#80

My configuration is based around semi modular synths so because I did not have a Eurorack case before I had my effects as outboard effects (mainly guitar effect pedals) but it was hard to transport, dynamically changing connections was a chore, there were cables everywhere etc. so I decided to build a strict Effects/Utilities 98HP Eurorack Case.
It currently has clouds, rampage and attenuator/inverter and I am planning to add delay, waveshaper and ring modulator.

#81

Currently looking for a good pedal I/O solution too (especially since that’s mainly what I started building my modular for in the first place!)

Find it kind of weird how a lot of modules designed for this don’t have 1/4" jacks. I can understand that for space reasons but I prefer to avoid any kind of 1/8 to 1/4 adaptors/cables at all costs :frowning:

#82

Seems like the Strymon AA.1 is what you’re looking for?

#83

Yeah looks fairly ideal, thanks for the recommendation :slight_smile:

ADDAC ADDAC200PI is another one I’ve seen which I might get

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#84

I just received a Cimmerian Caves V2 last week, and it’s got 3.5mm as well as 1/4" jacks. Very handy! It doesn’t handle Euro level though, it’s line level, so it still needs attenuation unless I want to overdrive it (which doesn’t sound bad).

Right now I’m using right-angle 3.5mm cables from Erthenvar and clunky adapters. I’m hoping that Tendrils, or somebody, starts making right-angle 3.5mm-to-1/4" cables as an option sometime.

#85

I’ve got the ADDAC Pedal Interface and it works great for me. Having two send/return channels available (to process seperate voices) in 4hp is really handy.

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#86

What are your thoughts so far? I find this to be a compelling pedal.

#87

I’m not super blown away by it, but I’m going to give it some more time. I might relegate it to my upstairs rig (acoustic/electric with no computers) because it might be more fun with my fretless bass or mic’d mandolin than with synths. On the other hand, I made a fun drone track the other day using its feedback as a source for Rings.

It’s a little bit cantankerous. The wet/dry level knobs seem to interact with each other and have a kind of nonlinear, unpredictable response for instance, and the modulation amount doesn’t feel consistent depending on other factors.

The delays seem way too dark for some material, but works well for other stuff. There’s a nice dirty quality to the delays at longer lengths, and the feedback can sound pretty great. Of course the modulation adds a lot to the character, but I’ve got some lovely modulated delay plugins I like to work with.

As for the fuzz… I’ve really been using fuzz less than saturation or other distortion lately, and throwing a lowpass filter after it when I do. I’m inclined to just leave it turned off, but it deserves a little more exploration.

I was kind of hoping Caves would quell my GAS for an RM-1N, but it’s really nothing like that :slight_smile:

#88

Is anyone aware of euro-pedal interfaces that aren’t modules? Something like the Bastl Hendrikson / Strymon AA.1 / etc, but as a pedal rather than a module? I’m trying to stay <= 120hp, so I’d rather sacrifice pedalboard space than rack space on this.

I guess I could also grab one of the new 4ms Pods and just fill it up with 3 or 4 Hendriksons or something, but ideally I’d rather just have a pedal that could do the same.

I’ve thought about DIY-ing this for awhile, but I get overwhelmed every time I try to wrap my head around op-amps.

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#89

Not an ADDAC fanboy but the pedal integrator by them is the smallest and most hasslefree option I have owned. I tried with attenuators and clean boost pedals before but it was always too mushy/colored. Most likeley some impedance issues but not worth deepdiving into it. But I totally would get a small desktop or pedal device if it would be a great in out with basic mixing and maybe a send with line level as I took all my sample stuff out of my rack recently again.

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#90

do you need that many separate send/returns? I think most people with a small system would probably only have one or maybe two pedal send/returns for a couple individual pedals or one or two pedal chains. not knocking it if you’d use them, but it would just be atypical :stuck_out_tongue:

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#91

Another option could be 2 Please Exist Meng Qi modules if the effects are line level. The stereo attenuator he offers could also be added. Not the most smallest config for conserving HP, but might be fun.

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#92

haha fair point. I don’t have huge collection of pedals either, but i do love stacking shorter and longer delays at different points in the signal path. A lot of times I play the pedals like modules, just without CV inputs (for the most part). Also, I’m increasingly gigging with both guitar and modular simultaneously, so it is sort of becoming this elaborate ecosystem. Atypical is a great word for it :slight_smile:

I did find this article from Reverb. In addition to talking about using mixer sends, end of chain effects, and modules (all of which I’ve used/done except for dedicated send/return modules), it also points generally towards reamp boxes. It specifically talks about the Pigtronix Keymaster, but it seems to have been discontinued. I also found the Revival Electric Synapse which looks similar. So it looks like there are options out there, just not nearly as many.

I was half joking about the 4ms pods but truthfully it could be the most compact option for what I’m looking for. One of the promo shots even shows them next to a pedal!

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#93

Pedal format I/O seems like a no brainer!
Ive been seriously looking into building a pedal interface in pedal former. It just makes more sense. But I’m no good at creating new circuits so I bought a couple of Ladik 520 modules the 4 channel preamp and 4 channel line out. So far so good. I’m planning on putting them in a pedal box as soon as my power arrives. The pods look like a awesome solution too!

#94

Yep, the Pigtronix Keymaster can do it. It’s a re-amp pedal. Downside is that’s mono, and I believe, out of production, but they’re generally available if you poke around. It does have two seperate effects loops though, which is pretty neat!

#95

I mean, perhaps that’s not a euro-pedal interface in the true sense of the meaning but this might work for outputting some of your signals into the pedal world. Getting it back into your case is probably another issue but that possibly depends on your signal flow and whether your effects are end of chain and could be fed straight into the final outboard mixer as well:


Dunno………

#96

Ladik just released a useful-looking line/pedal in+out module: http://ladik.ladik.eu/?page_id=2456

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#97

Picked up the Endorphines Milky Way recently. It’s a solid little module for the HP. I hate that the two controls require a button press, but it follows from the UI of their other modules. You’re not going to get much else in the way of stereo multi-effects in 6hp. Same effects banks as the Blck_Noir and Grand Terminal.

TipTop has been teasing new effects. If Z-Verb is the dedicated, smaller Valhalla of my dreams, that would be very desirable for a me, but we’ll see…

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#98

I recently got the Intellijel Pedal I/O 1u module.

I’d been planning to get it for a while to use for external effects (Quadraverb, pedals etc.), but as it takes and outputs instrument leve I have actually mostly been using it for bringing guitar in, or outputting to a guitar amp.
Previously I used an Ears module, but now I save some 3U HP, can use it as an effects send and instruent in, and if I want an envelope follower I can just use Maths or Morphagene. It’s also nice and tidy using the 1/4-inch sockets on the back.

Definitely recommend it if you have an Intellijel 7U case.

#99

My main goal back then was a Fx-box of modular stuff. As always it came out different.
I started with the clouds module wich I still use to effect external signals. I added a few delays and filters to shape sound and started adding a modulation source…
one day I bought a rings module to get some new ideas into the case. Now I`m trying to decide wether to build a real modular synth or go down further the fx-box route.

It all started with the knowledge that modular stuff puts out a hotter signal, so I needed to amplify the signal to use it properly.

http://4mscompany.com/LISTEN/lup_lio90-840.jpg

I got these guys. Way tougher built than my makenoise rosie. I love the quarter inch inputs (you have to buy these extra) and the feel of the knobs. Very sturdy.

The visual feedback through the LEDs is an extra I love, too.