Posted on 28/09/2017

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The Moog 2600?

THE MOOG 2600? One of the many wonderful things about the Eurorack modular standard is that it lets you combine and assemble modules from different manufacturers into a custom dream system, that only you may have. I was intrigued by the KB-37 Eurorack keyboard from Waldorf, consisting of a quite potent controller keyboard, with room [...]

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 25/10/2016

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MakeNoise René – Sequencer

René by MakeNoise is called “Cartesian Sequencer” because of it’s abilitiy to jump around non-linearly in a sequence, controlled by external voltages. This makes it possible to generate endless variations on the 16 steps in a sequence, since the position and pattern can be constantly shifted. Another great feature of René is the size. Compared to […]

Posted on 17/10/2016

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Flame Arpeggiator / X-2013

The Flame Arpeggiator module for Eurorack is a rather complex beast which allows for a wide range of creative patterns and rhythm output. The 2 different "engines" - Arpeggio and Bass can be patched to separate destinations, with separate note divisions, allowing full sounding complex musical soundscapes to be created. The full setting can be [...]

Posted on 03/10/2016

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Mutable Instruments: Clouds

Let’s split it up A recent addition to my Eurorack Modular system is the “Clouds” module from Mutable Instruments. Clouds is a “Graintable” synthesizer / sampler. It samples audio from the input, and splits it into atoms. These atoms can be re-arranged, pitched, re-positioned, resized etc, and in between those settings lies an interesting world of […]

Posted on 28/09/2016

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GinkoSynthese Sampleslicer

Play it sidewards, Sam Newest addition to the Eurorack section of the modular is the GinkoSynthese “Sampleslicer” module. The function is almost self-explanatory. A sample can be recorded from the Audio input. Samples are taken in the frequency of the clock – or an eternal clock source. The recorded sample can afterwards be split up […]

Posted on 10/09/2016

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MakeNoise “ErbeVerb”

The Erbe-Verb from MakeNoise – with a reverb engine by Tom Erbe of Soundhack fame – is a high quality digital reverb processor, capable of stereo processing. Most parameters are voltage controlled, without audible control artifacts, like clicks or zipper noise.   [gdlr_divider type=”solid” size=”100%” ]  Fluxic Subscores: “Hauntsville Chambers” A recent ambient soundscape piece […]