Thanks, I do try!
the thing is you often need more than you think - especially when you start to use them for modulation!
so maybe buy something cheaper or used - an older model veils - which is what I use - for example - or the tallin or doepfer
links kinks and shades ! if you have no other way of creating offset - or even if you do - it's really useful to have it as a separate module - I have maths but never use it as a mixer and rarely as an offset!
"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