When I was starting out in modular, I looked into Disting, because it was so popular. I took it out of consideration mainly because of the “Swiss army knife” description. I bought a Swiss army knife in Switzerland, decades ago. I still have it, but I almost never use it. If I were in the Swiss army and had to carry everything I needed for days at a time, I might. But at home, or while car camping or day hiking, I use proper tools that work better. And that’s what I do in modular.
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Get some utilities, they might not be the most fun on their own, but they will increase the fun factor of all your other modules by approximately 26%
I would suggest logic and a switch (Eas and sl3kt would be my recommendations).
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Never knew about this!
I change my answer again.
This or a make noise function.
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Two 2hp loops and a WMD C4RBN.
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No one mentioned Clouds. As it is one of the options that keeps sticking in my head (After Later uBurst), I was wondering if anyone has opinions on that one.
The Boss Bow Two looks like a lot of fun. I’m also really loving my Clep Diaz. Get two of them!
got one -> compare 2
Here’s another little tutorial I found which gives a good overview of how the Clep Diaz works:
I have a DIY uClouds I got a while back, but it’s taken me a long time to get into it - but I’m really enjoying some of the delay modes rather than shimmery effects at the moment.
I didn’t like the 8 hp clouds I tried. Those smaller clones seem like a great idea but trying them out made me realize how excellent the MI (rip) panel design is.
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Yeah, I tend to leave the uClouds set as is and then don’t tweak it very much in real time, leaving that to modulation instead, though it’s not too bad - but I’ve not tried any real MI modules as yet either.
I added Endorphin.es Milky Way to my small setup and it’s actually a pretty good sounding multi-fx machine that takes only 6 hp.
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Well, I have tried out Clouds in VCV Rack extensively and chose to buy a clone (uBurst). So not a module suggested here, although I seriously considered some form of filter.
I hope Clouds pairs well with Mimeophon, from what i read/heard it could be a killer combo for textures/ambient (that’s what I am mostly after)
And after all this is my first case. All people I know doing modular already said to me: you need a bigger one. But I am trying to stand my ground for now. 
So the case will be looking like this, somewhere in the coming week:
(In a Make Noise 7U case with the mults in the middle)
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Nonsense. Go listen to Tony Rolando on a Shared System or Caterina Barbieri on 6U or all those artists with only a Strega.
I think you are absolutely right. Also is the case with synths and grooveboxes. Was intending on keeping it this size!
Perhaps I can make my “Tony Rolando and Don” joke here and people might appreciate it
Very curious now
Well, that’s the joke, there isn’t anything more to it. I guess it’s a proto-joke, so maybe someone can run with it, make a meme or something.
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Since I am not using the Pressure Points at all, I am going to swap that one for an X-Pan and an Ornament & Crime with the Hemisphere suite. All thanks to this great forum (and specifically this thread).
What is your favorite mode on the O&C?
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Bastyl Pizza…love it to death.
Need to look at the other Bastyl products.