Hi all,
I've been on and off the edge of building a modular for ages and have finally taken the plunge with 12U x 84HP sat on my desk. I have been poring over Muff Wiggler posts for the past month or so and finally feel ready to start ordering some modules.
To share some of my thinking, I already have a Nord Lead so didn't want to create a copy of a subtractive synth. Instead I want to build a unique "instrument" that has enough sound sources to make "music" on a stand alone basis. I have however included a "standard" VCO, VCF, VCA as I can't quite get my head around leaving any of them out...
A massive part of the appeal of a modular is to create sounds and rhythms "hands on" without having to pore over a DAW for hours or dive through too many menus. It seems great to start off with a patch or short sequence and build / react to that with other sound sources in the modular.
Having said that, I have a DAW sat on my desk and an RME Fireface so the Expert Sleepers ES3 seems like a great way to be able to automate control from a DAW. Likewise having an Audio Interface in the modular seems like a good idea so that I can feed external sounds to e.g. the filter and take output into my Emulator 4 which has the RFX Effects expansion for further sculpting.
I really like the idea of the modular being able to play samples so maybe a Grandpa or Qubit Nebulae should be on my wishlist?
I haven't included any specific percussion or drum sounds as I have a Maschine somewhere that I thought I could use for this and to act as a Midi trigger in the early days (hence the Erica Midi - Trigger module).
I've opted for modules that pack quite a big bang for their size e.g. Octocontroller, Disting, Braids as further expansion is limited and I suspect that once I start this, I'm going to have difficulty stopping...
The modules on the bottom row are my wishlist that I'm having difficulty sourcing.
Any thoughts really gratefully received. I'm sure I'm probably missing something really obvious!
Thanks in anticipation - it's great to be part of such a helpful, friendly and inclusive community :-)
Rob