Example: awe shit, my rack comes up short 2HP. I’ll just get another little 48. No wait they make a 90…I’ll get that. And sell my 48.
(2 weeks later) damn. My 90 is full, but I need that oscillator. It’s 60HP. I might as well get a 208 case. I’ll sell the 90, get the OSC and…hell…I’ll need a VCA.
Two cases later and a sold kidney, you’re pan-handling for module money.
Worst part with gas is, new gear usually brings something to the table - at best, it actually improves your stuff somehow. At worst, it’s usually at least an experience richer.
So it’s not like it doesn’t have its payoffs, which makes it even harder to back off once you’re caught in it.
It’s like, it’s not all bad. And that’s scary cause it’s true
Thanks for doing that! Nice smooth sound, a bit Eventide-y like if you roll the top end off some of the Space algos. Maybe dark was the wrong word but it’s got a… cave-y…? atmosphere to it. Looking forward to playing with it.
What’s that you say? No cat? No potted plants? AND an electric guitar? What has gone wrong with the world of modular synthesis! Instead, I plugged my guitar into Beads, to conjure up a rather dark and cinematic world. Just to show that other possibilities are available, and how musical this module can be. And it made me think of @finalform comments here about the cave atmosphere too
Thank you! That’s actually my ambition when I make video documentation. These aren’t demos of gear, they are using it to actually make music. There are others who can make so much better detailed explorations of the possibilities but I’m keen on making sure that it fits within a musical context.
I’m just starting this journey and this is precisely what has happened. What was going to be a 64 HP rack for modules to complement the Mother-32, DFAM, and Subhamonicon turned in 2x 6U 84 HP Doepfer DIY kits (still waiting to be built). The Moogs will go in so that eats up a big chunk of space. I have all HP full down to the last HP. But I keep asking myself “do I need a mixer in euro? Could I sell my Strymons and get reasonable substitutions in euro? Could I replace my A4 with a Black Sequencer?” all in the pursuit of having a smaller footprint.
I just started this 4 months ago and I haven’t even patched my first module outside of Moogs. Getting wood for cases in two weeks
It’s compelling but slippery. If you truly set HP limits and never break that rule you’ll be good IMHO.