@@Daphoid l’m honestly interested in any demo that can convince me that moog synths have a particularly better sound than any other basic subtractive voice... IMO the very cool thing about moog synths is moog itself, a company owned by its employees.
@@tristan7218 Well probably is - youtube compression is pretty hard on audio - they sound much nicer in person I found. But also it's quite subjective. I'm a firm believer that you/I shouldn't have to be convinced to like something. If you like it right away then it's great for you, if not - that's also fine too! I enjoy my Moog semi modulars and Matriarch, but they're not for everybody. Some people are 100% happy with VST's and plugins; others like interacting with hardware. Both are fine! Five years ago watching Loopop demo the Moog stuff sold me on it enough to buy one, and now I own 6 (along with a whole bunch of other brands too) - but some people do everything they need with little korg volca's or pocket operators :)
Benn, it's so much easier to listen to you talk about stuff for 2 hours than it is to watch a whole movie. You underestimate how interesting you are and how interesting your topics of choice are.
I've only just started this video, but I want to comment that since I subscribed to you and set the notification bell to All (many months ago), I haven't gotten a single one of your videos in my feed. I'm not sure why All should mean anything other than _all,_ but my hope is that commenting will tell UA-cam that I don't want to only see your videos when you happen to come up in my search results. You deserve all the views, and I genuinely hope the algorithm isn't limiting your visibility.
Love the row of almost exclusive Mutable Instruments modules... and what a beast of a system. The patch was lovely - so was the music! I'd be interested to know how the drums and their fills were sequenced, and whether the acid bass sequences was all mapped out or transposed/mutated (and if so, how?).
The thing you say about the softpop2 distracting you into weirdness is what happens to me any time I sit down with my synths. Always an enjoyable surprise!
The power problem - nailed it. In defense of Pittsburgh, if I may : they had gone much further out with the Voltage Research Lab 3-4 years before they released Taiga and even, way before that, they had the Double Helix osc, which is anything but a vanilla, run-of-the-mill oscillator. (Please, don't take this as a finding faults type o comment. I love your channel: the way you ventured away from gear demos, always researching new fields, and also your courage to take a stance in moral issues.)
Could not agree more with the power situation in eurorack. I have a very large system (and a couple portable cases) and whenever I want to move things around I just try to turn my brain off and get through it. Which is dangerous, because then it's easier to make a mistake. So, it's this super fun combination of needing to be ultra vigilant while doing this monotonous, time sucking task. Also, don't even get me started on modules that just don't behave together well on the same rail (not even talking noise, have had a couple situations where they won't even start up properly), or the fact that +5V is this neglected part of the "standard" that is so inconsistent many modules have a jumper to bypass the system +5V entirely. And yes the cables are super inconvenient. One day maybe there'll be something a bit more user friendly, but I think that day is probably a long way off.
I’ll vote with you on the power vent of yours, as an ex-electronics engineer the power situation in eurorack is a massive mess/headache. I get the RJ45 idea, low cost, dummy-proof, etc but probably not great for low profile cases etc. that said I don’t have a better suggestion having not thought about it much but would welcome a new better/standard at some point. Maybe we need an open-standards group ;-/
Cool vid! Regarding PSU noise, I've found that Linear power supplies works best for older analog designs as that is what most older hardware was designed to run on back in the day. The digital modules run cleaner on switching power supplies. Cheers
About 39 minutes in, talking about modules that require you to read the manual: "Those are exactly the type of modules that I'm removing from my rack." Then pans over a row of nine Mutable Instruments modules, and I wonder, is he taking the piss here?
Great video! The crush knob on the black hole DSP2 reminds me of the Permut8 VST from SonicCharge, if anyone's looking for a similar-ish VST experience
Hey Benn, I just read an article about copyrighting rules for AI generated art This is part of it When it comes to works that contain material generated by an AI, the USCO looks at whether the model's contributions to the work are the result of "mechanical reproduction" (i.e., generated in response to text prompts) or if they represent the author's "own mental conception." Current rules state that the USCO “will not register works produced by a machine or mere mechanical process that operates randomly or automatically without any creative input or intervention from a human author.” Wondered what you would think of this as it relates to self-generating music.
Now that's a very interesting comment. My first reaction was "wow, I never thought of that - it's a bit scary." But I think it must be possible to draw a distinction between the sort of AI that is currently in the ascendant (pulling massive datasets from the internet to use as models) and the sort of "AI" that mostly consists of controlled chaos through cable insertion and knob twiddling - which isn't really AI at all. I feel there's an obvious line between these two, and hopefully the courts will agree.
great realization that menu diving, tiny buttons & tiny screens are not fun, neither manual memorization. the song at the end is great. yes, you can do this with a daw too. or with virtual modular. or with free software too. if you want to.
I'm starting with a ES and only adding some functions I'll need. Nearly went your route and was going to add the expert sleepers later, but think I'll make better use of space and funds starting with my main units ES 8 or 9 and a Poly2 and go from there, just have to wait a bit longer for some fun and forget the PAM's or O&C I was tempted with for immediate shenanigan's. ES9 took my mate ages to work with vcv and live and push, some time later he got it working sample accurate, He said its easy when you know.
Great video. Really like the West Pest you started out with and am now seriously considering a purchase. (Like most of what you featured but I can maybe afford one new module…)Just did some reading about it and this came about as a collaboration with Pittsburgh Modular. Cool. Thanks!
Nice, I just bought the Taiga, it was about time that i got a synth from Richard and Michael. They really are breaking new ground. I missed the batch of the Voltage Lab just not having the money for it at the time, so there. I will receive it in a few days. I have a big system already consisting og half east and half west coast. So the way I see it the Taiga will be the centerpiece, kind of an Easle only far better and more capable.
I’m just making a stereo audio processor build limited myself to an 84hp case and it’s already cost more than the Erica perkons sat behind you 🤦🏻 I’m OUT! It’s going to be a real nice fancy effects box but it cost more than my prophet 12 😮 lesson learnt… 😂
There are some great choices, but I can't understand the love for the Softpop 2. I've had it for months, but I feel it just lacks depth and range and doesn't have a lot of sweet spots. Everything ends up sounding the same. please make a video so I can see how you make it sound less shitty 😊
I am always temped to dive into hardware but those prices man ^^ 700$ for a sequencer is like two entire DAWs or like 14 software sequencers. 200$ for an amplifier can get me reaktor plus like 700 blocks from toybox audio. 300$ for an oscillator is like 3 fully featured softsynths. I think I will just stay with software forever.
power-over-ethernet (PoE) seems doable, although I suspect the voltage supplied is pretty noisy and needs to be re-regulated and filtered to be usable. the madness would be ethernet-addressable CV and audio in and out, although this would obviously require extra support on the modules themselves...
hope you concider discussing the update and the move back into the swamp that is modular with molten vincent :) learned about your work in the interview you did back then. thxxxx
Quite surprised you kicked the Expert sleeper interfaces, I llike them with VCV rack ( or even just general interfacing ) and Bitwig. Never had coil whine with the Make Noise stuff in the UK either ( never even heard of it until now, maybe I've been lucky ) love my Moprhagene though wouldn't want to part with it.
The gear I own are a couple of computers and a couple of Gravis Ultrasounds, Sound Blaster 16 with a Yamaha DB-50-XG attached on it and a bunch of CBM64's I haven't touched in decades. I'll stick with FL Studio with Arturia everything, Native Instruments Massive and FM8, Synthmaster 2 and the usual free suspects including Synth1. Patcher does all the tricks nowadays. Really, it does. I even can make it breakfast.
oh my god, POE modules would be insane. imagine never having to take apart your rack to update, every module has an address, and you can access them through a managed switch... networked modular😭
Haha same with me don’t use my modular stuff that often how I thought. I think bcs it’s just a totally different workflow than that I’m used to over several years (but I totally love it though even if it’s not a daily driver like my virus ti I would never sell it or anything!)
Maybe something like the POE idea would work if you could have adapters that fit the existing modules, so they didn't have to be re-designed. That way, you'd fit an adapter with a POE socket to an existing module with a ribbon cable socket, and then never need to take it off again (unless it had to be used in an old-style case). There might be a niche business idea here for someone...
Hey, is anyone here having trouble getting the Erica synths graphic VCO to play in tune? I’ve calibrated it and tried everything I could find online. I’ve tried turning the internal quantizer on and off, tried using an external quantizer, nothing works.
Me too! It's worth remembering, though, that Benn was getting rid of quite a few modules as well as buying. If he sold them, then the overall cost of the operation may have been less than you think. I'm not saying modular isn't damn expensive, because of course it is, and I wish it weren't! I have a Neutron and a Mavis, and so far that's as far as I've paddled into this ocean...
The power supply situation is what made me go with 5U instead of Eurorack. However, I do have some Expert Sleepers Modules in my system. I had to get in-line power delays for them because they would kill my +12 rail if they all started at the same time. I see you got rid of your Expert Sleepers modules. I was thinking of doing the same until I switched to Ableton Live. They work perfectly with Live. I had to fuss with it and could never get my ESX-8cv modules working in Cubase due to routing limitations.
@@GeorgeLocke Interesting, I never tried VCV rack. I ended up trying Plogue Bidule to route the signals in Cubase to the ESX-8cv but there were some timing issues that I wasn't too excited about.
@@wormdamage I am using a Dotcom Q163 Eurorack adapter which is rated for 1000 mA on the +12v leg of power . In theory that is more than enough for the ES modules. The power for the Eurorack adapter is derived from the +15/-15/5v power supply for the 5U system. If I had to guess, the issue may have stemmed from how much current is drawn at the start up of my system on the +15 rails, which could have had an effect on the +12 rail of the Eurorack adapter. Either way, placing power delays on a couple of the ES modules corrected the issue.
I'm not a eurorack guy and don't know much about it but I love my moog sound studio 3. I got a 4 module rack to fill an extra 30hp enclosure. Any one have any suggestions on some modules to put in it?
When electronic music production was too spread out to the general population thanks to cheap personal computers and audio interfaces, the Modular fever arrive to sepparate the big money people from the little money people and somewhat convinced a lot of them that passing hours preparing a set up with cables like we were on the 70s when you can do similar things on a fraction of time in a computer was the utlimate coolness.
Something tells me you’re fun at parties. People like stuff that’s fun, and like being in communities that like similar things. Something about it meshing well with the survival instincts in our brains. Don’t overthink it, that’s just a quick way to get disappointed and angry. Just jam out on whatever you want.
They're different tools for different purposes. There's something about patching physical cables that puts you in a different creative headspace than connecting virtual patch cables in VCV Rack with a mouse (which can also be creatively inspiring in its own right in a different way).
The only way to fix modular is with a smelter. Just kidding. No other modular detractors in the comments yet, so I figured I'd be the first. I don't hate modular, but I could never afford it.
Yes, force yourself to love modular again. Ut could be great again. You know the terminologie and it makes you cooler as a person. K believe in you. Whatever lol
As someone who works in the boat world, I can say your modular gear certainly has a lower operation and maintenance cost. Do never buy a boat unless you have a solid business plan for it, or absolutely need one to access the outside world.
As the CarTalk guys used to say when a mechanic told someone that they needed to get unnecessary repairs on their car, "He just needs to make his boat payment."
Im an airline pilot and go through boston quite a bit and every time I say "id love to have a small boat to explore these little islands." Is there any kind of small practical motorboat that wont make me hate it?
You speak truth about the disaster of Eurorack power. If someone had a time machine and could go back in time and convince Dieter Döpfer to make some better choices, a lot of people would appreciate it.
"If I have to memorize something, that means I'm going to have to look at the manual again when I forget. And that's exactly the type of modules I'm removing..." YES to this. More manufacturers need to think about this sort of threshold of memory and re-playability in their design.
Digital modules are great for learning about modular concepts, but one does tend to grow out of them. I need everything out of the box attached to knobs these days. Can't be bothered to dive a menu, but I will always think about Ornament and Crime with deep fondness.
Pittsburgh has been making oddball west coast stuff for years. Look at the Voltage Lab, or the Microvolt 3900, wavefolder and LPG on board. Overall great video, just chiming in as a person who watches closely with great interest what Pittsburgh does. ✌️
There definitely comes a point, after the initial eurocrack stages, where one’s system just seems redundant and uninspiring. Especially with many multi-function, tie-your-shoes-for-your modules available today. I’m definitely a fan of the proto-utility combos approach. I don’t want one module to do 50 things. I want it to do one or two things very well, and combine it with other modules. Isn’t that more of the point anyway?I just did a massive overhaul, pulling out maybe 20 modules or so. I wanted to limit things down and see what I really missed.
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"I love the sound, but it's a bit limited and takes an enormous amount of space" - also applies to every other Moog product 😂
And lots of other vendors too I'd imagine.
But yet, people still buy them because that sound is so lovely.
the fuck u talking about. moog mother? dfam? subharmonicon?
@@Daphoid l’m honestly interested in any demo that can convince me that moog synths have a particularly better sound than any other basic subtractive voice... IMO the very cool thing about moog synths is moog itself, a company owned by its employees.
The Moog One is limited? The MiniMoog changed my entire approach to writing.
@@tristan7218 Well probably is - youtube compression is pretty hard on audio - they sound much nicer in person I found. But also it's quite subjective.
I'm a firm believer that you/I shouldn't have to be convinced to like something. If you like it right away then it's great for you, if not - that's also fine too!
I enjoy my Moog semi modulars and Matriarch, but they're not for everybody. Some people are 100% happy with VST's and plugins; others like interacting with hardware. Both are fine!
Five years ago watching Loopop demo the Moog stuff sold me on it enough to buy one, and now I own 6 (along with a whole bunch of other brands too) - but some people do everything they need with little korg volca's or pocket operators :)
Benn, it's so much easier to listen to you talk about stuff for 2 hours than it is to watch a whole movie. You underestimate how interesting you are and how interesting your topics of choice are.
I had a huge smile on my face through the "my first patch" section - I'm really excited to hear new music from you inspired by this new workflow!
Also, I'll be stweaming this rig shortly! ua-cam.com/users/livel8LGHt6cZbw?feature=share
wig stweaming is tight!
is that a 'Pitch Meeting' reference?
*Correction* - I had a Fusion VCO v1, not V2!
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21:46 - Erica Synths Fusion VCO
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35:15 - Erica Synths Black Sequencer
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I've only just started this video, but I want to comment that since I subscribed to you and set the notification bell to All (many months ago), I haven't gotten a single one of your videos in my feed. I'm not sure why All should mean anything other than _all,_ but my hope is that commenting will tell UA-cam that I don't want to only see your videos when you happen to come up in my search results.
You deserve all the views, and I genuinely hope the algorithm isn't limiting your visibility.
Love the row of almost exclusive Mutable Instruments modules... and what a beast of a system.
The patch was lovely - so was the music! I'd be interested to know how the drums and their fills were sequenced, and whether the acid bass sequences was all mapped out or transposed/mutated (and if so, how?).
So you’re telling me that your Make Noise modules… started making noise? 🤔
The thing you say about the softpop2 distracting you into weirdness is what happens to me any time I sit down with my synths. Always an enjoyable surprise!
Glad to see some Graphic VCO love. The drum mode is sick, just designed some extremely morphable hihats utilizing the drum mode and the internal FM.
I concur. Graphic is a beast, definitely a hero in my rack.
Seriously been considering getting it
Coil whine is as annoying itself as the fact that no one ever mentions it when they should.
The power problem - nailed it.
In defense of Pittsburgh, if I may : they had gone much further out with the Voltage Research Lab 3-4 years before they released Taiga and even, way before that, they had the Double Helix osc, which is anything but a vanilla, run-of-the-mill oscillator.
(Please, don't take this as a finding faults type o comment. I love your channel: the way you ventured away from gear demos, always researching new fields, and also your courage to take a stance in moral issues.)
Could not agree more with the power situation in eurorack. I have a very large system (and a couple portable cases) and whenever I want to move things around I just try to turn my brain off and get through it. Which is dangerous, because then it's easier to make a mistake. So, it's this super fun combination of needing to be ultra vigilant while doing this monotonous, time sucking task.
Also, don't even get me started on modules that just don't behave together well on the same rail (not even talking noise, have had a couple situations where they won't even start up properly), or the fact that +5V is this neglected part of the "standard" that is so inconsistent many modules have a jumper to bypass the system +5V entirely. And yes the cables are super inconvenient.
One day maybe there'll be something a bit more user friendly, but I think that day is probably a long way off.
Continually my favorite music oriented channel on YT. 🙌
I’ll vote with you on the power vent of yours, as an ex-electronics engineer the power situation in eurorack is a massive mess/headache. I get the RJ45 idea, low cost, dummy-proof, etc but probably not great for low profile cases etc. that said I don’t have a better suggestion having not thought about it much but would welcome a new better/standard at some point. Maybe we need an open-standards group ;-/
Cool vid! Regarding PSU noise, I've found that Linear power supplies works best for older analog designs as that is what most older hardware was designed to run on back in the day. The digital modules run cleaner on switching power supplies. Cheers
About 39 minutes in, talking about modules that require you to read the manual: "Those are exactly the type of modules that I'm removing from my rack." Then pans over a row of nine Mutable Instruments modules, and I wonder, is he taking the piss here?
Lets fix my eurorack mistakes by getting stand-alone synths...brilliant!
Great video! The crush knob on the black hole DSP2 reminds me of the Permut8 VST from SonicCharge, if anyone's looking for a similar-ish VST experience
Hey Benn, I just read an article about copyrighting rules for AI generated art
This is part of it
When it comes to works that contain material generated by an AI, the USCO looks at whether the model's contributions to the work are the result of "mechanical reproduction" (i.e., generated in response to text prompts) or if they represent the author's "own mental conception." Current rules state that the USCO “will not register works produced by a machine or mere mechanical process that operates randomly or automatically without any creative input or intervention from a human author.”
Wondered what you would think of this as it relates to self-generating music.
Now that's a very interesting comment. My first reaction was "wow, I never thought of that - it's a bit scary." But I think it must be possible to draw a distinction between the sort of AI that is currently in the ascendant (pulling massive datasets from the internet to use as models) and the sort of "AI" that mostly consists of controlled chaos through cable insertion and knob twiddling - which isn't really AI at all. I feel there's an obvious line between these two, and hopefully the courts will agree.
great realization that menu diving, tiny buttons & tiny screens are not fun, neither manual memorization. the song at the end is great. yes, you can do this with a daw too. or with virtual modular. or with free software too. if you want to.
I know Andrew Huang has a maaaassssivve euro-rack - if yall did some collab about modulars and your journey with them...well i'd lose my mind
Minor complaint about funct junct: I find the LEDs to be so bright that I can't read the module. Painfully bright in a dark room.
Put a coat or two of permanent marker on them
That was great, and very watchable. Thanks!
I'm starting with a ES and only adding some functions I'll need. Nearly went your route and was going to add the expert sleepers later, but think I'll make better use of space and funds starting with my main units ES 8 or 9 and a Poly2 and go from there, just have to wait a bit longer for some fun and forget the PAM's or O&C I was tempted with for immediate shenanigan's. ES9 took my mate ages to work with vcv and live and push, some time later he got it working sample accurate, He said its easy when you know.
Please let me know if you keep the black sequencer. I used to have one when it came out, but it was too tedious for me unfortunately
hear you on the ease of movement. I have mainly DIY modules and use velcro in place of screws. Much easier to lift and shift and move around ;-)
Great video. Really like the West Pest you started out with and am now seriously considering a purchase. (Like most of what you featured but I can maybe afford one new module…)Just did some reading about it and this came about as a collaboration with Pittsburgh Modular. Cool. Thanks!
Nice, I just bought the Taiga, it was about time that i got a synth from Richard and Michael. They really are breaking new ground. I missed the batch of the Voltage Lab just not having the money for it at the time, so there. I will receive it in a few days. I have a big system already consisting og half east and half west coast. So the way I see it the Taiga will be the centerpiece, kind of an Easle only far better and more capable.
My mind immediately went to ethernet when you stated talking about the power issues. It really would be the perfect solution.
PC def worth the visit when you're in LA, they got it all!
I’m just making a stereo audio processor build limited myself to an 84hp case and it’s already cost more than the Erica perkons sat behind you 🤦🏻 I’m OUT!
It’s going to be a real nice fancy effects box but it cost more than my prophet 12 😮 lesson learnt… 😂
that first patch song... amazing!
There are some great choices, but I can't understand the love for the Softpop 2. I've had it for months, but I feel it just lacks depth and range and doesn't have a lot of sweet spots. Everything ends up sounding the same.
please make a video so I can see how you make it sound less shitty 😊
I am always temped to dive into hardware but those prices man ^^
700$ for a sequencer is like two entire DAWs or like 14 software sequencers. 200$ for an amplifier can get me reaktor plus like 700 blocks from toybox audio. 300$ for an oscillator is like 3 fully featured softsynths. I think I will just stay with software forever.
Benn Johnson and Tinez collaborate. The Universe resets, we suffer but the greater good is achieved.
Ooh I hate the ACLU.... Now i have been following you for so long, but now I will follow but I will not order from your links :cryingoveryou:
Thank you.
power-over-ethernet (PoE) seems doable, although I suspect the voltage supplied is pretty noisy and needs to be re-regulated and filtered to be usable. the madness would be ethernet-addressable CV and audio in and out, although this would obviously require extra support on the modules themselves...
That first patch is sick.
Dude the lfo function generator .. I recommend schlappi engineering boundary ...just saying ..
hope you concider discussing the update and the move back into the swamp that is modular with molten vincent :) learned about your work in the interview you did back then. thxxxx
Quite surprised you kicked the Expert sleeper interfaces, I llike them with VCV rack ( or even just general interfacing ) and Bitwig.
Never had coil whine with the Make Noise stuff in the UK either ( never even heard of it until now, maybe I've been lucky ) love my Moprhagene though wouldn't want to part with it.
Now I just have to have a West Pest!!
Do /did you ever do gigs in the netherlands?
Great channel!
The gear I own are a couple of computers and a couple of Gravis Ultrasounds, Sound Blaster 16 with a Yamaha DB-50-XG attached on it and a bunch of CBM64's I haven't touched in decades.
I'll stick with FL Studio with Arturia everything, Native Instruments Massive and FM8, Synthmaster 2 and the usual free suspects including Synth1. Patcher does all the tricks nowadays. Really, it does. I even can make it breakfast.
You know a good place to get a deal on electronics? Thomann, I just saved $100 on an interface, plus they dont tax you.
Bored of modular??????????? That doesn't happen. That just doesn't happen.
oh my god, POE modules would be insane. imagine never having to take apart your rack to update, every module has an address, and you can access them through a managed switch... networked modular😭
I love the Morphagene but i hate that it makes an acoustic ringing sound when powered.
Cool same issue.
i'm glad you stuck with the music thing although being a boat guy could have been cool too... lol
Haha same with me don’t use my modular stuff that often how I thought. I think bcs it’s just a totally different workflow than that I’m used to over several years (but I totally love it though even if it’s not a daily driver like my virus ti I would never sell it or anything!)
Maybe something like the POE idea would work if you could have adapters that fit the existing modules, so they didn't have to be re-designed. That way, you'd fit an adapter with a POE socket to an existing module with a ribbon cable socket, and then never need to take it off again (unless it had to be used in an old-style case). There might be a niche business idea here for someone...
VERY INSPIRATIONAL VIDEO, THANKS
Is Perfect Circuit bigger than Schneidersladen? Also congrats with your new background modules😃
yea!
How do you get into this stuff? Do you have to be an electrical engineer?😅
The deeper you get into the music rabbit hole the more it starts to resemble physics anyway
yep
are you interested in modifying the ones with the coil whine? reverse engineering it enough to fix it sounds interesting
Why did you cover every berhinger logo? and only the berhinger logos?
Good rant on power 😂
Hey, is anyone here having trouble getting the Erica synths graphic VCO to play in tune? I’ve calibrated it and tried everything I could find online. I’ve tried turning the internal quantizer on and off, tried using an external quantizer, nothing works.
whats playing the acid-line at 40 mins?
Great video! Modular content always makes me feel so poor 😅
Right? Lmao
wish i had $5k to just throw around willy nilly without a single care in the world
Me too! It's worth remembering, though, that Benn was getting rid of quite a few modules as well as buying. If he sold them, then the overall cost of the operation may have been less than you think. I'm not saying modular isn't damn expensive, because of course it is, and I wish it weren't! I have a Neutron and a Mavis, and so far that's as far as I've paddled into this ocean...
That's a powerful title :P
LOL- you have even more eurorack in other cases behind you also.
OK, but why did you cross out the Behringer logo on your CP1A PSU module?
That might relate to Uli’s business practices, that Benn has discussed in another video …
The power supply situation is what made me go with 5U instead of Eurorack. However, I do have some Expert Sleepers Modules in my system. I had to get in-line power delays for them because they would kill my +12 rail if they all started at the same time. I see you got rid of your Expert Sleepers modules. I was thinking of doing the same until I switched to Ableton Live. They work perfectly with Live. I had to fuss with it and could never get my ESX-8cv modules working in Cubase due to routing limitations.
In principle, you could use VCV rack VST to send to expert sleepers stuff, but I expect the sync issues would be intractable.
Goodness! How much do they pull on start up? Are you sure you wouldn't be better off with a bigger power supply?
@@GeorgeLocke Interesting, I never tried VCV rack. I ended up trying Plogue Bidule to route the signals in Cubase to the ESX-8cv but there were some timing issues that I wasn't too excited about.
@@wormdamage I am using a Dotcom Q163 Eurorack adapter which is rated for 1000 mA on the +12v leg of power . In theory that is more than enough for the ES modules. The power for the Eurorack adapter is derived from the +15/-15/5v power supply for the 5U system. If I had to guess, the issue may have stemmed from how much current is drawn at the start up of my system on the +15 rails, which could have had an effect on the +12 rail of the Eurorack adapter. Either way, placing power delays on a couple of the ES modules corrected the issue.
@@tmtmtmtmtmtmtmtmtm yeah, if it didn't work with plogue than VCV will not be an improvement.
I'm not a eurorack guy and don't know much about it but I love my moog sound studio 3. I got a 4 module rack to fill an extra 30hp enclosure. Any one have any suggestions on some modules to put in it?
Make sure to turn on subtitles at 40:13
When electronic music production was too spread out to the general population thanks to cheap personal computers and audio interfaces, the Modular fever arrive to sepparate the big money people from the little money people and somewhat convinced a lot of them that passing hours preparing a set up with cables like we were on the 70s when you can do similar things on a fraction of time in a computer was the utlimate coolness.
Something tells me you’re fun at parties. People like stuff that’s fun, and like being in communities that like similar things. Something about it meshing well with the survival instincts in our brains.
Don’t overthink it, that’s just a quick way to get disappointed and angry. Just jam out on whatever you want.
They're different tools for different purposes. There's something about patching physical cables that puts you in a different creative headspace than connecting virtual patch cables in VCV Rack with a mouse (which can also be creatively inspiring in its own right in a different way).
We missed the bus on ethernet replacing almost ever cable ever years ago. Such a shame.
The only way to fix modular is with a smelter. Just kidding. No other modular detractors in the comments yet, so I figured I'd be the first. I don't hate modular, but I could never afford it.
I'll join. The real solution is to just not get $5000 worth of modular and get the new Oberheim ;)
This video just stressed me out, man.
Its like I succeeded Einstein!!!
No modulargrid link to show it all off in detail?
Yes, force yourself to love modular again.
Ut could be great again.
You know the terminologie and it makes you cooler as a person.
K believe in you.
Whatever lol
What I don't like about modular is how do you even know where to start, too many options and different modules, it's a vortex of confusion.
Are there any free vst modular synths? I wouldn't mind trying a simulation before diving into buying units.
Check out VCVRack.
VCV!
Dude that's fusion vco 1 and core of it is digital.
Boat guy here.
All this money for some basic ass bleep bloops lol
Makes me want to buy up the whole Erica Synths catalog.
but actually tho, they make some great stuff
it's a net positive, bro
Baby come back😊
cries in poor
As someone who works in the boat world, I can say your modular gear certainly has a lower operation and maintenance cost. Do never buy a boat unless you have a solid business plan for it, or absolutely need one to access the outside world.
Wisest words yet spoken 😊
As the CarTalk guys used to say when a mechanic told someone that they needed to get unnecessary repairs on their car, "He just needs to make his boat payment."
What you really need is a flying boat.
Im an airline pilot and go through boston quite a bit and every time I say "id love to have a small boat to explore these little islands."
Is there any kind of small practical motorboat that wont make me hate it?
Can't remember where i heard it but someone advised to RENT a boat, never buy one
edit: same goes for planes
You speak truth about the disaster of Eurorack power. If someone had a time machine and could go back in time and convince Dieter Döpfer to make some better choices, a lot of people would appreciate it.
Go to Graham Hinton’s website and read what he has done and is available from him.
I believe the west pest is Pittsburgh Modular circuits under the hood. So lots of love for my local folks!
no wonder i was side-eyeing my primary osc during the west pest section 😂 like running into your cousin at a party
"If I have to memorize something, that means I'm going to have to look at the manual again when I forget. And that's exactly the type of modules I'm removing..."
YES to this. More manufacturers need to think about this sort of threshold of memory and re-playability in their design.
Could’ve been a boat guy 😂😂❤I’ve been told the best day having a boat is the day you sell it😂
Wait... the robot arm! I want to know about the robot arm!
Digital modules are great for learning about modular concepts, but one does tend to grow out of them. I need everything out of the box attached to knobs these days. Can't be bothered to dive a menu, but I will always think about Ornament and Crime with deep fondness.
Too long? Wasn’t long enough! Wanted to see the new modules in their context - great video
Pittsburgh has been making oddball west coast stuff for years. Look at the Voltage Lab, or the Microvolt 3900, wavefolder and LPG on board. Overall great video, just chiming in as a person who watches closely with great interest what Pittsburgh does. ✌️
There definitely comes a point, after the initial eurocrack stages, where one’s system just seems redundant and uninspiring. Especially with many multi-function, tie-your-shoes-for-your modules available today. I’m definitely a fan of the proto-utility combos approach. I don’t want one module to do 50 things. I want it to do one or two things very well, and combine it with other modules. Isn’t that more of the point anyway?I just did a massive overhaul, pulling out maybe 20 modules or so. I wanted to limit things down and see what I really missed.
Ethernet modular would be wonderful. Power supply issues is what stopped me from further expanding my modular from one small case.
That exists and doepfer makes it!
you show the erica fusion vco mk1 here and this has a digital core and just runs through the analog tubes :)
Lovin' that behringer cp1a psu with the name rubbed out. Class act.
Urge to buy fart machines rising...
I had my time with eurorack. This days i'm much more happy with the Korg Arp2600m and the Pittsburgh modular Taiga
Preach! Eurorack power is the absolute worst.