congrats! and welcome to endless fun.
i don't know how the dot com cases are made but if its possible i'd suggest putting the power control module in the back that would free up a spot and you don't really need to access that module except to turn it on. could even put the midi interface in the back and label your cables so you know what you've got.
you are constantly going to be wanting more space and more patch cables for now on...
enjoy.
My first modular (Dotcom) just arrived!
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You probably want to think about whether you will be using the modular for a live instrument. I bought the portable cabs from the start and really wanted to be able to move it around if needed. None of this studio gargantuan behemoth for me - no sir!
After a few years it is still portable but it might take a small lorry to get it anywhere. So much for planning!
After a few years it is still portable but it might take a small lorry to get it anywhere. So much for planning!
Unfortunately, dotcom portable cases do not have place in the rear for modules.patchdub wrote: i don't know how the dot com cases are made but if its possible i'd suggest putting the power control module in the back that would free up a spot and you don't really need to access that module except to turn it on. could even put the midi interface in the back and label your cables so you know what you've got.
If the OP needs more MIDI channels, I'd suggest replacing the Q104 interface with the one from Grove Audio (up to 4 pairs of pitch/gate in separate MIDI channels).
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If a brave portable cabinet owner wanted to save the space, he could drill out a hole on the back or side of each cabinet and install the Q103 DIN connections there.fac wrote:Unfortunately, dotcom portable cases do not have place in the rear for modules.patchdub wrote: i don't know how the dot com cases are made but if its possible i'd suggest putting the power control module in the back that would free up a spot and you don't really need to access that module except to turn it on.
Cheers,
Brian
Re: My first modular (Dotcom) just arrived!
Great idea, thanks!! I just picked up a couple of these.doctorvague wrote: Cabinet space is precious, especially in a 22 space system.
Just get some of these:
Already planning the second portable cabinet with a Q960.danox574 wrote: That's the spirit! I predict this in 9-12 months.
The GMS-742 right? Is there a long wait for ordering Grove modules?fac wrote: If the OP needs more MIDI channels, I'd suggest replacing the Q104 interface with the one from Grove Audio (up to 4 pairs of pitch/gate in separate MIDI channels).
Re: My first modular (Dotcom) just arrived!
That's the one. I don't know about wait times, though. I've been wanting to order one myself, but always end up buying other stuff first.
Congrats!! Welcome to the club.
I've started out with Rogers' module-a-month plan, and have nearly now filled up my second portable cabinet
So the third one should be on the way soon... this time a do-it-yourself-er... to save some money. And because it should be fun to create a cabinet.
Anyway I've started out with somewhat the same set of modules. I like oscillators better as modulators (more modulatable themselves) than env's, so I started with 3 of them and 1 env. And I only had one amp.
NOOOO!!!! Noise is THE thing. Try adding a little in the soundpath somewhere so it comes in slightly when the LPF opens up. Try noise as audio with high-res filters. Or patch the low freq to the audio osc's linear frequency and open it just a tad for some sneaky random unstability of the osc. Filter THAT with the transistor filter. (Also note the noise module has an output level knob, so you can tame it down right on the module itself.)
Noise has so much applications... experiment!!
AND I've always found multiples so so so much a waste of space, they don't need power, you know. I wouldn't forgive myself EVER screwing in a mutiple anywhere inside my cabinet... only as placeholder maybe, as long as no module that actually does something comes in its place.
Don't get me wrong, multiples ARE very useful and unmissable things, but as they don't need power, externalize them from the cabinet.
That's my opinion, at least... I've ended up taking some casing box and creating a multiple myself...
mini magmult
Oh and yeah. From now on, your cash will dissapear in a random black hole now and then.
I've started out with Rogers' module-a-month plan, and have nearly now filled up my second portable cabinet
So the third one should be on the way soon... this time a do-it-yourself-er... to save some money. And because it should be fun to create a cabinet.
Anyway I've started out with somewhat the same set of modules. I like oscillators better as modulators (more modulatable themselves) than env's, so I started with 3 of them and 1 env. And I only had one amp.
Now that I think about it maybe I should gave gotten two multiples instead of the noise module. Damn I need another cabinet already. Haha
NOOOO!!!! Noise is THE thing. Try adding a little in the soundpath somewhere so it comes in slightly when the LPF opens up. Try noise as audio with high-res filters. Or patch the low freq to the audio osc's linear frequency and open it just a tad for some sneaky random unstability of the osc. Filter THAT with the transistor filter. (Also note the noise module has an output level knob, so you can tame it down right on the module itself.) Noise has so much applications... experiment!!
AND I've always found multiples so so so much a waste of space, they don't need power, you know. I wouldn't forgive myself EVER screwing in a mutiple anywhere inside my cabinet... only as placeholder maybe, as long as no module that actually does something comes in its place.
Don't get me wrong, multiples ARE very useful and unmissable things, but as they don't need power, externalize them from the cabinet.
That's my opinion, at least... I've ended up taking some casing box and creating a multiple myself...
mini magmult
Oh and yeah. From now on, your cash will dissapear in a random black hole now and then.