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Long story short, back into modular synthesis after a long break, and looking up my wish list of modules from back then was the Three Sisters filter. Spool forward to now and it seems like it's kind of available, but also kind of expensive (for my budget)

My question for those who've had the experience:

1. What makes the Three Sisters so special?
2. Has anyone made anything since that is similar or better?

Cheers!

Hi everybody I want to delve into the teletype world, I have some little knowledge of coding, but I’m a person that learn pretty fast things, I would use it for some crazy glitchy idm type of stuff and generally not only for drums also for evolving melodies, is still worth? There is something new I’m not aware of? Also are there pre written scripts I can start with and modify? Like a dedicated GitHub or even better a forum?

Thanks for the help everyone

Most electronic setups make the human follow the machine clock. I’m interested in the opposite: letting the drummer become the clock/conductor, so the modular system follows the drummer’s timing instead of forcing everything onto a fixed grid.

For modular users, I’m curious how you’d want something like this to work in practice. Would it be most useful as MIDI clock, CV clock, trigger/gate extraction, tempo following, clock division/multiplication, or something more performance-oriented?

The goal would be to keep the feel human while still giving the modular system enough structure to stay locked in musically.

I'm considering selling my TR-8s and about half my modular case to get a TR-1000, and as part of that I am wondering if my Oxi One MK2 would become redundant.

In any case, I was wondering if people have had success with sequencing the TR-1000 externally, or if the midi delay problems / just the general strength of the internal sequencer makes that sub-optimal?

Hey I made a post a couple days back regarding what modules I would need to start out doing this. And im strong on a few modules with multi purposes. Would like to know if i just dont know what im doing or maybe some of these arent absolutely necessary. I havent bought any yet but with 40X-HP of room and a bit of mod grid planning, I have currently decided as a strong start for my synthpop, ebm, cyberpunk rock/ industrial setup to go with the following below:

-Dreadbox utopia. 10HP (Being a pretty versatile module from what ive seen and heard, got LFO, Attenuator, mixer, and waveshaper)

-Behringer Victor 10HP and Brains 16HP ( stuck between the two. the knob on victor is super trippy to me and i like that with the usbc out for i dont even know what id use for. Dont even think midi connects to it for my arturia minilab 3 but want to arpeggiate basslines. And the brains which has the host plugin id imavine for midi connection thiugh im probably wrong. Downside with this is it takes up 16HP vs 10HP)

-Bastl Ikarie 8HP (hear epic great things about. Love what it has envelope follower, filter, VCA, and dual stereo. Sick distortion!)

-Pico DSP - 2HP (all your atmospheric effects with included distortion)

Now heres the tricky part..
I want a Catnip 2HP distortion. Probably dont need though. But which wont fit now that I also want to cram into this case is the MFX ALM032 Busy Circuits becauee from what ive seen. It does great ambient textures allows headphone plugin ( oh theres that too, where would i plug my headphone into, no room for a 3 in 1 headphone, plus clock, and midi to CV ). Of all id rather toss out the catnip and victor to maximize for a separate headphone, midi-> CV, and clock.

Also through in as options. Behringer midi to dv, with the host and midi pins…. And a ALM stereo sum might be unnecessary

I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE. AT LEAST ONE MODULE THAT CONTAINS A SCREEN ON MY BOARD BECAUSE I LIKE SEEING SOME KIND OF FREQUENCY OR WAVES MAKING IT MORE TECH LIKE IM STARING AT A VINTAGE FACTORY CONTROL PANEL. I KNOW THATS WEIRD.. AND plan on adding some decor aesthetic parts to give it a super scifi look. I would like to have some sort of BASTL in there if this isnt the right one. I really dont know

I cant add photo here after the link otherwise would..

This is such an exhausting mind puzzle but having fun brainstorming so far. Thank you!! 🖖🏻👽👾🤖☣️

I've found a great deal on a Rubicon 1 to pair with my Rubicon 2. I want some input on whether or not to go with this combo or invest in different oscillator.

The only other module catches my eye at the moment is the XPO. I was considering the Mangrove, however I can replicate this on Maths.

I'm pretty in love with the Rubicon and how diverse it is- FM is my favoured type of synthesis.

I'm ideally trying to keep my modules in the MN/ Intellijel/ NLC realm.

something that would fill a nice gap in my setup would be a module that can multiply a signal by a bidirectional control voltage to produce a scaled / inverted output (so feeding a sine wave into the CV input would ring modulate the main input signal). but I don't know that a traditional ring modulator would work for DC offset, and none of the attenuverters I'm seeing online seem to have this control voltage input option, not sure whether there is another name for this that could help me find something closer to what I'm looking for. some knobs would be nice but not essential. any help to point me in the right direction would be appreciated :)

Hey guys,

This is gonna be quite a long post, so I already appreciate anyone taking the time to read it, and wanted to say thank you in advance.

I’m about to build my first rack for manly Raw/Deep/Hypnotic/Minimal Techno with focus on Kick, Bass Groove, percussions and generally more a-tonal stuff.
My goal is more live performance and jams rather than producing.
I have a budget of roughly 3500-4000 US-Dollar.
I obviously don’t wanna spend more than necessary, but I definitely wanna start straight with good Moduls that I’m gonna end up keeping.

I have a few things I’m pretty set on and a few ideas where I’m not too sure if they’re the best choices, especially when it comes to utilities and playability.
So yeah, I’m just looking for general advice and wanted to see if my idea makes sense.

Case
I already decided for the Erica Synths 2x104 aluminium case as I want something robust that I can transport safely, and something that has enough space to grow into later.

Kick
I also already ordered the Ohmforce Bohm + Bohm Performer and Bohm Groove as the Heart and To fill in a lot of the lowend.

Master clock/ Sequencer
The last thing I already got is the Pamela’s Pro Workout to function as the brain, as a first sequencer and for some modulation.
But I’m not sure if it’d be smart to get something like the Intellijel Steppy or something alike as well to have a more quick and easy way to program sequences.

Voice/Percussion
Im thinking about getting the Noise Engineering Basimilus Iteritas Alia for percussive sounds and kind of a main voice, as I think the gritty/dirty sound and the versatility should do a good job for my intentions.
I’m not sure if something like the Squarp Instruments Rample Turbo would be smart to get as well for standard drums/percussions like claps and hats.
Generally very open to any advice or ideas for alternatives.

Mixer
So far I’ve been thinking about either the After Later Audio Bartender v2 or the Cosmotronic
Cosmix Pro, but I tend more towards the Bartender
as I like the cue function on the individual channels and also the option to expand for later.
Again, I’m very open to other ideas on this one.

Filter
I’m tending toward the WMD C4rbon, as it got some light saturation and wave folding in there and overall I liked the sound from what I could hear in samples.
Once again very open to alternatives here.

Effects
I probably gonna get the Make Noise Mimeophon, as I heard it being praised** **by pretty much everyone and I think it’s good for some trippy effects.

Utilities
Thought about Happy Nerding 3xMIA, Intellijel Quad VCA and Intellijel Outs.
Here I’m very unsure if that’s gonna be enough and it’s the rights Moduls.

Modulation
Everybody is talking about Make Noise Maths and it seems to be one of the most versatile and best Moduls on the market, but I’m not sure if that’s something I should get straight in the beginning or if it’s maybe something for later on.
I also thought about the XAOC Devices Zadar for some envelopes, but I’m generally unsure with these two and generally the topic of modulation.

That’s my idea so far, but I can imagine that it’s far from optimised for that budget and probably missing some things while some are too much.
I’m thankful for any opinions and advice.

Cheers.