Muff's Modules & More

DonKartofflo

Modular euro is the most addictive thing i've ever seen! As far as my experiences go:

what i was going to get for starters:

what i actually ordered:

the 12 blank hp is the new addac vco 701 thumbs up

and i think I'm one of the lighter cases of eurocrack addiction zombie

let'[/img]s hear your stories!

blz · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 5:49 pm Post subject:

once you pop you cant stop screaming goo yo

Hainbach · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 5:53 pm Post subject:

That is not Eurocrack, this is Muffs. You are now addicted to the forum and the endless sound possibilities suggested by guys who have paid more for patchcables then you for your first order.

Eurocrack addiction starts when you combine wiggling with the forum. It ends when you branch out into the subforums and wait for interesting posts in "Production Techniques".

Live long and prosper.

J · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 5:58 pm Post subject:

"If you're going to sniff, might as well pop it,
and if you're going to pop it, might as well mainline."

name the film...

Hainbach · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 6:34 pm Post subject:

sgnhh · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 7:00 pm Post subject:

i've had three different euro setups in the past four years. started when the options were almost exclusively doepfer, plan b, and livewire. probably bought and sold at least 21u of modules when it is all said. currently i'm trying to fill 6u.

DonKartofflo · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 7:21 pm Post subject:

J · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 7:29 pm Post subject:

sgnhh · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 8:09 pm Post subject:

vav · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 8:15 pm Post subject:

I once said "All i need is 6U"

deastman · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 8:23 pm Post subject:

I'm at 45U, and still not sure if I'm truly done yet. help

Banalism · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 8:55 pm Post subject:

mid-sized saloon.

bouzoukijoe1 · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:03 pm Post subject:

I once said all I needed were a couple of supplementary euro modules for my 5u. I am the guy who went for a vacation and almost never came back. wink

and just for the record, they need to rename the Tip Top "Happy Ending" to "The Never Ending Story".

h4ndcrafted · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:03 pm Post subject:

Got my korgasmatron today as well as a lot of other modules, that intelljel stuff looks very well made!

SYN7HOR · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:47 pm Post subject:

I won't expand beyond my 18U. No way. I like minimalistic shit. Might trade some though.

radiodread87 · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 10:10 pm Post subject:

I started with a 6U rack and it expanded exponentially. something about an instrument that you cant play "wrong" and that is infinitely expandable is really unique.

Plus the best thing about having friends with Euro systems too is you can patch them all together when you have a jam and its a very communal thing. theres no bravado like among guitar players etc, people are just all exploring sounds in their own time and doing their own thing. Very cool but also very addictive.

I still maintain though that there are much worse vices to have.....

Drumdrumdrumdrum · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:32 am Post subject:

I started mulling up and smoking 1/8" cables last year. Now I'm shooting up Maths!

DrOctave · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:37 am Post subject:

it is cheaper than buchla crack or serge crack.

matttech · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:47 am Post subject:

well, put it this way. i had a DEFINITE budget ceiling of £2500 to cover modules, sequencing and midi-cv. that didn't work out so well. now i've spent over £6000 in under a year

it went from this:

to this:

pretty damn quickly......in fact there's now even more than when i took THOSE photos. i've spilled out into collecting guitar pedals too now for god's sake........

radiodread87 · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 1:01 am Post subject:

solarmodulars · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 1:12 am Post subject:

ringstone · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 1:19 am Post subject:

Because I can justify dropping as much on a single module as a lot of full synths cost. It starts with the Doepfer gateway drug and before you know it you are on that hard Cwejman stuff...

Cheers
Blair

MisterBrown · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 2:23 am Post subject:

0-70 modules in 6 months... About to add 12 more. Guinness ftw!

no regrets!

amsonx · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 2:29 am Post subject:

only 9U but i'm sure that wil be almost 24 , the only problem is the money..

thetwlo · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 2:44 am Post subject:

well, it used to be the "cheap" format. I recall getting (used) VCAs and other modules for about $25, then the $ tanked. And now many euro modules cost more than MOTM which got heat for such high prices at the time. Even though they remained about the same.
hmmmm....

elektrokick · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:54 am Post subject:

nrdvrgr · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 5:00 am Post subject:

The only cure is to go Buchla or Serge. Does not cure you, but reduces the urge to get a fix quite drastically. But of course, you get new problems... bigger problems...

Lockheed · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 5:04 am Post subject:

MFB Microzwerg in December 2011.
DIY uzeus powered toolbox case in January 2012.
Doepfer 9U case in February 2012.
??? in March 2012...

I feel I may have dived in too quickly... 40 modules incl. Maths, PP, Anti, huge number of Doepfer utilities have potential for years, yet I'm longing for more. Fortunately stuff like Cyclebox, E350 is not available at the moment, as I'd have a hell of a time telling my wife I need space for yet another case. What's funny, I would never have spent this much money on standalone synths...

I'm on muffcrack I think. Reading about the great stuff feeds the GAS.
Can't say I regret anything though, I'm having so much fun and creative vibes with the modular that I haven't touched my keys and vst instruments for three months. .

richard · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 5:32 am Post subject:

beware the cwejman

in your imagination you are still buying doepfer, in reality you are already functioning at Serge/Buchla cost levels. Plus, wowa puts special drugs in them. the very same ones they use in Whiskas catfood and Pringles. "I'll just buy one of these things" yeah, right.

Navs is his envoy on earth by the way. Be careful of visting his blog. In fact I'd put that guy on ignore right now

Lockheed · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 5:56 am Post subject:

sixteen · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 6:33 am Post subject:

Gas bill = £450
council tax bill = £300
bank account = £-300

But i just got the 4ms peg...

I am hungry mind you, Lucky crack heads don't eat much....

Sixteen

polyroy · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 7:17 am Post subject:

My shoes have a massive hole in the sole from riding bmx, but instead of buying new ones, I bought a module.

tuj · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 7:35 am Post subject:

I bought the WMD GC pedal, loved it.

Then they came out with the GC in eurorack, so I had to have that. Got a eurorack case, of course needed a a119....and it just went from there.

Now I have...a lot. https://vimeo.com/37036477

dansna · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 8:13 am Post subject:

started off with a 9U case thinking i was giving myself lots of room to expand.

a year later - currently ordering a beautiful ash 15U 104 hp case from ross lamond.

not sure whether i should sell the 9U or keep it for when i run out of room in the 15U!

J · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 8:17 am Post subject:

matttech · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 8:19 am Post subject:

jules · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 8:21 am Post subject:

recently realized that I was an addict, when I found M3 screws... in my bathroom.

abstractjuz · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 8:24 am Post subject:

READYdot · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 11:07 am Post subject:

I went from 6U to 12U together with 10 effectpedals to 27U back to 15U and couldn't be happier now. I have 12U of free room...

polyroy · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 2:11 pm Post subject:

J · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 3:25 pm Post subject:

suboptimal · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 1:15 am Post subject:

I grew my system until it was so big that I couldn't comfortably patch it anymore in the space that I have.

So now I'm selling off modules I use less to buy more expensive modules, thus shrinking the system while making it, ultimately, even more irrational. SlayerBadger!

Bendu · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 1:19 am Post subject:

nickster · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 5:45 pm Post subject:

The evil little b'stard of all is the subtlest form of Eurocracked. Which is when the module that is about to come out prevents you from buying the module that is already out. You think you are in control and being smart. But in fact you are in so deep that you will pledge all your bets on a horse that has not even left the stable let alone made it's way to the race track.

Dolly I await your pleasure, you little minx you. Lotsa Love

Microscopial · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 6:04 pm Post subject:

well I got caught out by the pusherman(daren ager) and his assistant (tibs)and bought a populated 9u case, which was fun and then I started reading up about other modules , so decided I needed a 12u case( matthews in the end) and then decided to start my own little business producing cases for you guys, and Im now just about to make myself a 15u 128hp wide case ooops damn you eurocrack and your plentiful toys of fun and frolics

damn you I say Dead Banana

John Noble · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 6:59 pm Post subject:

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stepwriterun · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 7:32 pm Post subject:

About 2 years ago I started out just wanting to buy a few modules to complement my future retro XS and now I have 11u of eurocrack and the XS is relegated to second fiddle status. That's my story.

noise brigade · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:23 pm Post subject:

I've started lying to my girlfriend..When she ask me how much a module cost I just knock a nought of. Except when she buys one for me as a present.
By the way I've got a two format habbit which could easy become three.
Dont have money for crack now

synaptech · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:56 pm Post subject:

SunSpots · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 11:11 pm Post subject:

ringstone · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 11:33 pm Post subject: