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Eurorack 1
My first Eurorack setup, nearing completion (view on ModularGrid). Working title is BFE (Babby's First Eurorack).
As much as I wanted a Tiptop Audio Mantis case, I couldn't wait any longer and went for an Arturia RackBrute 6U instead. It's a perfectly fine starter case, and I can always double up later if when I need more room. Interestingly, I have somehow managed to overshoot the width by 1 HP on both rows. It's a little tight, but everything still fits.
The Listen module produces an awful hum on both outputs, even when their levels are completely down. I thought it was poor noise filtering on a power header, but it has returned since disappearing briefly. I've ruled out proximity to the DATA and my desk lamp's USB power supply as possible causes. More experimentation is necessary.
Modules
Add pages for the rest of the current modules.
| Module | Width | Depth | Current (12V) | Current (-12V) | Current (5V) | Functions |
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| Doepfer A-148 | 4HP | 30mm | 20mA | 20mA | 0mA | S+H, T+H |
| Befaco AC/DC | HP | mm | mA | mA | mA | USB |
| Bastl Instruments Aikido | 11HP | 24mm | 120mA | 120mA | 0mA | VCA, mixer, envelope follower |
| Qu-Bit Electronix Bloom | 16HP | 82mA | 0mA | 0mA | sequencer, random, quantizer | |
| Mordax DATA | 16HP | 35mm | 250mA | 60mA | 0mA | oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, signal generator |
| Expert Sleepers Disting Ex | HP | mm | mA | mA | mA | |
| Tiptop Audio MISO | 10HP | 42mm | 55mA | 55mA | 0mA | mixer, attenuverter, offset |
| Mutable Instruments Plaits | 12HP | 25mm | 50mA | 5mA | 0mA | oscillator |
| ALM Busy Circuits Pamela's Pro Workout | HP | mm | mA | mA | mA | clock, LFO |
| 4MS Quad Pingable LFO | 12 HP | mm | mA | mA | mA | LFO |
| 4ms Spherical Wavetable Navigator | 26HP | 25mm | 185mA | 30mA | 0mA | oscillator, lfo, stereo, polyphonic, wavetable |
Where to next? More effects, sequencing, and envelopes. Another oscillator or two wouldn't hurt. See here for the planned layout and the toys section of my wishlist for purchase links. While it actually fits within the case's specified width, I still need to verify that it meets the power consumption and depth constraints.
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4ms Ensemble Oscillator (\$300): another oscillator
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ALM Busy Circuits TAZM-O (\$380): another oscillator; iffy on this one
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2hp Mix (\$100): mostly to fill 2 HP, but also it can mix CV
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Bubblesound Instruments HEXvca (\$255): no such thing as too many VCAs, and I needed something with an odd width to fill the PSU row
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Shakmat Modular Bard Quartet (\$465): quad quantizer; could also be the ADDAC Intuitive Quantizer
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Qu-Bit Electronix Chance (\$300): quad random voltage source (smooth, discrete, randomized wavetable, and blended) with white noise and some other outputs
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Befaco AC/DC (\$450): class-compliant, DC-coupled 4×4 USB audio interface; with this, I can connect my hardware into VCV Rack
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Befaco Hexmix (\$560): 6-channel stereo mixer with EQ, mutes, and panning; selectable line/modular level outputs
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Befaco Hexpander (\$400): 3-aux send add-on to the Hexmix; features stereo returns for each aux (selectable line/modular level inputs), a monitor section (with PFL, headphone, and balanced pro line outs), per-channel post-EQ outputs (line-level), and aux master volume controls with pre- and post-fade send jacks; designed to sit over the Hexmix to look like a desktop mixer
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Qu-Bit Electronix Aurora (\$360): spectral reverb; still need to play with this more to be sure I understand/want it
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Grayscale Permutation 6hp (\$250): basically a Turing Machine
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Acid Rain Maestro (\$400): 6-channel complex modulation source
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4ms Listen IO (\$125): mostly to allow me to bring in external signals
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Qu-Bit Electronix Nautilus (\$400): stereo delay network