ModularGrid Rack

Hello all. I am building my first Eurorack rig based around a Minibrute 2S and a 6U Rackbrute. I will make techno with occasional excursions into other genres. My goals are:

  1. To augment the Minibrute's voices (the Swarm and Indian Drum)
  2. To get my outboard effects into the system (the 4 SND/RTNs)
  3. Have a good filter

I plan to use the ES-8 to connect to VCV Rack. I can get EGs and LFOs there. I was thinking the VCAs might be redundant with the mixer has volume CV, but it might be good to create a voice and send that to one channel of the mixer?

Also I have all the drum boxes and samples I need for percussion.

Thank you.