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oscillateur wrote:You probably know that already but the digital Roland modules eat a lot of power so you should definitely power them separately with their own adapter rather than using the uZeus (or you won't have much power left for the other modules)...

Yep, it draws 450 MA, about 1/4 capacity of a uZeus.
Eurorack's power requirements and restrictions hold the industry back big time. Requirements keep the interest low, and restrictions place limits on builders. I'm glad Roland is taking the initiative to lead the way on this, and I embrace their juice-guzzling ways. I hope the System 500 modules are built the same way, with a barrel plug and optional eurpower adapter. I'd like to see it become the new standard eventually. DSP modules are going to need more power if they want to stay competitive. The freedom of a god damn 19", 1u/84hp fucking 25 dollar power strip full of wallwarts is going to come into this world like the messiah someday, thanks to Roland. (fingers crossed)

What's a good powersupply for euro? Especially if you want to expand.

Synthrotek has a 5A power supply if you like the flying busboard system of the uzeus. I think the Intellijel board is considered the current Cadillac option in terms of power output and noise.

Yeah, the Synthrotek one is probably the best if you already have a case or plan to make it yourself. Get proper distribution boards instead of flying cables though, these things can be a pain in the ass...

Got my first 2 packs of cables today, Black Market's shortest, 9cm/3.5", 5 red and 5 white. Perfect for connecting the Roland modules like pedals. I'll also be getting two 60" pairs of 1/4" to 3.5's, for pedals and stuff into the Rolands, as they're going to be my main audio interface into the rack. They can all take pretty much any audio input signal, which is just priceless. Having that interface along with new effects right away is exactly what I needed to settle into modular.
I want the Torcido eventually too, because I'm starting to see it as the ultimate audio input module. For that function alone, it is beyond cadillac, more like a limousine with a chauffer, 2 strippers and a stocked bar. Stereo/dual mono in and out, with eq, filter, lo boost, clean blend, and soft preamp overdrive all the way up to heavy distortion with CV trem jazz. Nothing else in euro even comes close to that. Just a loaded, pimped out studio preamp suite of sweetness. Coupled with another Aira FX module, well, no need for an output module now. Not for a long time, anyway. Every Aira module in the rack is another module that can be used as your line level audio input or output, so those are no longer immediate necessities just to get a system started. Talk about multi function modules that simplify while expanding. These eliminate two of the most boring "function" modules (that make modular more expensive), with fun. AND they can fill in for other synthing modules while you build. This puts them in position to be the Boss (effects) of modular world. And I think that could be pretty cool...

I'm thinking BDSM and TGD for dirt variations in this rack, and Disting for the first modulator/controller. Roland/Malekko/Dwarfcraft for the first row of effects sounds pretty appropriate to me.
Pretty much anything that gets suggested for the Pittsburgh Patchbox is on my radar now. That thing needs to come in bigger sizes eventually, up to two rows of 104HP. You know, because guitarists.

What would be the advantages of spending bit more or oscillators, or to rephrase, getting something like the intellijel Rubicon instead of the tiptop z3000. Is the difference super drastic?

Differences are mostly how the oscillator reacts to frequency modulation, the purity of things like the sinewave, etc.

I'd recommend one "basic" but good oscillator, i.e. one that does the usual stuff but does it very well. Like a Dixie for example. And then another one that does more weird/dirty/esoteric stuff. Rubicon is for thru-zero FM and things like that. You do need another osc to modulate it to use if fully I think.

Not sure about the Z3000, I initially planned to get one but finally got a Dixie and an STO later, I do not regret it. The STO is great, has lots of cool tricks but its sinewave is sadly not as nice as the Dixie's...

codetocontra wrote:WTF is this Dwarfcraft Telesma? Is this for sale? When? How much? Where is the video? Please explain aen.

OK!
So its a trio of squarewave oscillators which you can mix, or tap individually. They also have "jump" buttons, engaging another tuning pot in parallel so you can... ahem... jump the pitch.
After that it's a few of our pedal FX circuits (wizard of pitch, filter, echo, HAX) and a mixer! And yeah, there are two of them, I will totally sell them for $750 each.

Welcome ZVEX!
Dipping a toe in the water with a Fuzzolo submodule for the Black Market Modular Colour Palette, along with WMD, Hexinverter, Louder Than Liftoff etc. Reincarnating that cartridge/inventobox jones? This seems like a perfect outlet for it.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQXoyktItDU[/youtube]

I'm on staycation through next week and it's time to get some shit done...and for some serious fucking around.
Just ordered my second module. Wogglebug V4, come to daddy.



These are some self-generating, infinitely looping and randomizing noise patches that I made with the Aira customizer software for the Scooper. I left the scooper's knob functions alone for these, and built the sounds out of the e-modules, fed to the input section. Lots of cable stacking, LFO intermodulation and weird filter connections to generate the sounds. The software allows you to set up any combination of 6 modules at once. I let each patch play for a minute or so, then either engage the scatter effect & turn knobs, or move on to the next sound. These are mostly complex stereo patches, but everything can be summed to a mono output by dragging one cable over. This software allows you to cram so many cables into any single jack, it can get ridiculous pretty easily. Listen to the different things happening on the left and right, and imagine each of the outputs connected to a separate chain of effects...

Question:

Should I go for a more specific filter that does low-pass only, or do one that can do all kind of frequency ranges. Stuck between going for the Erica Synths Polivoks VCF or the Koma Elektronik VCF

It's all taste man. Between the koma and the polivoks, I would go polivoks. People have been pretty mixed on the koma.

A good lpf will get ya far though. Personally, I find bandpass and hipass ones always kind of wrong for the stuff like to make...but they can sound great too. When I have had all three, I usually just leave it in lowpass...but that is just me.

I didn't know people were mixed on the Koma. Guess I'll jump on the Erica Synths stuff though.

I think it was Tristan or somebody was mentioned that the Koma was a bit weak...it was in that old "bandpass" thread we had 6 months ago...viewtopic.php?f=149&t=45703
It was in reference to guitar. He also wasn't impressed by the Dreadbox stuff either.

I think the polivoks is cheaper, isn't it? Also, it is something different. I know the Koma BD-101 is pretty well reguarded (but if I remember correctly, it wasn't your thing?).

The moog lpf is always well thought of though maybe over used. I dunno man. You had that MS-20 filter which is a good one. There are a lot of great filters out there in euro probably too. What about getting one of the system-500 roland ones? Take a trip to a place that will let you sample some of em?

On the other hand you are getting the moog mother 32...and that has a filter...so get something different from that? Probably best to have versitility.

Get a doepfer Wasp. It's like $100, is absolutely beastly, and has low, high, band, and notch.