Members ElectricPuppy Posted December 2, 2011 Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 Originally Posted by Metrosonus and now please regale us with the tale of how you were so lazy to label anything that you can't use it until you reverse engineer everything.. Oh, have I told this story before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members donaldcrunk Posted December 2, 2011 Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 ahaha i want to hear this story too. also related to modulus, i am sorely tempted by this thing right now, but the guy who wants to make them is not really known. anyone heard anything about this roman f character? i know he's doing the moog format oscillator too. i really like the way the buchla 258 sounds, like really REALLY like - but even for his asking price (which is not bad!) it's a scary purchase. but ugh i would love that oscillator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paolo Di Nicolantonio Posted December 3, 2011 Members Share Posted December 3, 2011 Nice modular, Puppy what made you decide Frac rack instead of the mega-popular Euro format? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Metrosonus Posted December 3, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 3, 2011 ahh cause it's frac-ing awesome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cerebrosis Posted December 3, 2011 Members Share Posted December 3, 2011 Originally Posted by ElectricPuppy There needs to be more modularness discussionary. Allow me to repost my Weak-Ass Modular...Teh Front!Teh Back!Close Ups! ADSR module, Teh Front!ADSR, Teh Back! Please note copious use of Actual Transistors! (I laid out and fabbed the whole PCB) I like my frac way more then any of my euro systems. Blacet for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Conbrio Posted December 3, 2011 Members Share Posted December 3, 2011 Did someone say "modular?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElectricPuppy Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 Originally Posted by Paolo Di Nicolantonio Nice modular, Puppy what made you decide Frac rack instead of the mega-popular Euro format? I'm so glad you asked! I wanted an inexpensive, compact format that I could get pre-cut and anodized blanks for with a matching frame system. Frac fits that bill nicely. BUT: If I were to do it again, I would go with full-size Moog-style panels. I would prefer to sacrifice the space for normal-sized knobs with decent spacing.I don't recall that the Euro format was well-known for modular synth use at the time I built this (about 10 years ago). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paolo Di Nicolantonio Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 Originally Posted by ElectricPuppy I'm so glad you asked! I wanted an inexpensive, compact format that I could get pre-cut and anodized blanks for with a matching frame system. Frac fits that bill nicely. BUT: If I were to do it again, I would go with full-size Moog-style panels. I would prefer to sacrifice the space for normal-sized knobs with decent spacing.I don't recall that the Euro format was well-known for modular synth use at the time I built this (about 10 years ago). Very cool... and you're right... I think ten years ago this "modular resurgence" had not fully started yet... but now, it looks to me like Euro is becoming the new "standard" format for modular setups.Btw, I was at the Paia site and noticed that they now offer new modules based on their old design!! I think I'll consider starting a frac side system myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paolo Di Nicolantonio Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 Originally Posted by Conbrio Did someone say "modular?" Holy cow! That looks ominous in some way Is it yours, Conbrio ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mate_stubb Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 I like this Serge better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Conbrio Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 Originally Posted by Paolo Di Nicolantonio Holy cow! That looks ominous in some way Is it yours, Conbrio ? No, I just found that pic online. I like the one Mate posted better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mate_stubb Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 Originally Posted by Conbrio I like the one Mate posted better. That is a beauty, isn't it? I'm a total sucker for synth cabs that curve ergonomically back towards the user at the top instead of slanting away. I stole that concept from the Luther moog for my own synth.Luther Moog:My MOTM format system: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Conbrio Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 Originally Posted by mate_stubb That is a beauty, isn't it? That other Serge is amazing for sure, although it looks like if left unattended, it might walk away and attack the local villagers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members gregwar Posted December 5, 2011 Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 @scenic I've seen that thread about the buchla module looks amazing. no idea about the guy that makes them but I'm seriously tempted ideally I'd like to get a moog voyager again I really miss mine and want the keyboard version this time. it would be the basis of my system and cover all the 'vanilla' sounds. then I could get some specific euro rack modules for processing and whatnot. Then again a 'voyager' could be made out of individual modules like a synthesizer.com or there's a French company that makes them. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mate_stubb Posted December 5, 2011 Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 Speaking of synth cases, the next time I go around, I am going euro format with the intention of building something portable that can actually be carried around. I love the buchla boat-esque cab from TipTop - although it is pricey, it is just the right size... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members donaldcrunk Posted December 5, 2011 Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 WHO WANTS TO HEAR seven minutes of the cyclebox going nuts everyone here:http://soundcloud.com/donaldcrunk/come-and-get-me all the synth noises are made by the cyclebox oscillator in this one. everything else is either bass geetar or my mouth, or the glockenspiel i guess. it rips, i just wish that after all the time i've spent with it that i could remember what the switches do in the positions they're in. it's a really hard module to use, but it does some pretty satisfying modem noises as you can hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Plink Floyd Posted December 5, 2011 Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 I thought that Serge looked like a droid too. I made this silly a few years ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members suitandtieguy Posted December 5, 2011 Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 Originally Posted by evildragon Ugh, I didn't intend to mock you. I just found what you say as funny as it is likely true! dude i'm sorry i thought i was lolling around. i didn't realise i was being confusement. Originally Posted by mate_stubb Speaking of synth cases, the next time I go around, I am going euro format with the intention of building something portable that can actually be carried around. you can gig with 60MU of moog format stuff. trust me. it just needs a road case so big you think there's an OB-12 inside.do you want something to play with keys or sequencers?you should come to our next KSS MW Forum Meetup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gribs Posted December 5, 2011 Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 I have two Monorocket M9 (9U - 6 rows of 90HP) cases filled almost completely. I have reached the limit of the weak power supplies that shipped with these in the beginning, and still waiting for an upgrade kit... though I might just leave as is. I put my two cases into the bookshelf top-half portion of an oak Penn House office set that I bought for my home office a while ago (this was in the days when Penn House furniture was still made in the USA). I had to drill some extra holes (for the shelf pegs) to put the top shelf up high enough to fit in the second case. The top shelf houses a Furman PSU for the two cases - the lights in the Furman can be turned on to illuminate the modular as needed. This arrangement does not fit well in my home office as there is no really good place for a cable holder... but nothing is perfect and some day I will make a studio in the basement. Pics later when I am at home. I have massive upgrade plans... well sorta plans... well okay I just want a {censored}-load of modules and have no real plan other than I want the modules and need to expand to fit them. So I decided I need to wait a while and figure out a plan. One thing that it will involve is one or more Goike cases, probably like the 12U, 104HP ones. Matt also makes 3U and 6U desktop cases that match the lines of his 9U and 12U cases. This stuff is indeed like an addiction, and it is easy to accumulate modules slowly over a few years until before you know it, your cases are full. Based on what I can tell from guys at Muffwiggler, the next step in the progression after 5-10 years is to change formats. DrOctave is almost done purging his nice Eurorack set to buy Serge stuff (though I am also confused since he is selling Serge Creature and Wad panels too... he must be going really ape). I hope this doesn't happen to me. If it does though, it would probably be to the larger format stuff. ...and this past weekend wife announced that we "have" to replace the carpet in the family room - the largest contiguous room in our house - with hard wood flooring and that she is having the guy who did our living room back to take measurements and give her a quote. Sigh... there go expansion plans for the next 6-12 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gribs Posted December 5, 2011 Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 Originally Posted by Suit & Tie Guy you can gig with 60MU of moog format stuff. trust me. it just needs a road case so big you think there's an OB-12 inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mate_stubb Posted December 5, 2011 Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 Originally Posted by Suit & Tie Guy you should come to our next KSS MW Forum Meetup. Yeah I really should. Might finish the organ controller this week, that would bring some yuks if I showed up with that sometime. It has some of your M-3 keys on it as I recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paolo Di Nicolantonio Posted December 7, 2011 Members Share Posted December 7, 2011 How about posting demos of modular patches we make? Here's a semi-'70s-soundtrack-style patch on my beloved dot.com - four oscillators + sequencer going through the Q150 Moog-style filter.... I the Q150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElectricPuppy Posted December 7, 2011 Members Share Posted December 7, 2011 Nice, Paolo! Did you start with the 2-row case, or is that new? Looks like your system is growing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paolo Di Nicolantonio Posted December 7, 2011 Members Share Posted December 7, 2011 Thanks, Puppy I started with the single row 22-space case last year... I added the double row 44-space this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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