im on the lookout for another Drone Module?

Im making Dark ambient.

i have a Synth tech E352 and love it,im currently on the lookout for another Drone module that will compliment the E352.

i got recommended this one
https://x1l3.bigcartel.com/product/shard-power-electronics-hnw-eurorack-module?fbclid=IwAR2mK13k0qjEFu89NTJLUbgnNJTQ9G3BoXjJ0VSpr-9QZAiIYjxkCbEwrGE

is there anything else in the same price class that i should check out?

Dark and drone in the same sentence, as far as I'm concerned, Loquelic Iteritas is king of my castle. Not exactly the same price, but you may be able to get one on the 2nd hand market: https://www.modulargrid.net/e/noise-engineering-loquelic-iteritas

The Cursus Iteritas might also be worth a look if you want to stay in the realm of wavetables, although its of course the Noise Engineering take on it, not your typical VCO.

That being said, the LI only made me hungry for its amazing Percido version, but that's another budget... :-)

All the best,
D.

The X1L3 Shard is super gnarly.
The Schlappi Engineering Interstellar Radio may be something to consider. I've considered picking up the Ataraxic Iteritas for dark ambient tones as well.

also got recommended some of the Endorphin.es modules

thanks guys,gonna look into those

Y'know...I don't use any fancy VCOs, and I've been doing drone-type work since the mid-1980s.

The REAL key to making drone works isn't in the oscillators. It's in the everything else. You can take ONE single VCO and, by splitting the outputs from it off to different VCF/VCA chains, then using slow modulation to make that arrangement "cook", you'll arrive at much the same result. Then once you get your synth patch feed, try jamming it through a few different, paralleled outboard processors and mixing those alongside the "dry" synth signal.

Or, don't use VCOs AT ALL...instead, grab a shortwave radio, find something sonically interesting, then process the hell out of that. Or you could go to Alvin Lucier-style extremes and rig up a copy of his "Long Thin Wire" device. Or use a sampler and make small loops...if you edit the loop points "badly", you'll actually have something of a subliminal rhythmic pattern going on...which gets even more interesting if none of the loops are timed so that they have coincident points of repetition.

Everyone thinks that the way to do stuff like this can ONLY be via modular synths. It's not. Expand your electronic horizons a bit.

I just got the Schlappi Engineering Angle Grinder and 100 Grit which can make some crazy types of drones for days especially when you feed different types of CV and sequence them. In fact, just using the 100 Grit came up with weird drones tonite of all types. As others mention, Noise Engineering makes great modules for this like Cursus Iteritas which I feed into Mimeophon for drones on days.

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Hi,

You can have a look to Beast Tek Dirty Glitch VCO. There is a new version assembled or DIY on Synthcube.

And this one from Paratek:
https://www.modulargrid.net/e/paratek-%D0%9A%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9-%D1%88%D1%83%D0%BC-black-diy
It's a dual Jupiter storm with improvement
It's an assembled module.

nice one

Just a question.
When say dark ambient you reffer to bands like Lustmord, Inade, Kammarheit, Land Fire, Northaunt, Schloss Tegal, Trepaneringsritualen and many other one?

X1L3 Shard is a great module.
Schlappi engineering and Noise Engineering modules too.
Plus a good filter and a huge reverb everthing is said.

Also check out Piston Honda and Hertz Donut these can do intense dark drones with ease. For ambient chill drones, the Mutable Instruments stuff is super ace. I really like Plaits into Rings then using Marbles for some nice relaxing ambience like this one: