Ooh, I like This Modular Rack...

[Stefken]

hit with me with dirt modules, fuzz, distortion, overdrive...
pedals are ok, but lack the fun stuff grrr.

Out the top of my head

* VBmodular Overfolder; Tiptop fold processor ; Serge modular Wave Multipliers
* Noise engineering stuff
* Plague Bearer
* Qu-bit data bender
* Dual Borg and Polivoks filter

[vurt]

hit with me with dirt modules, fuzz, distortion, overdrive...
pedals are ok, but lack the fun stuff grrr.

Out the top of my head

* VBmodular Overfolder; Tiptop fold processor ; Serge modular Wave Multipliers
* Noise engineering stuff
* Plague Bearer
* Qu-bit data bender
* Dual Borg and Polivoks filter

ooh id forgot about databender, which i have as well as the two filters.
the filters are nice for screaming distortion, but not so much the breaking up even down low. im a huge sunn0))) fan, and would also like some deep ass drone distortion/rumble/fuzz
ill have a look at the others, cheers

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[elxsound]

Anyone have input on Triple Sloths? Is there anything else similar?

I've watched a few videos and the one linked below seems to explain it well.

I don't think it's for me, because I've never done ambient, but I'm still curious since it's more than just setting the rate of an LFO.

[imrae]

There are chaotic attractor modes in a few digital modules which do something similar if run at low speed. I use the one in Ornament & Crime; mostly they are based on the “Easter Egg” mode of MI Streams.

Huh. Actually I have Streams, should try that out.

Chaos is not the same as an LFO; in a chaotic orbit the signal should never enter a repeating loop.

[PieBerger]

Anyone have input on Triple Sloths? Is there anything else similar?

I've watched a few videos and the one linked below seems to explain it well.

I don't think it's for me, because I've never done ambient, but I'm still curious since it's more than just setting the rate of an LFO.

Take a look at some of NLC's other chaos modules, to see if they would be more suitable for your needs.

https://www.nonlinearcircuits.com/modules?tag=Chaos

Stooges, Primal Hyperchaos and Spasm are good ones to start with. Primal Hyperchaos can definitely be built to run at different rates, depending on the capacitors installed, I know because I built one myself, maybe the others can be tweaked also.

[foosnark]

hit with me with dirt modules, fuzz, distortion, overdrive...
pedals are ok, but lack the fun stuff grrr.

Peradam


I kind of wish it had an attenuator for the Phase CV and CV over Blend, but those can be managed with other modules and it's pretty great overall.

[whyterabbyt]

hit with me with dirt modules, fuzz, distortion, overdrive...
pedals are ok, but lack the fun stuff grrr.

I have a Sonveskan to build but also look at Strakal Brulu, or Strakal Orsel
Neutral Labs broke the distortion section out of their Scrat filter and called it Nijel; has the same mini-breakout connectors for f**king with the circuit. 4HP, only £30 as a kit, and its the easiest kit ever, as well.
I also think there's a lot of mileage (and value for money) out of the cheap Doepfer distortion-y stuff, like the A-115 Audio Divider, A-116 Waveform Processor, and A-136 Distortion/Waveshaper, though, like a lot of Doepfer stuff, I think theyve always been considered poorer options.
I like my RYO Optodist, and the Music Thing Mini Drive, though I need to fix the second input on the latter.

[vurt]

awesome! thanks all! plenty to look at

as for doepfer, yeah, im happy enough to go that way, they may not look as cool and funky as other brands, but they do make good circuits!

my main "driver" here, aside from the sound, is really, as much cv control as possible!!!

[whyterabbyt]

Doepfer have two 'wave multipliers' as well, A-137-1 and A-137-2. A bit more CV control on those, and they're actually closer to waveshapers; i think they might even be Buchla inspired/derived. The A-137-1 has more variance in what the controls do.

[Stefken]

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My current setup on top, and below what i *might* go for.
I have a Moog Grandmother and added a modular setup to it.

I started with quite affordable (mostly) Behringer modules, giving me extra flavour options in terms of osc & filters and added a dirty wavefolder for some west coast timbre.

Then I added some modulation options with a cheapo Behringer dual envelope and ultimately decided to add the Module No One Can Go Without (= Maths).

Now going to sequencing, generative music (and FX) I pretty much decided to go with the Poly effects hector as it can fill in so many functions. The mountain of modules I would need (divider, quantizer, switch, extra modulation, (fx) etc etc can all we filled in with the Hector and then some).

The Hector will benefit from hands-on control via a midi controller. I might add the Befaco; I might put an external controller next to my rack.

And the 1074 filter. Well, it's a nice affordable module adding yet some more flavour (I m a bit of a filter fan). It s been on my list for a while and it s a bit of a no brainer.

Feel free to comment.
I have seen racks that are very well structured. With lots of modules (sometimes a very dense setup with a lot of small modules; sometimes with a matching theme of colors).

Hmm, this isn t it. Mine looks kinda messy and a lot of the modules are quite big. But i find it well featured, giving you tons of options. And I won t have to squeeze my hands between tons of tiny modules.

The hector is quite big and is best placed at eye level, so that mostly dictated this structure.
I just put up in a few minutes so it s just a draft.

The Maths, envelopes and the mixers section in the Behringer 121 might play nicely together.
I could put a Behringer Batumi next to the Maths, when it is released (or maybe the Hector will do just fine).

[whyterabbyt]

the Module No One Can Go Without

Ive said it before, and I'll say it again.

Ha! Ha! I dont have a Maths.

[ghettosynth]

Maths is just a combination of a bunch of utility modules that work well and work well together. It's expensive, but, I haven't seen anything else that so cleanly integrates DUSGs with other utilities for less money and in a better format. For me though, better format doesn't necessarily mean fewer HP, I like modules with breathing room, especially if they are going to be regularly tweaked.

[whyterabbyt]

Oh, and fwiw, I went for a Tesseract Sweet 16 (mk2) with GESS instead of a VCMC, Tesseract stuff is very economical and it has more sliders, though no display.

[Stefken]

Oh, and fwiw, I went for a Tesseract Sweet 16 (mk2) with GESS instead of a VCMC, Tesseract stuff is very economical and it has more sliders, though no display.

Thx. It is on my list. The extra sliders are a benefit for sure.

I don t know where it is coming from.
Could this be coming from the US.

As EU customers you are f**ked. You pay taxes in the shop. Then it goes to customs where you pay a customs fee, and as far as i know 21% taxes again (regardless whether it is new or secondhand or if you already paid taxes in the shop). + transport from the US
Then it becomes a pretty expensive controller.

I also found this, which might just be enough:
https://www.etsy.com/be/listing/1457807 ... -low-price