#1729

I was going to say something similar-ish.

My goal when I started in modular was simply to make sounds I wasn’t making with software, to go alongside the software – and to explore the possibilities. It eventually led to discovering timbres and techniques I really found fulfilling, and an overall musical style that really felt like my own.

(Before that, I’d spent decades with no particular focus – I’d flip from chiptune to really bad techno to a 9/8 jazz/bellydance mess to ambient, and so on. Most of it was fun to make, not so great to listen to.)

On a smaller level I still often lead with curiosity. “What happens if I patch this like this?” And then the inspiration to turn the sound into music follows.

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#1730

Love that - 20 chars of thanks

#1731

Yeah. I would encourage you to consider what you want to accomplish more specifically and how you want to do it. Do you want to sequence stuff or do you want to find things in randomness? Do you want to make songs or just musical ideas? How many voices do you want to have at once? Do you care about percussion? Are you looking to multitrack your output, or does the system need to do everything at once? Do you want timbres similar to any specific artists? +a lot of other questions that can help guide you when considering what you want and need for your modular setup.

#1732

I’ve been making electronic music for well over a decade but I only just started playing with MIDI this year. I want to get a small MIDI interface for my euro rig. I’m look at the 2hp MIDI, but it only has a USB MIDI in. Can I send data from my laptop (Max/MSP mainly) to a USB MIDI in? Or would I need a USB-MIDI host?

Alternatively, I’m thinking of just building a wee MIDI > CV converter with a Teensy (based on Little Scale’s). That one definitely would not require any additional hardware, since the Teensy is a host, right?

#1733

If you’re going from your laptop to the 2hp midi you just need the correct type of USB cable. You would only need a USB midi host if you’re going from USB to 5 pin midi.

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#1734

20 characters of thanks!

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#1735

Eurorack to computer to monitor connection question here.
I am consider adding an ES-8 to my eurorack so that I can send multi tracks to my DAW (currently adobe audition) and use VCV rack and midi controllers with my modular.

I also need to be able to get sound out from my computer to some studio monitors. I’m considering the focusrite scarlett, but I am also thinking of a usb mixer like the k-mix.

So, the question is, am I on the right track for all of this?

(Happy to be chagrined for posting this in an appropriate thread, couldn’t decide between this and the interfaces.)

#1736

ES-8 is fine, but if you’re buying an interface anyways, you might be better off getting an interface with lightpipe and using the ES-3/ES-6. You probably need to immerse yourself in the Expert Sleepers forum and sort out whether this is the right direction for you.

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#1737

I’d recommend going the lightpipe route as well, the Scarlett 18i8 would be a good interface to do so

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#1738

I’ve subjectively observed a cooling in the market. Maybe just seasonal? Resale seems to be worsening, which is disappointing as it increases the risk of acquiring new modules to try. Is anyone else observing similar? :thinking:

#1739

Maybe. Not sure. There are a lot of modules floating around. That said, I haven’t had much trouble selling modules, although the prices may be a little softer than they once were. My perception is that modules that take the biggest hit are the ones that get “replaced” with a new version, implying the old one is less desirable. René1, for example, seems to have lost at least $100 in resale value when René2 arrived, but there were a ton of René1s around in the market in the first place.

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#1740

Could be Superbooth related? Everyone is saving up for whatever caught their eye and is being released in the next month or two rather than buying used gear.

I only say that because it’s exactly what I’m doing!

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#1741

I feel like I used to be able to sell most things on Muff’s at around 75% of retail really quickly, but it slowed down a lot in the last year and a half or so. Part of that is no doubt the unreliability (and recent total brokenness) of the search engine.

Recently I’ve found that Reverb tends to sell things much more quickly. Even the odder, less desirable, older version things went eventually, though I had to cut prices a little more than I originally hoped.

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#1742

Hey all quite interested in the ES-8 with live code programs. So here is the skinny…

Im super interested in sending CV out to a small skiff that integrates with my computer.

So here are the questions I have for those of you familiar with the ES-8

  1. Does it work with supercolider? Im interested in live coding
  2. I believe it sends either CV or an AUDIO SIGNAL. IN AND OUT FOR BOTH… Is this correct?
  3. Any other live languages folks have used with this?
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#1743

You could spend less money on an fh-2 and use midi with tidalcycles or orca. I have both and I use the fh-2 much more for this type of thing.

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#1744

Wasn’t really sure to post this but I didn’t want to start an entirely new tread for it. Does anyone here know of any synths that have good cv patchability for controlling w/ eurorack, and the ability to save presets? The only one I’ve been able to find is the MFB Dominion 1, which looks like a great synth but I want to know if there are other options.

#1745
  1. Yes, it’s class compliant so should be fine with supercollider
  2. Yes, it does audio/cv, 4 in 8 out
  3. I’ve mostly just used it with Max, but it worked really well. Keen to test it out with sc too, so I’ll be interested to hear how you go.
#1746

Maybe:
Sequential Pro 2
Arturia Matrix Brute

#1747

Ah, the Pro2 of course! I forgot about its assignable cv i/o jacks. I get along really well with DSI/Sequential stuff so that might be the one.

#1748

I, myself, was just reminded of the Pro 2 by the interview with Dave Smith in the brand new Waveform Magazine. Issue 1 just arrived yesterday. Recommended. (And free.)

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