Mutable Instruments' Eurorack Modules

Re:Mutable Instruments' Eurorack Modules by fit2rule on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @08:53AM (#22413163)

VCVRack is one of the all-time greatest pieces of synth software, ever. The sheer number of modules you can install, out of the box, for free, is astonishing.

Its also pretty neat that a lot of hardware manufacturers use VCVRack as both a prototyping system as well as a promotion mechanism. I've introduce a lot of people to Eurorack by way of VCVRack - usually they play with it for a few weeks, and before I know it, they've got a new hardware rig set up in the living room ..

Pretty great time to be a synth nerd. (See also: Behringer.)

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Re:Mutable Instruments' Eurorack Modules by InitialLastName on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @09:03AM (#22413238)

The longer you ignore Behringer, the longer a thriving community of module builders can exist. Cheap ripoff modules sound great (no pun intended) but provide one more angle to screw the little guy.

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Re:Mutable Instruments' Eurorack Modules by fit2rule on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @02:35AM (#22421121)

Start your synth life with a cheap Behringer Neutron, add a few modules here and there - and before you know, you've got a wall of synths, and not all of them will be Behringer.

They open the doors for kids to get started, at a cheap price, and it means way more people on the market than otherwise. Some of us remember when synth manufacturers could get away with gouging their customers - not any more!

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Re:Mutable Instruments' Eurorack Modules by prsy on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @09:06AM (#22413259)

Classic drug dealer move, the first hit's free. I would have probably passed on a Chronoblob2 before, but damnit now I want one.

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