Quick look at how I organize my modules so that I can grow without getting overwhelmed. Computer keyboard is a qwerkywriter! www.qwerkywrit...?sca_ref=1619452.2YFRbvbXuG
Hi I will jump right to it. I am looking for a sound that has some battle tempo in it. and your intro sound. Or your transition sound that is, is what I am looking for! Do you have a video tutorial on how you made that sound?
I appreciate your advice on how to have a system to learn about new modules. I'm discovering things weeks or months after buying a module because I didn't spend the time to properly learn about each module when I bought it. You're inspiring me to do a proper job of learning about these myself. Thank you!
I understand why you advise people to learn one module at a time, but that is exactly where eurorack loses its concept of modularity. Modules should not be part of an entire complex synthesizer? Isn't it a bit contradictory how all these manufacturers compete for complexity instead of quality and simplicity? When the buchla serge or the moog synthesizer was invented, there is no such thing as learning one module at a time. The idea was to learn how to use them all together in different ways. This eurorack industry is becoming meaningless. In time, I believe this will lead to a point where people will simply lose interest.
I love these videos. My journey so far has been haphazard. I appreciate the concept of having a plan and knowing what one wants to get out of Eurorack, but for me (and I suspect many) it's more an issue of it's just cool and I want to experience it. So I've bought a number of modules just because they were cool, or because they were kits that looked easy to build and now I've got 104x2 that isn't really optimized for anything ;-) So I'm going to start really working learning each module and figure out how I can use them to make music I like.
Same here. I am just getting started and always looking for 'help' videos abut module choices. But the 'what are you trying to do' sometimes isn't a good question for me. I want to have fun and explore cool sounds. Might be techno, might be ambient, might be noise. I am increasingly drawn to the more general purpose modules, like the Doepfer stuff, as opposed to the multi function ones.
Hi there and thanks for stopping by. There should be some great resources out there on youtube explaining audio compressor/limiters. Try this one by waves. th-cam.com/video/IbIC7B4BU6g/w-d-xo.html and let me know if this works for you! Cheers!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this. Due to space constraints in my studio (I play other instruments, too) I designed my modular system around an Arturia 3U case and, later, a 6U case. Starting out with modules from the company 2hp (hint: they are just 2 hp wide, so they will fit in any case) I expanded as needs arose for the ability to create the sounds I have in my mind. Today, I have a decent modular rig spanning 9U at a width comparable to a 19" rack and filled with modules serving useful musical purposes. I have tried to steer clear of modules only providing functions I have access to elsewhere; E.g., I have no dedicated noise module, since my Moog Mother-32 is on its own stand right next to the modular rig, and it has a good noise generator built-in. I noted early on that mults are very important when patching things you want to go to several places at once, so I have two mults (2hp of course) placed right at the centre of my rig, with oscillators and sequencers on one side, and filters, envelope generators, mixers and effects on the other side. This, to me, is a logical and signal-flow centered layout which I find very fast and easy to work with.
physical space is a great limiting barrier. I use that as a hard stop to prevent gear hoarding. In fact, physical space is what usually triggers gear purging!
My case is modular too since it’s 3D printed, so when I get new modules I tend to put together a small 52HP system to really deep dive into the new module. For me, learning always needs to be goal oriented, so I will actually write a certain number of finished tracks with it before a new module gets to graduate to the big rig - how many depends on the complexity of the module. This usually also helps to reinforce and expand on my knowledge of the other modules in the small case, so that’s cool and it actually means I’m immediately using new stuff in musical ways. So quite similar to your approach! By the way, I just found your channel today, I’m enjoying it quite a bit so far and already subscribed!
I'm new to this but have some plans on what I want for my eurorack for starters I want the cre8t audio bundle nifty case I'll play with those moduals till I'm familiar with them
Got the UAD plugins like you... never ventured beyond DBX, 1176, LA2 and made mistake getting Fairchild (too convoluted).DBX more my style (2 knobs). LOL But I am a firm believer in the compressor plugins... have resisted buying an API 2500. EQ plugins... meh.... have outboard EQ. Reverb is good as well as is Dimension D.
With the amount of videos that came out when the first two TipTop/Buchla modules came out, you're approach can't be emphasized enough in my opinion. People were doing amazing things with just a quad function generator and a dual oscillator. It's too easy to go all in on a decent sized modular build, only to find yourself either intimidated, or less creative due to being overwhelmed. The other consideration is research. I bought an Arturia keystep pro to go with my planned modular build, only to discover roughly one year later, after buying an oscilloscope and randomly deciding to test the KSP, that the voltage per octave outputs are less than accurate :/ the same amount of suggested research should apply to eurorack modules in my opinion. You might see a content creator do something cool with a module, but when it's in your hands, you might regret the purchase. great vid!
Other than taking time to get to know a module in isolation, which I also do, I was waiting for other best practices tips, like how to load the mothership strategically. I have finally decided main sequencers and mixers GENERALLY go on the bottom, drum modules in the second row, filters and delays third row, and most voices above that. This kind of falls apart a bit when adding new modules, but because of my vision, I also need modules with bitty displays close.
Hey thanks for the feedback. Yes good point about the “mothership” the video was getting super long so I cut it short but I will definitely revisit the larger system in a future video! Definitely has its own set of challenges for sure!
Hey, another great video! Nice topics, not sure if you have plans on going through certain basics of modular and more advance techniques of modular with musicality in mind but I would that very valuable. Sure, there various resources out there but I personally enjoy your pacing and style. I find most videos either very advanced or very technical and hard to relate to in a musical context (I realize music and taste is subjective). Understanding how certain features in module works and how you use them when you're putting a new module through it's paces would be nice video if that's something you were open to.
I like this approach to learning modules! I've been doing the same thing for the past year. But man I wish the palette cases were deeper there have been at least a handful o modules that I picked up that wouldn't fit in it. =(
That's a bummer. I had a handful of Doefer modules like that. I sold off all modules that didn't fit my palette cases so I'm good. But yeah little things like that drive me crazy because it wrecks your workflow!
I'm glad there's 2 of this dude, he's pretty cool.
Hi I will jump right to it. I am looking for a sound that has some battle tempo in it. and your intro sound. Or your transition sound that is, is what I am looking for! Do you have a video tutorial on how you made that sound?
I’ll make a note to get that posted in some form! :)
I appreciate your advice on how to have a system to learn about new modules. I'm discovering things weeks or months after buying a module because I didn't spend the time to properly learn about each module when I bought it. You're inspiring me to do a proper job of learning about these myself.
Thank you!
Appreciate the kind words! Thanks so much!
“The great resource in your life is time” never a truer word said. You can make more money, if you need to. You cannot make more time.
You make some of the best videos on here man! Cheers!
I understand why you advise people to learn one module at a time, but that is exactly where eurorack loses its concept of modularity. Modules should not be part of an entire complex synthesizer? Isn't it a bit contradictory how all these manufacturers compete for complexity instead of quality and simplicity? When the buchla serge or the moog synthesizer was invented, there is no such thing as learning one module at a time. The idea was to learn how to use them all together in different ways. This eurorack industry is becoming meaningless. In time, I believe this will lead to a point where people will simply lose interest.
excellent points! Thanks for sharing!
I love these videos.
My journey so far has been haphazard. I appreciate the concept of having a plan and knowing what one wants to get out of Eurorack, but for me (and I suspect many) it's more an issue of it's just cool and I want to experience it. So I've bought a number of modules just because they were cool, or because they were kits that looked easy to build and now I've got 104x2 that isn't really optimized for anything ;-)
So I'm going to start really working learning each module and figure out how I can use them to make music I like.
Same here. I am just getting started and always looking for 'help' videos abut module choices. But the 'what are you trying to do' sometimes isn't a good question for me. I want to have fun and explore cool sounds. Might be techno, might be ambient, might be noise. I am increasingly drawn to the more general purpose modules, like the Doepfer stuff, as opposed to the multi function ones.
Mothership
I'm a home hobbyist dilettante and totally don't quite grasp compressors and limiters.
Hi there and thanks for stopping by. There should be some great resources out there on youtube explaining audio compressor/limiters. Try this one by waves. th-cam.com/video/IbIC7B4BU6g/w-d-xo.html and let me know if this works for you! Cheers!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this. Due to space constraints in my studio (I play other instruments, too) I designed my modular system around an Arturia 3U case and, later, a 6U case. Starting out with modules from the company 2hp (hint: they are just 2 hp wide, so they will fit in any case) I expanded as needs arose for the ability to create the sounds I have in my mind. Today, I have a decent modular rig spanning 9U at a width comparable to a 19" rack and filled with modules serving useful musical purposes. I have tried to steer clear of modules only providing functions I have access to elsewhere; E.g., I have no dedicated noise module, since my Moog Mother-32 is on its own stand right next to the modular rig, and it has a good noise generator built-in. I noted early on that mults are very important when patching things you want to go to several places at once, so I have two mults (2hp of course) placed right at the centre of my rig, with oscillators and sequencers on one side, and filters, envelope generators, mixers and effects on the other side. This, to me, is a logical and signal-flow centered layout which I find very fast and easy to work with.
physical space is a great limiting barrier. I use that as a hard stop to prevent gear hoarding. In fact, physical space is what usually triggers gear purging!
Is this your hobby or are you a professional musician?
Yes! But retired now! :)
Sweet channel. You've won me over. I sub now.
My case is modular too since it’s 3D printed, so when I get new modules I tend to put together a small 52HP system to really deep dive into the new module. For me, learning always needs to be goal oriented, so I will actually write a certain number of finished tracks with it before a new module gets to graduate to the big rig - how many depends on the complexity of the module. This usually also helps to reinforce and expand on my knowledge of the other modules in the small case, so that’s cool and it actually means I’m immediately using new stuff in musical ways. So quite similar to your approach!
By the way, I just found your channel today, I’m enjoying it quite a bit so far and already subscribed!
I've also found that keeping your modular, well, modular, is a very fun and logical way to deal with Eurorack.
I'm new to this but have some plans on what I want for my eurorack for starters I want the cre8t audio bundle nifty case I'll play with those moduals till I'm familiar with them
It's a bit difficult, for me, to admit that things take time, to learn .. or maybe a better term, .. absorb. Wait! .. I'll fake it, til I make it!
Got the UAD plugins like you... never ventured beyond DBX, 1176, LA2 and made mistake getting Fairchild (too convoluted).DBX more my style (2 knobs). LOL But I am a firm believer in the compressor plugins... have resisted buying an API 2500. EQ plugins... meh.... have outboard EQ. Reverb is good as well as is Dimension D.
Good tactics
One of my favourite Modular channels Always interesting to hear your thoughts Thank you
love that keyboard build, cool tips for modular
Just starting but Your perspective has been great! Thank you!
With the amount of videos that came out when the first two TipTop/Buchla modules came out, you're approach can't be emphasized enough in my opinion. People were doing amazing things with just a quad function generator and a dual oscillator. It's too easy to go all in on a decent sized modular build, only to find yourself either intimidated, or less creative due to being overwhelmed. The other consideration is research. I bought an Arturia keystep pro to go with my planned modular build, only to discover roughly one year later, after buying an oscilloscope and randomly deciding to test the KSP, that the voltage per octave outputs are less than accurate :/ the same amount of suggested research should apply to eurorack modules in my opinion. You might see a content creator do something cool with a module, but when it's in your hands, you might regret the purchase.
great vid!
Thanks for stopping by!
Other than taking time to get to know a module in isolation, which I also do, I was waiting for other best practices tips, like how to load the mothership strategically. I have finally decided main sequencers and mixers GENERALLY go on the bottom, drum modules in the second row, filters and delays third row, and most voices above that. This kind of falls apart a bit when adding new modules, but because of my vision, I also need modules with bitty displays close.
Hey thanks for the feedback. Yes good point about the “mothership” the video was getting super long so I cut it short but I will definitely revisit the larger system in a future video! Definitely has its own set of challenges for sure!
Hey, another great video! Nice topics, not sure if you have plans on going through certain basics of modular and more advance techniques of modular with musicality in mind but I would that very valuable. Sure, there various resources out there but I personally enjoy your pacing and style. I find most videos either very advanced or very technical and hard to relate to in a musical context (I realize music and taste is subjective). Understanding how certain features in module works and how you use them when you're putting a new module through it's paces would be nice video if that's something you were open to.
I think pretty much YES to everything you are suggesting! :)
@@DUNGEONMUSICTHEATRE wonderful!! 🙌🏼🙏🏽🤖
Great vids! Subbed
Thanks for sharing this, I definitely like the idea of learning modules one by one and isolating them, great video keep it up
Haha 🤣 I like the videos where you hang out with yourself.
Been considering picking up the OCP. Did you get yours with the variable output range (VOR) option? Crossing my fingers that you do a video on it! =]
It's the VOR version but I think you can make it non VOR with a jumper switch? Will definitely do a video for sure! Thanks for stopping by.
I like this approach to learning modules! I've been doing the same thing for the past year. But man I wish the palette cases were deeper there have been at least a handful o modules that I picked up that wouldn't fit in it. =(
That's a bummer. I had a handful of Doefer modules like that. I sold off all modules that didn't fit my palette cases so I'm good. But yeah little things like that drive me crazy because it wrecks your workflow!