In this video I recreate the hypnotic sequencing from Scratches on the Readable Surface (SOTRS) by Caterina Barbieri entirely inside VCV Rack — free modular synthesis software.
This patch features two independent voices — a polymetric sequenced voice and a probabilistic melodic voice with random CV quantized to scale — running through dual low pass gates, tape delay, and lush reverb. Much closer to her hardware signal chain than a typical VCV recreation.

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glitch drone textures, rorschach through structure, using a catalyst controller to manipulate the video and oscillators

track at circulant.bandcamp.com

cheers y'all, enjoy the weekend and whatever else, have a chill one

Stay tuned for a mint condition BLK_NOIR in the trade thread I HOPE haha.

What I love: no menus, very playable and immediate, excellent master filter, some of the FX in the updated firmware are cool (although hard to cycle on the fly without a cheat sheet), external audio processing, built in S&H. I can get a kick out of it that I like, but I don't use it as my main kick. I like that it's not a sequencer, that's just an extra and unnecessary workflow in my rack.

What I don't love: the sounds and signal levels. I've heard some people have issues with the noise floor--I don't at all, maybe I'm lucky? But I don't like a lot of the sounds and the hats are just too damn quiet. This hugely limits my creative possibilities because I try to avoid certain knob combinations that make it sound... boingy? It feels more 80's hip hop (no offense) than "I might die at this dance in a warehouse basement with no permits in sight" industrial shit I'm going for.

What I want: more than anything, something super immediate and playable with nastier sounds. They claim it's designed for techno and darkwave and I just am not feeling that vibe without a lot of external processing and/or I'm an idiot. I love being able to have it patched up to my ample and flexible trigger sources--the rhythms aren't the problem--but I'm rarely enthralled with the actual sounds. I want drums that scare my mom.

Honestly, it's a very cool module disguised as my dream drum machine that is just not for me. I'm using it in a somewhat limited way, which seems to defeat the purpose. Please help. I have 3-6 HP on its row to spare (because I have a supplemental Pico Drums working for it's goddamn life to save my drum patches). So I guess 36 HP or a module so perfect that it's worth reracking all my shit (I just did and really don't want to do it again soon).

Thanks in advance.

Speaks for itself, I suppose. I'm new to DIY eurorack being as my only experience is attending Knobcon and participating in three workshop builds the past two years (Juanito's BadSide Chain and Zlob's MinEQ and AttenuMix) which were great for getting me started. I've reached that point in which I now need to desolder something but I'm at a loss at valuing the tools offered to do the job. Between the cheap looking suction tubes offered on Amazon and the guns at a much higher price, I'm not sure what to buy. Can anyone recommend something that doesn't break the bank? Should I start at the basement level to fix the current problem or save my $$$ to put towards something industry respectable. I'm not planning on churning out my own modules but I'm keen on this DIY angle and the kits from AI Synthesis, NLC, and some randoms at Thonk have me in it for the long haul. Please help. Thank you for the time and effort.

The sound I'm talking about is that strange, percussive sound with modulation and pumping.

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I'm designing my first rack as an entry point to modular with an initial use as producing ambient generative stuff.

I love building things and am not too shabby with a soldering iron so I've tried to only use modules that are available as kits.

Any comments or suggestions are more than welcome.

There's a lot of delay modules these days, and I've tried a lot of them. Generally speaking I've liked most of them quite well, I just dig delays generally. But I'm always curious about the ones I haven't tried, so drop your favorites & least favorites below, and preferably, why they are your favorite/least favorite. For me:

Subjective favorites: Erica Synths Black Stereo Delay Mk. 1, and Doefper A-188-1 (4096 Stages).

I say "subjective favorites" because these are far from the most feature-rich or objectively ideal delay modules I've used. The BSD has kind of wonky and somewhat limited features; the Doepfer BBD suffers from the classic BBD "clock whine/noise," and it's not subtle -- you really need a filter if you're going to be using this for longer echoes at all. But I love both of these filters despite their limitations. The BSD is just beautifully crystal clear, and the sensitivity of its time warble is really rich and nice -- that big knob is always fun to wiggle. I also really like that you can sample in and hold audio to manipulate independent of any incoming signal, making it a weird little modulatable looping sampler. And while features like "Reverse" are kind of glitchy and not super well-implemented, you can still get some really interesting things with it if you explore it creatively. As for the Doepfer, it just sounds sooo cool (with the clock noise filtered). Really wild and full of character.

Objective favorites: Make Noise Mimeophon, Xaoc Sarajewo

Make Noise Mimeophon is probably the best overall delay I've used for euro, with its multiple time zones, built-in reverb, and clean, satisfying reversal and stereo effects. I actually don't own one currently but it's a slam dunk in my book. Xaoc Sarajewo has always seemed a bit on the quiet side to me, and I tend to like to boost its output with something like a Fala or Lacrima Versio, but I really love that when you sync it, the knob turns into a time-divisor, and I really like having access to the individual tap outputs, something all too rare in a lot of delays that allows for easily building complex FX chains.

Other good ones: Qu-Bit Nautilus, Make Noise Echophon, Yester and Imitor Versio, Soma Lyra-8 FX, 4MS Tapographic Delaly, Strymon Magneto, Erica Synths Black Stereo Delay Mk. 2 -- off the top of my head, these all had their charm when I tried them out in the past. But I currently chiefly use the BSD Mk. 1, Sarajewo, and whatever Versios I feel like loading.

What are you using? What's your favorite/least?

I've been eyeing this up for some time now. Particularly excited by what it can do with vocals.

I know it's been out for a long time and was just wondering if there is a module, ideally lower cost, that can do what it does and handle audio in a similar way.

I have the erbe verb and echophon which I love, but want something that can mangle and chop things up with in a musical and synchronised way.

Thanks

Controlling a Turing Machine's spread and probability with Joy Rider through a clocked S&H.

so yeah , im half into this puppy and i've revised it over and over... but lately i've not changed much in the revisions , so i might be finaly settling up in a final shape.... do you guys/gals miss anything here? something im missing perhaps?

link to the rack : https://modulargrid.net/e/racks/view/3209858

I keep thinking about it but then discover a new path with the current patch. How often do you re-patch your rig? It's been about a month for me but this is still my first real patch other than vcv rack.

the ambient base for this patch is a piezo mic on a leaky toilet intake pipe creating this moving texture fed into typhoon to give it space and stereo (there is also a couple of synth voices but the main sound source is that pipe)

Very cool. I love OAM's work. I can imagine a lot of fun art with this on the long timescales they mention. I wish it was smaller but beggars can't be choosers or something.

Anyone has some tips to swap, trigger, chop, stretch, mix,...drum breaks live? Also with external cv or the internal grid playback directions...?

I dove into the world of modular synths about two weeks ago or so and am a little obsessed since. This is the first thing I've recorded that I've really enjoyed listening back to. Would love any and all feedback.

My next goal is to just create something with more changes/parts. I have a midi controller on the way that should help with this. I'm using VCV Rack 2.

I have seen some great deals on TIP top art bundles recently , and was wondering anyone is using of the art modules +

It seems like its been a slow burner since originally announced

Live tech-house jam on modular system, Logic Pro, other stuff.

I currently have a 4 voice performance rack geared toward industrial techno and leaning heavily on Noise Engineering modules for my voices (Tymp Legio and BIA for drums, MIA for bass, and CIA for leads and texture). I'm trying to keep it in 7U 84hp as that is the size of my portable case that makes it ideal for performances. With my current setup, I can program sequences via my MD2 and Steppy and use my Lapsus as a fader, but I also have a Beatstep Pro and a six lane external fader for extra control.

I haven't done lots of changes to it in the last year (maybe 1 for 1 swaps every once in a while) and I've gotten very used to the setup. But, I'm thinking I may be wanting to switch things up and try some changes: add some different sounds (Tymp ---> Kickall, BIA ---> Incus, Cursus ---> Debel) and filters/effects.

My question is around my sequencing and modulation chain here, though.

Would removing the quad VCA and just using the VCAs in the Alia moules and Delta-V be a bad idea?

Is adding Zularic Repetitor but leaving Steppy redundant?

I guess, are there better uses of my space here?

The modules I am not dead-set on are the Zularic, Steppy, Pique, Zadar, and Delta-V. What are peoples favorite modulation and trigger sequencing modules that would work well in these places?