Modular frustrations, wants, needs etc,

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Re: Modular frustrations, wants, needs etc,

Post by Ben Asaro »

Random Guitarist wrote: Fri Oct 22, 2021 12:22 am
At times I am in a love/hate relatuionship with modular, love the flexibility, but hate patching the thing. Perhaps I need to spend more time with the modular and develop a deeper ability to patch? Perhaps, for me at least, life is too short?

I feel ya.
It took four years, and many deep dive challenges, before I started feeling comfortable making ‘modular music’.
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Re: Modular frustrations, wants, needs etc,

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Random Guitarist wrote: Fri Oct 22, 2021 12:22 amthis is why I find semi-modulars like the Neutron and Mother32 hit such a sweet spot for me. I suspect if I were wealthy I'd end up with a lot of modules, and they'd end up semi permanently patched in groups for sounds I really liked.

Yes, I’m liking the semi-modular world more and more.
I have some things permanently patched up anyway on my modular, I tried making rows that produce my favourite sounds, that are "instruments" it works, to a degree, but then I want to use a module in another row, miles away, and long awkward patching ensues. Also, having separate instruments, sort of makes you think in that way only, if youve got all you modules sorted into types, that doesn’t tend to happen.
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Re: Modular frustrations, wants, needs etc,

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Can you post a photo of your current setup?
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Re: Modular frustrations, wants, needs etc,

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Ben Asaro wrote: Fri Oct 22, 2021 1:25 pm Can you post a photo of your current setup?

Here they are Ben, as they stand now, two cabinets.

https://www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/view/1719895

https://www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/view/1719909

It’s a great random, drone rack, potentially I have thirteen oscillators.
Not that I’ve ever used them all, I like the sound of just one oscillator, all doing different things.
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Re: Modular frustrations, wants, needs etc,

Post by Andy Cobley »

Oh dear, my subtle wordplay was obviously too subtle ;)

HP?

Open source?

Well I was pleased with it anyway :yawn:

Oh dear ! Sorry for the sense of humour failure ! I didn't realise this was such a saucy message board :headbang:

Here's the latest project I'm working on, a AS3320 based bandpass filter with VC of resonance. Three audio inputs, output of the mix, two outputs. Two VC frequency controls in:

https://cadlab.io/project/24867/main/files

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Re: Modular frustrations, wants, needs etc,

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Andy Cobley wrote: Sat Oct 23, 2021 5:03 pm
Oh dear, my subtle wordplay was obviously too subtle ;)

HP?

Open source?

Well I was pleased with it anyway :yawn:

Oh dear ! Sorry for the sense of humour failure ! I didn't realise this was such a saucy message board :headbang:

Here's the latest project I'm working on, a AS3320 based bandpass filter with VC of resonance. Three audio inputs, output of the mix, two outputs. Two VC frequency controls in:

https://cadlab.io/project/24867/main/files

Andy

Any chance of a screenshot? You have to have an account to view those files.
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Re: Modular frustrations, wants, needs etc,

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Here's a rendering of the panel. (Note this still in design stage)..

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I've made the cadlab.io project public as well.
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Re: Modular frustrations, wants, needs etc,

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Thanks Andy, that looks like it ticks all the boxes, any chance of another V-OCT in?
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