here’s my current rack:
Ladik S-189 trigger delay and Ladik Gatsby(trigger to gate converter) S-185 recently added. The hole in the top row is reserved for Collide 4. I’m excited to use it as a frequency shifter in feedback loops with my Mungo modules 
. I’m also getting a u-he wiretap which will replace Frap Tools 333.
Got ResonantFB and so far so good. Its digital control gives a ton of flexibility. Found a few workflows to play it by hand and very little cv, that was my main grip with other filterbanks that ate a lot of cv. There’s a couple of things that could be refined, not even bugs, but it’s fine as it is. The screen is stellar (looks elektron-like OLED) and the navigation seamless. Can answer questions if someone has any.
Sorry, a bit late. I’m using Magerit Kairos as my main clock sources because I find it easy to use with some interesting tricks here and there. As a modulation source it has agreat advantage over Pamela: bipolar.
The UI is clean and not as much menu diving as Pam. But I must admit that I am using just 50% of what this module is capable of.
Bit of a Lunch Break Project at work, I’ve been tracing my Modular Grid layout to make a comprehensive Patch Notes sheet. Not sure how practical it will be, I printed to Legal size paper so it’s a bit cramped, but maybe I’ll at least have an idea of what the hell I was doing when I want to revisit a patch. Its all vector graphics so it can be added to or rearranged as necessary.
picking up the After Later mixer setup and Ochd tomorrow, gonna have to rearrange both of my cases.
Would Patching Panda ETNA be a contender to this one?
Not familiar with it. At core they would sound quite different as it’s a 10 fixed filterbank with one input vs 3 filters with frequency control for 3 independent inputs. If you ever played with one, a fixed filterbank is basically a graphic 10 band EQ and ETNA would be a 3 band parametric EQ (with multimode capabilities).
On FB filter mode there’s a frequency control but it’s an approximation of the averaged levels of the bands. The more bands the more freedom to sculpt the sound to a greater degree, but the final result doesn’t have to be always more desirable than with a single filter.
Erica’s FB has more modes like spectrum and dynamic EQ which are very useful. Regarding presets and configuration, it looks like a win for Erica here. The screen (which is stellar) allows for deeper configuration of the playback and the digital control over the bands and resonance. It also self-oscillates.
Another contender could be Night Rider by RYK Modular, as 4 parametric EQ with sequencing capabilities.
By price all 3 are surprisingly close.
Night Rider by RYK Modular would also be interesting indeed.
Have not yet looked into the Erica one but had a serious glance at both ETNA and Night Rider.
Thanks for taking the time to detail the Erica one.
Hello guys
I would like to plan a small modular setup with just Intellijel´s Atlantis + Metropolix, with a midi to cv converter, what case size would be the closest to this configuration? I just need to place this combo in the smallest possible case,
I also could fit in my Moog Labyrinth if this makes sense?
Check how much power the modules draw so you know the minimum power requirement before you look at cases. Also check the depth, it’s also a deal breaker but bot are available at modulargrid.net if you put the modules in a case. Intellijel has beautiful cases and their 6u and 7u versions are very popular. I got a behringer go case to save on cost.
Hey Zky,
What Holon says, exactly! Figure your shit out over at modular grid 
Most likely though, you could get a skiff or case with two rows (6U) of 84HP. Those are most common and available in lots of different price ranges. It could house and power the modules you want to put in there for now easily and then some later on…
Cheers!
Got my Oneiroi today. Spent a good hour just playing around with it. Awesome. So many inputs. I built one 104hp rack with the Befaco, Maths, Marbles, 4LFO. It’s awesome.
Another month, another system (or two) borrowed from the Portland Synth Library. This time, I borrowed one very focused system and one rack of utilities and oddments.
The first was an all-Erica Synths skiff mostly built around Fusion V1 modules, with a few Black series utilities. It’s a mighty, mighty monosynth that gets better the lower and more distorted you go. However, I found the filter and VCA frustrating, with weird response curves and dead spots. Probably this is a combination of just not having the modules long enough, and the obvious fact that, well, vacuum tubes were replaced by transistors for a good reason. (Also, the modules get HOT).
The other skiff was mostly utilities, with the stars being Mordax DATA and Mannequins Just Friends. DATA is DATA: it’s great, it works, although this particular module wasn’t in great shape, with some of the buttons being unresponsive at times. Just Friends is…an acquired taste. I don’t normally need six synchronized envelopes, so I tried using it as an oscillator. As a VCO, it’s very pretty, though limited: for weird harmonic-science reasons, the intonation sounds really great at 0%, 50%, and 100%, and everything in between is clangorous noise that works best for drones or percussion. I respect it, but I didn’t love it.
Frustratingly, these modules didn’t play very nicely with my Moogs, especially the Fusion modules, which don’t take negative voltage. Overall, I didn’t love either of these skiffs as much as the all-Schlappi system I had last month. That might just be a limitation of modular synths, though: if you’re only going to have a system for a short time, a single-source skiff is definitely easier to learn.
In the end, I only got one recorded session with these skiffs that I liked, using them to play arps and bass drones alongside the DFAM:
Great to hear your experience with the modules, cool that you’re paying it forward. I’m assuming that you can borrow the skiffs and that’s very cool (do you make a deposit?). I have owned a couple of erica’s fusion modules and just friends, and I agree with your take 100%. Can’t add much really, I enjoyed them for their good qualities when testing them out but sold them despite a few really nice sweet spots.
Borrowing from the library is always a fixed, 3-week term, with the same pickup/dropoff days for everybody to simplify the logistics. Membership is cheap, only $15 a month, and no deposits needed. For the price, it’s a great way to try out lots of modular gear and get a sense of what you like. They’re a great organization!
Wow, glad it works out! I have been to some gatherings of the cably kind in scandinavia bu we don’t have a library as far as I know. Interactive museums but no libraries… Good idea that.
Synth library is a nice concept. My local public library has an electronic music studio you can use for free (requires a reservation beforehand) that has a modular system (and outside the photo dj equipment, also for vinyl).
Wait, your local library has a Moog One??
My library has old people reading the newspaper 
We have both 
