400 system sold out. Grab a 170 while you still can!
3minutes in, love it already. Great stuff, thanks for sharing here.
They have this disclaimer: āTHE MODULES HAVE NO REVERSE POLARITY PROTECTION. MAKE SURE TO WIRE THINGS CORRECTLY TO AVOID DAMAGING THE UNIT AND VOID WARRANTY!ā
So how easy is it to break this thing? If I patch things in wrong way?
Just the same as Euro I think right? Always line up the red stripe on the power strip when installing modules. Thatās not a negative thing about the TE rack, itās a pretty standard warning elsewhere too if I understand correctly?
He sure knows his stuff, but damn those LEDs look bright Nice to see acid returning to Africa, full circle, love it.
Most modern Eurorack modules have protection against plugging in power incorrectly. Itās not a huge deal, but TE has cheapened out a bit on this IMHO.
Yes this is talking about power supply connection, not patching. And yes a lot of euro modules suffer from this problem - the most annoying thing about it is that it is trivial for product dedigners to protect from reverse voltage, and costs pennies to do, yet it is still a thing.
For me the keyboard seems the greatest of interest. Low cost for something that appears to be Pressure Points +
yes, I know, so lets see with what cases for the 2u modules they will come up ā¦ and ready made faceplates would be also nice ā¦ and - last but not least ā adapters for the eurorack bus.
They keyboard is the one thing that really interests me. Lots of functionality for not much more than the price of an sq-1 (which also isnāt bad).
Ah looked like it just folded over
man, I will so hack to use bananas
Oh for god sakeā¦
Itās things like this and the korg modular make me feel modular is now a trend not just a method of synthesis.
Not sure I fully comprehend your post but I am under no illusion as to what the capabilities of modular synthesis are.
My reference is in relation to the sudden āmarketing call to actionā many companies seem to be adopting by adopting modular (in some cases halfheartedly) to merely seem like they are following current trends, not what people actually want/need
Iām not sure that people saying that this doesnāt tick the right boxes for them for what they want out of modular is any reason to question their validation?
In any case, good to see fm and pwm on the oscs. Didnāt spot that before.
Overall im just not the target market on this one. Itās good value and beautiful design but functionality wise its just a bit on the āstandard issueā side for my current leanings. Also struggling to envisage how small/fiddly itās going to feel in use. Couldnāt find measurements and no proper videos out there yet. 2u per module and all those little knobs might get pretty hairy in busy patches? Possibly part of its charm though and sure itāll sell well.
As the 400 is basically a closed system Iād have liked to see TE take advantage of that and take some cues from things like Field Kit Fx with some internal cv bussing options and other trickery etc. Will keep an eye on where TE take it in future.
Listened to the sound recordings on the te website again earlier and seemed to hear some hum/hiss? But could have just been part of the patch, only listening on phone speakers.
Kind of silly that the preorder for 400 is already āsold outā. Does that mean they are not going to make more? Why else wouldnāt they accept more orders for the waiting list?
170 otoh seems very expensive for what you get.
Hype manoeuvre
Thanks. Missed those before. 400 reads as ā305ā up. Thatās millimetres right? Be interesting to see how it looks in use when fully patched.
I remember from having a Computer desk once Out of folded Metal, that it was making clangy noise while using it. Didnt Like that. Not Sure If this also might ne the Case Hereā¦each time you clang Patch clang Something clang clingā¦