This might be MY LAST MODULAR JAM (Eurorack + Maschine +)
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I am in front of a dilemma. Keeping my eurorack modular system or sell it? Let's see if this modular jam can convince me to keep it or not.
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To be real, modular is not for everyone's liking and you need a ton of "boring" modules to make it jammable. A whole new world opemed for me when I realized that modular is not cool because of what it sounds like but how you sequence it. Now I have like 5 flavors of sequencers which I also use for modulation. The tone shaping and effects you can always do in post, but making lively sequences is so fun and surprising on eurorack
I agree with you!! And what i always missed was a good sequencer, yes I have BSP but I don’t think it’s the same as having a Eurorack sequencer
Modular become fun when you have tons of VCA and modulation sources. And even more fun with one knob-one function modules + analog things like cwejman or schippmann stuffs. I realized I get more and more creative with simple modules patched as fuck rather than menu-diving stuff with 294639 functionality
Exactly this! Imo, the beauty of modular is in how you sequence your system (pitch, gates, and modulation). Also, another opinion, utility and "boring" modules are king! I got that epiphany watching Steevio explain his live improv method a few years back which started my modular journey as a result hehe.
Whatever works for you, I just hope you won't quit making micro-house because your tutorials are great !!! :D
You are the reason why i have started with eurorack for a few years. Thanks for that. 😊
I appreciate Peter!!
It's not a rack, but a piece of art.
If speed and fast results is what you aim for, you lost the real soul of making music. After you stop the rush for a rendered stereo master to be released to the world, the real fun will come back. That is the fun we all had, when we started making music. I am so glad to have this back. This ist the love I missed when music was the profession that I made my living with.
I agree!! But I think sometimes is also good if we manage to find a trade of :)
dont sell it, the jam was dope. I think you should keep making jams on that one !
Thanks dear!! I think i will keep it 💙
I have a large modular system and I don’t have zero time to use it at the moment. But I will never sell it because I know I will regret it as soon it’s gone. So I will keep it and waiting for better times. Maybe I will sell couple modules here and there just 2 buy another ones.
I agree man! I decided to keep it, cause i know i’ll regret it
I think your workflow with the electron gear and the modular already works pretty well. Consider that adding a few more modules will multiply what you can do with the system. If it gets boring you could sell a module or two to get something fresh.
I would recommend to add some modules for CV manipulation and sequencing, maybe a cv controllable sampler/looper, and an additional effects module.
Thanks for the advice! at the moment i’m not adding more modules, but still i keep the ones i have, cause i’m sure i will get back to rhem in the future :)
They are made to be used. If you no longer use them and no longer consider them a key element of your setup, then sell them, and they will bring happiness to someone else. That is their ultimate purpose and the reason your friend built them with passion. Nevertheless, it's just my perspective :)
You are right! But when an object reminds you of how you start and your journey in music, it's hard to separate from it :)
Don't sell. Eurorack for life. The beauty is eurorack is your synth or system. You can't get this with any other format. You need quite a few modules to fully get it. At least 1 full case. It will defo get dull with a minimal set up. I use a full eurorack system with 5 rows of 104 hp. This is just about enough for me. Could do with another 104. lol. I have a studio with half modular and half traditional synths and drum machines and some acoustic. I use the modular the most. Reason- it offers the most fun and creativity. Patching is also very rewarding. It's beautiful and destructive. Build it then tear it down. No presets and no rules. enjoy your system and build.
Het Martin thanks for the nice message! I decided to keep as it’s part of my story as music maker, also I’m sure i will feel like using it in the future. So yeah, it will stay with me :)
Writing a bunch of jams and then chopping bits out into tunes is part of the fun. You don’t need to use it every session, but great when you wanna nerd out and capture ideas that’s harder to capture in software
Yes good point. I could schedule some sampling sessions, from time to time! 💪🏻
I think the best thing is make space next to your desk for the modular (not on top)and have a hybrid setup. If sync is an issue there are several options for getting everything = sample accurate tight. I would not sell. Though I would change the monitors, had the focal 6be and at such close distances, they just don't open up and were too woody and dry for my taste )
Yes you are right i was thinking of getting a stand to get all of my gear on my side. Regarding the speakers, they are definitely to big for this room, they were better in my old one which was more than double the size. For now i work a lot on my Headphones. Not ready to sell the Focals but it’s something i might consider in the future
@@distillednoise yes bro you'll thank me once you sell them and get something meant more for smaller spaces and nearfield applications.. I would look into the Iloud precision / mtm series.. Those Focals are great but really need distance, they do better with acoustic music and not electronic as they are too mid forward, and need at least 3-4 m to open fully.
every modular jam could be our last. sometimes we don’t get to choose when we leave 💀
Ahah i like this perspective! 😁
I own a lot of modular but despite that based on what you're saying I would say sell it and use the money to fund gear you actually use as it's expensive stuff and if it's not getting used you should find a way to use that money for something else that will get use. I would also say having more modular means that it gets used more. I have about 2.5x the modules you do in my rack and I felt the same way you did when I had around the same amount of modules. These days the modular gets used on every track in one way or another. It's an indispensable piece of music making equipment in my set up.
Thanks for the advice. I have decided to keep it for now but what you say torally make sense!
Sell them all! reselling into other modules is a lot of the fun of eurorack for me
Yea but i don’t plan to buy others ahah
Also unable to sell stuff, too much remorse :D would keep it!
Unrelated Question: What are the specs of your macbook? Currently eying on the M3 Pro/18GB/512GB and wondering if thats enough to work easy and seamlessly in ableton. thanks! :)
I have a Macbook Pro 16 with an M1 Max and it work very good. My advice is go for 1TB of space cause it fills up quite soon with music softwares and samples
thanks!
what a vibe tho!!!
Thanks 😊
I sold almost all my modules after one concept performance and went with desktop gear instead. Of my whole rig, I only regret selling my Morphagene. So maybe keep Clouds if anything, because you can always use a granular effects processor.
Thanks for sharing!! I think i will keep everything 😅
@@distillednoise i fully support you brother 🤠🤙
Is beatstep sending clock to Maschine, or Maschine sending clock to beatstep?
Maschine sending to Beatstep!
@@distillednoise sweet. So Maschine is always the master when stand-alone mode, and additional hardware?
Really nice jams on your channel mate. I’m guna sit down and spend time with your modular vids as it’s something I’d love to get into eventually.
Especially for techno.
I’ve recently posted my first trip hop type Hardware jam.
It’s on here under channel name of ‘Nicely Formed Sonic Egg’ if you’re interested.
It’s nothing special as it’s only my second jam I’ve recorded, but yeah I’m getting well into it ;)
I’m considering selling my Maschine mk3 and getting the plus as I really wanna be able to sequence my hardware and make use of the chord and scale modes, without having to be dependent on my laptop.
Cheers mate ;)
I think you can sequence hardware also with the Maschine MK3. But you also need the computer. Also i think that you can do viceversa: sending clock with beatstep to maschine, but somehow i didn’t manage to do it.
Thanks i will have a look at your jam :)
What’s the tube module ?
It’s a module made by Purrtronics called Pentode VCA. But the company doesn’t exist anymore
@@distillednoise yeah have a a fair few tube modules a lot bespoke made
Decision is yours, but the jam was 💯💥💥
I reckon if you buy more sound gens you will become more inspired. Modular is too beautiful to give up!!
Ahaha the Gear Acquisition Syndrome noooo ahaha 😝 but yea.. i will keep it :)
IMHO its time to sell everything.
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Don’t sell it. You will miss it in the future. I have semi modulair synths. But use the maschine + and MPCx more often. But sometimes when i want get inspired i turn those knobs. And sample the hell out of those synths. Although i own a lot of vst instruments. I still wouldn’t sell the real instruments. Plug-Ins only stay alive if the manufacturer update it to the new system.
Wise words, also i think I can’t sell a machine that i’ve built in the years and that every time i look at it reminds me of my journey. Thanks for the advice :)
Sell it! I can see that you only enjoy half the modules and you are in a position where you would need more modules to really decide if you like modular.
Or get a smaller case and keep the ones you like :) Build a small kick drum designer, or an analog fattener or anything that has utility in your PC workflow.
Thanks for the tip!
Definitely don’t sell.
It’s not like if you sell a synth, as you can always just buy again if you really miss it.
When it’s modular and theres discontinued stuff and stuff made by your maté’s company that doesn’t exist anymore, it’s not something you can replace so deffo keep!
True words! Thanks 🙏🏻
Keep it simple.......find a eurorack sound that you like and incorporate it into multiple projects....” your sound”
Thank you 🙏🏻
surprised you've not given into GAS. I commend you if anything...
What is GAS?
@@distillednoise Gear Acquisition Syndrome! You've seemed to avoid it well.
ahaha no I managed to keep that under control ahah@@tris421
certainly if I were in your position I would never sell anything because you will never know when you will make a beautiful combination with them, even if you were not inspired by them all this time.
Thank you brother, infact i decided to keep it!!
As a friend , I will tell you to keep It just as a memory but don''t use it anymore it takes allot of time xD
Thank you brother!
I see all that above your desk and my advice is that you sell it now. They kill your workflow
I appreciate your view, and i agree. But i also think that sometimes music can be only fun, forgetting about workflow and getting work done. Sometimes i just want to turn knobs and forgeg about everything
more vca
Vca and sequencers?
@@distillednoise cheers brother, I think a good approach in order to keep eurorack would be to create more raw system, add a couple of traditional synthesis modules, they can be cheap.
2/3 oscillators, small analog sequencers, filters or processors, something that can make your eurorack work also as an fx processor of whatever you put inside.
But all of this can all be done with an arp2600 too so. But yea, having a couple of one module voices kind of restricts the philosophy of patch programmability where the system can be very broad and flexible depending on how you patch it. :)
Keep it mate. You’ll regret it later…
You guys are convincing me!
Don't sale it keep it new ideas will come.
Thanks for the advice bro i think i will listen to you
@@distillednoise if you need cash then yeah sale it, but hold on to it... You made that modular system. don't give up on it.
just sell it !!
free yourself !!