1 year Unicorns, thank you all!

I announced the Unicorn Account last September 2014. That was an unrequested feature, obviously, but a necessary one. A lot of users chimed in and showed their support for the ModularGrid. With their hard earned cash, I am very grateful about that. That contribution allowed us to stay independent from investors and keep the platform as open as possible.

A glitch in the matrix

The standard account limits the amount of rack rows you can use. But there were many racks at the time which exceeded that limit already. Those racks could not be resized, but people could still add and arrange modules.

This caused two problems:

• there is a discrepancy in the code for racks created before and after Sept 04. I want to unify that and get rid of a zillion if and elses
• it is unfair that new users have to pay for their large racks but the veterans even after a year can glitch through

The unpopular(?) fix

The solution I came up today is to let the old racks behave like the new ones, that is:
you cannot rearrange modules in big racks if you don't have a valid Unicorn Account.

I hope that is reasonable.

Yeah, going the desktop mixer approach is another good option. Definitely the potential for lots of inputs. My friend, Lampeo often uses the OT as a mixer, advantage being that you can incorporate the OT's effects. If you can bus your rack (and anything else) down to work with the OT's 4 inputs, this could be an option.

I'll likely look into some in-the-box (Eurorack) submixing options to keep using my 8 ins on my interface. Using that is nice because it's less bulky than most hardware/mixers/outboard effects. The ABC should do the job for three stereo pairs, I just need to sacrifice being able to treat each output individually.

And yeah, I had't known that Elite wasn't shipping worldwide. Oh man, I feel for you.

Well, wishing you the best with your adventure.

Is it possible to change the order of modules on a manufacturer page? eg: newer modules first?

not possible at the moment

Also a flag for "discontinued" on modules would be nice to indicate those which are no longer being made.
-- kisielk

that will come. production status is high priority ..

thx for the reply !
finally thinking to use a vlz mackie i already got for the mix, gonna be more weight for live but will be a greater use in live and will make me save some money ! also have some md OT and S1 in the mix...

Would like to order a elite 12U too, would like some of those in Europe !! have to go with custom

Is it possible to change the order of modules on a manufacturer page? eg: newer modules first?

Also a flag for "discontinued" on modules would be nice to indicate those which are no longer being made.

We introduced Unicorn Accounts one year ago.
Unicorn Account users now get a reminder in their message box, when their accounts are close to expire.

Wubba lubba dub-dub!

Oh great. Yeah. I see your approach with the SCM + uScale. I love René, she's just currently in a 48hp skiff with Yarns & a mult. I had to make room for a new module that I'm beta testing, so I picked up one of those little Pittsburgh dealies. Looking forward to the new Elite 12U hopefully this October. As for ABC, I like that it's easy to use in either mono or stereo. I tend to run most everything in stereo because Mutable is just so good at it. But really this new iteration of the case is just an experiment (aren't they all?). For the previous "Supermoon" version, I had 8 outs going to my audio interface, and performed all mixing and other effects in Ableton via a Lemur template on my phone. This was a great approach, but now I have more than 8 outs (I love stereo) so I'm still working out how to best approach this.

@tankprofane: i had a closer look at the Gabotronics xProtolab scope and think it might be possible to hack it for 4 logic ins and 4 logic outs. adding divider/multiplier functions there would be awesome!
could you do that??

When you have the time, I'd love to see all the silver versions here. They look great.

I'm going pretty near your previous version with rené,
Are you happy of the ABC bastl mixer ? looks really nice in hp for that kind of setup

random transmission R.t39

just posted a 1HP, 1U filler panel. i think i will throw one in with the trace logic 1234 in case people only want 4 logic inputs. thanks for pointing me down that path!
-- tankprofane

nice! 1u1hp want :)

just posted a 1HP, 1U filler panel. i think i will throw one in with the trace logic 1234 in case people only want 4 logic inputs. thanks for pointing me down that path!

I had another smooth transaction involving an Edges with @Heren. All good! : )

4sho

Yep!

Nonetheless any manipulation of prices will set me on rage mode
-- modulargrid

That was a general statement, not directed at Holti.
Can we agree that all was a misunderstanding and no harm was done?

flip the image, dude. ditto ERD/ERD
-- Endorfinity
Heh, I had a 50/50 chance. On it now.

flip the image, dude. ditto ERD/ERD

Please don't confuse mkI and mkII modules. mkII is much-much-much cheaper.

Peace

Schneiders Laden is asking 325,- for the new module at this time.
On the Module Detail Page there is no hint on panels and pcbs. So I just checked the price for an assembeled module.

http://www.schneidersladen.de/de/catalogsearch/result/?q=waverider

What did I do wrong?
-- Holti

Good sellers:

A Wogglebug from @nuuttipukki
A Stillson Hammer from @jandybala
An Ultra Wave from @teethgrinder
A Z3000 from @AThousandDetails
A Pressure Points with Brains from @allert
A Dronebank and another Z3000 from @OurMod
A few Make Noise modules from @altemark

Hello,

I am seeking guidance for my first purchase of a modular synthesizer and would greatly appreciate a critique of this setup. I have very limited knowledge about modular synthesizers. My goal is to make bombass beatz and kool melodies. Should I add or subtract any modules? Will this module even produce sound?

Thanks! :)

Schneiders Laden is asking 325,- for the new module at this time.
On the Module Detail Page there is no hint on panels and pcbs. So I just checked the price for an assembeled module.
http://www.schneidersladen.de/de/catalogsearch/result/?q=waverider
The time I was searching, I didn't see there was a version MKII. Sorry for the mistake!
Peace

EDITED Sep 25th 2015, 09:18

Mint Pressure Points from @tritata. Anytime again :-)
@box78: well suited Piston Honda incl ROMs.
Wonderful Metropolis from @psantoni.
@St john sent got a very nice Quantimator.
Lots of mint stuff coming from @dogma: Dual Borg, Qu-Bit Nebulae and Tri-ger, Make Noise Telharmonic.
@mheumann sold RT60.
@Nomodulus offered Sputnik 6 Channel in very good shape.
Nice Optodist from @Heren.
@psicopaticofilo sold a Panther ED701 miniScope, arrived very fast in good cosmetic shape.
Bought a nice DS-M from @Phwb.
A very nice Make Noise DPO and Malekko Noise Ring from @vytis, packed super safe, sent fast. And the price always is killer!
@thisisprisma sold a Mutable Tides.
@sambal sent a good working LP1lightplane.
@WilleZurMacht sold a nice Wogglebug II.
@tobi sent a Springray incl. two tanks.
Got a QCD from @Llouwelyn.
@ranzen sold me the Braids I was looking for.
@RKW sent HATS909 in good condition.
Got a Jupiterstorm from @airfrankenstein.

EDITED Feb 5th 2017, 14:33

happy dealing with @helloitsmeagain - bought a discontinued Blue Lantern CMOS Party logic module, very useful little gem in my setup.

yeah, 4logic inputs will be enough for me. that'll make 19hp with the scope. there is nothing in the 1u tile world that'll even things out...

so that combined with the trace oscilloscope, all three modules will be 24hp, not 26hp. this module doesn't do anything on it's own and maybe not everyone wants all 8 logic inputs for the scope. besides, it will be open source hardware, so you can change it to whatever you want it to be if this doesn't suit.

EDITED Sep 23rd 2015, 10:47

damn, why 5hp now?

i see , 12345678 will be 10hp, but still....

Nice feature! While it's nice to be able to filter to see the 1u only, but it would also be nice to filter out the 1u tiles. Some probably don't care to see them.

Yay

Nice deal with @Max_Million

Genius. And nicely implemented as well. Great that it can be any row needed...
-- exper

Thanks! As always, I expect new bugs, so don't be shy to report..

Genius. And nicely implemented as well. Great that it can be any row needed...

Wow, amazing update. Thanks so much.

Thank you so much!
It works like a charm and better implemented than i would have hoped for!

Would be nice to get this better implemented as I suspect it's only going to grow in use soon.
-- exper

We have this now!
Multirow 1U support for Eurorack
Look here: https://www.modulargrid.net/e/forum/posts/index/757

1U support for Eurorack

Look here: https://www.modulargrid.net/e/forum/posts/index/757

Also: Layout of the module browser has changed a bit to better display 1U modules.

1U Tiles are those small Euro modules which pop up so often in the module browser lately and, if added, make your rack look ugly.

Not anymore!
Finally we have multi row 1U support for Eurorack!

• Click Edit Rack and check rows which should be displayed as 1U.
• You can convert your existing rack to be partial 1U.
• You can check multiple rows on any position.
• You can still use the Optimize Rack Space function, 1U and 3U modules are optimized separately. The function is even recommend to "pre-sort" your mixed U rack.
• If you add modules to the rack they should appear in the format adequate rows.
• Most rack templates should look fine.
• To search for 1U tiles check the checkbox in the module browsers advanced settings.
• Everything should be backwards compatible, no need to reupload 1U modules.

This update is for everyone, another reason to not upgrade to unicorn, jeez..

Edit: 1U modules must be flagged in the database as such. Everyone can do this, so if you find an unflagged one please help.

EDITED Sep 22nd 2015, 12:24

anything new planned by Antimatter Audio?
I love the brain seed.

September 2115 update:

In real form, all 3 rows in the above cabinet are mounted from the Right to the Left, with the signal path following the same routing

Top row:
- the triple Serge / CGS bi-polar switch that is in the same DIY panel as the Turing Machine, is represented by another manufacturer, here
- I expect the TipTop Trigger Riot to arrive from Moog Audio, late this week

Middle row:
- the two Serge / CGS Universal Slope Generators are DIY and represented here by a different manufacturer
- the dual SSM2044 4 pole LPF is DIY and represented here by a different manufacturer
- the Synthrotek Echo is expected to arrive later this week

Bottom row:
- the hexInverter 909 Bass Drum and 909 Snare Drum are both DIY, represented here by different hex panels
- the Music From Outer Space VCO is DIY and represented here by a slightly different model from the CGS manufacturer

Other modules that are being transferred into this New Europeans euro rack from my 4U cabinets, include:

• dual, triple Comparator from Serge
• dual Voltage Processor from Serge
• 2 more MFOS VCOs
• 2 x CGS VCOs
• 1 x Serge / CGS 8 step Programmer Sequencer with the Moog 960 Sequencer switches modification
• 1 more triple Serge / CGS bi-polar switch
• 1 x Serge / CGS 1973 VCF
• 1 x MFOS 2 pole State Variable Filter

and quite a bit more but I've run out of time, for today.

EDITED Sep 21st 2015, 17:09

nice setup :)
for dreamy drones all you need is math+shapshifter and maybe some reverb.

-- ghee hgt

Hey thanks, Clouds can handle the reveb rather well. I also have a Vermona Retroverb external of the rack. I am covered

The output on mine is set to an inverse-saw function with a cycle time of about 2-weeks. it's getting me by for the time being until I can be a better one. I hear the single version does works better than the dual version as the one half tends to leach off the other. Wish this had some external ins though.

Has anyone found a way to get it to self-oscillate yet?

nice setup :)
for dreamy drones all you need is math+shapshifter and maybe some reverb.

Any help would be appreciated. Externally I have Elektron Rytm for drums, Vermona PerFourmer for more voices , and FutureRetro Zillion for more sequencing.
I am interested in dreamy drones with Rythmic accompaniment.

Thanks for the help. :-)

Don't let me talk you out of anything - the only reason I backed off of a full Maths was I wanted room for a few other things in the limited (126HP) space that I've got, so I opted for a Function plus the WMD/SSF SPO as an attenuator/attenuverter. There's a lot of folks who swear by Maths, and for good reasons. And for what it's worth, I really wanted Clouds as I love the sound of what you can do with it so I bought it. It hasn't arrived yet...

Thanks for your thoughts, I see where you're coming from with a lot of it. Maybe Maths isn't necessary and I could get something smaller. I could also rethink whether I need Clouds and the Echo and maybe free some space for a utility. Cheers dude