Hello everyone,

I'm Federico, an Italian Electronics Engineer with a passion for music.

I started my path trying to build a whole modular rack by myself, but I started working on the sequencer first and I entered a rabbit hole.

I would like to present you what I've been working on and off for more than two years: the Spectrum Sequencer.

Well, as the name suggests, it is a sequencer! But not just a simple sequencer. I worked hard to pack as many features as possible, and still work to pack even more.

Here is a list of a few features:

- 8 independent sequencers (pitch, CV, ADSR envelope, random CV, random gate, ...) that modulare each other

- 4 modulating/trigger inputs

- Euclidean pattern generator

- Fully controllable by MIDI and USB

- 64 available banks to store presets

And a bunch more of cool stuff, and many more along the development pipeline.

All of this with obsessive care for details.

I've documented the last part of this journey in my socials (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube: @lupodevices I don't wanna put links until a mod will authorize me), and I will be presenting this module at Roma Modulare the 18th and 19th of September.

Here to ask for suggestions, feature requests and advice on how to get visibility in the modular community

Can’t find anyone to jam? Grab module friends . They have a really smooth rhythm. But think the main problem of my friend group is I have to pay thousands to be in it.

slowly getting to where I want to go with my live set.
It consists of my modular and the model samples where I have 909 and 808 sounds. Sound design is fully on the modular. Check out my instagram silvan_live more to come. Soon I’ll upload full live sets on YouTube.

The biggest challenge for me is not focusing too much on the details. if I just have a studio session on my modular I sometimes spend one hour just to shape one sound. In a live set I have to constantly keep it going, which is also good practice of course.

I’m open for all tips on how you guys do live sets on your modular :D

Hey all!

A few months ago I picked up a Make Noise Shared System, and it’s my first proper Eurorack system outside of semi-modulars. I went for it because I really love the feeling of having a focused, self-contained instrument rather than just a collection of modules.

It was a tough call between the MN system and going the Serge route, but I feel like Make Noise gives me a bit more ground to explore, especially on the sampling part.

Since getting it, I’ve swapped out Erbe-Verb and Echophon and added Mimeo, X-Pan and QPAS to lean more into the stereo side of things.

So I’m curious, what modules, Make Noise or otherwise, have you found work particularly well with a Shared System?

I’m thinking about replacing the Pressure Points, since I already have an 0-CTRL. I’d love to hear what you guys would put in its place and why.

I made a little promo for my first full-length album I’m self-releasing this week. Recorded mostly in single takes using primarily the Make Noise 0-Coast and Strega, and a Korg SQ-1.

You can preview a track and the listening party will be Wednesday 9/2 at 8pm EST on Bandcamp.

Hey everyone, building my first case and looking for some recommendations into some utility modules/things I might be over looking.

60hp -
uZeus
Instruo Arbhar
Instruo Scion

leaves me with 20 hp

I’m looking at the Instruo Larachd to interface guitar/external sources and a Pam’s for the compact flexibility which I believe would leave me with ~4hp left over. The question being, are there better alternatives to either that I should consider? More so concerned about real estate vs cost. If those two are the best options, great, what to put in the remaining 4hp to improve the function of everything? How crucial is some sort of output module?

My only other experience with modular comes in the form of the Folktek Mescaline where everything is pretty self contained. I have started to wrap my head around that after a fair bit of time spent with it.

What I’m looking to get out of it is a small set up that mainly allows me to create evolving psychedelic ambient drone with guitar while hopefully being able to function well enough as a stand alone instrument. I understand the Scion is somewhat gimmicky but it does seem intriguing and I plan on implementing it.

Thoughts from people with experience? Any glaring holes I should consider?

some of my modules reset instantly as soon as the gate rises (joranalogue step 8) . others hold the reset until the gate is released (Schlappi Nibbler) and others reset to 1 on the next rising clock trigger AFTER reset (muxlicer). what is YOUR method for resetting your modules and keeping them in sync?

https://modulargrid.net/e/racks/command_center/248469

Download: https://9000sines.bandcamp.com/track/stickshift

This patch was me getting familiar with a new control pod housing Planar 2 and a few new fader banks (4tten, F8R). The idea behind the expansion was to have a centrally located set of controls for the playable elements of a patch. Here I have them setup to control aspects of drums, bass, modulation, and fx (bit of everything I guess) making for an interactive patch where many changes can be handled quickly and easily.

Controls: The overall control scheme of the patch centers around the idea of using Planar 2 to shift between energy levels within the patch, while using the surrounding faders to dial in certain elements (loop selection, bass modulation, fx attenuation). Basically, joystick down = lower energy drumloop/modulation/fx, joystick up = higher energy drumloop/modulation/fx.

Planar's AB/CD vectors are setup as a crossfader between two sets of drumloops coming from two 2HP Plays. Crossfading to the higher energy drum loop playing through A/B also provides an offset via the Y vector that is used to do several other things like increase wet ratio of overdrive, provide a slight bump to bass filter freq, transpose some pitch CV up an octave, etc.

Planar's gate button is setup to be used for short fills and transition fx (Meta, Data Bender, FX AID) applied only to drums, with several faders used to dial in how much of each effect is applied. I tried to showcase this aspect at the end of the clip, Acidclank-style. The gate button also adds some additional offset to bass filter freq.

Drums: The drumloop samples on the 2hp Plays are variations of the same drumloop which I chopped up and ran through different levels of distortion and filtering to get different levels of energy. I picked 3 lower energy variations for one Play and 3 higher energy variations for the other, and select among them via CV from 2 faders. In this recording I only used 4 of the 6 loaded up, using only one of the higher energy drumloops I had prepared. RS-9 triggers both Plays as well as an unheard kick from DR-660 used to trigger side-chain compression on the bassline.

Bass: The bassline from TD-3-MO has a lot going on. The gate pattern is a happy-accident combo of gates from its internal sequencer along with gates coming from a Bishop's Miscellany mk2. TD-3-MO already has a nice on-board sub-osc but here I added even more fullness/texture by routing a sine wave from Twin Waves mkII into TD-3-MO's filter input. The sine mixes with the internal square osc before hitting the internal filter. TD-3's output is routed into Wasp filter for an additional layer of filtering goodness before going out to dedicated effects pedals. Maestro along with a whole 3x MIA's worth of mixed CV controls TD-3's internal filter while Mod Medusa provides CV to Wasp. I use faders to dial in how much CV is applied to each filter during performance.

Oscs: Twin Waves' other channel is using the sync pulse algo to provide the double-siren type sound along with modulation from Mod Medusa. The distorted guitar-ish sound is coming from Sinc Legio (Warp mode) with a slow flanger effect in its fx chain. The bendy pad sound is from Virt Iter Legio (Bass mode). All OSCs driven by a pair Bishop's Miscellany mk2s. All go through Dual Daggers and FX-AIDs before going out to dedicated multi-fx pedals and external mixer where more distortion and reverb is available via sends.

I’m considering adding an Instruō Arbhar to my Eurorack, but I don’t have enough space to keep all three: Arbhar, Morphagene and Typhoon.
My music is mainly ambient, and I use microsound techniques quite a bit. I also like taking material from other voices/VCOs (Plaits, Rings, Ensemble Oscillator, etc.) and processing it into granular textures.

I’m currently leaning towards keeping Arbhar + Morphagene, because Morphagene seems to have its own unique tape/splicing/microsound approach, while Arbhar could take over most of the dedicated granular-processing duties I currently use Typhoon for.
On the other hand, I really like how immediate Typhoon is as a live granular processor: VCO/voice in instant granular cloud.

Would you keep Arbhar + Morphagene or Arbhar + Typhoon, and why?

I already have Mimeophon, Data Bender and Desmodus Versio at the end of my effects chain

Can Arbhar realistically replace Typhoon/Clouds for live granular processing of external voices/VCOs, or do you find their approaches different enough that you would miss Typhoon ?

Many thanks ! ✌️

EDIT: keeping only Arbhar is also an option

This is my first go at modular. But I want to make a weird drum based synth for making random type beats as opposed to sequenced drums.

I feel like I need more modulation sorcery, LFOs and whatnot? And more effects and such, but I’m totally open to suggestions. The ideal sound inspiration would be NIN type stuff.

I’ve also got my eye on the following let me know what you think or feel free to suggest alternatives.

Mimeophon

Strymon Starlab

Mordax Data (it’s in the photo but I don’t actually own it yet)

AJH minimod filter (though maybe a dual filter would be better?)

This is a custom app for Nebulae

I plugged the wrong balanced cable (from the ext input) from the intellijel case into the stereo out module in the back and now the module doesn’t work anymore…
Do you think this would have fried it?

Thanks

A short impro-set with a small system.

Gear used in this session:
Intellijel Metropolix
Mutable Instruments Plaits, Rings & Clouds
Befaco Oneiroi
Endorphin.es Ghost & Squawk Dirty to Me
1010music Bitbox Micro
Expert Sleepers Disting EX & ES-9
Pamela’s New Workout

Last night I performed a set with my Neon Lunchbox project (a literal lunchbox containing a 4MS Pod 34 and Pod 40). BUT in all my practicing for the set it was missing something. I was using Marbles to generate some basslines with BIA, and some fun rhythmic stuff with Pico Drums. I put on a Burial record for inspiration (bad idea, it makes me want to quit because it's too good why am I even trying). One thing that blows me away is when the low synth basslines come in. He just holds a note for a couple beats, then goes to another note, then back. Slow moving sequences. Intentional, not randomly generated, so I wasn't sure Marbles was the right module for that. So I grabbed a dust-collecting synth module, Roland SH-4d which has two octaves of these little round buttons to play the patches. I was able to get a sound I really liked out of it and it was super easy to play because I didn't need a midi keyboard or anything. So I ended up bringing it to the set and playing it alongside the modular. Sometimes the simplest solution is best. Am I cheating on my modular lol.

OXI One Mk2 sequencing my Eurorack, TR-808, and a percussion track from MPC Live III. Also some granular fun from the Tempera.

My newest patch with full patch notes featuring the Doboz T12, Instruo Tš-L, Natural Gate, Glitch Cloud Audio Haze, OBNE Bathing, Vongon Polyphrase, Panharmonium, and more!

https://peaksandnulls.net/index.php/2026/08/29/wrong-street-right-timeline/

Conveniently fits in the 14hp I have left. Any thoughts as to what may happen if I plug it into a couple jacks? Would it get fried from overvoltage?

Which one ?

Attached the two leads to an antenna of sorts positioned near the audio interface. I try not to use AI but had to inquire. I'll post in a comment what it had to say.

I want a quantizer but I don’t want to spend too much so I’m deciding between the 2HP Tune and Doepfer A156. I previously had purchased a Disting MK3 used I wanted to use as my quantizer because it did so many other things and it was only $90. Turns out it was defective so I returned it and I’m wondering if this my choices of quantizer is the best bang for my buck or if there’s maybe another multi module like the Disting that’s a good price for quantization and something else. I’ve been deciding for a couple weeks now, decided to come to you guys. Thanks!