Hi Lugia,

I take your points, but my experience doesn’t quite line up.

  1. The Neutron in my DIY portable case is very convenient and even practical for how I use it.
  2. I’m as conflicted as anyone about supporting Behringer, but I wouldn’t have gotten into modular without that nudge.
  3. Here are my (sadly expensive and currently out of reach) thoughts on replacing the Neutron:
    ModularGrid Rack

That meets or exceeds most of the Neutron features, but in a larger system, not all of those modules are needed where they’d be covered by larger utilities, like VCA, etc.

The Neutron is as effective as a bridge as it is problematic. I wish I could break all the Neutron’s normals, and not just because some of them are leaky.


For as long as possible, my plan is to maintain a utility-heavy rig with:
1. no custom voices, just raw oscillators and noise
2. no FSU modules (like granular processing)
3. no samples
4. no traditional note sequencers longer than five steps
5. no screens