Since you mention a sequencer and you have some space in the 1U row, look into the Steppy 1U from Intellijel. It's a 4 x 64 gate sequencer, so that should more than cover your sequencing needs.
I recommend getting a Disting mk4. It gives you a lot of options for how to use it in a patch, so you can get a lot of mileage out of it.
After spending a few months diving into VCV and not losing interest, I'm starting work on a suitcase eurorack setup, 6U 86HP. My two goals with this are that it's viable as a self-contained system, though I may get a Keystep at some point down the road, and that a good chunk of the modules are DIY so I can put them together myself. I plan to use the Hemispheres firmware for the uo_C, but otherwise would put the baseline firmware on any module on the MI DIY clones, at least to start out with. There's no one particular sound I'd lean heavily into, so I'd like some flexibility in case I wanted to make something more experimental or something with more of a beat-based vibe.
My main concern is the balance of filters and utilities in the case. I wouldn't want to remove any of the voices, since I think they're all pretty flexible for use as percussion, drones, or a main synth voice. Since this would at least start out / majority of the time be a standalone system though, I want to make sure I'm not limiting myself by leaning too hard in one direction. I'd really appreciate some feedback on my current plan, to see if there's anything redundant or anything important I'm missing.
