Hi all. I'm new to all this and would very much appreciate your opinions. Basically, I'm on a very tight budget and trying to set up a portable rack for groove/ ambient purposes and live jamming with my group.
I'm sure I must be overlooking some fundamentals. Thanks for any feedback!
how are you going to play this?
how are you going to listen to this?
modular drums are horrifically expensive and/or poor substitutes for drum machines
virtually no modulation or utilities - the most important modules in lots of ways
there are lots of manufacturers in the same price range as nifty for vcos and filters - and mostly with better reps - & yes I know that the vco and filter are a collab with a known manufacturer
"some of the best base-level info to remember can be found in Jim's sigfile" @Lugia
Utility modules are the dull polish that makes the shiny modules actually shine!!!
sound sources < sound modifiers < modulation sources < utilities
Where would you mix your 10 or so audio channels?
It's not going to happen. Eurorack is expensive to begin with.
You expressed interest in jamming with your group. How do you intend to stay in sync with them and in key with them? Speaking of key... how are you going to generate pitches? You would need to add something like a KeyStep controller to this.
+1 on all of Jim's comments. You'd be better off spending $300 on a Behringer Neutron and a Kestep or KeyStep Pro.
Thank you all for your feedback. I agree that this set up lacks modulation and sufficient mixing capabilities. Lots of food for thought. Thanks!
Its ok to have big nodules in your small case as long as you are planning on buying more space down the line.
I hate cre8audio so I'll help you. Do what I did and buy these 3 module from dreadbox. His stuff is quality compared to the cheap rubbish you will buy from cre8.
Thanks greenfly. Those Dreadbox modules do look great! I have been lusting after the Typon for a good while now, too. :)
