I must have watched this 50 times in a row! I nearly got into modular about 10 years ago, but couldn't work out how to fit it into my workflow. This is exactly what I need and having a small case really focuses you on what each thing is doing, although I can imagine very quickly buying more cases :) I just managed to get a brand new Beads from the US - probably the last one... Great videos, thanks!

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for your kid words! Beads is a great first module as it's a sampler, delay, reverb, and oscillator! Hope your modular journey is fun and fruitful! :)

It's always a pleasure to watch and learn from every single video you make!

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! It's a pleasure to receive such thoughtful comments :)

I can’t believe how entertaining this videos is. Great breakdown. Looks like so much fun! Got me thinking about that op-1

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

Cheers man glad you enjoyed it! The op1 + eurorack is definitely a powerful combo!!

I've followed you for a while, awesome tips and inspiration. Really pushing me to downsize my system and focus!

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

Cheers man! Just listening to your jams just now - epic. Your case looks very cool too!

Yeah man! Thanks for another great one. The fact you keep getting lost in the sounds and chuckling says an awful lot ☺️ Really inspiring to see that it is possible to find a hassle free, fun, interesting and productive setup. Been on the hunt for one of those for a while... Also, ps. Your beats are always dope 😎

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

Cheers man! I definitely love my current set-up, but of course always thinking about ways to change/improve it lol

Thanks, I like the effects rack approach. This helps me think through a strategy in using what I have on hand. This also, helps me think about how I work in the box.

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

Cheers! It's definitely my favourite way of working with modular :)

@40’ - quote! 'Madness! - the type of madness that I love' - I love your comment which aptly explained where you can get too by creative'twiddling' The adding the Beads wet signal adds a mysterious element/texture to the mix - Wonderful! I love using Beads in Granular mode but also to syncopate delays - using it as a Delay line. Sending a slow scaled pulse from Pam's to change between 2 delay times works really well - a sort of Dynamic Dub style. ,

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

Very cool idea! Gonna try that out tonight :)

Exactly what I'm going for! More pedalboard than synth. "The type of madness that I love." Indeed 👏👏👏

@TheUnperson

5 ай бұрын

Exactly. I come from a guitar background and I’m very used to ridiculous sized pedal boards 😃

ive never wanted a modular synth until i realised they can be an fx rack, super into it now lol

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

haha! Now you gotta scratch that itch!

that beat in the beginning is incredible

Amazing video. Highlight of my Sunday. I really related to your comment about buying qu-bit chord being a sign that you wanted to be playing chords haha. I find that I don’t really make full tracks with my modular even though I have a pretty large system. I’m not sure I could go quite as minimal as you have, but this video as well as your entire channel have really inspired me.

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I never ended up getting a Chords in the end but always wanted one. Now i see there is a polyphonic module called PolyCinematic so obviously i want that now lol

Always awesome

Lovely beats 👌🏻 and explanation

@TheUnperson

5 ай бұрын

Thank you :)

Coolness. Cheers for breaking it down and going deeper into the modules, that Z5000 is not bad at all, once you know where the right presets and parameters are. Great video, enjoyed it 👍🏻

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'll definitely be doing a full z5000 vid in the future!

I loved the video and totally agree on your philosophy. I love seeing big modular setups, but I think I’d find more joy in a really minimal effects rack. Awesome videos. Cheers

@TheUnperson

8 ай бұрын

Cheers man! When I see those big modular setups I often wonder how well can they really know each module? There’s only so many hours in the day ☺️

Thank you for the video! I'm looking to build a skiff for similar purpose, and found this very informative and inspiring! I was personally most surprised by lack of a mixer!

@TheUnperson

9 ай бұрын

Thanks! I do use a mixer when I have more than one sound source but in this setup I’m mostly using just the op1. Plus maths can act as a mixer too ☺️

creates an awesome atmosphere I can almost smell it thats exactly what I like hails from drauglur from germany

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

I hope it's a good smell lol

That's a really cool idea! I've been thinking about a modular FX chain too for 'normal' music production. But I need an interface with integrated send/return. Hopefully the Neve 88M wil be in stock again one day...

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I really haven't experimented with send/return as much as I should have. I would also love some Neve gear!

Thanks for answering about the power supply... I did wonder... hope you get the Nifty power supply sorted!

Great video, Ally! If you ever have the space for it, I recommend getting a joystick controller. I have the Erica joystick v2. It has four channels and I often leave it patched to my effects, as well as my main filter and Elements' geometry and damping. It's really fun to be able to play the effects live with that.

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

The more I think about it the more I'm convinced this is what I need - thanks for the idea!!

Superb

@TheUnperson

11 ай бұрын

Thank you :)

really like your style

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

thank you!!

Great video! Been going back and forth on whether to get Beads or DB next. Still not sure but this helps a lot :)

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

Cheers man! I think Beads definitely has a lot more depth, but it's taken me quite a while to appreciate it. The first few months with Beads I really didn't like it - but now I love it. The fact that it's also a delay, reverb and oscillator makes it hard to beat. The Data Bender sounds good instantly without much experimentation. It does what it does extremely well and does make everything sound better. The bit-crush and saturation effects are very musical and the freeze/beat-repeat is something I use all the time. I think it depends what you're looking to do. If you wanna spice up full tracks/beats/performances then I'd go for DB, if you're more looking to sound design and create wacky/interesting sounds then I'd go for Beads.

This video makes me want to get into modular just for my FX only

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

Come to the darkside!

Ive been semi-mod for a solid year and loving it -- been really wanting to get into modular and this EXACTLY the kind of thing Id like to start with. I literally posted it on Reddit asking a good starter setup with clocking, dedicated effects, and maybe a thing two to add sounds, but really mostly effects/modulation-source/clocking. I came to the same conclusion after watching and watching, that I would need so much stuff to make full tracks. I also used to write a ton with the op1, but I broke my connector port and while I was waiting for them to be in stock, the OP1field came out and I bought that. That data bender makes some super cool effects- it will be a must-have when I get a small system like this. Ive been eyeing it for a minute, and Pams/Maths seem like almost must-haves in this world. Would you be offended if I were to get a lot of the same modules cuz this is very much the kinda thing I was looking to do with Modular. haha. You make great beats my friend!

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

Cheers for the comment! I gotta say I’m pretty jealous of your op1 field. My main complaint about the op1 is that you can’t sample in stereo. I reckon the field + modular will be an insanely powerful combo! Absolutely you can copy my exact rig if you like lol. I’m glad my videos can help inspire people to find creative ways to make music ☺️

@d3maccus

Жыл бұрын

@@TheUnperson thanks for responding - what i meant to ask was does your modular system have stereo in from outside source? Also how many input ports can you record from at once? The data bender stereo effects are just awesome - u probably dont really need stereo effects from the field- it would get kinda crowded. Its a nice machine, but def overpriced i got my OGfairly early and cheaper - one thing that sucks is to use clock master via ring/tip split u cant record stereo unless you record via usb, but then i cant also use my audio interface at the same time in DAW with other synths.

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

@@d3maccus I'm using the Pico Input module which has 2 inputs so yea you can input stereo signals. As for recording multiple inputs it kinda depends. You could get a mixer with pans which would allow you input more, or you could make different chains inside the modular (op1 into the data bender, op1 field into beads, etc).

Did the chat end? You're so great. Thank you for the tunes.

@elgatodegatos1

Жыл бұрын

I figured it out. Ha Ha.

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

@@elgatodegatos1 hahah cheers man!! :)

Love your set up and sounds. Where do you connect from your rack? Is fx aid last in chain then out to mixer/interface? This is something i'm finding difficult to work out for best control/sound... very new to modular world

@TheUnperson

4 ай бұрын

Yep you’re exactly right ~ fx aid into my interface. If I had a bigger setup I’d probably be looking at getting a mixer and master volume, but since it’s a small setup I just use the stereo filter at the end of the chain as my kill switch lol

Effects are definitely where it's at with modular. Just wondering, are you running the whole mix through the fx rack, or is there any way you can use insert fx from the OP1?

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

Yea everything is going from the OP1 and through everything else... unfortunately the OP1 doesn't have individual outs

cool💙

hey my man - great stuff - do you know if the op1 can receive cv clock sync? I saw you reference your “other video” and i remember seein you explain the PO synch as master. I read somewhere that the mic input can receive clock sync from modular.

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

Oh I haven’t heard that before! Would be very cool if it can. I’ll look into it ☺️

Thanks for this thorough walkthrough! Got some ideas for my own setup out of this. Thanks! Got a quick question: in your video(s) with this rack there seem to be echos on the higher frequencies but not so much on the low end, which made me curious how you achieve this. Does the z5000 have some sort of frequency dependent echo, so that your tracks don’t get drowned in bassdrum or general bass frequency echos while the delay still gets applied to higher frequencies? I hope I’m making sense here. 😅

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! The z5000 does have a filter which can roll the low-end off of the repeats, but to be honest, even when the the lows come through it never seems to get too muddy! In theory it seems like a terrible idea to run an entire mix through a delay but somehow it seems to work okay :D

@constantinflux

Жыл бұрын

@@TheUnperson It’s pretty cool that it works like this. I’m going to check out if I can use Mimeophon in a similar way and maybe even ask the guys from tiptop what kind of magic this is! Do you know from the top of your head which delay preset you’re generally using? I read up on the z5000 and in some presets (namely: 🟡🔴🔴, 🟡🟡🔴, 🔴🟡🟡, 🟡🟡🟡), the lowpass filter is a bandpass filter on the delay, which would explain a lot!

How are you splitting the two sounds coming from the OP-1? I thought it had just the one output?

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

Yea just one output... unfortunately it's not able to split the sounds.

Data Bender seems to be a sp404 for eurorack

wonderful channel. i'm not too familiar with the OP-1 but i really like the bright and colorful sounds here; are they from the built-in synths or samples?

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I pretty much only use samples ~ the synth engines are good enough but I much prefer using samples :)

@solongyouth

Жыл бұрын

@@TheUnperson You said in the video you'd be uploading the drums and keys from this to your Patreon, did that happen? If so I'll sign up, I love the sounds in this video.

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

@@solongyouth I did indeed yes! I think it's just a couple sounds and a kit for this one :)

Great video, I wonder how you're able to get the drums through rather unmuddled? Whenever I run my entire mix through my eurorack effects the low end ends up being an absolute mess.

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

I’m not sure actually lol Having things clocked helps, and keeping the source quite minimal! I think big analog oscillators + kick drums would be a lot more difficult to tame than the op1 :)

did you ever end up getting the Qu-Bit Chord? found a good deal for one here and would love to know if you have any thoughts on it

@TheUnperson

9 ай бұрын

I never did! I’d love to try it out but it’s fallen off my immediate gear-lust list lol

Hapax would be cool with this

02:38 Arovane vibes!

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

I'm not familiar with Arovane - will check it out!!

I’m sat waiting for my FX AID Pro to be delivered..

@TheUnperson

21 күн бұрын

Niiice! A great addition to any rack!

@outaspaceman

20 күн бұрын

@@TheUnperson it’ll be nice to know what I’m actually doing with the parameters rather than guess on it’s smaller siblings..😃👍

Maybe a weird question, but what's your setup like for recording overhead? What kind of lights do you use? I really want to start recording my jams in a nicer way instead of holding my phone in one hand and trying to do hand yoga with the other.

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

I use a Canon M50 and a boom stand. I'm not much of a camera person so I chose that one as it's simple to use and can record in 4K. As for lighting, my desk is right at a window so I use the natural light. It looks really good but at this time of year in Scotland it means I can only film up until about 4pm haha!

which compressor are you using ?

@TheUnperson

8 ай бұрын

It’s the Really Nice Compressor from FMR

Would like to see your take on the ALM MFX!

@TheUnperson

5 ай бұрын

I’ve got an MFX deep dive series on my list of future videos. Gonna start on that soon 😎

If you're just using maths for modulation, you might consider a dual lfo (peaks?) plus something like HN 3xMIA for mixing and attenuation.

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

I actually had a Peaks back in the day... i wasn't good at remembering where the shapes were on the knobs lol But you do raise a good point - I could do with a smaller or more featured modulation set-up!

@GeorgeLocke

Жыл бұрын

@@TheUnperson delta V is a "small maths" option...

@GeorgeLocke

Жыл бұрын

Also, 3xMIA is just awesome.

che bellezza!

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

Grazie!

Tuck In!

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

cheers man! Much appreciated :)

i don't really get how the effects only seem to effect certain sounds and not others. like the rimshot / snare thing seems to be getting a lot more than the rest. amazing video btw, this is like my fifth time watching it.

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

I think it might be just that some sounds are louder and cut through the mix. The rimshot is very short and sharp so it has a more noticeable impact, whereas a chord can be more washy and sits back in the mix. I’m glad you enjoyed it! ☺️

I see why you call it effects, but surely the line is blurred.

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

I guess I consider it to be effects because the modules do not generate sound by themselves - they need audio to pass through them and then they affect the sound :)

@chromosundrift

Жыл бұрын

​@@TheUnperson it's very cool how far you can go from the input and how musical the result, so they're very compositional effects. I love it.

sry, I had to stop watching because the backgroundmusic over your talking is way too loud. Very interesting topic and I'd like to get your view, but pls, do something about this :)

@danielmoore6469

Жыл бұрын

Not sure what you are on about mate, levels are perfect for me .

@TheUnperson

Жыл бұрын

Hi there ~ I appreciate the feedback. I always use sidechain compression to duck the music when I’m talking, but it could be that I didn’t set the threshold low enough for this one. Will make sure to check the levels in future vids :)

@solongyouth

Жыл бұрын

@@danielmoore6469 perfect here too

@CatraValentine

Жыл бұрын

@@TheUnperson thank you, yeah it just makes it easier to follow along your nice tips & tricks :)

Hey man do you have a video that shows the necessities for an fx rack? Modules to go in, and out to audio interface and modules needed besides the fx modules themselves. Im not really trying to build a synth but would love to build a nice fx rack for guitar and synths. Thanks man i love your content.

@TheUnperson

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! You really don’t need anything specific to get started. A delay module is much like a guitar pedal ~ patch your instrument to the input and out to your speakers. It can be handy to have an input module to boost the incoming volume if it’s too low, I use the Pico Input, but that’s all really!

@joeymc5272

10 ай бұрын

@@TheUnperson oh really ok. Ya i want to record into daw from audio interface so now that you suggested the pico i have that out of the way but need to figure out a module to get from cv to audio i guess it would be. I want to go with a morphagene/data bender/nautilus/pams or maths rig to start as that will already be pricey plus cables/case.