Hello,
Inspired by the recent modules that are actually patches thread, I'm wondering, what is the minimum set of modules/functions necessary to provide a nearly 'complete' modular system? ('Complete' meaning that it provides about 90% of the functionality of all modules listed on Modwiggler, and that the system need only replicate one module/function/patch at a time. I'd prefer to work at the level of existing modules rather than electrical components, though the latter would be a much simpler list.)
Maybe there's a definition of this from before the eurorack market exploded. I think some of the newer more innovative digital modules might be difficult to replicate with basic building blocks (eg. stuff in the versio line), however for most modules, I enjoy thinking about how I could replicate them using more basic building blocks (irrespective of whether this would be sensible to try). Eg, I could replicate a Metropolis with (I think) eight offset generators (or one, a mult and a few attenuators/VCAs), a few addressable switches, a few clock sources, a slew limiter, and a few more CV sources for control of all the above. The UI would probably be very poor, it would probably be more expensive, and more HP.
Thoughts?
Inspired by the recent modules that are actually patches thread, I'm wondering, what is the minimum set of modules/functions necessary to provide a nearly 'complete' modular system? ('Complete' meaning that it provides about 90% of the functionality of all modules listed on Modwiggler, and that the system need only replicate one module/function/patch at a time. I'd prefer to work at the level of existing modules rather than electrical components, though the latter would be a much simpler list.)
Maybe there's a definition of this from before the eurorack market exploded. I think some of the newer more innovative digital modules might be difficult to replicate with basic building blocks (eg. stuff in the versio line), however for most modules, I enjoy thinking about how I could replicate them using more basic building blocks (irrespective of whether this would be sensible to try). Eg, I could replicate a Metropolis with (I think) eight offset generators (or one, a mult and a few attenuators/VCAs), a few addressable switches, a few clock sources, a slew limiter, and a few more CV sources for control of all the above. The UI would probably be very poor, it would probably be more expensive, and more HP.
Thoughts?
Statistics: Posted by Mjdn — Tue Dec 31, 2024 5:06 am — Replies 6 — Views 353