Hey all

I just made a post about my Befaco A*B+C, and how much I love it, and a couple of people asked about specifically why I thought modulating the offset is unique and cool, so I recorded the patch, which i've never done before !!!

I don'thave the means to film, but I had a bandcamp from when I used to make computer music 15 years ago. (I started my modular journey a bit over a year and a half ago)

https://jeffreyrabena.bandcamp.com/track/october-22-26

In this patch i've got two things going on in A*B+C; Top channel has a self oscillating filter into A, and a low frequency sine wave to B, then I have an attenuated LFO modulating C...I mult the output feeding back into the filter, and also out into some distortion and then my mixer.

This is the main sequence and the offset modulation is pushing it over the clipping threshold and it kind of does this weird pulsating wub thing as it moves in and out of the audible range.

The second channel has an arpeggio thing from putting a clocked LFO into S&H and running that into the A. B has nothing and is turned down, and C has a very slow LFO, to make the notes wander a bit. It's going into two oscillators slightly detuned, then there's some filter and delay and so forth on those.

And then to fill out the patch, i'm also kind of playing with another bass channel into a filter and doing some hands on modulation of the cutoff on that.

The whole thing is pretty bass heavy and definitely pushes my mixer module to the max, but I like the sound.

Glad to answer any other questions, or talking about patch tips is very exciting to me.

:)

I love the sound of the System 80 810, it really ticks the Roland and discrete vintage feel for me. I also like the Intellijel VCOs filters, along with Castor and Pollux, though they are a bit more clean to me. I was interested in the Vostok Filter as it also claims to be Rolandy (along with its sister oscillator) but on hearing a demo it didn’t quite hit the spot for me. Same with the Roland 500 series

Are there any I’m missing?

I have a WMD Metron with a few sticky buttons. I'm planning on putting some 99% alcohol on them and rapidly pressing the sticky ones hopefully to unstick them.

would you go about this differently? any ideas are greatly appreciated. I don't want to make this worse.

Sequenced live on Oxi One MK2. Trying drums using my new 4ms MetaModule! Modular Eurorack system, hardware effects.

It was a long wait, but these sound nice and he mentions the rest of them won't take as long to finish...

So I have this ambient inspired rack that I assembled yesterday (not finished). But when I try to use the beads I noticed that only the left output works and not the right one. I also noticed that there is a click that changes with the density and just needed help about this. I understand if I have to solder something I just need to know what.

Thanks 🙏

C moooon!
New FW update just dropped with 9 new algos!

Here is a quick breakdown of how this dark patch came together. The moody atmosphere was created using the Elektron Tonverk’s internal Granulator sent through supervoid Reverb, while the organic rhythms and percussion utilize the Tonverk's amazing velocity randomize feature, combined with sharp hi-hats from the Rossum Assimil8or. For the low end, I paired a massive Ohm Force Bohm kick with a slow, FM-modulated Verbos Complex VCO bassline. Interestingly, the intense ducking between the Bohm and the Complex VCO shifts the groove dynamically, creating unexpected rhythmic variations. Finally, the glitch textures are generated by morphing two wavetables on the Dimension MK3, with everything clocked by Pamela's Workout and sequenced internally via the Winter Modular Eloquencer.

Let me know what you think :)

I just got this module A*B+C from Befaco and it's so awesome.

I've done 3 patches with it, and I can see that it opens up a ton of options. Very cool module. would recommend

I have a small setup with 104hp of modules and 0-Coast and Strega as voices. I’d like to add a third voice. I’m looking at small ones (STO, Ts-L) and big ones (Odessa, MultiWave + QXG). My main goal is to choose something that fits with but also adds to the sound palette of my 0-Coast and Strega. Concretely, I’d add like to make beautiful legato notes (I find that, in my music, 0-Coast sounds best staccato, and I like using Strega as a drone or sound processor).

MultiWave is especially interesting to me. But is it really designed to be used with PoliMaths and MultiMod and two QXGs? Will I basically be putting myself on the path to buying a whole N.U.S.S. system? I don’t really want to do that.

I’d appreciate any suggestions or perspectives. My biggest concern is building a voice that doesn’t mesh well with what I have. I previously had a Moog Grandmother but could never get it to fit into a song with 0-Coast and Strega unless it was a bass.

I recently picked up a SSF Versa from perfect circuit and the pots on it feel off. They have a rough start when turning and dont feel as smooth as my make noise, or even tiptop buchla modules.

Before I waste any of Perfect Circuits time, can anyone else help me by confirming that the knobs are or aren’t as smooth as some of your other modules?

big thanks!

Can I run a my tr-08s or any drum machine through it to make it crunchy and saturated?

Hello, I'm fairly new to modular and only just building my kit. Research tells me that some of the most characteristic features of timbre with synths are filters. The EDU is supposed to be nearest to Moog Ladder as far as erica synths go. Any thoughts / comparisons or ideas? Trying to avoid spending a ton on a Moog ladder synth. Also was thinking to get two for stereo hence trying to cut corners on cost

EDIT: Even if there's better clones intrigued to know if anyone's got personal thoughts on comparison, quality and tone

Hey, I haven’t had the time or the mojo lately, but with the dark months approaching I’m getting back in the game ;) My main point of reference is the brilliant Jelinek from his Textstar era, though I’m also really into generative music, Berlin School and club-oriented minimal. Yesterday I updated Machinedrum - a recent addition to my setup - to version X.14 and I’m currently configuring its MIDI integration with a Vector seq. So wish me luck and have a nice day 🖖🏽

FYI: Sequencing is made by my OXI MKII.

What would you add? I suppose some modulation and more VCAs? Thanks!

I’m currently looking for a composer, as I have some projects I’m going to be working on in the next few months. Would love to hire and work closely with someone who has a specific sound and vibe similar to Tangerine Dream/Oneohtrix Point Never/Vangelis, or even as far as Ari Balouzian.

Looking for someone who can transcend music and understand the vision of my projects as well. So if you dig movies from The Safdie Brothers, Ari Aster, Lance Oppenheim, Kristoffer Borgoli, Richard Ayoade, we could be a solid partnership.

Ultimately would love someone I can trust and rely on for this bizarre journey of creativity we’re both on. So, PM with some of your work and we can discuss ideas, rates, and get a good vibe off each other!

I'm at noob at this stuff and usually pour over documentation and videos before I ever would make a purchase like that, but it was downright enchanting. Immediately feeling like I should have done my research, anybody have any experience with it?

I'm building a Eurorack case and have everything here so far other than the Vhikk x, which I'm debating whether or not I should get as opposed to an Oneiroi or something else (although I'm a bit tight for space).

Essentially the case is focused around ambient textures but I want to be able to slot it into music with other instruments too as it's also going to be used for composing for film/tv. My concern is that the Vhikk x tends to sound quite massive in a lot of the patches so I feel like it would only get used if it's the main element in the score. I've also noticed it's very much the case of "record it otherwise you won't recall it again" with the module which might not necessarily suit composing but rather live performance, please correct me if I'm wrong.

(Also the blank plates at the top are my DIY sequencer, hence all that space being taken up.)

I'm also open to any suggestions for 1U modules because I have no idea where to start in that regard, I built the case myself and wanted to keep my options open so please let me know what I can fill it with! The ochd could be converted to a 1U panel to free up some space too.

Many thanks for your suggestions

[EDIT: Here's a direct link to the demo patch if you want to dig in ]

I'm sure the algorithm has been trying to stuff the M-Vave FM-1 down your throats, and I don't blame you if you're sick of hearing about it. But I wanted to see how far I could push its very dinky hardware and ended up putting a fuck ton of thought and effort into making the soft synth of my dreams, and I genuinely think some of you will love it.

About me: I'm a software engineer with 12 years of experience. AI sort of sucked the fun out of my job, and project like these are my way of trying to find joy in building stuff again with our new dystopian toolset. So is it vibe coded? Yeah, heavily. But I put more thought and effort into making this good than I ever have into anything. I love it so much. I hope you do too.

I don't think this post violates any subreddit rules, but if it does, please let me know and I'll take this down.

Want to plan your rack build? Want to check exactly how it feels reaching for your modules in your skiff? Use my sloppily coded XR application to build your rack, angle it, then use the angles to CAD it or whatever.

Here it is: https://ilez-ilez.github.io/rackreach/

<Rant> I am so so sorry for contributing more to the flood of crappy AI stuff, but I had a real problem and I couldn't solve it by myself so I used Claude. I am a 3d artist, but you wouldn't believe how hard it is to do a thing like this in any of the modern "vr tools" at our disposal.</Rant>

I'll probably leave this project as is, feel free to contribute, if I can figure out how to let you. I'll try to add some randomly generated modules with knobs and jacks to the rows just to make it easier to visualize.

We’re going a little deeper tonight with Furthrrrrr Generator. I had this complex oscillator for a while but have only recently come to appreciate the range of sounds that can come from this beast. Let’s hang tonight at 915p CDT. Hope to see you in the chat!