Most Useful Eurorack Module Ever?

cocco88 · Post by **cocco88** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 12:19 pm

i'll say Just Friends
great vco, lfo, envelope, disco machine

nimmen · Post by **nimmen** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 12:39 pm

No one mentioned teletype

But yeah, DUSG/Rampage/Maths do get my vote, also verbos multistage.

Pighood · Post by **Pighood** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 1:18 pm

The one you use the mostest

apcuddling · Post by **apcuddling** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 1:33 pm

If you're looking for a module that can do a handful of things all at once, Maths. Killer module although 20hp.
If you're looking for a module that can do a ton of stuff but only one at a time, Disting. 4hp and under $200. Plus, Expert Sleepers is updating the firmware and adding new algorithms every few months. It's the module that keeps on giving.

arthurdent · Post by **arthurdent** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 2:24 pm

Batumi

starthief · Post by **starthief** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 2:56 pm

gumbo23 wrote:In a rack that is running out of space, I'm trying to open my mind to modules/functions that I have not thought of yet, and which could really help expand possibilities for me.

So I'd like to throw the door open to all perspectives on modules that are useful, in whatever ways.

In the spirit of the actual post, rather than trying to determine which essential module is the "most" useful... I nominate Warps.

Keeping in mind it's AC coupled, it is:

a crossfader, dual VCA with mixed output, and an attenuator.
a wavefolder.
a ring modulator.
a bit mangler.
a comparator.
a vocoder.
a VCO with TZPM.
a frequency shifter (with Parasite).
a Chebyshev waveshaper (with Parasite).
a tape delay (with Parasite).

With the sine VCO, PM and wavefolder it's like a cheap, small version of most of a Buchla-ish complex oscillator.

And yet so many people say they don't have a use for it, or use it only for the delay, or they don't understand it.

If you don't install Parasite or use the easter eggs, you don't really need a cheat sheet; there no menus and the only slightly tricky thing to remember is that ch.1 Level and Input become freq and PM with the VCO enabled. That's it. Your ears can guide you when the arcane icons around the big knob don't.

srcodling · Post by **srcodling** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 6:42 pm

I agree with Disting, Braids, ES3, Maths and Batumi, but they don't get used in every patch I make I don't think.

Since I got it, though, my Levit8 does... Kind of boring, but extremely utilitarian I find.

Peaks is probably a close second for me - always something I can have it doing, which is why I've got two of 'em!

jmagin · Post by **jmagin** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 9:28 pm

I'm with other folks on the Serge DUSG clones being great to have. Ideally I'd have one with all the features of a Make Noise Function combined with morphing wavetable shapes like a Synth Tech E355 (but with the ability to NOT always loop). And maybe a VCA thrown in per channel.

Maybe I want a Double Andore MKII? Never tried it.

starthief · Post by **starthief** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 9:35 pm

mmagin wrote:Maybe I want a Double Andore MKII? Never tried it.

I thought the mkII doesn't have wavetables yet and is waiting on a possible expansion?

Now that you mention it, maybe I want a Double Andore mk I.

registeredwiggler · Post by **registeredwiggler** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 10:46 pm

Blank panels because they keep my wallet safe from my OCD.

jmagin · Post by **jmagin** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 3:38 pm

starthief wrote:
mmagin wrote:Maybe I want a Double Andore MKII? Never tried it.
I thought the mkII doesn't have wavetables yet and is waiting on a possible expansion?

Now that you mention it, maybe I want a Double Andore mk I.

Oh, interesting. Though I'm tempted to get a Tides now and use a seperate VCA (if I want to use it on audio instead of just to modify a control voltage, which it can do itself).

InnnerSight · Post by **InnnerSight** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 3:56 pm

The A-151 Quad Sequential Switch helps me make patches more interesting and it only takes up 4hp.

guestt · Post by **guestt** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 5:22 pm

Double Andore is incredible! One of my favourites for sure

I'm sounding like a stuck record, but... ER-301! Infinite possibilities from an ever expanding collection of Units - it really is extraordinary!

hawkfuzz · Post by **hawkfuzz** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 6:10 pm

Wogglebug 2 is a lot of function in one package. Sounds source, burst, clock, modulation.

Tides also gets a lot done.

ZLAL · Post by **ZLAL** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 6:55 pm

Sequentially Switch Matrix + Expander
Maths
Intellijel / Cyclonix Shapeshifter

They find their way into every patch, frequently playing multiple roles.

dash80 · Post by **dash80** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 7:02 pm

No one's said it yet, but I will:

PEAKS

WeepWow · Post by **WeepWow** » Sun Aug 13, 2017 4:12 pm

mharpum wrote:
For being my most favourite module ever: WMD SSM.
If you don't have a sequential switch yet, get one! They open up so many possibilities.

Well, I have over 100+ modules, SSM is one of the hardest to figure out, or maybe just work into a patch. I was able to get around Control Forge in 3 Days with very little trouble, surely will get easier to work with.

spacezignul · Post by **spacezignul** » Sun Aug 13, 2017 4:30 pm

Mixers

bemushroomed · Post by **bemushroomed** » Sun Aug 13, 2017 4:39 pm

WeepWow wrote: I've had the WMD Seq. Switch for 2 months and I cannot figure how this thing works, (am I that dumb?) The tutorial video is worthless, just tell me what patch cables go where, and I'll take it from there....

Talk about truly difficult menu diving modules! Man, I have over 100+ modules, SSM has to be the hardest one to figure out. I was able to get around Control Forge in 3 Days with very little trouble.

I'm getting a SSM this coming week.. I've watched the tutorial video and well, it's routing your 4 inputs to the 4 outputs in various ways depending on how you program it. The menu diving looks super easy too.

Are you having trouble understanding how it routes the inputs in the matrix? I'd start with something super easy 1 input, 1 output, just to understand the routing, but it's quite well explained in the video too i think.

Since i don't have it i can't really judge how difficult it really is yet though, maybe its a lot harder than it looks.

registeredwiggler wrote:Blank panels because they keep my wallet safe from my OCD.

+1.

WeepWow · Post by **WeepWow** » Sun Aug 13, 2017 4:47 pm

bemushroomed wrote:I'm getting a SSM this coming week.. I've watched the tutorial video and well, it's routing your 4 inputs to the 4 outputs in various ways depending on how you program it. The menu diving looks super easy too.

Are you having trouble understanding how it routes the inputs in the matrix? I'd start with something super easy 1 input, 1 output, just to understand the routing, but it's quite well explained in the video too i think.

Thanks, Bemushroomed, I am probably being too harsh, I am going thru it now using Verbos Harmonic Oscillator. I do see how beautiful this thing (WMD SSM) can be....yes, I will go thru each input and output to see 'what goes where', so many lights were scaring me, I really like the non-sequential, randomness this can bring to the table. Thanks again.

davidh · Post by **davidh** » Mon Aug 14, 2017 6:31 am

also QMMG as it is a mixer/VCA/filter/LPG, use it in every patch
and its the best friend of Maths

cptnal · Post by **cptnal** » Mon Aug 14, 2017 8:52 am

(No one? OK, I will.) Most useful module - the next one.

WeepWow · Post by **WeepWow** » Mon Aug 14, 2017 9:13 am

Most Useful Module:
Take your pick, it's either 'Rings' or 'Braids' for an immediately useful, rewarding sound without doing anything. Been getting my thrills lately from Verbos VMS and Control Forge as well. These are 'Useful'.

ghostedguest · Post by **ghostedguest** » Mon Aug 14, 2017 1:31 pm

For price, hp, and function, Ornament & Crime is really impressive. And I'll be the first to admit I hate menu-diving or any modules with screens (I got into Eurorack to get away from screens and menu clicks), but the O_C is just very well designed and I have no problem navigating it. You get pretty much a quad of everything in 14hp.

+1 for the A-171-2. I did the mod so it allowed a bigger useable range with the knobs and it worked beautifully as an envelope, LFO, and hell of an oscillator as well. I totally regret selling it.

I also want to mention the Noise Engineering Sinc Iter. 4hp, built-in semitone/quartertone quantizer, gazillion-octave range (23 on paper I think), great range of tones from simple sine to super buzzy, separate uni- and bi-polar outputs, noise generator. I use it pretty much in every patch either as an oscillator, or in Noise mode at LFO rates as a random modulation source (it can go pretty slow). Beautiful piece of kit.

And starthief - dang, I really need to check out the Warps.

starthief · Post by **starthief** » Mon Aug 14, 2017 1:58 pm

Bachelard wrote:And starthief - dang, I really need to check out the Warps.

Funny enough, I find myself converted from a Warps fan to... less of one. I'm thinking about maybe selling mine, but I need to go back to it with fresh ears and really decide.

I think it might be one of those things that works really well for a smaller rack, but a lot of its functions can be replaced by bigger and better options.

My favorite things about it were wavefolding and TZPM, but I think between FM Aid and E352 that ground is going to be well-covered for me. For crossfading, Disting is a bit better in that it can handle audio rate modulation of the crossfade CV.

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