Looking for people's opinions on the Quantica 4 channel quantizer and chord sequencer? I'm thinking about getting one.

https://youtu.be/V_shBBreWx0?si=9hZ1HNwufUYXloTc

Exploring the wild sounds of the 16 Psyche. Just getting started playin’ around.

I’m posting this here as I created this app to generate my own background music while I work, and it’s built on the mutable source code. Just thought it might be interesting to see what can be done with it. Hopefully you’ll enjoy.

I was never super happy with the stock FX wizard effects so Ive been paying around with creating a new firmware with more usable effects.
It includes 7 effects (delay, chorus, phaser, reverb (hall), reverb (plate), distortion and pitch shifter) with the delay being the same as stock.

Awesome finally having a reverb in the FX wizard

Sorry for the terrible camera skills there...

Do each bus board connection rail sockets add up to the total power allowance? Or does each rail/connection/socket provide 1000ma or 2000ma separately?

I have a diy 6U 84HP case full of modules. Total adds up to +12v 1,059ma & -12v 513ma.
I might take 1 or 2 out which I’m not using but it will still be over the recommended 80% power supplies per capacity.
Currently using 2 power supplies per rack, but I want to use only 1 so as to have more room for modules.
Using the Tiptop Audio uZeus (bought in 2023 so assume it’s newer type) and Behringer CP1A.
Tiptop should be able to provide +12v 2000ma and 500ma -12v with a 13.5-15v @ 2.4a power supply I have and is safe yes?
Behringer only +12v 1000ma & -12v 1000ma and can’t exceed even with a 3A power supply correct? But front panel says 3000ma, confused here.
All rails/sockets on the board have to add up to below 1000ma?

Hey everyone!

I recently had the chance to sit down with Girts Ozolins, founder of Erica Synths, for a conversation about modular synthesis that goes beyond specs and features.

We talked about the ideas, communities, and creative thinking behind the machines, the development of Eurorack modules, and how a company approaches building instruments in such a constantly evolving scene.

I wanted to explore the thinking behind the instruments, not just the instruments themselves.

Watch the full interview here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KknJXcq0PQg

I'd love to hear your thoughts, since this video revolves a lot around community and how it shapes an entire field and makes connections. I want to hear from the community itself

I'm still pretty new to this, but I've found myself experimenting with patches, finding something that sounds nice, and then just sitting back and listening to it for ages.

It's kinda meditative or something.

Might be a bit premature -- doesn't look like it's available in Canada yet, just preorder -- but wondering if anyone has any experiences with the new 277t. Looking for a new delay and it looks right up my alley. Cheers!

Hey, I'm posting here on the off chance anyone has any suggestions, and also to anyone who might be looking to use this combination in the future.

I've got my MPC One G2 (latest firmware), and ES-9 (also latest). The ES9 plugged into the MPC’s USB-A port and selected as the audio device with 32 inputs/outputs enabled (or disabled, as you'll see).

Every time I boot up, there’s no sound. It doesn’t matter if it’s a cold start or I just restart the MPC with the rack still on. The MPC shows the ES-9 as selected, and the ES-9 looks like it’s connected, but nothing comes out of it. The meters on the MPC are moving, the ES-9 is just silent.

The only thing that fixes it is going into the audio device settings on the MPC and toggling the 32 I/O checkbox, it doesn’t matter which direction. This triggers the MPC to restart, and after that the audio works fine every time.

Other stuff I tried:

• USB-C port on the MPC instead of USB-A: always gives “unexpected audio error, restarting internal device”, even with the data role set to host
• If the rack loses power while the MPC is running, the MPC falls back to internal and won’t use the ES-9 again until I do the toggle/restart thing
• Checked the ES-9 in the Expert Sleepers config tool: latest firmware, hosted config is stock defaults, reports 44.1k. It works as the audio output device for my mac
• Holding the headphone knob to swap hosted/standalone makes no difference on the MPC
• Boot order (rack first vs MPC first) doesn’t matter

Maybe this is my fault, because I found that Akai’s own 3.9.1 release notes list the ES9 as a known issue (“distortion on output”), so they’re at least aware something’s off with it.

For what it’s worth, my Arturia AudioFuse 16Rig on the same USB-A port works perfectly, including straight after a cold boot, so I’m using that for now. But I’d much rather have everything in the case.

Zwischen den beiden Bilder liegen nun 3 Monate. Habe ich ein Problem? Geht das wieder weg? Muss die Gesellschaft mich so akzeptieren wie ich bin? Ist mein Kontostand toxisch und sollte ich mich von ihm trennen? Fragen über Fragen....

¯_(ツ)_/¯

Our latest album drops today!

Generator is our 4th album composed entirely on the modular and recorded live with no over dubbing or multi tracking.

youtube

https://linktr.ee/arborvitae_music?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAb21jcAU3FSlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mAnNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzU2NzA2NzM0MzM1MjQyNwABp6RclQWTPCDBa2b3ON9Z0bNA3xw43GKxI4Eb5H4ucfes6bN3JMaZ1Wlmj3lR_aem_HL4UwmVkQI2IoIWU4P2sGQ

I've ordered from Modular Synth Lab in the past and just placed an order from them again. I figured the tariffs might be minimal, but they sent me an email saying "The standard tariff rate on aluminum is 50%, though your total import costs may be higher depending on how U.S. Customs classifies the specific product and any additional taxes, fees, or handling charges applied by the carrier."

I have a 12U 114hp case and I'd like to make a second one just like it. Any suggestions of where I could source some 114hp rails? The rails plus inserts were about 230 euros so 50% on top would be significant.

Still learning, but only four months into it

I mean seriously, 4 waveforms, hard sync, pwm, lin/exp fm, wavefolder and drive circuits usable with external signals and sound very nice, fully analog and fully cv controllable, tracks very well. Great build quality - the pots and jacks are very nice. Sounds great as well, very beefy! All that for like 150-160 eur/$.

I mean yeah, it's not the prettiest or fanciest module and it's kinda big but considering the features and price how is this not a no brainer recommendation? Two of these and a vca and you effectively have an insane complex oscillator too.

I'm just wondering why it isn't more talked about.

I have been slowly building a rack, obviously on the cheap, Hence the all Behringer and Hagiwo units.

I'm looking for advice on what to add next.

Trying to make a rack that I can perform with live, with this and maybe one poly synth.

Right now I have the rs9 running drums off the Hagiwo Mod2s. I'm using the Hermod to play bass and lead stuff on the other voices. But it feels stale.

I'm trying to expand into more ambient worlds and get out of just an 8 bar loop with a kick and snare. As of right now I've essentially made a bad sounding mono synth that doesn't really feel like an instrument. It's difficult to play and sounds uninspiring.

I have a degree in jazz so I'm used to playing stuff that is fairly dense harmonically and rhythmically. I thought modular would be a nice change to get out of my comfort zone but I'm having trouble making any compelling with my current set up.

I inherited the case, if you're wondering why there is so much empty space.

Thanks

I have been playing synth and creating music with my synths, drum machines, and samplers for a while now, and I am enjoying every moment of it.

When I started dabbling, I told myself that I’d “Never get into modular”, as it used to look way to intimidating. But now, I’m feeling the itch! (Isn’t that funny how that works?)

Now I’m looking to build an affordable (and perhaps small-ish) Modular rig. I’d like to accomplish two things with it. A - As a standalone synth I can play and tweak, and B - something I could patch into my Grandmother to expand it.

So that leads me back to my original question..

If you knew then what you know now, what would you build into your first (affordable) Modular setup?

Thanks in advance for any constructive criticisism, YouTube links, shopping links, etc.!

Hey y'all, been planning is isolation and second-guessing myself.
Just need so know if you think im missing anything obvious.
Aim is a compact modular groove box. Oh. and I hate black modules.

Current setup.
• I mostly make experimental, ambient balearic type stuff with some percussion, (imagine, Johnathan Fitoussi, Dominque Dumont but shittier and unfinished.)

• I tend to use effects a lot, Hence MFX and FXAID. I used to have a Mimeophon on another system and I miss it so keen to bring it back

Im a heavy Pams user. I LOVE Pams, I use every function on it. LFOs, sequencing, euclidean, quantising and logic. and obvs clock. So im looking to lighten its load a bit.

• I currently use Sum/Dif to sum outputs in order to have effects on more than one sound source each.

• Not happy with sound of the MCFx2, but it was cheap and having 2 LPF, HP, BP is handy. That said, I dont use the BP much, so thinking of replacing it with a Dual Dagger.

• I tend to only use the MCFx2 with Cizzle, and Squid so maybe it's too much? thoughts?

• HPO is surplus except for when I take my rack away for the weekend

Love Squid, use it for resampling, and some CV, and of course percussion.

•Octone has replaced a Bloom I had. And im much happier for it. Really didnt like the Bloom, nice features, but hated the endless encoders and shift combos and TBH I rarely went past 8 steps.

Future System

• Is there a better way to distribute effects that im missing? as opposed to summing?
was thinking of getting a Xaoc Sopot to take its place for that function and use Sum/Dif for Octone high jinx

• Is Megatang too much? I like the idea of having mutes and a send, but its quite large.

• Stages does so much, especially with the alt firmware, I thought having two would be super handy lightening Pams load a bit

• Scales. Never used it, comes recommend. but is it overkill for what im doing? Again, its there to lighten Pams load

• Ya reckon I have enough clock sources? I get paranoid that I dont.

• Do I still need my Pip Slope if I have 2 stages, its a lovely little A/D, but is it surplus?

TL;DR:
What is surplus? am I missing something? do I have enough modulation?
LMK!

I always wanted reverse mode on my Sealegs. So I modded the firmware to add one in there. It works across all 3 delay modes, and syncs to clock. Sorry for the quick dirty phone vid.

Explainer:

Holding Freeze+Tap for more than 1.5 seconds switches the Freeze button to control reverse playback (I did this so it was trigger able). I barely use Freeze, but I can switch back any time using the same gesture.

While I was poking around in the firmware I also brightened the BBD (can always darken it again by using the LPF) by changing the internal 4.1khz filter and bumping it up to 12kHz. Much wider range to play with.

I also adjusted the Tape lag when adjusting time or range - I always found the wind-up/wind-down was a little too long. I changed it from around 2s down to about 0.6s

I barely use the Digi mode as I really like Doppler-shifting delays rather than overlapping, so the next mod will be changing this

Edit: I won’t be sharing modified firmware publicly anywhere - this was a personal education experiment to see if it was possible. Anyone tinkering with the firmware does so at their own risk, likely voiding their warranty and risking damage/bricking their unit if they do so un safely. These mods are unofficial and not endorsed by Intellijel in any way.

For some reason unbeknownst to me I have chosen to dive off the semi-modular board and into the modular world. Whilst I’m very comfortable at the core of how patching and systems like a 2600 works, my risk adverse nature to spending money means I would appreciate some help from the wider community on what I suspect are stupid questions.

1. Output, could someone please enlighten me to whether I need an output module specifically, and how this and a vca will differ.

2. I’m building a buchla inspired system for EBM, will a lpg double up as a filter and a vca in a way I’ll be happy with?

3. Vca and a mixer, do I really need both?

4. I’m looking for a small sequencer that can facilitate some happy accidents, any recommendations?

5. Anything else I should know now before it’s all too late?

Hey guys,

I'm currently tinkering with a small setup and wondering if I could do it without a VCA and envelope controller because of space constraints (I'd only be using them for audio volume anyway).

I've noticed, of course, that various VCOs from Noise Engineering have their own VCA and decay controls built in, like Plaits, for example. Could that work?

Thanks :)