WHY I KEEP BUYING EURORACK MODULES! Feat. Instruo's Arbhar, Micro Bitbox, Qu Bit's Nebulae 

Queen of Pentacles with a good sequencer like Winter Eloquencer and mixer for ultimate techno house dance modular rig in small setup works amazing and not that expensive. Having an all in one drum module with sequencer and mixer is all that you need for dance music. Well maybe add in a bass type oscillator/synth voice with filter and good to go!

we gotta make sure those aliens get some good tunes

Too kind!

Too kind! In my past life… thank you so much!

Well said brother!

Thanks so much! I went on the server and browsed a bit! What a tremendous resource! Thanks for sharing since I’ve been living under a quarantine “rock” and didn’t know these communities existed!

@@DUNGEONMUSICTHEATRE Yes, a few really important Discords popped up during the early days of lockdown. I'm a moderator for Modular Mayhem which sprung up when Colin Benders daily streams were in full on mode. I'm also an admin for Left Coast Lights which is a West Coast focused server and also EMS which is a great space for people who want to learn the streaming ropes. I started with this format of synthesis around 2016 just before it really took off and it has been a blast watching the scene develop and to explore all of the unique contributions from makers and the artists that use this stuff. An interesting aspect of the scene is the role that gear plays in getting people to interact in order to demystify some of the deeper modules and techniques as well as just beginner exploration. I see a lot of these conversations develop into full on collaboration and friendship in many cases. I don't see that in other music scenes where the gear actually drives the growth of the community and where the makers of the gear are just as much a part of it. Add quarantine to the mix and the community just exploded. Come say hi anytime, I have the same handle on discord. Cheers!

@@Alphastare23 What a fantastic community! I suspected as much. Thank you for the feedback and I will definitely say hello! My intro was a colleague who was a synth head. I was totally a in-the-box guy. I saw his OP1 and he showed me his system he was putting together on Modulargrid and I got completely hooked. But it wasn't until recently I sort of came to peace with how to make modular work for me and the things I love all the while trying to learn and absorb the format and modular concepts! I found that it's a tool and you need practice but a shared community to bounce ideas off of, which is probably even more important. This channel was just a way to put a bunch of things I love (writing, film-making, music, tech) into one sort of place.

You are too kind! Appreciate you stopping by! The keyboard is the qwerkywriter. www.qwerkywriter.com?sca_ref=1619452.2YFRbvbXuG my affiliate link.

I know right??? And it was completely accidental!! LoL

Yep! Aliens soundtrack has Aug5th all over the place! :)

Haha the king, what’s up Robert!

Those are from spitfire audio BBC orchestra! Thanks for stopping by :)

awww you're too kind! Still working at it! Appreciate the kind words!

Thanks! The cockpit has an audio pin that you can also hookup to the Intellijel that outputs audio to the 1/4 inch jacks that attenuates eurorack signals to line level. So super handy! :)

@@DUNGEONMUSICTHEATRE cool, thanks alot!

The bitbox+beads is a pretty cool combo. Definitely for sample based modules, starting with a simple but rich acoustic source is super fun. I just scratched the surface of Beads myself but I try not to put too much pressure to get something out of it since I know it’s a good module for me. But yeah, if you’ve bought a module and it’s just not working for you, there no shame in selling it i think? Good luck with your discoveries! :)

@@DUNGEONMUSICTHEATRE Indeed, .. there's no shame. At this point, .. I certainly don't feel like moving Beads, .. unless, I can get a super-duper replacement to Beads. The original intention was to scuff up my synthesizer sounds, with Beads .. which, it does a pretty job of that, .. plus, there seems to quite alot of opportunity with CV, too. Thanks for getting back to me.

For me it’s not a deal breaker. I found use for it with its unique feature set, But yeah it feels like a missed opportunity.

Most are from the Spitfire BBC library, but some of the cellos and flutes are me playing/recorded! Thanks for the sub!

@@DUNGEONMUSICTHEATRE yeah would it be legal to soundtrack say a film or something if the samples were from the spitfire BBC library?

My understanding of the license is you can use them to create new music. You can’t sell resell samples as samples , like most sample library licensing agreements.

@@DUNGEONMUSICTHEATRE thank you 🙏

I should be using it more for sure! yes!

@@DUNGEONMUSICTHEATRE to be fair, it is a tricky module to wrap my head around as well. I love it but still mastering it

heh no. It's an LED lit USB thumb stick.

@@DUNGEONMUSICTHEATRE hahaha I was like.... did somebody add that i want that too damnit hahaha I live my nebulae tho for real I have the pulse synthesizers load runner, it has a big screen but less functionality Both amazing tho

@@daneguitarist1 Actually though, there could be a way to add a screen to the nebulae for real. If you look under the hood, it uses a RasPi board. My guess is a RasPi board 3 complete with an HDMI output. I bet if you plugged that in, it will give some type of linux console readout. I'll try it and report back! :) But ultimately it would look messy and the screen would have to be pretty big. Also, my guess is it won't have any useful info being displayed. It "could" be a fun mod project tho!

@@DUNGEONMUSICTHEATRE a mod for someone who knows what they are doing haha Now I bet future qubit expansion modulates will happen. With like a connection underneath

It’s possible that there is a strong overlap with eurorack obsession and whiskey 🥃;)

@@DUNGEONMUSICTHEATRE I think the "Alien" sound through that delay is somehow perfectly adding the original waveform with its echo so that one part is cancelling itself out (so you get the silence) and the other is doubling up in dynamics, and you get that jittery awesome effect. That's the best way I can explain it.

Haha! I hear ya. I love Make Noise and their unapologetic UX methods, but it’s a fine line between “mystery magical box” and just straight up obfuscation. Even their “font” choice I question sometimes for straight up readability on such small real estate. Morphagene, Arbhar, Nebulae, they are all essentially the same “tech” so they try to differentiate themselves - which I think IS awesome! I say for the easiest of use, Nebulae maybe the way to go. (most all of QU-BIT products are very straight forward. But sounds great! But you could also say they are the most “vanilla” and “boring”? ) Arbhar is quirky and the most “sexy” but it’s got its own issues and it’s not true stereo with setting and programmability issues. Beads could be something you could consider but it’s got it’s own issues too. /sigh Sampling time is very low - like 4 second or something with no SD card. Noise engineering has their own granular synth mod (which is on order for me and I will be reviewing it at some point) Yeah that’s the issue generally with the current state of modular products. It’s like they are all these small craft “beer” breweries trying to out do each other with weird bells and whistles that make it difficult for products that are already not the most intuitive.

@@DUNGEONMUSICTHEATRE Thank you for responding. Beads is already in my rack, as well as Clouds. I didn’t like Beads initially but it has grown on me over time. Clouds is still a welcomed granular synth, it’s kind of an enigma. One of the first modules I purchased, and I still find new ways to use it regularly. I was just hoping to get more “playability” out of the samples I recorded into Morphagene. Perhaps I’m not using the right gate signals or modulation with it. Well, back to the drawing board as they say. Thanks!!

Hey Jed! Thanks for stopping by and appreciate the feedback for you! The MCO is being fed into the TIPTOP Audio Echoz. Good point about being more clear about patch points. It's something I need to do better. Most of the time I think I'm being obvious but it's confusing to the viewer.

Is it because it’s resolving downward? My theory is rusty.

@@DUNGEONMUSICTHEATRE This is because the fifth degree is already occupied. What is consensus in the theory of harmony is that the I-III-V-VII degrees have priority in the definition of harmony, which, by the way, goes hand in hand with the definition of scales. The rest, the so-called "upper structure" (II, IV, VI) is optional and is defined subsequently. Since you establish or define F major as the harmony musically, the D flat is indeed a D flat and not a C sharp. However, it remains open how you construct the rest of the scale, e.g., which seventh, second. Hope it makes sense :)

Yes! It's so odd but I've also experienced this first hand. There are many examples, but perhaps we are all a bit "burnt" out creatively starting at the computer and we need a new look. And modular workflow is so conducive for that "new look" because it's every evolving, ever changing. None of is is pre-wired so it challenges your brain the moment you sit down. It engages your hands and it's deliberately, like it forces you to slow down. Wonderful! thanks for the feedback! :)

all good things to those who buy all the things

@@Goldenbaba430 haha! :)

Hahaha! Thanks! Welp I have to say my writing isn’t all that great either. And yes, my acting is truly horrible! What these micro RU-vidrs will do for cheap laughs and audience retention is pretty cringey for sure! :) Still had fun shooting it!

@@DUNGEONMUSICTHEATRE Don't sweat it. Keep doing what you're doing. The inner monolog with relatable industry specific mindsets is truly entertaining. I came for the knowledge, and that's what you bring.