My New Yet Old Eurorack Modular | Wiard, Make Noise, Hermod, Coherence 

What I love about Wiard is how some pronounce it as "weird" and some as "wired". In my head, it's "wizard" but the Z is silent.

I love how this track just came together with a few touches like the piano and some subtle processing of the modular at the very end. Magical!

I just love everything about modular synthesizers. I started my musical journey as a vocalist, then turned into samples and then began inching my way towards synthesizers, because I finally had the slightest bit of disposable income when I got my student loans. Even though I love traditional keyboard synthesizers a lot, there's just nothing that really unlocks my creativity like a modular system. I'm only at the beginning of my journey (completed my first row yesterday!) but it just feels *right* for me. Thank you for telling your story and explaining your current system, it was a really nice and inspiring experience as these always are. One thing that I want to address that's a bit unrelated is that there's a visual element of modular that's underrated in my opinion. That's for a reason of course, sound should come before visuals, but every time I look at a modular system I find it to be a beautiful object. The modules form a beautiful bricolage and when I see a module like Coherence, it just piques my interest as a visual piece of art as well. There's also the blissful nature of the playing. I don't remember who did the piece, but there was an article about how modular videos might be a new thing to relax to after work, just like ASMR is.

Thanks for the video. Very inspiring, and it's nice to see some of those euro classics get some love.

Great video! I like what you were saying about designing a specific instrument that you can learn over time. Would be very curious to see more about the Hermod!

the beauty of modular. nice demo

Thank you for your spelling! You can be a good teacher! It made me understand easier !

Totally Awesome. Well done, also!

Nice selection of units. Lots of overlap with my dream rack. :) Enjoy!!

Despite using and programming synths since 1979 I have never ventured into modular synthesis. Until now. My journey has just begun. I am going to be mixing purchased modules alongside self built ones. I've already built a mixer unit.

the boogie filter is awesome, one of my most loved filters my favorite two tricks about it are mixing different outputs for various bandpass responses (and even highpass when mixed with the original signal) and feeding the 6db output back into one of the inputs while listening to the 18db output for the fattest sound this filter can make

It's nice to see some love for Wiard modules on RU-vid! I also have the Osc II + Anti-Osc combo, and it's a great alternative to any single complex oscillator. Rediscovering interesting timbres everytime I experiment with them.

This video resonates with me a lot! I've been thinking about how much I miss my setup circa 2010-2012, and thinking about building a throwback system.

Great video. Very inspiring. You have incredible taste.

nice combination , got inspiration as always

Excellent video. Thanks

Really enjoyed that. Thanks!

Yes sir, you can boogie 😎 Really loved this video. I certainly learned a thing or two. 👍

Oh man I def need to pick up an anti-oscillator. Love this configuration

Interested in any demo you do Hainbach. Your stuff is great!

Nice video as always. More Coherence in depth would be welcome!

I really like modules like Angle Grinder and Hertz Donut that give you tons of options to do wave shaping and FM synthesis. Rossum makes amazing analog powerful sounding modules as well like Trident and Mob of Emus.

Amazing

Man I love that plucky sound!

Awesome system, man! Love the final patch. The Coherence looks neat, haven't heard about this module before, definitely will check that out, should be a great addition to my Wogglebug and West Coast Random Source combo. More chaotic random to my patches! Yeay! :D Anyway, great video! I'll subscribe to your Patreon page asap! :) Cheers!

nice ending!

15:00 watchmakers shop 👍🏻😂

Would love to see more about the Coherence, it seems like it's got a lot of depth.

i live your music

awesome

This is so cool, and I am always looking for west coast deep dives. It struck me there are some similar patching possibility with the Pico System III to your system, now 2 years later. What do you think of the Pico III?

Great video! How do you sync Hermod recording and OP-1 sequence playing? Clocking Hermod from OP-1 works fine but I can't seem to get them to start at the same time.

i am still unsure about getting a hermod, while on the onse side it seems like exactly what i am looking for, i fear on the other hand, that it is not really something for on the fly modular sessions. what is your experience since you have that module? i fear a bit, that it will degrade to a midi->cv/gate in collaboration with my octatrack

Schönes Video!

For some strange reason, parts of the jam reminded me of King Crimson's Industry / No Warning (off the album Three of a Perfect Pair, if you're interested): the bass voice in particular.

+1 for someone showing that older modules are still just as awesome as newer ones and just as worthy of a spot in your rack. but now how am I gonna find deals on all of this great forgotten stuff? 😂

Definitely do a video on the Hermit

haaaa...this is so good...

Great video! What was that unusual looking synth/instrument made of wood with the faders? Your setup is awesome

Sounds great. I would like to see an online concert.

yo! this is that good shiet!

Interesting!

Big like

Danke!!!!!

I think like you, got the same wiard modules

hey hainbach! love your videos. i've been curious - do you have details about your wood module with the faders and multicolored jacks? what is it?

I got the squarp pyramid today 😀

Great vid. What's the speaker box at 16:31? thanks

Excellent as usual ! ...how is the OP-1 working for you? Is it interacting ok with the modular and how ?

Really beautiful and easy on the eyes. Peace Christo

I always thought the Borg filter was named after Star Trek. Hahaha

You tube subtitles “hi I’m Honda.”

Did I miss where you used the Hermod?

Grant Richter is a top guy.

I really wanted to have a rack like this when i started 6 years ago but I never got my hands on these gargoyle panels.

I’ve always thought about getting a second anti oscillator. Have you cross modulated them? Any interesting results?

How do you get the sequence from the OP1 in to the Hermod? I have an OP1 and have started putting a Eurorack together but don't yet have a sequencer - currently just use Pamelas New Workout.

you need the Complex VCO from Buchla

Great :) Aalto is a fantastic synth which I have long time in my library. It's unfortunately a bit CPU heavy

I recognize all the other gadgets, but what is the crackly box at 16:35? Thanks!

Schneiders Laden = paradise

Hi! How do you like the clank case? Looking to get one myself :)

I'm smiling

Interested in a Hermod and Coherence demo 🖐

I'd be willing to bet you wish the BBC Radiophonic workshop was still in operation. lol Would Kraftwerk, Jarre, Vangelis and Gary Numan be inspirations at all?

You have a good long ping on that Optomix. I've tried 4 different V2 ones and they were all too tight with no damp at all. Lucky.

👍

VERY IMPRESSIVE.WOULD LIKE TO HEAR IT IN A COMPOSITION CONTEXTS...

OG maths V1 street cred

Hey Stefan, super Video! Ich denke momentan darüber nach mein West Coast System umzustellen und Hermod einzubauen, da ich in nächster Zeit viel mit einem Improtheater auf der Bühne sein werde und dann vielleicht auch mal Sequenzen speichern muss. Allerdings weiß ich nicht ob er zu meinem Workflow passt. Ich arbeite sonst sehr spontan und kann schlecht beurteilen, ob das Modul schnell und spontan zu bedienen ist oder ob das mit viel Vorarbeit bzw. Komposition im Voraus verbunden ist. Das Menu-Diving schreckt mich noch ein bisschen ab. Wie sind denn deine Erfahrungen damit, eigenet sich Hermod auch für Improvisation? Ich würde das Teil entweder mit MIDI von meinem Keystep oder mit Random CV von Marbles füttern. Viele Grüße aus Leipzig!

Can the Hermod's effects be triggered by external CV? I would love to increase the trigger value with Touché. If anyone finds a way, tell me please :D Great explanations! I think I need to get a Morphagene :/

You don't need Vcas because enough vca in the oscillator modules or what?

Cracklebox in the background!

Hallo hainbach, wie bist du mit dem hermod zufrieden? Man hört ja schreckliches über dieses modul... Lg Elias

Please do an update video with this setup.

Whats the cost of this system?

Richtig Genau

5:59 meine Nippel

HAINBACH , Where are you based out of?

Hermod demo

Alto?

hermod?

Where is hainmozart ?

Just a litle short

nice video ! but god why does everyone demo filters at 100% resonance lol. that does not show at all what the boogie sounds like in actual situations

i really can't stand it when someone calls something sounding "musical". a module is not more or less musical than any another. likewise a 50.000$ speaker is not more or less musical than any 5$ speaker. more accurate, louder, finer resolution, better quality yes, yes, yes and yes but there's no such thing as "musical" sounding. it is a bit like trying to find a superlative to "best" which there is none. or describing one circle as "rounder" as another. or saying that an oak tree is much more of a tree than a pine. they're both 100% trees. what would be the textbook definition of "musical"? more like bach or more like stockhausen?

Interesting ideas, pretty awful sounds, sorry...

EWWW.