Expanding Your Modular Synth with Guitar Effects Pedals 

Thank you! Great to know this format of video is enjoyable :)

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Winamp? Milkdrop? 🤨 Which operating system are you running? All this talk of SDR and VAC warrants a full-blown tutorial…

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Small setups are sometimes the best setups :)

Thanks! Yeah, I’m really liking it so far as well…I keep discovering new little corners

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Hmm, maybe the Mackie 1642VLZ4 - most of the more affordable smaller mixers only have 2 sends, as far as I know. Also the Allen & Heath WZ4 12:2 is an option with 6 sends.

@@sarahbellereid thank you! Got a good deal on a Mackie profx3 16. More channels than I need but 4 aux and some good features under $500… now to play and discover! Thanks again.

Happy you enjoyed the video! Maybe check out the ALM SBG or the Malekko Snd/Rtn - I believe I put links to both of these in the description. Another option is GPI by retro mechanical labs.

@@sarahbellereid old post, so sorry, but if you had to chose between the two, which would you prefer?

Yes absolutely! This will work perfectly so long as your VCA doesn’t amplify beyond unity gain - it’s a great idea!

Thanks! Happy you found it helpful. I *think* that often drum pads for electronic kits work more like contact mics, so you could run it into a preamp with an envelope follower & comparator to get triggers out of it. Thanks for the suggestion about external input devices and modular, that’s a great idea :)

cool thanks for the feedback i guess mi ears module might be the way to go then as i think that input accepts contact mic level, i found some single zone drum pads using trs which seems odd so thought they might work the same as a mod pedal, thanks so much for your help

You can use the pedals at the end of your signal chain or inserted into a patch- you will need to attenuate signals coming out of your Eurorack into the pedals, and then likely boost them again to go back into your Eurorack, but there are special fx insert modules that will help you with this in both directions. ALM SBG is one that I recommend for this :)

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Yes, but not extensively, would love hear some experimentation!

Cdr for definite. You could pair it with Proco Rat or one of its multi model clones. Of all the distortion pedals it's the one that seems to work with all instruments. From drums, synths through to vocals.

@@stuartchapman5171 Thank you, Stuart!

There are some dedicated ones, like the Erica Synths Fusion Delay/Flanger. Some standard delays can be used as a flanger. The delay needs to be set to a very short delay, have an LFO/Rate knob or input, and it's helpful to have feedback control or knob, but you can also loop cables around to do something like this.

Yeah! Like @Ian Page-Echols said, you can use most delays as flangers, as long as they’re able to get into a

@@sarahbellereid I love that you know this!

If you want to run pedals into a modular system you can use a Eurorack preamp or effect insert module - ALM SBG is a cool one

Leepshin. I hope If we watch videos on the latest and greatest , most powerful (expensive!) modules, we could be forgiven for thinking that modular synthesis is best left to the idle rich. However, imho, these fancy modules are the least interesting thing about modular- as well as the most expensive. I have a personal and professional interest in accessible music-making and I believe that , with sufficient research and patience, there can be meaningful adventures in Eurorack for a range of budgets. I agree with you that 'affordable' without a qualifier can feel presumptive, however SBR is giving a lot of excellent advice that can help someone on a lower budget to navigate the vast world of Eurorack modular. You have also indicated you have a limited income/earning capacity, but without providing your own point of reference -ie do you have access to softsynths /budget-friendly synths such as Korg Volca series? Here are some suggestions for possible entry into modular that may make it more feasible for those with limited budgets. Here are some tools that might be helpful, if you're genuinely curious but put off by the price tags. 1.VCV rack is a software- based modular synthesis platform, that is FREE to download, as are many modules within it. An excellent tool to experiment/play and discover whether modular is truly for you and , eg, which kinds of modules are most useful to you. 2. AFRORACK/ DIY I'm not sure if the nature of your disability prevents it, but DIY- making your own modules- is one way to significantly reduce the financial commitment required. Search Afrorack for some brilliant and inspiring examples. I haven't chosen this path myself, although I have built my own cases, which doesn't have the same learning curves re: electronics. 3. Second-hand market/forums. I am a member of a Facebook buy/swap/sell/discussion group called 'Aussie Wigglers'. I'm sure there is a UK equivalent. If you posted to such a group, saying you were interested in exploring modular but have disabilities and a very limited budget, I'm confident people would suggest/offer to sell/donate a range of affordable modules. 4. 'Budget-minded' manufacturers. Check out Takaab modular, based They have excellent modules that suit many budgets. SAR (Slew Attack Release) is one of my favourites , at around $55 AU, a function generator that can be used in so many different ways in virtually any patch. Also, for a similar price, I love the sound of the 2LPG- (two low-pass-gates)- a LPG can function like a VCA, VCF and EG simultaneously...thus two examples that are inexpensive. GOOD LUCK and HAPPY WIGGLING

Get a used Behringer Neutron and a SQ1 and maybe one or two cheapo guitar pedals and have fun for years. (that will be 3-500 instead of 5 or 10 K for a medium Eurorack Setup)