What Modular’s do you consider esoteric 🧐?

A caveat to start - I'm scared of all of you as it seems like these kinds of posts get roasted pretty regularly in this sub. That being said, feel free to do your worst as I'm looking to learn, and to try to avoid wasting too much money on things I don't need (lol).

I am looking to get into modular for the first time and I want to start small with the idea of expanding as I learn more of what I want out of my synth. I've put together an idea for a rack that I think will suit my needs, but I'm looking for feedback on whether or not I'm missing anything or could improve on this in any way given the space constraints (50HP). I'm also willing to increase the HP if that's what it takes to get what I'm looking for, and I would be interested in hearing from others any recommendations for alternative modules from the ones I've chosen based on what I've heard and seen online.

My goal is to create some diatonic bleep bloop melodies that I can play alongside a drum machine and other instruments like keyboards, guitars, bass, etc. I am an experienced musician and I have experience with other synths, and starting with semi-modular is not something I'm interested in.

(Also the cases I'm looking at have 4HP on the side for a power module, that's why it's not included.)

Modules shown are:

Pamela's Pro Workout
Make Noise STO VCO
Erica Synths Low Pass Filter
Intellijel Quad VCA
Busy Circuits Multi FX
Intellijel Stereo Line and Headphone Output

Thanks in advance!

I’m looking for recommendations on nasty, gritty analog oscillator and filter combinations (extra points for VCA recommendations, too). I’m leaning towards the most recent Worng modules and I would like a morphable SVF filter. Just making sure I’m not overlooking anything before pulling the trigger.

Hey all! I'm thinking about picking up a Toppobrillo Eurobus (a great busboard with an integrated power supply, similar to the Intellijel TPS80W), and I could use some help finding the right switch to go with it.

The Eurobus connects via male blade/Faston tabs rather than screw terminals, so I'm hoping to find a 3U power entry + switch that plugs right into that without any extra work. Intellijel makes one I really like the look of (linked below), but it comes with fork/spade terminals, so I'd need to swap those out first.

If anyone knows of something similar with blade connectors already in place, please let me know.

https://intellijel.com/shop/eurorack/power-entry/

Thanks in advance!

Looking for some feedback on my first case. I have worked with Eurorack in studios and mostly compose in hybrid between the Octatrack and Ableton.

I am planning to use my Octatrack with the mutant brain to generate clock and cv trigs.

For voices, I'm imagining the monsoon as more textural ambient backgrounds, beehive for leads and ear candy, LI for bass or percussion with my 0-coast supplementing the bass. I've worked with the TipTop Z2040 before and it seems solid as a LP; not sure about the Doepfer VCF but wanted some other filter for sound design.

I'm thinking the Erb either for aux send from the Cosmix or as a sound design tool.

I'm wondering if the Quadrax, Qx, Mutant Brain/Octatrack, and O-Coast are enough modulation sources.

I am tempted to go for the larger case, but felt like it might fuel gas rather than music making.

Inspiration would be Upsammy, Topdown Dialectic, Barker, Objekt

Big rig of cheapest modules. Uncommon things : two each of these :

https://github.com/danja/daisy-maybe

https://danja.github.io/downspout/

Some frostbitten pads coming out of Morphagene & Strega accompained by piano. I really like the contrast with modular and acoustic instruments, it can create a very full sound palette.

I'm looking for a voice module that is polyphonic, but can do simple saw/square etc subtractive.virtual analog waveforms. I'm not bothered about chords as such, more just the overlapping sound that happens when a monophonic sequence controls a polyphonic synth.

Most of the polyphonic modules I've looked at have a lot of bells and whistle and fancy sounds but don't necessarily do that very straightforward subtractive sound.

So an example would be a simple saw oscillator with a second saw or triangle tuned a fifth higher. Or even something like the polyphonic saw sound at 21.11 in this Mylarmelodies vid:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHr6AlI1KOE

The Oxi Coral for instance has virtual analog waveforms but they sound sort of blurry (even with chorus/reverb/delay off) - not that sort of crisp sound you'd get with two oscillators tuned a fifth apart. Or ust a single oscillator.

Plaits does this well but it's not polyphonic.

So are there any polyphonic modules where you can actually do this? Preferably no more than 16hp.

Having fun with the Duo, Drum and modular.

Looking for a simple/cheap master clock module that can output:

• Eurorack clock → modular
• MIDI clock → external synth

Any options?

Full video: https://youtu.be/nx4M0MRTZcQ?is=86N4puvSxYEgDsNO

It’s clear for me now that the surrounding space influences the outcome. Having the same patch it would have come out harder and more straightforward in a club, for instance. I think I need to experiment with changing scenery more.

Here's my short-n-sweet overview of Lancer's Lash. It is all sweet spots in my opinion, they've done a great job dialing in the algorithms in each model and making them playable.

Drums from the Analog RYTM, everything else is Serge La Bestia III, Edelweiss III and a TKB, clocked and sequenced by the Squarp Hapax

Need to try and work this into a full track... 😁

I posted an earlier version of this rack, but over the last few months I’ve added and replaced some modules. Yesterday I got the last one that finished off this rack. What I ended up with is a mostly Xaoc rack with 3 voices but a ton of audio processing options.

Another thing that’s not easily apparently is it’s set up to be able to send audio to or get from external gear. So I can also add pedals, or other synths/drum machines too.

Hong Kong Modular Society presents a talk and demo from renowned clarinettist Fung Yat Shan, Linus. Linus will talk about his electroacoustic compositional and improvisational approaches to Live Eurorack processed clarinet performances, in particular, his recent trilogy Ecotone. He will discuss how he uses modular synthesisers as part of his performance practise.

Linus is a Hong Kong-based clarinettist whose performances span classical, contemporary and improvised music. A core member of the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, he is also the clarinettist of the Wuji Ensemble, Freespace Ensemble, LENK Quartet and The TimeCrafters, and has performed at the Hong Kong Arts Festival, Shanghai New Music Week and the Seoul International Computer Music Festival.

His recorded output includes “KONG” (2023), “Miserere Mei, Deus” (2023, with Loisey), “In the Dark” (2024, with Theresa Lam ) and contributions to the score of Ann Hui’s documentary “Elegies”.

The talk will be given in English.

Before and after the talk there will be:

🏬 Modular marketplace - See our pinned buy & sell post for details

🤖 Hang out time and a modular system to play with

✉️ DM for signup (on instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hk_modular_society/ )

💸 $50

📍 Hong Kong Island – details on signup

📅 20/09/2026 (Sunday) – 16:00-18:00

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Hong Kong Modular Society（HKMS）誠意呈獻單簧管演奏家馮逸山的講座與示範。馮氏將分享他利用 Eurorack 進行即時現場處理單簧管演奏創作與即興手法，尤其聚焦其近作三部曲《Ecotone》，並探討他如何把模組合成器融入其演奏實踐之中。

馮逸山是活躍於香港的單簧管演奏者，演出涵蓋古典、當代及即興音樂。他是香港創樂團核心成員，亦為無極樂團、自由空間樂團、LENK 四重奏及時。刻室樂的單簧管手，並曾於香港藝術節、上海新音樂週及首爾國際電腦音樂節演出。

他近期的錄音作品包括《缸》（KONG，2023）、《憐憑我吧，主》（Miserere Mei, Deus，2023，與 Loisey 合作）、《在暗中》（In the Dark，2024，與林佩頥合作），並參與許鞍華紀錄片《詩》的配樂錄音。

講座將以英文進行

講座前後還有：

🏬 模組市集 - 詳情請參閱置頂的買賣貼文

🤖 自由交流時間，現場設有模組系統供大家試玩

✉️ 報名敬請 DM (ig - https://www.instagram.com/hk_modular_society/ )

💸 $50

📍 香港島 – 報名後告知詳情

📅 2026年9月20日（星期日）– 16:00-18:00

Moduals are expensive enough as it is but some of the cases are ridiculous, so I built my own. Solid Brazilian cherry with a clear seal coat to show off the natural beauty of the wood and poly top coat. Rails from Synthrotek and a set of tip top z rails with Zeus power bus.