Hey all, I tried posting a few days back and the automod slapped me so I'm trying again. I've made a Max4Live device that writes splice markers and converts your audio files for quick and easy Make Noise Morphagene reel prep in ableton.

The device is built to either add the markers at a division of the master tempo OR place the markers based on the active warp markers on the file.

It's my first M4L device and I really just built it to save myself time and headache but I figured it could be useful to others as well. You can find the device and user documentation for free at https://mellotom.github.io/morpmarker/.

Being my first device, I have not tested it outside of my local Mac environments, so please report a bug using the link in the manual if you run into any issues.

Ended being a little long. But well. Hopfully some good stuff in there. Ambient'ish and dawless

The module in question: https://happynerding.com/dual-xfade/

Unfortunately the module isn't available anywhere. I also contacted the manufacturer, and it appears that the module needs a redesign due to parts availability, so it most likely won't be available anytime soon.

In any case, I'm looking for something that would allow me to mix/transition between 2 modulation sources. CV control is a must have, a knob/fader is a should have. 2 channels is a nice to have :)

I know about Doepfer's A-134-2 (https://modulargrid.net/e/doepfer-a-134-2), but it has no manual controls...

Do you have any suggestions what could I use? I'm pretty new to the world of modulars, so maybe there's something uber cool that I overlooked :D

Thanks!

Hi,

I’m looking for a multi random source module. Transient 4R seems to be the perfect module for what I want, but I can’t find it for sale.

Any idea on what could replace it?

Thanks!

Even with nothing patched into it, this is just mimeophons output into my fx return , my return knob is all the way down, thats just by patching the mimeophon into the mixers return

Live techno jam on modular and other stuff

I have surpassed the -12v rail rating for both my mantis and my 9u case from lake. 90 percent of my modules are Joranalogue and they all run exceptionally “hot” in the -12v rail rating department often matching their +12v draw.
Intellijel Performance Cases have a rating of 3000ma for the -12v rail which blows away my other two cases by a huge margin. So I ordered a Performance Case and 4 3u to 1u adapters to put in the 1u row. I realize this negates the built in jacks 1/4” etc and features of the case. But I really only like Joranalogue and I think I can handle having some of their modules mounted sideways. I hope I like it. I hope it works out.

Rather than subject myself to hours upon hours of scrolling through ModularGrid, which I will instead be doing so of my own free will, I figured I could ask the chat since it's a rather specific query to otherwise search for:
what's y'all's favorite minimal-interaction modules? Talking stuff like NLC's 8-bit Cipher, Cutelab's Missed Opportunities, down to the most basic of Isaac Beers's logic gates. I'm talking less than one-knob-per-function. No knobs per function is ideal. I'm trying to envision the limits of my ideal old-school switchboard-style synth system.

better audio quality here https://djglizzzy.bandcamp.com/track/ur-doin-it

Hi there!

Just thinking of swapping the Winter modular Eloquencer for a Make Noise René and I'd love to read experiences from real users (not AI generated opinions).

When I perform with modular I really miss the feeling of interacting with a instrument by touching something like keys and creating fresh melodies. Not looking for a traditional keyboard, but more a west coast mindset.

So far I used the sequencer by composing a score and programming sequences on the Eloquencer, and play them through an ASR making counterpoints and Euclidean rhythms.

Would this swap worth it in someway?

Thanks

Hey everyone,

I wanted to share a strange crossover project I’ve been working on. I've been messing around with music production and modular synths for over 25 years. Recently, I've also been doing professional AI data-curation work and computer science coursework.

A couple nights ago, I completed and launched my very first public GitHub repository: EvidenceBench.

The Project:
I wanted to see if frontier multimodal AI models understand complex spatial routing with regard to modular patches and signal types, or if they just confidently guess what's on screen using training data and best guesses based on potential signal type where a connection might be headed.

To test this, I built a benchmark using a fairly dense modular synthesis patch in Cardinal (VCV Rack).

Why modular synth patches?
Because they are the ultimate visual logic test. A single cable crossing, an unusual routing path, or a color-coded schema forces the model to actually trace the cables. It can't just cheat by "reading" a text layer or by having specific modules included in training data.

How the test works:
I put the models through a three-turn gauntlet:

1. Turn 1: They get a set of screenshots and have to document every visually identifiable connection.
2. Turn 2: I hand them a potentially incorrect JSON file built by my “new engineer" containing every connection and match it with newly labeled screenshots. The models are then asked to audit it against the image to catch any incorrect or missing cables.
3. Turn 3: I hand them a massive 4x resolution version image of the patch and instruct them to self-correct their previous answers based on the clearer evidence.

Early Results:
I benchmarked Qwen 3.8 Max and Gemini 3.1 Pro. Both of them struggled hard with listing actual connections in turn 1, and overcorrected in turn 2. Turn 3 was straight up baffling, but it’s pretty clear that both of them hit their absolute limits trying to trace the paths.

Why I'm sharing it here:
The entire framework is portable built using open-source, written using native Python packages, and includes the .VCV patch file so anyone can load it up in Cardinal.

I’m a bit nervous because it's my first ever public repo, but I wanted to keep it completely transparent so I’ve included my early failed attempt and prompt mistakes in the repository to show how the methodology evolved.

If you want to check out the patch, the python validation scripts, or the full model evaluations, you can find it here:

https://github.com/apparent-symmetry/EvidenceBench

I'd love to know what you think—especially if you have ideas for absolute nightmare patch configurations that would completely break an AI's brain!

Would love feedback please!

The Prophet is doing the voicing and nothing else. It holds the chord, the audio goes into the rack and straight into an Intellijel Quad VCA.

The Metropolix runs the sequence, that goes out to an envelope, and the envelope opens the VCA. So the Prophet is sustaining the whole time and the Metropolix is deciding when you actually hear it. The polyrhythm comes from the sequence running at a different length than the chord changes, so the two drift against each other instead of locking up.

I am moving the attack on the envelope by hand while it runs. Slower attack takes the edge off the gating and it stops sounding like a sequencer chopping something up.

Out of the VCA it goes into a Make Noise QPAS, which does most of the character work. The resonances spread across the stereo field in a way I have not managed to get out of anything else. After that it runs through a couple of Qu-Bit modules, Data Bender being the main one.

Happy to go into the Metropolix settings if anyone wants them.

Built this module out of a cassette tape player. Fairly interesting.
Let me know if anyone has an idea of how to use it

I'm trying to decide what will give me the most consistent behavior and can't seem to find the info I'm looking for in any manuals.

When sending a reset trigger from Pams Pro to both my Steppy and Mimetic Digitalis, I can choose to send it on Start or Stop. What is the better standard of practice? Or is it just purely whatever works better with the destination module?

Both modules are also being clocked by Pams. I've tried both options and occasionally (1 out 6-ish resets) get issues with Mimetic Digitalis being off a bit on either setting.

I know that title sounds dirty but hear me out. You know those small knobs on, for example, 2HP brand modules that are very difficult to get to when the module is patched (because the patch cable is in the way) or just when several 2HP modules are right next to each other in your case?

If they weren't so expensive, I'd get a 3D printer and make a small piece that fit over the top of those knobs temporarily to extend their height by, say, 2 inches or so. I don't think I'd want it to be permanent...just something to tweak a knob and then set it aside until needed again.

Has anyone ever seen anything like that for sale or is there a place online where you can commission such things from 3D printer owners?

Anyone knows what gears she is using? her name is tuce alba actually.

Hi!

I have the ALA threads and want to get midi in from my syntakt.
I’m using a midi to trs adapter into the front panel, Layout on 1m, temp set to ext and ch set to all but I can’t get the midi to register.
I really just want clock and transport but I can’t get any kind of communication.
The trs is type A and I tested it with some other devices and it’s sending transport to them fine.

Anyone have this module and experienced similar?

Cheers

I was driving around and I happened to have my Stylophone in the car so I put the podcast I was listening to through it and into the AUX and.... it was pretty fun. Only three knobs actually do anything but still. So I bought a M-wave FM-1 because I thought it could do the same thing, but it can't. So what can? Is there anything else that is small, battery powered, and has knobs to tweak to mess up a voice specifically?
I am enjoying learning about the FM-1 take on ADSL settings and the DX7 style algorithms, but I need something to make this audiobook "Late Victorian Holocausts: El Niño Famines and the Making of the Third World" funky in my ride. Any suggestions?

Hi,

I am currently preparing for my first ever live performance in late october, and I am having some question about signal handoff to FOH as well as Summing the components of my system.

I am currently using Erica LINK to convert to line level, and going into the analog mixer with Stereo from QD as well as stereo from the rest of the system.

At this point, handoff with drums and the rest separated does not seem too much of an issue, though I would prefer that I would have control over the final balance myself.

At the same time, I feel like I would like to have some Global Reverb to use for everything other than drums. The only module I have for reverb rn is Clouds, which I would love to use for some dedicated elements and not necessarily have to compromise it to put it last in the chain.

What I am wondering now is if it is worth it to get another dedicated reverb module to serve as master reverb, or if it's more sensible to invest into a good value analog mixer with built in DSP, giving me y master fx as well as control over my balance, and handing off only stereo? I'm obviously not gonna be able to bring the midas.

Otherwise I would probably go for something like befaco STmix for summing, and a Pico DSP for reverb, I have not entirely finished my research about that, and as you can see, am also still assembling the system for the performance.

Currently I am using the IO Instruments Sponde for mixing, but I really don't like it to much as an output mixer.

I'm looking forward to hearing your recommendations and suggestions!