#115

Okay, I’ll amend what I said :slight_smile: The direction Plonk went didn’t appeal to me personally.

Based on playing with things like Chromaphone, Prism, Modelonia, Kaivo, etc. as well as Rings, I have the general sense that we have a wealth of exciter sources in modular that we can patch ourselves, but a relative famine in “the back end” of physical modeling that we could apply that to – and to me that is the exciting thing that Rings does (pun unintended until I noticed it :slight_smile: ).

Even among delays there aren’t many that can track 1V/OCT beyond bass frequencies and sound good doing it. I’d love to have a delay similar to the one in Aalto, for instance.

He’s said that Rings and Tides were his favorite modules, and he did just update Tides. He’s also expressed some frustration at how typical Rings owners rarely seem to use it to the fullest and maybe including the exciter was a strategic error.

That said, my thought about a “new Rings” was wishful thinking on my part. :wink:

#116

Hey, you never know. Seeing that Rings was part of Elements, I guess it’s possible. I hope we finally see the new Clouds soon.

#117

I’ve very excited about the Supercollider bubble the Norns is about to inspire!

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#118

Since the man himself does drop in from time to time, he might speak to that, but knowing that quote and seeing how Tides 2018 is laid out, I kind of wonder if he was talking about the at-the-time-unannounced new Tides when he said that.

#119

This thread has reached its tipping point… I wonder if there is any subject this forum can’t turn into consumerism and lusting after new objects.

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#120

the Democracy thread doesn’t seem to have gone there ^-^

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#121

…yet. :wink:

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#122

I’m not sure :thinking: Gibson is going bankrupt but Fender is beating expectations.

#123

yes there is a saturation happening in eurorack.

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#124

can’t wait for the next big music thing(s)

https://www.musicthing.co.uk/modulegenerator.html

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#125

Coming next from Music Thing Modular is a noise-reducing sample and hold module that is inspired by John Cage, with vactrols.

:ok_hand:

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#126

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#127

Fat vape? I think you’ve been beaten to that by the Soma PIPE!

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#128

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#129

And I think I have a good idea what it sounds like without ever hearing it.

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#131

I agree. I’m not a fan of the cramped Eurorack format or (lack of) power, and hate that it has become a byword for modular synthesis in general, but there’s never been a better or cheaper time to get into modular than now.

#132

Personally I’ve noticed that modules seem harder and harder to sell these days… one needs to really drop prices down to be able to sell (at least with “less exciting” modules). Once those 50€ behringer eurorack modules come out…

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#133

I’m eagerly waiting for it to tip. Right now there are too many modules that are not built to last.

I strongly believe that the likes of Cwejman, Birdkids, Macbeth and other companies with high quality products will be the only ones to survive.

#134

Could you elaborate here? I don’t own any Cwejman, Birdkids, or Macbeth yet I’ve had almost zero problems with any of my modules in the few years I’ve owned them. Have you had many issues yourself?

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#135

Yes sure.

There are currently a lot of makers who are trying to stay competitive and using cheap solutions to do that. This often results in the use of cheaper components that have a lower life expectancy.

This is not necessarily a bad thing, but at the same time: when you spend 400/500 on a module it’s a bit unfair to find out the components are the cheapest out there.

I have had issues yeah. I think quality control is one of the biggest issues in euro right now. Both on the software (I’m looking at W/) and hardware side.

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