@gesta Quick response, well packed parcel, module arrived in great condition. Highly recommended.
If you broke into Detroit Modular and Perfect Circuit and had 3 minutes to grab whatever you could throw in two duffel bags. :)
Here is my current setup for what I do.
What I get out of it is mostly outer space noise echo, drone, random seq's.
Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts, input, on it or the modules used or could be used.
So I've reconfigured my 'Chris Franke' setup; initially had a Behr Model D, but took it out (so I could use it more generally) and replaced with my DFAM/Doepfer voice combo. Fits well; and I'm very happy with the results. [Even if I'm only now back in Firestarter-era!]
The Multicore is only there for other-rack interfacing; and I run the DFAM as the slave, with ratcheting only applied to the Doep voice. [LFO as the master clock, externally-slaved if necessary via Multicore out.]
...Any criticism/better mousetrap advice? I'm new to MGrid, and only a neophyte to the mod world, having only fallen down the rabbit-hole a coupla years back. Been livin' the synth life since I bought a new (!) Poly-800. Back in The Day.
Happy continued wiggling!
Either that, or maybe Lurch is giving up the harpsichord and going modular.
Over the past few months,
I sold a nw2sio (balanced) to @theartstrip
I sold a Tempi to @t3hh
And I sold a Z3000 Smart VCO MKII to @hfgene
Communication was friendly and clear with all three of them, and the transaction went easy each time.
Special mention to @hfgene, thanks a lot for your feedback :)
you'd need some kind of lift to reach the upper modules.... or a staircase built of smaller racks... :-D
And i want to introduce you to our first synthesizer!
We will be glad to see you on our page - https://igg.me/at/muscarin
The Muscarin is an analog music synthesizer with analog and touch controls, that has everything that’s needed for creating music and synthesis of sounds.
Designed by kNoB technology, it is based on cross-modulation technology. It is designed as semi-modular, and can be used by it’s own, or as a part of eurorack system.
It is made for generating standard sounds and sound effects, as well as for extremely changing their sound while playing, converting it to a complex structured noises. It has full manual hands-on controls (switches and knobs), as well as it can be controlled by CV (control voltage).
Early Muscarin synthesizers was made only for sound experiments, and could be classified as noise generators, although it always was a powerful instrument, combining additive, subtractive, FM and Cross-modulation synthesis. Later it was decided to fully reconsider the concept of Muscarin, to widen its range of use, adding new functions, without limiting its noise abilities, and making it more universal and flexible. With this purpose it was designed as 3u eurorack, and has a lot of inputs and outputs.
Muscarin is able to generate bass, lead, piano, organ, violin sounds. But it’s major difference is cross-modulation, which helps to create complex, multifactorial noises and noise effects, as well as lo-fi drum and percussion sounds.
inputs:
4x VCO frequency CV control
4x VCA\Gate CV control
1x Main VCA\Gate CV control
1x VCF cutoff CV control
1x Bias (cross-modulation) cv control
1x Envelope AR in
1x External signal in
1x LFO CV (new function)
Outputs:
1x Main out
1x LFO out
1x Envelope AR out
-The front panel is made of plexiglas
- You can choose as a desktop version in a wooden case (pine, cnc milling) and as a module for eurorack without case
The weight of the device is 600 g, height 3u, length 48HP depth 4 cm.
Power supply 12V. 200mA max.
Everyone who loves experimenting with sound, and musicians (composers) who want to add some unique sound forms into their compositions and creations. As well as sound designers, who wants to widen generated sound pallet.
Know – No Boundaries
kNoB technology is a micro-company based in Russia, in the City of Kazan, which is engaged in development of unique sound devices since 2015. Noise synthesizers, drone machines, analog sound effects, before now was releasing only unique devices on personal orders, but the positive feedback has pushed us to developing mass production devices. In our work we rely on calculating and love for sound.
We chose to crowdfunding, because we’re unable to start mass production all by ourselves, but we believe that together we can create a unique device at an affordable price. Also, we will be grateful for any help in spreading the info about this project.
Nowadays we have a prototype, that has passed lasting tests, and as a result of them a hard work has been done to correct and supplement the circuitry of the device.
The final product will be a little different, better and will have some more additional functions.
We rely on calculations, and if the project will gain sufficient funding, another testing will be provided. Additional testing will last 1 month. By that time all needed components will be already ordered, after the testing печатные платы order will be made. The production will take 1 more month. It will be great if everyone will get their device by Christmas!
If we will raise more funds than we have set as a goal, we are ready to hire some temporary workers, to complete the work earlier.
Updates on every stage of production will be posted here and on our social media pages.
Follow us on and stay tuned:
https://www.facebook.com/knobtechnology
https://vk.com/knobtech
https://www.instagram.com/knobtechnology
Link to our indiegogo page
Thanks to @AVJR for AllrightdDevice Chronoblob , quick answer, quick delivery , well packed and modul in mint condition . What to say more that he is a perfect seller ;)
(I decided to review this list of my favorite modules in honor of this most important week in synthesizer history - the week that the modern-era POLYPHONIC MOOG became public knowledge. This amazing journey started for me in 1975 with a Minimoog... I was 14. I begged and cajoled and, when I got my mom to the music store to look at a Rhodes I saw the Mini. ("But it only plays one note at a time....") More begging and cajoling led to a most merry Christmas. Like the Christmas 1974 when my brother gave me 2 LPs by this English band called Yes - it was a gift that literally altered the course of my life. )
I wrote this more then 2 years ago. Since that time there has been an explosion in Eurorack. Regarding my comments above - not much has changed. My Braids has become Plaits - truly my be all and end all digital oscillator. As for filters - I discovered the Deopfer A-108. I now have two. Updates to Intellijel's Metropolis have cemented it's place as my favorite sequencer. For final stage VCAs - the WMD Multimode is still my go-to module. In fact, I believe that Multimode VCA is, quite simply, my favorite Eurorack module of all time.
My statement - "If I could do one thing over again I would have gone Buchla on day one." is even more true today. I don't generally believe in regrets - but I truly regret that decision. In my case it was greatly impacted by timing and when I started to get into this stuff. This was at the start of Buchla's transitional period. I remember a time when I could hold all the names of Eurorack module makers in my head. And the purveyors of this magic were Haven, Big City, and Noisebug. Now Sweetwater is selling Eurorack for crying out loud.
I used to have a collection of pretty decent modules. These days that collection is looking a little long-in-the-tooth. That said, you really can't go wrong with almost any Doepfer module. Thanks, D.D. - you started this avalanche...
Lama Out
Bought module from @Plexusgel. Arrived quickly, module as described, clean transaction, everything good! Thanks @Plexusgel!
@Triglav great seller! Shipping, packaging, contact etc. perfect!
Hi there, in the marketplace, could we have a cookie slightly more persistent than the session for the region/Reverb offers choices? The fact I’m EU based and not interested in offers from US probably will never change, but we constantly need to reselect those options. thank you
I own 2 of these great ADSRs. They sure make a statement added to a large nodular/ sequencing system. Use with Moon Modular Sequencers for snappy attacks. ....KaptainOrb :-{)}
Just received an LxD from @markylorenzen, everything fine. Thanks!
I would like to be able to filter out all clones of Mutable Instruments modules. Each and everyone is making clones of them nowadays, and I am not interested in them at all when I go to https://www.modulargrid.net/e/modules/browser?SearchName=&SearchVendor=&SearchFunction=&SearchSecondaryfunction=&SearchTe=&SearchTemethod=max&SearchBuildtype=&SearchLifecycle=&SearchSet=&SearchMarketplace=&SearchIsmodeled=0&SearchShowothers=1&SearchShow1u=0&order=newest&direction=asc
I know that this is not easy to fix, but it would make at least me happy.
The tELHARMONIC is a Multi-Voice, Multi-Algorithm synthesizer module named for the music hall considered by some to be the location of the first electronic music concerts. It was coded by Tom Erbe with the goal of presenting three historically important pioneering electronic tone generation techniques less often implemented within the modular synthesizer.
280€ + Shipping
well u got to try the 301 out.... for me it was too fiddly and time consuming
-- dennis123
I certainly see that. It is that for sure. But gosh, for a small case it seems like it really make a lot of sense. the main thing I wish so far is that it had CV out capabilities. It really has a lot to offer and I like the workflow so far.
Hello there,
hate to bother you, but do you have any info about the releasedate of the Malaclypse by Sonic Potions at hand? I‘d love to know more! Since trying it at Schneidersladen, I‘m kind of craving fir this.
Bought modules from @Supervillain @RTFM @dmgd3ar @PinPinKula. Absolutely pleasant experience buying modules from each one of them. All arrived in good condition and smooth transaction. Recommend them totally!
@Supervillain Thank you for the module! Super smooth transaction and quick arrival.
@RTFM Thank you for the amazing guidance through the choices of knobs and pictures!
@dmgd3ar Thank you for the special gift (a free module!). The timing couldn't be better! :-)
@PinPinKula Thank you for the module. Beautiful work and superb packaging.
Hertz Donut MkII from @Elephantmat from France to the UK in a week. Lovely condition. Lovely work. Merci!
During the last month I bought modules from @BrokenBo @atonal_harry @vurt72 @fredeke
Everything smooth with each seller. Thanks!
I just traded my NerdSeq and Befaco Dual Attenuverter for @dogma 's Jellysquasher and VC8. The discussion was pleasant and friendly. His modules arrived quickly and in great shape. I do recommend him as a trustworthy trader.
well u got to try the 301 out.... for me it was too fiddly and time consuming
Hi folks,
i just wanted to show off my rack, still thinking about switching a VCO for an analog one, and maybe adding something to chain together sequences from voltage block, i still change them by hand i wish i could automate that (without adding the Varigate 8+)
maybe with a precision adder or a sequential switch? what would you suggest?
greets Dennis ;-*
Ps: maybe i switch the uVCF for the Polaris or ripples.... kinda crave for a more organic bubbly filter...
Good deal with @Daneds , recommended!
Currently use some shakmat modules in combo with a bitbox, works like a charm.
Both are great and do what they do. I originally got Plonk for percussion stuff, but the strings are pretty amazing. It’s like having a great library from Ableton in the rack with CV to play with. The Sisters works with everything and doesn’t feel like it’s trying to be a remake of a famous filter. It’s voiced just right. If you need a filter, I’d go for the Sisters first.
Listen IO will be officially announced and released soon; please stay tuned for more details including pricing and availability!
Hmmm...this IS weird. The listing is apparently from 4ms themselves, as it has their manufacturer lock on it and shows it as available, but 4ms's site doesn't list it, nor do my usual 'go-to' retailers.
My suggestion: Ladik's A-545 input and A-540 output. 2 hp more, but it splits up your input and output for a bit better cable routing, and has pretty much the same functionality. The Happy Nerding Isolator (also 4 hp) might also be suitable for the output module as well.
I started wanting a Behringer Neutron. That was delayed by about six months of waiting. In the mean time, I filled an Intellijel 104 case save 3HP. When the Neutron arrived, I just threw it on the pile.
I find Eurorack is about discovering me. The BIGGEST challenge is discovering the way that )I( work... not my modules. For example, I loath menus and secret button presses (hold this while turning that). Temps Utile, O_C, the Disting, and I have a love hate relationship that's more hate than love. So I probably will progress with more modules that have dedicated functionality and more intuitive interfaces, analog, interfaces.
I see in my future a BitBox Ver 1 for sampling and looping, probably a few TipTop drum modules, uBurst, an Eloquencer, a mixer, a boatload of Joranalogue, and another Intellijel case, inverted so the 1U is at the bottom and I can use Quadrats as modulation controls and submixers.
What the devil is the 4ms Listen IO, I need a stereo in and out and this seems perfect for my needs but I can't find a word about the module on the net - does anyone have any information on pricing and availability?
I have the 301 on the way. Nervous to get to know it. But it seems like it should provide the things that might be lacking in the system otherwise. The 101 I don't have and is something I am going to decide on for sure if I like the work flow of the 301. Everything else I have and love.
What are your thoughts?
It's not that doing it with VCOs is costly...it's the whole concept itself. Full polyphony means that you have a fully-independent synth under the control of each voice signal, so you have to replicate the VCOs, VCF, VCAs, EGs, LFOs and so on over and over until you arrive at your final output mixer, where you'll mix the different voice signals together for a single mono or stereo output.
The next step down from this isn't actual polyphony. It's something referred to as 'paraphony'; each set of sound generators is controlled by a single voice signal, but instead of replicating the rest of the audio and control chains per voice, the mixdown to a single signal happens after the VCOs, then this goes through a single VCF, etc etc chain to the output. This method actually makes more sense in a modular context, since you can branch and recombine all sorts of paths along that post-VCO chain for sonic variation and arrive at a more controllable (and affordable!) system as a result. This is what I'd recommend as an approach, as a true polyphonic modular is, by default, going to be very spendy and also hell to patch and control. Think something along the lines of Junkie XL's MU 'wall' or Hans Zimmer's monster wall rig of Moog, PPG and Roland modules.
-- Lugia
Thank you for answering and sorry for the late reply.
Yes, a paraphonic instrument is what I need for starters. I've done a lot of research and concluded I'll start with a wavetable module that does chords too (leaning towards Shapeshifter).
This way I will have a patch for chord duties along with external sources for my live needs, and I guess will be a good starting point overall..
I've decided to invest in a 14u/96HP flight case with lots of clean power and low noise and start with 10 or modules, already above budget but functional enough. After that I guess I'll try and fill it slowly and wisely.
Except if I win the lottery. Then it will be sth like 6 Bateleurs for a chord drone and a monster rack for modulation only
Wish me luck
KICK ASS!!! for September 2018
...in which I rummage through the latest offerings in the perpetual deluge of Eurorack modules to pick out a few things that you, the reader, might find useful. Let's do this...
1) Patching Panda shuby: These guys again...and this time, they've tossed out a really neat noisemaker for the chiptune/noise crowd. This module reminds me of a controllable, repeatable version of what you'd get with an old Atari 2600 game console when you'd crash it, sometimes resulting in weird screen glitches and various flavors of sonic racket ranging from odd square-wave tone combinations to grinding sheets of noise. Of course, this version is minus the video mayhem, but sonically, it gets you into that pocket. $118-ish, 4 hp.
2) Vinicius Elektrik OverFolder: Who couldn't use a wavefolder? Better still, who couldn't use a wavefolder with loads of CV parameters over the various folding functions? The OverFolder is a five-stage circuit that allows a second wavefold over the initial fold, resulting in some really interesting results that normally would require two entire typical wavefolder modules. And you get CV over that, the initial fold, and the wave symmetry, all allowing lots of CV-driven timbral capability. $179, 6 hp.
3) Tiptop Audio Forbidden Planet: I've always had a real soft spot for the Steiner Synthacon filter. It has all sorts of behavioral quirks that lend themselves to a wide variety of uses, everything from stonkin' fat basses to ear-splintering Merzbow-style screeches, and a wide latitude of choices in between. Nyle did this thing right...and Tiptop does it here for the low, low price of $120. It's the classic architecture...three different inputs, internal gain + resonance...yeah! You ought to be able to find 8 hp to jam one of these babies in...you won't regret it!
4) Majella Audio VVCA: On first glance, pretty simple stuff: two linear, DC-coupled VCAs. Then you notice that second CV input on each one, labelled VEL. Yep...two CVs, one for the usual control signal, but a second for an additional modulator! And you don't have to use a velocity signal, either; any secondary modulation signal is fair game here. Very smart idea, this; those looking for more expressivity in a performance-type modular really need a look-see at this. About $78, 4 hp.
5) VOID Modular M+Mixer: I like that this is a six-input mixer. I also really like the extra inverted output. But I really like the mute system. Yeah...each input has a pushbutton mute control! This is another one for the live performance set, but really, anyone should be able to make use of something like this. It's a really smart, simple and cost-effective (yeah, even with the mutes) idea that pretty much anyone looking for a compact DC-coupled mixer ought to jump on. $80, 8 hp.
6) Konstant Lab PWR Checker: When these guys say that this is “...the most useful 1HP panel”, they aren't lying! Three LEDs monitor your power rails; if these dim, you're undervoltage, and if they go off, you're either beyond 1V under or the rail in question has dropped power altogether. THIS IS USEFUL! If your build has 1 hp free and you have no front-panel power rail indicators, you need this. Period! And at $21, it's a no-brainer of epic proportions!
7) Tokyo Tape Music Center Dual Square Wave Generator Model 144: After Catalyst's reissue of some of the core Buchla 100 modules a while back, I figured that there might be more popping up in this direction. And sure enough, here we are...Tokyo Tape Music Center not only offers the same five 100-series modules as Catalyst, but this one as well, the 144. As opposed to the 158, this is a pure square-wave dual generator, with the usual FM and AM modulation inputs, tandemmable pitch CV and the like. Currently listing as 'out of stock' on their website, I certainly hope there's more of these in the pipeline...as well as more retreads of the classic Buchla 100 on the way! $330, 14 hp.
8) Schlappi Engineering Angle Grinder: Aw sh*t, son...Schlappi's back! And they've got yet another highly quirky and amazingly useful offering, their Angle Grinder, a simultaneous quadrature sine VCO and state-variable VCF. And if that were all there was about it...well, suffice to say, there's way more to this little 18 hp monster. The architecture of this craaaaaazy thing is such that loads of sequenceable waveshaping can be done, timbral modulation mayhem galore, and loads of outright strangeness that seems to redefine the whole notion of what a 'complex VCO' is. Sheer brilliance! And a VCO so complex in of itself that you could get away with _just this_ as an oscillator in a build and nothing more! I can't do this justice in this post; go and see the video, and be mind-boggled. $310.
9) 2 hp Vowel: Whoda thunk it? The minaturization whiz-kids at 2 hp have managed to leave a formant oscillator in the dryer long enough to shrink it down to their preferred size! And this is a nifty little (very little) thing, sporting two different formant algorithms and full CV over pitch, formant index, and overall vowel shaping. Nuts! Lots of 2 hp's devices are more on the basic side, but this is a real twist-and-a-half, and worth checking out. $149.
And that pretty much finishes off this month's installment of things that really caught my attention. Not as saturated as last month's list, but there's still plenty of interesting and build-worthy toys popping up on the radar. Get busy, folks!
Added ALM Beast’s Chalkboard.
Thanks for your suggestions!
I started of because I had a moog minitaur and I wanted to use something similar to its filter in in stereo. So I bought a mmvcf (which I am selling now btw because I found out that stereo is overhyped lol). 3 years down the rabbit hole I own about 6000 euros worth of eurocrack modules. I have not finished many tracks in the last 3 years but I have played spontaneous live set and I feel that I have vastly progressed in my understanding of electronic music.
And: I am slowly finding my own language in music, unique tones that I like and feel like I own. Big helpers there where wavefolders and the like. Also not trying to emulate classical synthesizer pathways but patching more freely (modules sometimes patch into themselves etc).
Now to the question of adding a Dixie to the mother. A friend went exactly down that road. Needless to say he sold his mother and now has a 2 row 80hp system with the Dixie, ripples, vcf 74, some mutable things etc.
And also: the best 2nd Osc for a mother and the only one that really works to do that: being the 2nd Osc for a mother is... Another mother :).
So tread carefully... :)
It does however look like doepfer use differnt colors than the colors in sketch a patch; http://www.doepfer.de/a100z_e.htm Also the sketch a patch cables seem to have a maximum length, it cycles through colors until they hit black, then stops.
-- clnclnclncln
Top right you can select the color scheme in the Patch Options
There is Doepfer and Stackable, I guess you had selected Stackcable.
Beep, Bopp, Bleep: info@modulargrid.net
A precision adder and a logic module might be tasty for generative stuff. You have a quad LFO, so mixing those signals and comparing them could lead to some nice modulation.
The patch cables change color when you drag them. The color represents the original color of the necessary Doepfer cable. Doepfer cables are color coded by length (at least in 2014 when I build that patch tool).
Oh, I didn't notice! Nice detail. I'd personally prefer a small note next to the cable displaying the centimeter length of that stretch.
It does however look like doepfer use differnt colors than the colors in sketch a patch; http://www.doepfer.de/a100z_e.htm Also the sketch a patch cables seem to have a maximum length, it cycles through colors until they hit black, then stops.
Feature idea for unicorn accounts; Patch cable length calculator. Connect two points on the rack and get a recommended minimum length for the patch cable.
-- clnclnclncln
The patch cables change color when you drag them. The color represents the original color of the necessary Doepfer cable. Doepfer cables are color coded by length (at least in 2014 when I build that patch tool).
Beep, Bopp, Bleep: info@modulargrid.net
Feature idea for unicorn accounts; Patch cable length calculator. Connect two points on the rack and get a recommended minimum length for the patch cable.
Easy-peasy. Doepfer A-171-2 VCS (half of a Maths, more or less) and Konstant Labs' new power rail monitor 1 hp module. At least, that's what I would do for those sort of musical purposes.