Uh, oh! Could this be the place for the occasional babooney-tune, interspersed with incendiary wit and remarkably troll-like observational humour?
What's going on, Solitud?
Are you gonna be opening a Euro-based online Modular Shoppe soon?

I need to get into pedals really. Planning on getting the ALM sbg for that purpose. (http://www.modulargrid.net/e/alm-busy-circuits-s-b-g )

Other than that, I don't really use hardware apart from my modular. My effects I limit to the spring reverb and delay already in my system. (Intellijel Springray and Modcan Dual Delay)

If I eq/tweak/compress, it's unfortunately all 'in the box'.

Would love a suggestion for an affordable compressor/limiter/eq to dedicate to the stereo out from my modular.

• Fixed a potential bug for the autoLogin feature
• Renamed Discussions to Comments to make the separation from the forum clearer
• placed a link to corresponding Forum Help pages from the Planner, Sketch a Patch and TrueGrid

Hello. Thanks for the much-needed initiative.

I would vote for a less format-specific approach myself - otherwise it will surely end up as an euro forum and the barely relevant others on the sidelines. So I am not sure how much I will contribute here, but I wish you good luck anyway.

I'll sup your noggas and raise you 4 baboon orgasms

I am the Engineer
Sup my noggas
https://soundcloud.com/theengineer-1

There are a few that I use on a constant basis, on both modular stuff as well as synths, guitars and whatever.

Evol Fucifier -- the amount of different levels of both filtered sounds, combined with multiband distortion and tape saturation is marvelous.

Earthquaker 'The Warden' -- compressor, but a much cheaper alternative than using more high end stuff. but has a nice quality and range of compression. No sidechain, but I don't use that shit anyhow.

Dr. Scientist 'Cosmichorus' -- Highly effective and versatile chorus pedal. Sounds like heresy, but I like it better than the Roland RE-501 by far

Catalinbread 'Echorec' -- an emulation of the Binson Echorec; I don't give two shits what it emulates, but it certainly is a lovely little delay pedal.

Spaceman Effects 'WOW Signal' -- Technically a fuzz pedal, but has an LFO that adds generously to the sound, overall. the sound of the actual fuzz circuit complements pretty much any synth or guitar I've run through it. Aces.

I'd like to say that I use the Eventide stuff, but I had to sell my Eventide shit a while back; and I mean, it's great -- lush, open, dynamic. If I could afford an Orville, I'd own an Orville.

Saturnworks Pedals makes a reamp box that's 70 dollars. It doesn't require additional power, and is totally transparent. It's a bit cheaper than the Radial stuff, and it's hand-built, well. I use it to run synths through the guitar pedals. It's effective, and keeps the gain differences from causing unwanted mayhem. Some pedals can deal with line-level without issue, some can't. I use this to avoid problems.

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Wow Nelson, Culture Vulture, you do it with style.
I like to keep effects mostly analog for the modular and I am using an EH Big Muff for distortion.
I have an Synthoma Elkorus as a BBD chorus, that is really cool. It's a 19" device with CV ins (on the back, bummer) handmade by a guy from Spain. Somewhat noisy for picky ears but that's the definition of analog, right :) ?

On the modular site I like the Pittsburgh Analog Delay a lot and also managed to solder this Thonk Spring reverb kit.
Tapping the spring tank with the fingers in sync to a beat makes everyone around smile.

I also have a digital reverb, Lexicon PCM92. It has 700+ presets but I refuse to use any other preset than No. 1 "Large Hall", it's that great.

This is practically my default setup, use it all the time..

After getting a chance finally to play with a healthy Fenix (mine had been damaged in shipping) the last couple of days, I decided to dedicate my Culture Vulture to it. Interestingly, when I tried one with a Serge a couple of years ago, I didn't really like the combo - it seemed to make the Serge sound a bit more brittle. Sometimes that was nice, but it didn't seem to enhance the sound that much to my ears. Of course, my memory might be flaky on this.....

But damn if it doesn't sound great with the Fenix. It just seems to give the sound a little more of an edge, but still retains the Fenix sound.

Wondering about other favorite combinations that people make as their setup default....

Jeez, I forgot to implement the ban mechanism
Well, at least it won't get boring then I guess.
Maybe this is a strong marketing point: the world's only forum which has a Baboon
-- solitud

Ha. We can all get along just fine! This is an place for modular synth discussions, and there won't be any need for incendiary topics if we keep it on topic. :)

Now let's get posting.

Hi. Nelson Baboon here. I am an egocentric troll who has been banned from muffwiggler at least 50 times by now. I also own the world's only cunning umbrella, and my music can be found in various places on the internet.

-- Nelson Baboon

Jeez, I forgot to implement the ban mechanism
Well, at least it won't get boring then I guess.
Maybe this is a strong marketing point: the world's only forum which has a Baboon

What, a baboon can't be an aristocrat too?

Hi. Nelson Baboon here. I am an egocentric troll who has been banned from muffwiggler at least 50 times by now. I also own the world's only cunning umbrella, and my music can be found in various places on the internet.

Welcome 3001 and johnnn :)

I might as well introduce myself as well. My name is Jesse and I've been obsessed with the eurorack format for a little over 3 years now. Though I've ogled over modular systems in the past, almost everything I did has been "in the box" with Ableton, Reaktor, etc. Everything started to align once I paid attention to eurorack beyond the original Doepfer and Analogue Systems lines. Of course, that was 3 years ago, and what's available now in the format just is insane! I've gone from a room full of monosynths and gear like the monomachine and nord g2 to an almost all modular setup. (Can't get rid of the machinedrum!)

I'm so glad Modular Grid now has a forum, as I have spent countless hours using this site to re-arange my system, plan new purchases, and generally just get excited with new modules appearing almost every day. Solitud has created a wonderful and intuitive environment to explore this stuff.

I will be one of the moderators here, along with Wiktorian and Solitud.

You can find my scraps of module demos and detritus at:

https://vine.co/v/hmOnLvvQ15m

Looking forward to seeing this forum grow!

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Hey Ryan,

Hello, I am Ryan! I'm glad to see that there's a forum here(was it always here , or just recent?) Find this site pretty cool, I really respect and appreciate how much work went into this site!

the Forum was launched today, we will see if users like it

http://www.soundcloud.com/hal3001 for my crap, not sure how to embed here.

You can embed single tracks only by just pasting the link

I do wish there was a Wiard modular grid planner! I know for the 50 people who have one....lll

If you can convince Mr. Wiard to sponsor a small system this wish can come true ;)

-- 3001

Hello, I am Ryan! I'm glad to see that there's a forum here(was it always here , or just recent?) Find this site pretty cool, I really respect and appreciate how much work went into this site!

http://www.soundcloud.com/hal3001 for my crap, not sure how to embed here.

I do wish there was a Wiard modular grid planner! I know for the 50 people who have one....lll

John, I remember on day one you where the very first ModularGrid visitor.
What a pleasure you are also the first regular poster here!

Hi!

I'm John Noble, and modular synths changed my life. I run The Eurorack Database ( http://eurorackdb.com ), the Fully Patched Music series of modular/experimental/analog music events in the San Diego area ( https://www.facebook.com/fullypatchedmusic ), I make some custom synth stuff like modules and cases, and I perform & record solo with my Eurorack modular as "prettyhowtown" ( http://aprettyhowtown.bandcamp.com/ ) and as a member of a couple of other projects. I also seem to have turned into a festival promoter. Life is getting really weird, and I like it that way. :-)

I've been working with Solitud since shortly after the launch of ModularGrid (my site supplies a data feed), and I really admire his talent, persistence, and attitude. He's a treasure. His music is really good, too: check it out! https://soundcloud.com/solitud

I'm Wiktorion, or Viktor which is my real name.

I live in Sweden where I run a small art studio called Studio Odessa.

I've been dabbling with modular synthesizers since I was 18. That might sound like I'm old in the game, but I'm 23 years old, so many of you are far more experienced than I! :) I've got a dreaming, hazy mind, which colours everything in my environment, especially my music; I make Electronic Shoegaze, or Dream Pop(www.soundcloud.com/vpilkington).

I also dream about modulars constantly, hypothetical systems and configurations, which has lead me to different modular system planners.

A friend told me about Modulargrid and I was instantly hooked! This is where I can see all the latest modules and plan my dream systems, or calculate power needs for my current one. I've also been trusted by head honcho Knut to keep the module library clean of gunk and duplicates, and also to keep the forum nice and tidy. Looking forward to finally get to meet you all (I've been oogling at your systems, you know!)

EDITED Jun 26th 2014, 14:38

You want to say something very original and sophisticated, but you don't know what?

Introduce yourself, or say Hello!

Beside programming this website I always wanted to develop my own module. Since I am not an expert in electronics I teamed up with Erik, a guy who is and together we build a module we call the Gezeiten UltimaRatio.

Ultima Ratio is an intuitive playable Clock Divider, Clock Generator and Dual AR Envelope.

You can use it

• to synchronize sequencers with independent time signatures
• as an performance like instrument when you play the divider ratios
• to provide and distribute a stable system clock
• to fire envelopes in a live performance to rhythmically control filters or VCAs in musically meaningful ratios
• to mult triggers

A video of the UltimaRatio in the real world (with flower boxes)

I also want to thank Liis, Oli and Antje without their help the project would not be possible.

It would be really helpful if those of you guys who are even remotely interested in the module would join the mail list on the new Gezeiten Website.

So I am super excited what you people think about it!

UltimaRatio on ModularGrid

Click on View post page on a Vine video. Find it as a option marked with three dots "...".
This leads you to a single page for the video.
Copy paste the URL of this page in the markdown editor.

https://vine.co/v/MKYAt1Z6tOF

This is Rack No.1 on ModularGrid, the first Rack that started it all!

EDITED Jun 20th 2014, 17:06

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The ModularGrid Forum uses Markdown for formatting purposes.
It's like HTML but feels more natural to write because in general you don't need closing tags.
Additionally you can read Markdown even if it's not formatted.

Below the Markdown Editor Form is an inline link Markdown Syntax which lists most of the useful formatter options.

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Lists

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Embed external Images

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ModularGrid Racks

Just post the link of your Rack in the Editor. The Rack will be embedded end linked.

Media

Same functionality applies to Soundcloud, YouTube and Vimeo media.
Just post the URL from the browsers address bar in the editor!

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Rules for using this Forum

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be nice

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What is it?

Sketch a Patch is very basic idea to quickly write down a patch you have created to use it later or share it with other users.

Create a new Sketch

To start with a sketch you first have to build a rack with your modules in the planner. After you have added all relevant modules open the Sketch a Patch Drop Down Menu in the secondary navigation of the planner and click on New Patch.
A screenshot of your rack will be generated and you will be redirected to the Sketch a Patch editor.

Draw and remove Cables

Now you simply can double click anywhere on the screenshot to create a new cable.
Drag and Drop the jacks of the cable to the desired positions (that's probably over the socket of a module).
Jacks will NOT snap to sockets, Sketch a Patch is really just a kind of a freehand drawing board.

Double Click on a cable to remove it from the sketch.

Don't forget to save your sketch! (Click on Save Patch)

Add Knob Markers

To mark knob positions switch to Knob Marker Mode via the top left button menu.
If you double click on your sketch a white circle appears you can use to mark knob positions or enabled buttons or anything else you want to point out.
You can freely move the marker via Drag and Drop.
Double click a marker to remove it.

Patch Options

Cable Color System

You can select two available Color Systems for your cables

1. Doepfer
2. Stackcable

On Eurorack modulars the color of the patch cable will change in relation to the length of the cable depending on the chosen cable system.

Spaghetti

Just for fun. Try it out.

You can save your Patch Options settings

What if my Rack changed?

If you have added or removed a new module to your rack you have to generate a new screenshot for Sketch a Patch in the planner. Else you will always see the old rack screenshot.

To create a new screenshot click on Show->Screenshot in the planner. After that got to the Sketch a Patch Editor and if you still see the old screenshot hit the browser refresh button hard (while holding SHIFT).

Be aware that if you move a lot of modules your older sketches will be all over the place.

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Modular Web Synthesizer

TrueGrid is an experimental modular web synthesizer which let's you create, listen and share modular synth patches.

How to use it

TrueGrid works like a real modular synth in a way that you have to wire up different modules to generate useful or not so useful sounds.
It needs some experience to get something predictable out of this synth, but thats where the whole fun starts: Discover what is possible

Start from Scratch, find playable modules

Create a new empty rack and name it "My awesome Truegrid Synth". More creative naming options will work, too.
With the search function of the module browser you can enable a checkbox Playable in TrueGrid.
This lists all available playable modules for TrueGrid.

Add some modules to your rack. As a start you should add an Oscillator, VCA, LFO and VCF to create basic subtractive building blocks.

... or copy an existing Synth

If you have found a cool TrueGrid Patch from an other user you can copy the Patch and alter it as you please. Just click Save as a new Patch in TrueGrids secondary navigation.

Wire up

Sockets of the modules are color coded.

• green for outputs
• blue for inputs
• no color == not implemented

To connect two sockets:
Drag a cable from an output to an input till the cable snaps.
To disconnect:
Drag the cable away from one socket or simply double click on the cable.

To turn the knobs, hover over a knob, click and hold the mouse and do a vertical movement.
ProTip: if you hover over a jack the corresponding jack on the other side of the cable will light up.

Authentic modules?

No, they are not. The modules are carefully modeled after their originals but since all coding is done in JavaScript they can not achieve the sound of their originals. Sorry, you still have to buy the real ones.
The intention is that you can experiment with the settings of a module and get somewhat familiar with the interface.

Record Audio

• Click on the red record button of the small tape recorder right hand side. Your patch will be recorded
• You can even twist knobs and record a whole performance
• Click again on the record button and recording stops
• Scroll down the page and you should see a web player with the option to download a .wav file of your recording

MIDI Implementation

This is even more experimental. You can play TrueGrid via MIDI!
To make this work you have to take care that your MIDI interface is connected and switched on before you start your browser.
More detailed information can be found here.

Limitations

You need a reasonable fast computer and as of today TrueGrid works best in Chrome.
Safari should also work, and since more and more Browsers implement the required WebAudio API it should be widely supported in near future.

EDITED Jun 27th 2014, 13:51

Using the planner should be self-explanatory. Just some things to point out which might be not obvious:

Keyboard shortcuts

You can use keyboard shortcuts to edit your rack.
First you have to hover with your mouse over a module until the info icon appears.
This activates Module Select Mode.

• Cursor: cycle through module selection
• d: duplicate module
• DEL: delete module
• ENTER: enter Module Move Mode
• ESC: leave keyboard mode and hide edit buttons
• c: copy
• v: paste
• x: cut.
  You can copy/paste in different browser windows!

In Module Move Mode:

• Cursor: move module
• ESC: Cancel module move, back to Module Select Mode
• ENTER: drop module on new position

Power Ratings

The power consumption per rack is calculated by the values users add to the module data.
Those ratings are error prone. Don't rely exclusively on the values when choosing your power supply! Always check manufactures specs from the manuals.

Hide Price Display

You can disable the display of your accumulated rack prices in the user settings.

I see no link to edit or upload modules

If you can not edit modules or reply to discussions or threads in this forum you most likely missed to click on the link on the confirmation email you received when you registered to MG. Probably this email is hiding somewhere in your spam folder.
You can request this confirmation email again in your user settings.

I can not write replies to discussions or threads!

See above

Miscellaneous

• You can zoom in and out with your standard browser zoom function.

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Features of the Forum

Typography

• big readable responsive Typography for the Generation Ponytail 40+
• The size of the Typo adapts to your monitor/device
• You can always zoom in/out with your appropriate Browser command

Optimized for Mobile Devices

• You will see a significant improvement to table based forums.
• From the Editor to Video Embeds, everything is fully HTML5
• No "pinching" and "doubletapping" neccessary to resize the posts.
• No "Apps" required

Advanced search without Advanced Settings

• no panels, checkboxes, additional searchoptions
• just type in the searchterm in the searchfield on any Forum page and the search engine will try to get the best results

It's kind of context sensitive, so if you are on the Thread Index Page of a specific Forum the search will only return results from that Forum. If you want to search all Forums go to the Forums index page first.

The entries in the search fields are preserved. If you enter a search term and you click through the forums you will always see only threads which include the search term on the index page until you reset the search field.

Markdown Syntax

The Forum uses Markdown Syntax to format text. This keeps the Database very lightweight and allows semantic representation of text.

A link Markdown Syntax below the Editor explains the most common used syntax.
If you don't care about it, just ignore and start typing right away.

Inline Preview

Before you submit your post click the Preview button below the Markdown Editor and it will render your post inline.

Emoticons

• Find them below the Markdown Editor
• Emoticons are categorized by feel and labeled as such for the autistic audience, so if you are feeling happy, click on Happy-Happy
• There is a Freddy Mercury Emoticon

Sorry, double post!

No, you can always delete your last post if there is no reply to it.

Automatic Timezone Detection

Regardless where you are in the world, publication times of postings should adapt to your current timezone. No manual settings necessary. Daylight Saving settings might not work though.

Embed Media

You can embed Media like

• YouTube
• Soundcloud
• Vimeo
• Modulargrid Racks

by simply pasting their URLs into the form.
No need to fiddle with sharing options, no embed code necessary.

The exception are album embeds from Bandcamp. You have to copy the Wordpress.com code from the Bandcamp share options and paste that in the form.

Easy Quoting

Click on the Quote Button to quote an author, you don't have to mess with any HTML or proprietary Markup code. Those missing closing tags should be a thing of the past.

You can also quote multiple authors at once if their posts are on the same page! Just click and click and click on those Quote buttons.

Reference users

To highlight a user prepend an @ to the username. A link to the users profile page will be generated.
Like in @solitud.

Avatars

Upload your Avatar in your general ModularGrid user settings. No animated gifs, sorry.
If you do not upload an Avatar your Avatar from Gravatar will be used.
If you do not have an Avatar at Gravatar a unique Retro Image will be used.

... and Signature

Also in the general ModularGrid user settings. Links will be parsed, no Media Embed like Soundcloud is allowed in the Signature.

Miscellaneous a.k.a Pro Tips

• On the Thread Index Page you can click the entire row to get to a post.

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