Show us your modular system

[shreeswifty]

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Here is my lab coat system.
Ableton running expert sleepers and FH-1, with Gridlock for an 8channel drum sequencer, Launch Control for 3 voices and 24 LFOs through LCXL, a pulse 2 for bass, a beatstep to control the bitbox (16 voices) and everything going into Linux (Bitwig Studio) And an strymon aa1 for the owl pedal and last but not least a Yamaha TX 81z slaves to the pulse and a Korg monotribe I modded for sequenced filter. And the Goddess Saraswati overseeing all. Jai Baba

[pokk]

Thx, that’s great to hear, especially if it’s something you wouldn’t normally go for. We are equally really pleased with Andrea’s LP, it’s come out super nice.
thx

Martin

[DegradedEcho]

Kuro

I also have a Magneto en route which will live in it’s own satellite case. I love the tone and colour of the pedals and the instrument feel of the modular. Space shall be moving out on it’s own to make for more Seppuku and Ezhi&Aka.

[hamildad]

that a Mondo TWBB print?

[gaeel]

Here’s my AE Modular system, I got the 2 row system and added a Seq16 sequencer, Nyle Filter (Steiner filter clone) and an extra 2VCA because a friend told me you can never have too many.
I’m really enjoying the absolutely crunchy sounds that come from the two Wasp filters and the Nyle filter. The VCOs aren’t tuned yet, and I’m told the 2Osc module isn’t great at tracking musically, but right now I’m mostly playing with creating soundscapes and blippy bloopy rhythmic stuff
The Delay filter is a nice surprise too, it’s got a really lo-fi grunge to it, reminiscent of some early Mr.Oizo stuff

When I first powered it on I realised that there’s no built-in clock, so I wired up an Arduino Nano in a system I’m now calling the “Clockymatron”. A potentiometer allows me to pick a base clock frequency, which is output on pin 1, and then pins 2 through 8 all output half the frequency of the pin before, which makes it easy to clock different modules at different, but synced, rates. Typically I run the Step10 “drum” sequencer at half the rate of the Seq16

I also got a dso138mini oscilloscope, it’s a really cheap (12€ including vat & shipping) scope that you solder yourself, but it’s great for visualising what’s going on in the synth, I highly recommend this scope for all electronic musicians on a budget

All in all, I’m happy with this little beastie so far and I can’t wait to have some more free time to start wiring up some more involved circuits to experiment with weird and wonderful sounds

[MatthewAshmore]

Haha good eye! I’ve got a sweet robocop one as well. My girlfriend scored those for me at a thrift store.

[koerby]

That’s all I need at the moment

[eblomquist]

Is that a Bluetooth receiver in the TT?

[TheTechnobear]

Yay for AE Modular
looks like your having fun

When I first powered it on I realised that there’s no built-in clock, so I wired up an Arduino Nano in a system I’m now calling the “Clockymatron”.

cool little project!
I tend to use either an LFO, midi , or an external CV clock, the the divider module.
but to have a clock module with a divider would be very useful!

[gaeel]

Yeah, I used an LFO at first, but it felt a bit silly using one whole LFO + Beat Divider just to clock the sequencers, so next I used Renoise outputting a MIDI Clock that the Master I/O module neatly pushes onto the bus, but again, feels silly having to have to lug around a laptop and a MIDI-capable soundcard just to jam out on this tiny modular.
Then I remembered I had a bunch of Arduinos in a box and this seemed like the ideal first simple DIY project
Have you got/tried an AE Modular?

[TheTechnobear]

yeah, Ive been clocking my from a squarp pyramid, which has midi/cv, so was ok for me.

Have you got/tried an AE Modular?

yup, I got it from the original kickstarter, so about 18 months ago - enjoyed it since then, and recently added a few more modules, and built a ‘bela’ module for it, and also stuck, my bastl kastle into it.
you’ll find more post about my antics on the AE Modular forum

its a great platform, not only really good value, but so easy to experiment with.

[koerby]

Yes, It’s from a very crappy Bluetooth Amazon Keyboard. But it works (most of the time )

[gaeel]

Oh yeah, I saw that
Probably going to look into the Bela, it looks like a nice addition to the system

[thetaflux]

Hi everyone. long time no post. in the past few months some amazing things have happened to me, and i can sum most of them up in one word:

Serge.

These modules… wow. I don’t really know what words to use to accurately convey the joy of using these modules. The layouts. The functionality. And the sound… dear lord, the sound. So raw, so fierce and full of character, yet FUNKY. the DUSG is the most funky envelope generator I have ever used. it always has this… groove, personality… this swagger to it that I have never heard anywhere else. the R*S eurorack version’s audio performance rivals that of my dpo and makes my maths quake in fear. That’s not even mentioning the harmonic subdivision capabilities that the Mangrove is so well known for.

The NTO… another wow. The FM depth and response is absolutely ridiculous. Bells, chimes, gongs, anything is possible with clever modulation. And the waveshaping circuit… Modulated at audio rates with multiple oscillators you can get wavetable oscillator like tones out of it. Since the circuit responds to bipolar modulation it’s kind of like a through zero waveshaping circuit.

I could(and will) go on, but I’ll save the rest of my gushing for the serge thread

I started building Random*Source Serge modules to fund my own personal system and it’s turned out to be one of the best decisions of my life. Serge is MY synth. It fits the workflow and patching style I enjoy like a glove. I never would’ve found that out if I hadn’t taken the chance and started building.

So here’s my rack at the moment. the NTOs and DUSGs technically aren’t mine and will be going off to a customer in a few days.

I plan to keep my current case as a studio case, and buy a MN 7u case and skiff for my live performances. Here’s what i’m gonna fill it up with. I can’t decide whether I want to go with 2 renes(rene2 for melodies, rene 1 as a playable modulation sequencer and touch controller) or one rene and a Vector Space.

And here’s the ultimate evoluton of said case. a Black and gold MN shared system 7u, and another 7u of serge and various utilities. Each section represents a voice, and modulation and triggers will be shared between them. the matrix mixer allows for on the fly re-routing and re-patching. with a good drum machine and a poly synth i could perform with something like this for hours.

thoughts & comments? i’d love to hear from you all.

[rhodopsinist]

yes Random*Source serge is fantastic! I also highly recommend the Resonant EQ which I think is one of the best in their line. And the VCM makes it so special that you cannot find any of its similar kinds else where

Although I have sold almost all my random*source babies except these two, to fund all of the Mannequins and Monome modules…I still miss them so badly~~~

[cocco88]

last night rearrangement with a new DIY case

[yoyosandshoes]

Nice minimal setup. What wireless keyboard do you use with TT?

[joey]

Average keyboard, but works fine for me: https://www.logitech.com/en-gb/product/wireless-touch-keyboard-k400-plus?crid=27

[Claude]

I have the panel+PCBs for ResEQ, VCM, and VCFQ waiting for me to brush up on my soldering skills, and track down Mouser carts.
Your post is mighty inspiring!

[emenel]

I feel the same way, and have gone fully into Serge 4U. The DUSG is absolutely amazing, and for those unfamiliar with it here’s a good primer on how crazy it is:

http://www.carbon111.com/alphabet1.html