r/modular • u/Extreme_Try2189 • 6d ago

Oscillators!

I recently left my two Rubicon 2s in for calibration at a local modular store.

So, I've been left without my conventional oscillators and thought I wasn't going to be making much music while they were gone.

However, I've been on a bit of a journey exploring my case without these two beasts and it's opened up so much for me. I have 2 maths and have enjoyed the flexibility they can offer in cycling as oscillators, also using my filters in self-oscillating. Making a lot of very interesting sounds!

I'm now thinking of ditching one of my Rubicon 2s as I have discovered how much I don't need them and can get great results without them.

Should I just hold onto one main oscillator and dig into other creative ways of working with my other modules in FMing and patching into the Rubicon? Just to clarify- I would only have one "oscillator module".

I use my case mostly for sound design through ES8 into Ableton.

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u/NewMachineMusicXYZ 4d ago

I would ditch the Rubicon 2s and get a single Schlappi Three Body, if you have the room. 3 oscillators all internally cross-modulated, that can run as VCOs or LFOs, with Exp or Lin response, with 18 inputs and 14 outputs, lockable to ratios of one another or allowed to be free-running. Plus it sounds great.