2025: A Year in Gear (What You've Bought or Want to Buy in 2025)

[ghettosynth]

I don't think I've ever seen a bigger kit. That's either someone very focused on a certain kind of drumming, or, someone very focused on a certain kind of consuming.

[seafire]

Apart from a few modules I have my eye on, and a 3 tier unit with pro1/cat/kobol, and maybe K2mk, as well as the 101mk2... (I've been very good at not throwing my money at everything, been enjoying what I have) I want a unit for my eurorack that I can plug my guitar into

Open to suggestions

you mean a module you can input your guitar in to?
or some sort of amp to bring the volume up?

Either or.... just so I can run it into filters and modulation.

[cryophonik]

I don't think I've ever seen a bigger kit. That's either someone very focused on a certain kind of drumming, or, someone very focused on a certain kind of consuming.

More likely someone overcompensating for having a tiny…





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[whyterabbyt]

you mean a module you can input your guitar in to?
or some sort of amp to bring the volume up?

module i use a doepfer 138d cfx
crossfader and fx insert. an out/in loop for using pedals in the patch, but can also be used just to input the guitar...
to bring the amplitude up to level, i use a compressor or fuzz/distortion or any gain pedal

Yeah, that's a decent module for that, and nicely flexible. The A-119 is the other possible one by Doepfer, more of a dedicated input with envelope follower etc. Those are the only two I have used.

I also know Befaco do one (googling its the I4), which is a lot more modern than the A-119 and undoubtedly a far better spec, but 4 times the price. Also handles mics, and does phantom power.

[vurt]

Oh... My... God...

Anyone looking for a drum kit?

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id take it if they were black.

[gaf_thit]

Oh... My... God...

Anyone looking for a drum kit?

Click this link, to see the Reverb listing for this drum kit...



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id take it if they were black.

A quick round with your grafitti spray cans would fix that.

[ghettosynth]

nm

[vurt]

you mean a module you can input your guitar in to?
or some sort of amp to bring the volume up?

module i use a doepfer 138d cfx
crossfader and fx insert. an out/in loop for using pedals in the patch, but can also be used just to input the guitar...
to bring the amplitude up to level, i use a compressor or fuzz/distortion or any gain pedal

Yeah, that's a decent module for that, and nicely flexible. The A-119 is the other possible one by Doepfer, more of a dedicated input with envelope follower etc. Those are the only two I have used.

I also know Befaco do one (googling its the I4), which is a lot more modern than the A-119 and undoubtedly a far better spec, but 4 times the price. Also handles mics, and does phantom power.

ive never used the 119, suppose it depends if the envelope follower, or ability to use as a pedal loop is what hes after?
i have envelope followers elsewhere, so im happier with the fx loop option. i know it does the crossover too, but ive never used it for that.

suppose the befaco is the expensive pro thing i said would come up
although id imagine while its expensive compared to the doepfers, the phantom power and xlr, its a different enough unit, and has extra partsenough to make it worth it, if you need phantom power.

[seafire]

Thanks for the input. I'm really just after a basic input, no frills.

Wonder if I could put the guitar into my audio interface ( Behringer UMC204HD) then out into the modular? Guess the volume would drop again on output from interface.

[vurt]

either of the doepfers will get you in, i still recommend any gain/distortion pedal to bring the level up. weve all got at least 1

[McLilith]

Oh... My... God...

Anyone looking for a drum kit?

Click this link, to see the Reverb listing for this drum kit...



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id take it if they were black.

Be sure to purchase several cans. You'll need them!

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[vurt]

too late...
im easily lead...

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[McLilith]

too late...
im easily lead...

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If you held that resonator near the bottom of a snare drum, could you create snare drum swells?

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[justin3am]

Thanks for the input. I'm really just after a basic input, no frills.

Wonder if I could put the guitar into my audio interface ( Behringer UMC204HD) then out into the modular? Guess the volume would drop again on output from interface.

It depends. Line level is not hot enough to drive the input of a filter hard but it may be enough to get the result you want. Noise level is pretty high in eurorack, so signal levels are super hot to overcome noise floor, so with a line level signal, the output may be more noisy than the input.

I would recommend an input module if you don't have one, but mainly because it will be another block to build with, aside from it's intended function. I'd frequently run modular levels in my A-119 to use it like a distortion module, so it's not only useful for interface duties. There are lots of times you may want gain above 0dB but not many VCAs/Mixers in eurorack offer that. With some mixers, you can mult the output to an unused input and if the mixer has sufficient headroom, that will allow you to increase gain for other signals which are routed to that mixer (so if you have a spare mixer you may be able to boost gain that way).

Anyway, this is a situation where I'd say try using what you have on hand before you buy something. You aren't going to break anything and you may find that you get satisfactory results.

[vurt]

too late...
im easily lead...

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If you held that resonator near the bottom of a snare drum, could you create snare drum swells?

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infinite snare drone.