The thing I hate about modular is...

[Andrew Tarpinian]

On Apr 9, 2012, at 12:43 PM, K9 Kai Niggemann wrote:

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> On 08.04.2012, at 17:20, Andrew Tarpinian wrote:
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>> ... And some vanilla envelopes maybe, a uVCA, uFold, uStep, a few Malekko, everything from Make Noise, goike 6u case,
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> I keep reading all this stuff about the Make Noise and all those super expensive great modules, but I'm looking at all those Doepfer modules, trying to figure out what the best bang for the HP will be. 
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> Tony mentioned it in the other modular thread -- for some strange reason people badmouth Doepfer (starts to change, though), so their stuff can be had for low prices.
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> I spoke to them at Musik Messe and their stuff is made in Germany, not by Chinese prisoners, which is something that I like, (although their parts are from all over the world)

In my short time in the modular world I have learned many things. One is that there is a new thread on Muff's every week who's subject is along the lines of "Does Doepfer really suck?" Then with-in the thread there are lots of posts of people complaining that there is a thread like this every week :) I think Doepfer is awesome and it is said you would be considered a stuck up prick if you did not have any Doepfer in your rig at all. All the excitement in euro tends to be around the smaller manufactures who are doing more off the wall stuff and pushing euro into new territories, a lot of these concepts are inspired by the Buchla/Serge/West Coast side of things. Doepfer on the other hand has a ton of stuff but by and large they are more traditional style modules. You will find tons of post in the threads about how much people love their Doepfer modules and the certain ones that are irreplaceable. 

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>> But I at least need a real second osc, I'm tired of using my filter
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> I'm one step ahead, looking for a third oscillator but also VCA/envelopes (a quad combo of those maybe?). I was thinking to go for a Dixie. or maybe the other route, and use something big and fancy? 

The Dixie is nice because it has a huge range and is small. Another idea is a BubbleSound uLFO, you can do a lot with that. I would love a Livewire AFG but they are huge and not in production (RIP.) I just saw one pop up on Muff's though the other day. I want to get one of the Malekko Wiard Osc though I think. Or just say fuck it and get a Cwejman or MacBeth :) Another rule on Muff's is that if you don't have at least one Maths then technically you don't acually have a modular. There is also that Double Andore that tony and I have - very good bang for size/buck - double envelopes/lfo's/vca's/mind fuck. I'm going to get a few Doepfer envelopes, maybe the quad, and the intellijel uVCA or hexVCA.

If i was you I would keep an eye on Muff's B/S/T and when something interesting pops up just grab it. You can always resell if you don't like.

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>> hold on, let me get my list... ;P
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> I hope you have a large case…;)

Goike http://goike.com/blog is prototyping an inexpensive DIY modular flatpack design that I might go for when it comes out.

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