This rack is based on my current set, plus a few wish list items, plus a Doepfer Basic System 2 thrown in for good measure.

Removed 190-4, Doepfer's midi module, as its functionality can be performed with Ground Control

Removed A-110x2 as the TipTop Buchla and the Moog both provide oscillators.

Added Calsynths Clouds

Removed A-120, A-106-6, added Shelves for filtering.

Removed A-140x2, Added Recovery ADSR, Calsynth Peaks

Removed A-130, A-131; Added Intellijel Quad VCA.

Removed A-114, 170 (ring mod, slew limiter) as these functions are handled by the 184-1.

Replaced A-160 with A-160-2. (clock divider)

Added Telharmonic & Mimeophone

Added 2HP ADSR, the rack is now full.


Added Imagenes, uSt and Wogglebug, removed A-138 mixer, A-115 Audio Divider, A-118 Random Noise, A-145 LFO

Removed Subharmonicon, added Mixup, Function, VCDLFO, uVCO, Intellijel Or and Unity Mixer, uVCF, Triplatt, and Morgasmatron.

Pulled out Doepfer VCDLFO, Intellijel Mixup; Plopped in Tides. This would be a clone built by MomoModular.


This has some very serious issues. For one thing, there's only four VCAs for this entire honkin' big build. That's not going to work out very well. You also have discontinued modules in here, the Shelves being one of those, so if you don't either have one or can't find one on the used market, you're not going to have one. The Moog should NOT be in here, since it's got its own cab and power, and using case space (which should be for actual modules that don't have those) that makes the Moog more expensive doesn't seem to me to be fiscally sensible. If you doubt that one, try this:

Cost of case / hp count. This yields a "cost-per-hp" amount for the cab. Then...

Cost-per-hp x 60. This is the actual cost to house the Moog in the cab. Then...

Actual cost figure + Moog price. Kinda spendy. Ouch...

The layout is pretty confusional as well. You might try laying this out so that you have similar-function modules grouped together, and then pushing those into cogent signal paths overall. Right now, the build's a trainwreck...definitely NOT something I would want to use. And a lot of that's because the panel's going to vanish beneath a mat of patchcords that go all over the place needlessly. Plus, you could stand to lose maybe a third of the modules that's there, especially the 4 hp and down ones, especially if you can consolidate the various one-function modules into a couple of slightly larger ones. That'll help clean up the panel as well; have a look at THIS for an example of what I'm talking about: https://www.modulargrid.net/e/steady-state-fate-tool-box

Wishing is good, but like the old saying says, "be careful what you wish for". This has an awful lot of operational booby-traps as it is; you might consider being a little more methodical with the module complement instead of dumping piles of "feature" modules into the cab. You have enough of those (plus the Moog) that you're in a position to build an uncontrollable mess, so don't do that.


Lugia:

I already own Shelves.

The nice thing about modular is you can move modules around once you have a clearer picture of how you will use them.

Regards,
Johana


Added Imagenes, uSt and Wogglebug, removed A-138 mixer, A-115 Audio Divider, A-118 Random Noise, A-145 LFO…

Then I tore the whole thing apart and threw some new stuff in and… current build looks like:

  • Peaks: (Momomodular; 149)
  • Make Noise Telharmonic (already purchased)
  • Doepfer A-184-1 (already purchased)
  • Mutable instruments Shelves (already purchased)
  • Rings (already purchased)
  • Twist (already purchased)
  • Clouds (already purchased)
  • Frap 333 (already purchased)
  • Doepfer A-138s (already purchased)
  • Erica Synths LINK (already purchased)
  • DivKid ochd (already purchased)
  • Intellijel Triplatt (Patchwerks; 109)
  • Intellijel Quad VCA (Patchwerks; 189)
  • Marbles Mutable (momomodular; 249)
  • ALM Squid Salmple (already purchased)
  • Doepfer 1u spacer (already purchased)
  • Endorphin.es Ground Control (already purchased)
  • Moog Music Inc. Subharmonicon (already purchased)
  • Strymon Magneto (599; out-of-stock)
  • Make Noise Mimeophon (399; out-of-stock)
  • CalSynth uPeaks (Silver) CalSynth uPeaks (Silver)
  • Tiptop Buchla 281t (210; out-of stock)
  • Tiptop Buchla 258t (200; out-of-stock)
  • Olivella Modular IMÁGENES (250E, ~276; Schneidersladen)
  • Intellijel Morgasmatron (327E, Schneidersladen)
  • Doepfer A-145-4 (67E, Schneidersladen)
  • Doepfer A-160-2 (already own)
  • Intellijel Unity Mixer (67E; Schneidersladen)
  • Intellijel OR (40E; Schneidersladen)
  • Intellijel Mixup (80E; Schneidersladen)
  • Olivella Modular μSt (99E; Schneidersladen)
  • Mantis case red (already purchased)
  • Mantis case blue (335; Ground Control)

Remaining 🔥💵🔥 this synth 2439 Dollars + 930 Euro = ~3467 dollars