Eurorack 2024: Acoustic Modeling Groovebox

I rebuilt my Eurorack modular synthesizer! In this video I break down my thought process behind my design decisions and show lots of demos of the individual modules and full system.
My new EP:
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Modules used:
Tesseract Modular Low Coast: bit.ly/3TtZZoK
MST Midi - CV
Xaoc Warna
Mutable Instruments Marbles
Cwejman Res-4
Instruo Larachd: bit.ly/3P86PiY
Bubblesound VCA4p: bit.ly/3CeXLQ6
Erica Synths Black Joystick II: bit.ly/44lYjT4
Noise Engineering Sono Abitus: bit.ly/3FTRFWM
Mutable Instruments Rings
Mutable Instruments Beads
Intellijel Triatt
Music Thing Modular Spring
Erica Synths Fusion Mixer: bit.ly/3vrzm81
Erica Synths x Moritz Klein Kick Drum
Doepfer A-14-2 Dual ADSR: bit.ly/3PtQy7E
00:00 Intro & Sound Demo
01:26 A Bitter Pill
03:40 Modules I Kept
05:24 New Direction
06:18 Cwejman Res-4
07:38 Instruo Larachd
08:14 Tesseract Modular Low Coast
09:12 mki x es.edu Kick Drum
10:50 Mutable Instruments Marbles
11:42 Mutable Instruments Beads
12:33 Interlude
13:25 Utilities
14:11 Korg SQ-1
14:49 Outro

[@caydilemma3309]

Super dig this approach. I feel like most eurorack content leans heavy into the modular groovebox angle when I’ve always been trying to create my own instrument a la an acoustic or electric instrument. Love seeing someone else with the same idea! If you feel so inclined, I’d love to see a patch from scratch video with this setup.

[@3xAudio]

amazing thank for sharing the knowledge

[@deansibinski6190]

Loving this. For more videos like this one, would you consider posting a link to the rack on ModularGrid?

[@Sound_ology]

Thanks! Here it is www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/view/2474562

[@infn8loopmusic]

Such an informative video! Thanks for putting so much time into this. The radio antenna thing. Not sure how helpful this is, but I learned you can get these cheap ferrite bead clip ons for your power and audio cables to cut out a lot of noise and they work amazingly well if you hook up your whole studio with them. Also definitely as you said-having more space between signal cables and power cables is key, and whenever possible do not run audio cables and power cables physically parallel to each other because it introduced interference into the audio signal whereas if they just crossed perpendicular at one or two points you won't get nearly as much noise maybe some but not nearly as much. Cheers! And thanks so much for a great video! Definitely want to check out some of these modules when I build a rack one of these days. I'm still loving semimodular for now.

[@Sound_ology]

Thanks! I’ll definitely look into the ferrite beads thing, my power is pretty dirty!

[@infn8loopmusic]

@@Sound_ology Amazon I think like $12-$15 for a decent size pack. I was surprised at what it did for my setup but when I did it I went nuts and hit every single power cable in the whole room and then moved all power to pull from one 36 outlet surge protector because the other problem is always ground loop isolation. If you use multiple outlets for your gear when the grounds connect the ground wire itself becomes a giant radio antenna through the wall and the floor from one outlet to another. 🤯 I had no idea until I started researching and.. y'know the science there makes sense.

[@deansibinski6190]

Not an all-in-one percussion module per se BUT I've been using the Doepfer A-142-4 Quad Decay to give sharp, snappy envelopes to stuff in the rack without too much of a cost $ and hp

[@akuliak]

Always enjoy hearing folks' thought processes for planning systems! Intellijel Plonk could be a consideration as a bass drum replacement - leans into the general physical/acoustic modeling philosophy, but it may be a bit menu divey for your taste. It seems like you really value immediacy in module interfaces, which Plonk definitely isn't. Worth watching a video or too though, to see if it clicks with you.

[@Sound_ology]

Yeah I can’t do menus…it’s like I can’t help but stare at the screen if it’s there, and I feel better when I’m not looking at a screen. Plonk does sound really good though

[@alexthebeast]

Since you asked- consider swapping out the Erika kick for the SSF SSG. Fits with the modeling them and kicks so dang hard

[@Sound_ology]

😌 holy moly that’s an amazing suggestion. I didn’t know that existed…spot on

[@spenzasequenza]

Qwetchman 😂 🎉 that’s how i‘m going to say it from now on!

[@Sound_ology]

Hahah I can’t help but mispronounce it!

[@spenzasequenza]

​@@Sound_ology …legend says, that the name was specifically designed to be mispronounced… So far, your mispronunciation is the coolest :)

[@videotrexx]

Only 18 seconds into the video you put the ribbon cable on the WRONG WAY on the module. HILARIOUS!!!

[@Sound_ology]

The intro is a montage of classic Eurorack mistakes

[@Luap-ls3ix]

Me: “you don’t need another module
*see’s a car radio module
Me: *sigh…. click, buy 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Sound_ology]

Hahah it’s so cool!!!