While the Soma is very cool, it tends to work best with percussive material. Couldn’t make much use of it with longer synth sounds.
But it gets wild when using it as a feedback drone module.
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I’ve decided, when I start buying all my FX and Mixer modules to put them in a separate 3u case or I won’t have enough room in the one Iv’e got, seems a good idea to keep mixing and FX modules away from the main sound sources, it won’t look such a mess.
I’m thinking I could maybe put some Tip Top Audio Happy Ending racks in to my current rack after removing some 1u hardware but keep the Furman for nice lighting.
Empty rack and replace with modules:
16u rack so could put a few of these kits in and keep FX etc there
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Pretty much what I did…
Just make sure that the stuff you want to regularly patch/tweak is accessible (not too low)
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I love that mate looks absolutely fantastic.
I’m just online now looking at FX modules. So far I’m loving the TTA Zverb/EchoZ/Z5000 but even tho I’m loving the YouTube demos I’m not seeing any way to clock the delays on them however I find it’s my kind of sound, hmmm decisions. Love your setup there. Hope mine is complete by Christmas hehe
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I think some of the TTA FX modules sound the same i.e ZVerb and Z5000 so maybe just grab one of those instead of both.
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I don’t have the Lyra-8 FX module but I do have a Lyra-8 which has the same FX built in. I would say that while the Lyra FX is awesome, it’s definitely not a delay for all situations. It’s pretty murky, it feedbacks into self oscillation very easily, and tbh it feels like the point of it is more to provide Lyra another voice than a particularly wonderful delay.
I love it for the Lyra though, you can get nice chorus-y effects out of it, blurry delay on the edge of reverb, nice hiccups when you change delay time and brutal low end drone when you crank the FB knob. The distortion sounds nice on the Lyra but I don’t think there’s anything particularly special going on with it. I’m also not certain about this, but I doubt you can actually clock the delay on the module in any way, I think you just get CV control of the time knobs. This would track with the whole Lyra set up where no aspect of it can be quantised without a lot of pain.
tl;dr: might be nice if you want a pretty weird/unique dirty FX box but keep in mind it’ll lack many of the things you expect from a “delay” and probably won’t be good in all situations you’d want a delay.
Check out the Veno-Echo from Venus Instruments, have one on the way. Snaps to clock divisions (independently left and right) without pitched artifacts, and has some other cool tricks.
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I think you may be right. 
It’s a slow thing for me tho. I can’t afford to go full in. But, it does seem like I’m being reeled in. Not a terrible thing to be interested in.
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@your_lamp pointed out to me that Control in Brooklyn was taking pre-orders for the Shared System. They (unlike some retailers) won’t do that unless they’re fairly sure that restocking is imminent. Fortunately or unfortunately for you, depending on your inclination and finances, their pre-orders are “sold out” now.
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It’s not. That instrument is f#$%ing incredible and is enough for anyone for a lifetime.
It was the model on which I put together my own 168HP ("ok, what’s essential in this system, what would I do differently etc). But if you are already digging the FX section, you might as well consider yourself baited and hooked.
In days of yore you could put it together yourself for much less used. These days, with modules in short supply, that’s much harder.
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a little demo of my altered system coupe in action, have to say I am very pleased with the work flow on this pup.
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Nice!!!
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Love it!
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So I have a Clep Diaz which I haven’t sold yet cause it’s small and not deep, and gives two outputs, so it’s not too bad. But I dislike how it only works when clocked, and how it’s indented/stepped knob doesn’t feel very tweaky. I almost always have it set to one tempo to modulate filter cutoff and leave it. It’s EOC trig comes a step or two too late. So I want to try something else. Also it’ll be easy to sell.
Thoughts on good alternatives?
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One option is the 4HP Doepfer Quad LFO. Wouldn’t be half bad. Sines ánd squares.
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I could also get the Ochd. More lfos in the same size plus reset, which might come in handy?
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I could also go a bit bigger and go for Batumi. Lots of added functionality and still not súper big.
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Looking at even smaller options like 2HP stuff or Pico modules I think I would have the same annoyance that they won’t feel very tweaky with those miniature plastic knobs.
Opinions?
I don’t think Ochd resets the LFOs. The cv input controls the master speed. You can get track and hold pot fully CCW. It’s handy.
I think if you can manage the Batumi that is clearly the winner. I have an ochd, but think about switching it out for the doepfer. I would miss the master control - like a macro - and cv input. “Modulate your modulation”
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Yeah, no reset, but it is a nice organic set of LFOs (the relationship between the different outs isn’t specified, but it feels good), and you can self patch it to get things a bit wonky. I really like it for non tempo synced duties to add little bits of modulation
(Edited to say sorry I somehow managed to miss the part where you said you had one! So you know all this already 
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What about the Erica Octasource? If I had space I think I’d be tempted
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Master speed, that’s what I meant yes, thanks for clarifying. I think I would like that option. Why do you consider going to the Doepfer? Because of the four non-related times?
I’ve seen some people like it. It doesn’t really speak to me yet, why do/would you like it?
My rack’s really just utilities for my semimodulars, and having an LFO with multiple phase outputs brings lots of possibility of cyclical modulation over a few different things, or mixing in and out voices from my subharmonicon for example (I can do this already with Pam’s, but the Octasource would be more hands-on, plus it’s all CV controllable)
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I guess that phase-delayed lfos will make sense to me at some point when I apply them in action. I’ve had Joranalogue Filter 8 on my list to try at some point, maybe that’ll show me what’s up in that sense.
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