Posted on 21/04/2017

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Mutable Instruments

Mutable Instruments is a visionary company producing Eurorack Modules that are very popular within the community. Mutable actively support hacking and modding of their modules and numerous different “skins” (front plates) have been developed for them. Ranum’s Modular System contains the following modules: Clouds Rings Warps   Other modules by Mutable Instruments Veins Ears Frames […]

Posted on 31/03/2016

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Roland JP-08 Boutique

It is not the size that matters.... The Fluxic synth collection has been expanded by 2 Roland JP-08 Boutique "Jupiters". Although not a full Jupiter-8, it has roughly the same architecture, and brings back the tactile interface, the fat sound and the fast editing. I owned an original Jupiter-8 from 1984 to 1986. It was coupled [...]

Posted on 01/07/1995

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The Eurorack Modular Synthesizer format

Eurorack is a specification for modular synthesizers, invented by Dieter Doepfer in 1995. Using the classic synthesizer CV/Gate interconnections Doepfer created a string of modules for his system, and other manufacturers eventually followed. From 2010 and onwards the format has grown dramatically, with many smaller boutique manufacturers making specialised modules – all following the same […]