Muff's Modules & More

wetterberg · Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:56 pm Post subject: w00t! Plague Bearer FSU module!

I've been eyeing the Flight Of Harmony Plague Bearer unit for a while, but now he has modularized it, ftw (click pics for website)

Fantastic pricing too, if you ask me, the dual (above) is 145usd. There's a single-unit version too, which is 75usd AND, the best part, if you ask me: BAREBONE versions are just 35(! sic!)usd! SlayerBadger!

That's about the same as you'd normally pay for pcbs!

We exchanged a few emails reg. custom orders, and the response was instant and friendly. The barebones can be adjusted from 1vpp to 10vpp easily, and they take both Doepfer and Frac power (haven't seen that before!)
I'm PROMPTLY getting a set of these.

http://www.flightofharmony.com/pbBarebones.html
http://www.flightofharmony.com/pbModules.html

they're the pure nasty. Love it. But more importantly, he's one of those dudes that just seems to be doing the right things for the scene, if you know what I'm getting at - it's not a get-rich-quick scheme or overdesigned crap. I desperately want him to just keep doing modular stuff.

Andreas

parasitk · Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 10:35 pm Post subject:

I might want to grab one of these for my Frac. SlayerBadger!

Cybananna · Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 10:37 pm Post subject:

I really want to like it, but the samples didn't make me crazy for one. Have you heard any other samples? So many times, equipment can do so much more than what's in the demos. I'd be interested to hear more.

GCF · Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 10:54 pm Post subject:

What exactly does it do? A filter or something?

I remember looking at the page awhile ago, and either not understanding what it was doing or just not liking the samples.

eyehue · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:30 am Post subject:

from what i can tell, it's exactly what muff said, a Fuck Shit Up module! filter plus distortion. at a price point like that, you really can't go wrong, i plan on trying a couple of these soon.

flts · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 1:55 am Post subject:

I guess the "original" page has a better description, seems like a really cool beast. Kind of like a weird easily distorting filter and a noise gen in one. Some parts of some examples sound like badly behaving brother of vactrols, when the filter is "plucked" with a single pulse input. I could see this one working in other contexts than pure FSU too...

wetterberg · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:30 am Post subject:

yeah, the best read about this is in the section for the original Plague Bearer, which had four units in it:

neandrewthal · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:33 am Post subject:

Wow, that writeup makes me want 4, even though the sound samples did nothing for me.

Cybananna · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:35 am Post subject:

same feelings I had.

parasitk · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:03 am Post subject:

I like a couple of the longer clips. Very Throbbing Gristle. w00t

wetterberg · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:07 am Post subject:

I'll wager that the samples aren't at all indicative of what these units can do in terms of modular synthesis.

parasitk · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:56 am Post subject:

humanfaculties · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:25 pm Post subject:

I have the original PB, with four seperate filters; definitely fucks shit up without mercy. It's not a pretty filter at all, but if you've heard the sound samples then that should come as no surprise I'd think. There's some really cool organic tones hidden amongst the skronk....though, always predicting where they'll be can take some patience.....lots of range with the controls. CV really makes the PB come alive.

Overall, it's a very weird filter that certainly has it's own peculiar sound. I can see how some people wouldn't care for how it distorts, but I've found some good uses for it. I fuckin love putting it before my polivoks vcf...ripping heaviness.

fwiw, Flight was a pleasure doing business with...attentive, and always great about updates. Good guy. 8)

wetterberg · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:21 pm Post subject:

@humanfaculties, very cool, thanks for chiming in!

Is there *any* chance that we could get you to rig a sample with a ton of cv control, perhaps as a part of a bigger modular synth setup?

I am looking to basically re-construct the PB in eurorack format, so 4 units behind one panel. I would love to hear the system in the context of modular synthesis.

cheers!

humanfaculties · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 4:16 pm Post subject:

wetterberg · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:10 pm Post subject:

that would really be killer, mate.

D/A A/D · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:21 pm Post subject:

sooo tempting...

REwire · Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 6:46 pm Post subject:

Where are these demo's you've all been talking about?

Also, if these demo's were of that 4 filter stand alone box, would a single 8hp version of this be lackluster?

thetwlo · Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:03 pm Post subject:

demos are here (+ scroll way down for more):
http://www.flightofharmony.com/Plague_Bearer.html

Cybananna · Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:14 pm Post subject:

http://www.flightofharmony.com/Plague_Bearer.html

I listened to the samples a lot and asked the guy a few questions. He was friendly and quick to answer. I decided to give it the benefit of the doubt and bought a single one.

It should be here in about 2 weeks. I'll post some samples of it when it arrives.

The thing with it is, the samples seem somewhat dull. but, there's not a lot going on with them. When I first started getting into modulars and didn't know what different modules did, I hated the demos that had several modules interacting because I couldn't understand what was doing what. They sounded cool, but they didn't tell me anything about the module I was interested in. I wanted just a basic sample, nothing fancy. That seems to be what these are, simple samples. I hope that put in the context of a modular system , it comes alive a bit.

If it doesn't, I'm not out that much money, and i've supported a nice guy trying to do his thing. No harm there.

not sure how much having only one will impact the sound.