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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.

The last two power connectors on the bottom row produce an awful hum on the Listen module, even when its outputs are turned completely down. The cause is unclear. It has nothing to do with the DATA being above it, as the humming persists with the DATA disconnected. Consider those headers quarantined.

ModuleWidthDepthCurrent (12V)Current (-12V)Current (5V)Functions
Doepfer A-1484HP30mm20mA20mA0mAS+H, T+H
Befaco AC/DCHPmmmAmAmAUSB
Bastl Instruments Aikido11HP24mm120mA120mA0mAVCA, mixer, envelope follower
Qu-Bit Electronix Bloom16HP82mA0mA0mAsequencer, random, quantizer
Mordax DATA16HP35mm250mA60mA0mAoscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, signal generator
Expert Sleepers Disting ExHPmmmAmAmA
Tiptop Audio MISO10HP42mm55mA55mA0mAmixer, attenuverter, offset
Mutable Instruments Plaits12HP25mm50mA5mA0mAoscillator
ALM Busy Circuits Pamela's Pro WorkoutHPmmmAmAmAclock, LFO
4MS Quad Pingable LFO12 HPmmmAmAmALFO
4ms Spherical Wavetable Navigator26HP25mm185mA30mA0mAoscillator, lfo, stereo, polyphonic, wavetable

upgrade: subtraction is just pessimistic addition

upgrade: modulation station

upgrade: buttons and dials and knobs, oh my!

Where to next? More effects, sequencing, and envelopes. Another voice or two wouldn't hurt.

  1. another Pamela?
  2. Qu-Bit Electronix Mixology: it's a beautiful mixer, but it takes up a lot of space (28 hp) and is a tad redundant in my existing setup
  3. Befaco AC/DC (\$350): class-compliant DC-coupled USB audio interface
  4. Hexinverter Mutant Brain (\$220): polyphonic MIDI-CV interface
  5. Bastl Instruments 1983 (\$350): polyphonic MIDI-CV interface
  6. Qu-Bit Synapse (\$350): a four-channel crossfading switch
  7. Tiptop Audio Circadian Rhythms (\$500): CV sequencer
  8. 4ms Pingable Envelope Generator kit (\$200): the QPLFO kit was fun to build
  9. Qu-Bit Nautilus
  10. Qu-Bit Aurora
  11. Qu-Bit Chance
  12. Empress Effects ZOIA Euroburo (\$700)
  13. Clank Chaos
  14. Winter Modular Eloquencer: a big boy (38 HP) and quite expensive (\$650!), but it's like it was designed just for me
  15. 4ms EnvVCA
  16. Squarp Hermod (may be redundant with Eloquencer)
  17. Intellijel Scales
  18. Make Noise Maths
  19. Tiptop Z4000
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