2021: A Year in Gear (What You've Bought or Want to Buy in 2021)

[T71]

Gray Meanie on a FedEx truck en route.

[Shabdahbriah]

Gray Meanie on a FedEx truck en route.

I wonder... if it knows?

[pekbro]

vult "Wolv" analog wave shaper...

https://www.vult-dsp.com/product-page/w ... waveshaper



I've been wanting a Vult module for a while, not really into the digital stuff though. This
one fit the bill for me, even tho it's another pre-order and I have to wait a couple months for it.

[Shabdahbriah]

vult "Wolv" analog wave shaper...

https://www.vult-dsp.com/product-page/w ... waveshaper



I've been wanting a Vult module for a while, not really into the digital stuff though. This
one fit the bill for me, even tho it's another pre-order and I have to wait a couple months for it.

Oooo! I keep spacing, and putting off getting the Freak filter kit, but this (being a one-run limited edition) looks worth staying up on. I don't use VCV, but I'm assuming that soon-to-be-released version will get some youtube exposure, by Omri.

[pekbro]

vult "Wolv" analog wave shaper...

https://www.vult-dsp.com/product-page/w ... waveshaper



I've been wanting a Vult module for a while, not really into the digital stuff though. This
one fit the bill for me, even tho it's another pre-order and I have to wait a couple months for it.

Oooo! I keep spacing, and putting off getting the Freak filter kit, but this (being a one-run limited edition) looks worth staying up on. I don't use VCV, but I'm assuming that soon-to-be-released version will get some youtube exposure, by Omri.

The Freak Filter was a tough call for me, I have all his stuff in Voltage Modular and can't really
bring myself to pony up for it. Having something in the rack just because, doesn't really work
for me when I have most of his filter designs in software already. Even if not exactly the same.
I am a big fan of his work in any case.

[Shabdahbriah]

vult "Wolv" analog wave shaper...

https://www.vult-dsp.com/product-page/w ... waveshaper



I've been wanting a Vult module for a while, not really into the digital stuff though. This one fit the bill for me, even tho it's another pre-order and I have to wait a couple months for it.

Oooo! I keep spacing, and putting off getting the Freak filter kit, but this (being a one-run limited edition) looks worth staying up on. I don't use VCV, but I'm assuming that soon-to-be-released version will get some youtube exposure, by Omri.

The Freak Filter was a tough call for me, I have all his stuff in Voltage Modular and can't really bring myself to pony up for it. Having something in the rack just because, doesn't really work for me when I have most of his filter designs in software already. Even if not exactly the same. I am a big fan of his work in any case.

Yeah, I have all of his stuff in VM also, and know without a doubt that is part of my "do I really need this?", hold-off. Yet, in thinking about it as I typed, there is an experimental Vraids Firmware that puts 2 Braids (Mutable Instruments) into the Freak. Braids has 45 different oscillators and sound sources!

manual here... http://www.vo1t.com/Euro//BraidsIllustrated1.8.pdf



Vraids firmware and other firmware at https://www.vult-dsp.com/freak

and... speaking of things in the works, for those who have or aspire to have an AFG.

FLUX-MOCK-UP-1.jpg

https://www.monorocket.com/modules-flux-capacitor/

[resynthesis]

To celebrate the end of lockdown I bought a new gig bag for my Ibby RR50 V. I've also got an eye on an MIJ Jaguar which plays well but sounds a bit uninspiring and not a patch on a mate's modded Jag. Not sure whether to go for it and then fall down the rabbit hole of new pickups, neck shims and bridge gubbins. I've only just got my head around adjusting a Floyd-equipped thing...

[Shabdahbriah]

I happen to have also been looking into simple envelope modules My shortlist is:

• Ladik C-012 dual up/down lag Interesting dual slew limiter in 4HP; each channel has one speed control and you can choose whether it affects up/down/both. Of course for independent up/down you could use both parts in series.
• NLC Tracky Dacks - 8HP, 1 channel of AR with voltage control and EOC trigger (which allows looping)

Ladik makes good stuff. That looks useful, and compact.

And then... 'Tracky Dacks' processive panel.

trackydacks.jpg

I need a lot of cables to connect my new UMC1820 interface to my patchbay, so figured it's time to have a proper try at making some.

Using multicore cable to keep things compact and tidy. Maybe I should have just taped/heatshrinked some narrower balanced cable... Will try a mixture of Rean and Neutrik jacks to decide if the 3x price difference is worth it!

trs-pairs.jpg

Those look great! Good idea. A huge part of my finally getting into modular was that it peaked a long standing interest in electronics, and had a large and very solid DIY community/mindset. In setting up my little soldering corner, I went so far as to make a couple of 'jigs' for doing a dozen jacks at a time, which as a production-line set-up, gives me a start-to-end visual objective, and presents a flow that is relaxing rather than tedious. The cost of quality jacks proved a bit prohibitive though.

[whyterabbyt]

and... speaking of things in the works, for those who have or aspire to have an AFG.

FLUX-MOCK-UP-1.jpg

https://www.monorocket.com/modules-flux-capacitor/

I think that's the Duke Nukem of eurorack modules, isnt it?

[Shabdahbriah]

and... speaking of things in the works, for those who have or aspire to have an AFG.

FLUX-MOCK-UP-1.jpg

https://www.monorocket.com/modules-flux-capacitor/

I think that's the Duke Nukem of eurorack modules, isnt it?

You may be on to something, there.

• AFG Expansion – ANTI MATTER CV Control Interface
  
  ECV1/CV2 IN control sweep of the AFGs internal wavefolder range (ANTI MATTER mode)
  
  TRIG IN trigger input tied to lag processor
  
  SLOPE lag processor CV direct out
  
  INITIAL manually sets default position of ANTI MATTER range
  
  LEAK controls amount of timbre variation
  
  FALL controls response of built in lag processor

[pekbro]

TBH, I am weary of digital modules with firmware updates and options. I have a number of those and
am not really super good at keeping up with it. It's unavoidable of course, for me though, unless it's
something I have specific need of, or deep interest in. I'm not super inclined acquire more of it.

The livewire module looks cool though, I just paid for my Sketchy Labs Freak Shift, another interesting
module which I very much am looking forward to.

[imrae]

In setting up my little soldering corner, I went so far as to make a couple of 'jigs' for doing a dozen jacks at a time, which as a production-line set-up, gives me a start-to-end visual objective, and presents a flow that is relaxing rather than tedious. The cost of quality jacks proved a bit prohibitive though.

I found the Neutriks nicer to work with, mainly because a much smaller boot needs to be threaded before soldering and everything else can be added after. The strain relief is more convincing and easier to undo; I would prefer these for instrument cables. And you can buy little coloured flags that slip over the screw thread to indicate channels.

But for around the back of the rack, the slim Rean jacks pack nicely and the crimp-style strain relief should be fine. I'll be buying a few more Neutrik and a lot more Rean to finish off this wiring job!

[Shabdahbriah]

TBH, I am weary of digital modules with firmware updates and options. I have a number of those and
am not really super good at keeping up with it. It's unavoidable of course, for me though, unless it's
something I have specific need of, or deep interest in. I'm not super inclined acquire more of it.

I've put off anything with a dinky screen and cryptic menus for years, and that bit makes me anxious. I'd have to use a magnifying glass to read it. Not that I don't have one on hand because of the font size on certain modules, already.

The livewire module looks cool though, I just paid for my Sketchy Labs Freak Shift, another interesting
module which I very much am looking forward to.

Checked out the thread on MOD, and watched his video on it. That thing is crazy-cool!!!

[vurt]

i might read the manual this week.
although, it's mostly straight forward, might be some hidden shit ive not discovered!

Good plan.


{... there's hiddenshit}

nice
not so much hidden shit, but a lot of things clearer now, so i dont feel like im just randomly tweaking shit! now im randomly tweaking but with actual intent!!

ok, ill give you the "full dry, turns full wet when freeze is triggered!!" that is pretty cool, and i hadnt even discovered that in my play, because who goes full dry normally?
makes it even more like my old supertrigga! that was dry till triggered, made glitching drums for example very sweet!
this has the extra tapestop/destroy stuff though

i thank you for drawing my attention to it

[vurt]

vult "Wolv" analog wave shaper...

https://www.vult-dsp.com/product-page/w ... waveshaper



I've been wanting a Vult module for a while, not really into the digital stuff though. This
one fit the bill for me, even tho it's another pre-order and I have to wait a couple months for it.

nice!
theres a part of me that feels i should own a vult module, just for the name being so close
sadly at the moment, funds are reserved for other bits, but that looks very cool!