Kit Review # 9 - Erica Synths SWAMP random module 

This looks like a really fun module! I have been very happy with the erica DIY modules I've built, and this kit looks to be very DIY-friendly like the others. And the giant knobs are the best. As always your videos are full of musical inspiration to go with the DIY tips.

Great video. I have recently built their polivoks vcf II and it was very smooth. material and instructions are very clear. A couple of questions were responded rapidly.

Not including your dialect you sound a lot like Jackson Brown. You have a very calm and slow, soothing voice and you’re casually confident. What would you say are your favorite eurorack synth brands? Erika seems like a great company and their synths are so accurate and precise in build design and sound. 👍🏼

i love your videos, exactly my taste of gear and the way you explain stuff is very clear. now i am sure to buy the erica multimode vcf-kit (somehow i cant comment that video with firefox ...) please keep on making gear and videos! thanks :)

9:08 now we're talking

this is my swamp

Nice

Great vid! I've built a turing machine, radio music and mikrophonie. My question is, how do you check for power shorts with the multi-meter?

Very good it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love your videos btw. So, what kind of cables do I need to buy to go from my Rigol DSO to my modular so i can view the wave forms? What are those strange looking pot looking things near the braids module (with the red and blue knobs)?

hi, 4:10 you were saying you would do vids for CVouts ? did i miss them ? looks like my swamp works like your with audio but really i'm struggling to make good use of the CVs :p also you'r touching sometime the rateCV but that's atenuater for the CVin no ? or does it affect the rest of patch ? 5:20 nice sound !

Hi Quincas, love your channel and your build, bring it on :) i also recently build a swamp and it mostly does what it should. or so i think, its not that easy with modules like that :D unfortunately the rate knob does nothing at all. the tone out is stuck at a fixed frequency and also the cv in for rate is not doing anything. do you have any ideas?

So that's the most expensive "Full kit" ? Do you need to buy all the diodes and resistors and other little parts when you pick one of the cheaper options ? Great channel, by the way

Hi always remember, measure the value of ALL of the components before soldering them It will save a lot of tears later !!!

It's been few months i built it and.. honestly i'm lost in randomness. i bought a MN wogglebug since that i find more "reliable" : it's a random you can predict. The swamp i just turn knobs a can never predict what i want. Documentation (1 page) is really missing explanations. And because it's a random module.. really it's hard to know if you built it correctly. I looked at your video and tried to match knobs to hear if i have the same and looks like it's ok. But then the CV outs.. who knows what gets out of there. I really think erica synths should release basic videos with oscilloscope on cv outs to get a rough idea on what to expect there. MAL-2 is my best random DIY so far although far simpler it's easier to grasp.

Thanks for the video! Just built mine, but haven't tested yet. Do you know what is the right position for the jumper? And what does it change?

I failed to build this so i confirm its not for beginners 🌚. I tripla checked everything, it took me 3 days to build this. Then i tested it and it seemed to work but when i added other modules swamp affected them as wel as click noise. I took it off and test it havent damage other modules. Now i dont know what i should seek cause i know nothing about electronics. I think i have to send it to electronic mechanic

Must be good, I got very confused by it. Ha ha

Hi. Why do you first solder from the top and then again from the bottom? Is this advisable for newbies like me or should i stick to the "How to solder guides"?

Can you actually get this kit anywhere? I can’t find it at the usual sources

Will there be a "Black Swamp" preassembled version?

FIRST!