Family reunion

I didn't know what to do with the old rack... then it came to me. It was only logical to use it for as an FX rack and to place the eurorack system on top. So here's the full modular rig.... well, almost full. I still have to add the FutureRetro Mobius. I'm going to need some longer patch cables.

Moving the old system into a new cabinet

I got tired of that ugly 22U rack that housed almost half of my MU system and didn't want to risk my gear again by having two 22-space portable cabinets in an unstable vertical stack that can easily fall and kill my modular and/or my cat. So I had someone make me a 44-space slanted studio cabinet similar to those from Synthesizers.com. Except the guy made it 24 spaces wide instead of 22 spaces, so I ended up with a 48-space studio cab and a little extra space for new modules.

Here is a picture of the cab:

Here it is after installing the power components:

After the modules were installed I had 11 spaces left. A new SSL V-Gates module was already included:

Here is the full system with the two portable cabinets on top. I decided to keep the ugly 22U rack beside the modular for effects and other stuff. The eurorack system will be on top of the rack.

Those holes ain't gonna fill themselves, so stay tuned.

Last piece of the puzzle

My Xmas gift to myself: a Xaoc Devices Moskwa sequencer, which was the last eurorack module on my list. After two years, my euro system is now complete.

As an extra bonus, I finally purchased the VAZ Modular virtual synth. The demo version of this software introduced me to modular synthesis around 12 years ago, and I've wanted the full version ever since.

RotatingGeigerArdcoreClockCounterDivider

Just a vanity picture of the euro system with the newest modules: 4ms Rotating Clock Divider, SnazzyFX Ardcore, and WMD Geiger Counter.

Gimme some more

Already started adding a third row of Euro, which will be mostly dedicated to sequencing the other two rows. The first module I included is the most excellent Dave Jones O'Tool - a mini dual-channel oscilloscope, with VU-meters, spectral view, tuner, and some other functions. In the future, I'll try to add one to the 5U system. Also bought some Doepfer modules for pitch quantizing, a clock divider, and something I've always wanted: a WMD Geiger Counter.

Expensive Noise Machine

I've finally released my new album: Expensive Noise Machine. I started recording this album around November 2011, shortly after I finished my previous album (Hexagon). The idea was to do something based around my (then new) Malekko/Wiard modular system. It turned out to be mostly modular noises over Korg ER-1 beats.

Unfortunately, workload in the past 6 months was pretty heavy and the development of the album stalled. It was only a few days ago that I was able to work on it again. Recorded a couple of tracks, and then decided to release it as it was, and focus on a new project.

The album can be downloaded from http://www.facproductions.net

More Ardcore

Today I received a second 20Objects Ardcore 001 module, together with the OX digital output expansion. I have already programmed a few interesting sketches for the Ardcore, including a drum sample player, an FM oscillator, and some LFOs. But with two Ardcores and the output expansion, I finally expect to start implementing some algorithms for generative composition.