'm handy with a soldering iron. Also, going the DIY route means I can get more gear for same budget. However, I'm trying to stay with full kit DIY modules, as I don't want to spend weeks/months chasing parts before I can get to building.

The budget is in the $2k neighborhood, and since I've already gone over that number a bit, keep in mind that anything you want me to add to this rack means that something already there is going to have to be removed.

I already own a Microbrute, but I have no other Eurorack compatible modular gear. I have tons of studio equipment, recording gear, digital synths, and other instruments, but no analog synths other than the Microbrute.

While this rack will get added to eventually, I am hoping that it'll cover most of the bases right out of the box as is. I want to use it as a writing tool, sound pad, beat maker, drum machine synth, multi voice sequencer, and eventually, as a performance rig.

Thanks in advance for your advice.

EDITED Feb 11th 2016, 03:34

Current

Stillson just wasn't working for me. Swapped it out to complete Monome/Mannequins lineup (WW/Meadowphysics/Just Friends).

Cool modules I won't get: Mutable Streams/Elements, Akemie's Castle, SVVCF/MA35, Quad Temporal Shifter, Praga.

Old Notes

Nailed it. Was at some point considering Discrete OTA VCF in lieu of Quad Temporal Shifter, but this is better.
Meh, changed out Quad Temporal Shifter for SVVCF. Changed out Chronoblob for Dub Jr Mk 2.

See:
* http://llllllll.co/t/eurorack-power-question/2040/12
* https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17qu-PkyJnjZf9YzhNYy7X7-d-lmZqhahyUW0YM1b2N0/edit#gid=0
* https://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1745022&highlight=#1745022
* https://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=146918&sid=a4edcf6fdd091e01f1de091755fb9c5b
* http://createdigitalmusic.com/2015/06/teletype-eurorack-monome-nerdiest-module-ever/

EDITED Sep 18th 2016, 02:35

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+1
I like how the Rungler creates grooves that can be held/changed/held/... by CV.
With a few very slow changing external CVs it seems to be the perfect drone machine.
Only got it 1h ago so the most fun is yet to be discovered ;-)

Thanks to @Tazio for a swift trade. Recommended!

NAMM 2016 showcased the release of select Doepfer modules in 'vintage black' face panels (I've rearranged them slightly here).

What a superb looking machine this is.

Dieter Doepfer has, once again, showed that NOBODY can do modular better than the Teutones.

Sure would be a challenge to do a live impro on ; - )

I'm a complete novice and have little knowledge of modular rigs and would like some advice on my next step. I have the Moog Mother-32 on it's way and everything else are modules that seem to do fun things. I want to get rhythmic and melodic with the sounds. Thanks in advance! :)

EDITED Feb 5th 2016, 00:56

thanks guys made a revision. no CR, but I could not help getting a tempi... Got the Mu vca 2 and an optomix.

Thinking about the mixer.

I found the official info on the internet archives but my time is limited right now. Perhaps someone with more free time can take the next steps? I've updated a couple modules but some of the graphs in the descriptions didn't carry over. Not sure if embedded graphics/links in the description body is an option.

At any rate, at least here is a link to the info I found for others that may be searching for it (last good snapshot):
https://web.archive.org/web/20121220045901/http://www.ear-group.net/earhome.php

It may also be new idea for folks searching for information on other defunct manufacturers' modules to try the wayback machine....

Here is a recent live modular show recorded with this 12U eurorack setup, at the Mutek Festival. Enjoy!

EDITED Feb 4th 2016, 00:47

@RLK, thanks that is awesome

Good stuff ! Glad I started with a Doepfer system 1 otherwise I might have skipped working with "atoms" like the A-150.
On the 150 I also like multing select outputs from channel one into channel two as a kind of cascade or divider or coordinator for even more wide ranging results.
If you like exploiting the A-150, you would LOOOVE the A-152. Too much too get into here and now, but check it out.

Qu-Bit has some cool 2HP stuff that might pique your interest, namely the utility EON and a 2 HP analog VCO, which is coming out soonish.

If you're into really nasty timbres, Synthrotek makes an affordable wavefolding filter called DIRT.

I'm not familiar with the SQ-1 but I wonder how the brute's sequencer would interact with the brainseed. I'm thinking maybe duphonic?

Hope that gives you some ideas.

Cool rack so far. I agree with Exper, but I think Hot Glue and Quad Sputnik are overkill in terms of HP. What do you think about something more minimal, like this? It is a 4 in 1 out mixer in 3 HP that can mix CV as well, and is relatively cheap. Malekko also makes a 3HP mute module which could synergize with your Rosie.

For a basic VCA, I think you could do worse than this.

Sputnik also makes a compact multi VCA/Mixer.

The Optomix is hard to beat for a starter low pass gate, revision 2 is coming out (soon?) and will have even more function.

Doepfer A-150 Dual VCS ist my latest purchase. Anyone using this?

It's one of those generic modules that get little attention because they have no sexy sound or features going for them. At 55 EUR new, there's little to be lost so I just got one. All it really is is a switch that connects one Input with one of two outputs (or two inputs with one output as it is bi-directional, x 2 units). The switch is voltage controlled. That seems more trivial than inspiring. In fact I had no real clue what to do with it until I started patching. Then it turned out to be a real swiss army knife utility kind of thing. Switching the flow between different parts of your patch at low rates is the obvious application that comes to mind. Since it can do audio rates too, you can do things like switching between two different wave types of a VCO or outputs of a VCF, for example. That makes it a wave shaper / wave composer when operated at VCO frequency. Connect a VCO and patch the two outs into clock divider and get alternating sub-octaves. Feed it pitch control CV from sequencer and modulate your switching audio streams with a melody, there's your VCO... I'm only scratching the surface here.

Which makes me think: When I view some fancy complex oscillator or multifunction module as a hi-tech bucky ball, primitive modules like the A-150 ar more like atoms. While on their own they seem to accomplish little but they are so universal in their application that you find new uses all the time. Your thoughts on this?

Thank you for your wisdom. I have watched a few video and read more on it I think you have a great point the it is not straight forward. I will go with a more utilitarian VCA and Mixer. Intelllijel is looking the part. Maybe hot glue or Quattrphonic from Sputnik for the mixer.

In info has been really helpful!

Have you read up about the rxmx and what it does? It's far from a normal mixer. It's sort of a hybrid scanner/vactrol gate. So, you send cv and gates into it to trigger certain channels over others in time. It's interesting in that's it's meant to hardware into the DPO or their fixed filter module, but it's not going to help with mixing and controlling cv stuff. Not saying that's bad, but maybe still plan to add a small basic utility mixer.

For vcas, you could go in one of two ways. First, a traditional VCA for both audio and CVs is really helpful and flexible. Remember that vcas not only control sound but any analog signal. So you use them to control the amount of a modulation source over time, gate it on and off, etc. For that, a VCA that can do linear (voltages mainly) and exponential (mainly audio). Fir that I'd recommend the Intellijel uVCA mkii. It has two channels, both of which can be swept between linear and expo, much like the two main channels of maths. Because it has a lot for that, and not just a switch like other vcas, means that you can fine tune the response to your liking. I would not recommend make noise's VCA offering (moddemix) as it's not meant to be 'normal'. It heavily distorts/colors the input sound which you may not always want.

Another alternative for a 'VCA' is to get a low pass gate module. These are vactrol based, and impart a nice, natural shape to sound. Input a quick trigger, and it decays the sound just like a plucked string, without even needing an envelope to control the decay. This is less useful for cv, but the ones that make noise offer (Optomix for instance) can still process it, just with that natural decay acting almost like a slew to the cv bring out in. Not always useful, but interesting. LPGs are the core of the west coast sound, especially combined with a complex osc source like the DPO. If you like those plucky percussive sounds that buchlas are known for, you might want to consider a LPG.

Thanks so much for you input. the CR may be the tool i switch out because it is in a back order. I'll take the space add the VCA and a mixer. For the mixer I like a RxMx but I am not sure which way to go with the VCA.

The most boring mixer yet the perfect mixer. It's simple and inexpensive. It keeps things mixed. What more do you want?

The most boring mixer yet the perfect mixer. It's simple and inexpensive. It keeps things mixed. What more do you want?

Great lpf. The sweep can get some really deep sounds and as you open up the cutoff, bass decreases in typical 4-pole fashion. The vca circuit is a nice touch for some grit. Oscillating functions are in order and are as pure as a vcf oscillating tends to be from my experience.

After a uVCF and MMG, this is definitely what I was looking for in sweeps. If you're hung up on the bass, don't get 4-pole or turn down the resonance and the problem is solved.

WHAT NO FILTERS?!

Yes, but consider: two cross modulating complex oscillators, wavefolders galore, a giant matrix mixer and Warps AKA the modulation Swiss army knife...I have more fun mashing signals together, but that's just me!

Digital and Analog, plenty of logic, totally different sounding oscillators, polyphonic, stereo and lots of matrices (I love matrices!)

So...people who like additive, what would you change?

I purchased a Mutable Instrument Links from @grieve on a Friday, and it arrived on a Monday. Supper fast shipping, Thank you! Having fun with the new toy now!

Mixing is not just for audio, but for combining cvs, multiple waveforms from your osc before filtering, etc.

With the moog and dark time, it's good that you have a few more pieces to the puzzle, but I'd still say you need an extra filter possibly and a VCA source. Otherwise your only way of gating the sound of the doo is to route it through the moog's VCA and filter. You could look at a low pass gate for this, as it will pair well with the dpo's Buchla-like tones. Next you have a noise sour which I presume you put in for HHs and other percussion sounds. That just outputs steady sound, so you need filtering/vcas for that as well. Consider a more fully functioning module for that, such as the rest of the mutant drum series.

As for the octocontroller and CR, are you aware that the octocontroller does gate patterns and clocks as well as cv? That alone is even a lot of sequencing power for your system. If the CR's complex pattern chaining is important to you, then consider swapping the octocontroller for a more hands on cv source that can do sequences, modulation, etc. Plus, I'm not super familiar with the Fh-1, but doesn't that also do sequencing, modulation and lfos as well? You have a lot of complex stuff in that bottom row, but it's all deep programming and layers, so it could take a lot of the immediacy of having a modular system away from your experience. Trust me, I love deep modules (I have 2 shapeshifters), but that's stuff I added once I grew beyond my first 2 rows.

Thanks for the input. So I am a Nob to all this, but my logic is I am rhythmically oriented so I expected the arp on octocontroller to effect Maths and circadian rhythm(CR) for the drums. Mixing I planned to do off board.

Pitch, I do have a darktime. but maybe dump the CR, I also have a Mother 32, which spirited this venture into modular.

I think it's missing a lot. Utilities, mixing, vcas, etc. Do you really think that you'll need both the octocontroller and circadian rhythm in that system. What about pitch sequencing, etc.

I have this sweet rack I have built but I feel it is missing something... Input would be great

Absolutely - Rubicon / Dixie / uFold / uMod. E560 can be used as a stand-alone sound source (in feedback mode) but more generally I use it as a seasoning in sound design. It's characterized by sometime fuzzy, crispy-frying textures, most noticeable in the warm surge towards the end of the piece. It's the kind of module that should interest anyone: for distinctive IDM glitching, or more subtly, to add dimension to a mix by providing an almost threshold level background\atmosphere on which to drop more foreground sounds. I use this module a lot!

EDITED Feb 1st 2016, 21:04

Whatever works for you is alright by me. Both the sq-1 and the mircobrute can talk CV so you should be good to go. Oh and as far as completeness -- modular synths seem to be preliminary by nature!

I've honestly just been using a Korg Sq-1 to sequence/control everything. It's a primitive setup but I'm really liking it so far. I originally bought the Lil Monster as a second oscillator for my Microbrute and then spiraled out of control from there...

Hi, so far I have the Pittsburgh 10.1 plus and Wasp filter. Any advice or suggestions would be very helpful. I'm in a synthwave band sounding mostly 80s newwave and punk. Im hoping my rack is linked to this thread. The rack name is Mr. Wiggles.

I am controlling it with a beatstep pro and a midi keyboard.

EDITED Jan 31st 2016, 19:40

E560 Sounds very interesting to me!
Did you use other modules in that clip?

Do you plan to use any external controllers?

Multi-tracked, but I think this is a good indication of the kinds of sounds you can get with the E560. Using the feedback facility, you can even use it as a stand alone sound source. Highly recommend this great module!

Thoughts on completing this? I was considering buying another oscillator?