i was presupposing that the answer i would get is “dont limit yourself to a beginner case”. but yeah i agree. im already feeling the need to kind of expand because im selling modules that id like to keep just to make space for others. and i really do think to accomplish anything rhythmic, while maintaining the audio processing machine that i initially wanted, i would realistically need at least 6u. at least for what makes building generative polyrhythms exciting to me, and building sounds from fundamentals. things like sequential switches, clock dividers/mults, logic modules, lfos to blend together for sequences, attenuverters, mults, vcas/mixers. i thought i would be set with some all-in-one tools like the o_C. and i do love that module, but even with hemispheres as an option, it would be much more useful if i had like 4 of them in my setup. because the apps i really like (quadraturia, qauntermain, copiermaschine, low rents, piqued, dialectic ping pong) can only run one at a time, which leaves the need for an additional quad lfo source or quad eg, or quantizer, or sequencer, or all of those but one
i do agree, that i like this setup for now because it forces me to eliminate things i may not need. but overall, i think the point of modular is kind of lost on an 84hp limit. you cant really build anything beyond a behringer semimodular without a little more space. once you get 1 vco, one sequencer, one eg, one filter, one vca, and maybe an effect, you’re already out of space. and a lot of the really cool “eurorack-only” devices, which is what drove me to eurorack in the first place, are 20+hp. for instance, i just had to sell the dispersion delay i just got because i only had like 10 hp left, and thats a very dope, but very limited tool. then i wanted to get the moon phase sequential filter, but that’s almost the same size. and i already have a filter that’s 2hp.it would have added functionality, and i think a filter with more advanced features would be an incredibly powerful sound sculpting tool. but it wouldn’t leave me with much space. and i definitely couldn’t keep that and the nlc module
your statement is true for anything gear related, or even daw related (where i’ve gone way overboard and may contribute to this idea that i need access to everything imaginable to avoid limiting my sound design capabilities). but when i think of what would help add to my workflow, its usually a groovebox, some crazy expensive creative tool with newer technology that i dont have access to, or the middle ground, a version or component of that creative tool in a slightly more affordable eurorack format. and if i’m going to make my modular setup anything beyond a scattered set of random audio devices and into something cohesive or something that stands on its own, i may need more space. like if i wanted to make my own groovebox. i find that when i had rings and rene, i didnt really make a sequence on rene with rings, then build on that with my other gear. it didnt really make sense. i could just sample it or use something lse i already have to get those sounds. if i want to really build something unique that works for me, it’s going to be hard with limited space. someone said in another thread, something like “if we wanted straight forward solutions to music making, we wouldn’t be here”
i understand the point though, and that is also how im viewing it for now. i find clarity and presumptive statements to be useful in weeding out the more obvious replies. not being a jerk here, just saying that being more clear usually leads to more clear and helpful responses
edit: ( i guess i should clarify that im waiting for the telharmonic and the modules to the right of it in that modulargrid rack to arrive, so i dont have those yet. just recently sold the other modules to make room)
