Ooh, I like This Modular Rack...

[Stefken]

the Disting which is so many things and a soundsource is one of them. Classic oscillators, but MI Rings and Braids have also been integrated, there is also a polysynth and multi sampler. Hell, maybe they are working right now on integrating Plaits as well. At which point, i don t need Behringer Brains anymore.

Looks like they heard me.
In the mail, a video showcasing the macro oscillator 2 aka M. I. Plaits. 4 instances.

I feel like you are turning to the dark side my friend. As I said, it's THE swiss army knife module to have. I wouldn't want it to be all of those things all of the time. But I feel very strongly that it allows you maximum exploration of different ideas in a minimum of HP. God I'm going to sound cringe here, but, it's really a bargain when you consider how little you have to spend to explore that much variety in a small rack.

... the dark side. Way ahead of you my friend.

I reckon i ll start with a wasp and a disting ex as my first modules.
I ll have a ton to explore with the disting, ironing my path further into the dark side.

Agree do you hmmm?

[SHall1000]

The best intro video I have found so much:



He is particularly good on module selection taking into account what you already have. Two take outs for me:
Was going with external effects but a delay module with tempo sync might be a good idea as no way to achieve that with what I have.
Envelopes with CV modulation of ADS and R parameters. Is that a good thing? Does it open up lots of more options for patching than without?

[Stefken]

The best intro video I have found so much:

Yes, that one is excellent.


This one was very interesting too.
His suggestions are somewhat more decisive. These are good bread and butter choices but i guess you have to do your homework yourself and make the choices. But it is a good reference and place to start.

[foosnark]

Mylar Melodies does have some really great videos, especially the ones focused on small systems that have a particular purpose, or systems he's set up for live playing.

I also like Knobs' "Why To Modular" series.

[SHall1000]

Can anyone comment on the sound of the Doepfer A 121 2 filter. I like the look of the simultaneous LP, HP, BP and notch plus two frequency CVs and a resonance CV input. All for a good price.

https://www.signalsounds.com/doepfer-a ... ack-module

[vurt]

can anyone help this guy? with an es8 and interface for cv?

viewtopic.php?p=8631262#p8631262

[justin3am]

Can anyone comment on the sound of the Doepfer A 121 2 filter. I like the look of the simultaneous LP, HP, BP and notch plus two frequency CVs and a resonance CV input. All for a good price.

https://www.signalsounds.com/doepfer-a ... ack-module

I had an original A121 v1 for a long time. I liked it a lot. Not sure how similar the V2 is but the highpass and bandpass were nicely squelchy and the different outputs were phase shifted, so you could do some interesting waveshaping stuff when mixing the outputs together. I used it a lot in feedback patches.

[dashel]

the Disting which is so many things and a soundsource is one of them. Classic oscillators, but MI Rings and Braids have also been integrated, there is also a polysynth and multi sampler. Hell, maybe they are working right now on integrating Plaits as well. At which point, i don t need Behringer Brains anymore.

Looks like they heard me.
In the mail, a video showcasing the macro oscillator 2 aka M. I. Plaits. 4 instances.

I feel like you are turning to the dark side my friend. As I said, it's THE swiss army knife module to have. I wouldn't want it to be all of those things all of the time. But I feel very strongly that it allows you maximum exploration of different ideas in a minimum of HP. God I'm going to sound cringe here, but, it's really a bargain when you consider how little you have to spend to explore that much variety in a small rack.

... the dark side. Way ahead of you my friend.

I reckon i ll start with a wasp and a disting ex as my first modules.
I ll have a ton to explore with the disting, ironing my path further into the dark side.

Agree do you hmmm?

Wasp was one of the first modules I bought and I still have it with no intentions of getting rid of it, it is a funky sounding filter and the black and yellow is a nice change visually from all black or silver modules. Disting ex looks great but no personal experience, seems to be a big upgrade over it's smaller brother with the sample player from micro sd and ability to operate as one module or 2 distings.

edit: Brains was nothing to write home about when I owned one although it is a pretty good value $

[elxsound]

edit: Brains was nothing to write home about when I owned one although it is a pretty good value $

[ghettosynth]

Can anyone comment on the sound of the Doepfer A 121 2 filter. I like the look of the simultaneous LP, HP, BP and notch plus two frequency CVs and a resonance CV input. All for a good price.

https://www.signalsounds.com/doepfer-a ... ack-module

I had an original A121 v1 for a long time. I liked it a lot. Not sure how similar the V2 is but the highpass and bandpass were nicely squelchy and the different outputs were phase shifted, so you could do some interesting waveshaping stuff when mixing the outputs together. I used it a lot in feedback patches.

The original was based on the CEM3320. Not that I think that the 3320 is all that, but, it may or may not sound the same as the newer one. That said, commentary online is favorable. Personally I like Doepfer gear. For filters though, I tend to want a slightly larger panel so there's some room to play.

[SHall1000]

Good point. They also do a slime line version which would be even harder to tweak.

https://www.signalsounds.com/doepfer-a ... odule-slim

[ghettosynth]

I hate to sound like the Behringer fanboi, but, if you want simultaneous outputs with notch, room to play, character, history, low cost, 2*FC in and Q in, and time proven design, you could do a lot worse than the B.ARP 1047.

[SHall1000]

Yep. It’s on the list. Just looking at smaller modules as I am hoping to limit myself to 84HP. The B is 16hp. Could get a A 121 and a Wasp in the same space. So many options!

[ghettosynth]

Yep. It’s on the list. Just looking at smaller modules as I am hoping to limit myself to 84HP. The B is 16hp. Could get a A 121 and a Wasp in the same space. So many options!

So what do you have so far? Have you set it up in modular grid?

So, if you're strictly limited to 8HP, you're going to find the Doepfer hard to beat. I have this, it's 6HP I believe



I'm going to say though, that despite the SSM2040 being one of my favorite filters of all time, I don't like this as much as I thought that I would. I think, in fact, that what I don't like is the gain compensation for high resonance. This has consistently been a factor in whether or not I enjoy some filters. But I don't hate it. It's not as flexible as the Doepfer and it is 24dB/oct with a BP and a 12dB/oct LP out.

I've kind of given up on finding an actual 2040 chip to put in a module. The only synth that I have that has one is too valuable to hack up. I really wish that there was some undesirable bit of garbage kit from the 70s/80s that used them that I could gut, but alas, I don't think that there is.


Now, at 10HP this is a pretty cool option, still not as flexible in that it doesn't have a notch output, but, vc control of resonance, based on the AS3320 which is a CEM3320 remake, and integrated Germanium Transistor overdrive ($199).

[imrae]

Disting ex looks great but no personal experience, seems to be a big upgrade over it's smaller brother with the sample player from micro sd and ability to operate as one module or 2 distings.

I use my mk4 as a sample player all the time, what does the EX add there?