Eurorack Modular Make-over

My old Doepfer tower
(click to enlarge)

The final thing that had to be done in the studio after moving to Hilversum was re-organizing and cleaning my modular system.

It's a dirty job... but someone's got to do it...

I recently sold my Doepfer MAQ 16/3 sequencer, that one has mainly been replaced by the BeatStepPro sequencer. 

My Doepfer vocoder modules also found a better home... they took up too much space, and i'm more than happy with the easier to use Roland Boutique VP-03 vocoder... and this one still gives my tracks that retro Electro-Funk vibes.
Some other modules that i hardly ever used were sold too... I still do still have a few Doepfer modules for sale (pm me for a list).

The old layout just didn't make any sense anymore. Some modules were so weirdly placed that patching them always resulted in a whole spaghetti of cables.

I love my knobs
nice and clean

The new tower is now a fully analog, independent 5-Oscillator synth with a plethora of different modulation, calculation and filter options.

The only digital modules in the Eurorack system are the Doepfer Midi-to-CV converter and the RT60 digital multi-effect from the kind people at QuBitElectronix.

The new Eurorack mini-tower, controlled by
the BeatStepPro

After re-organizing the modules I took all the plastic knobs off and soaked them overnight in a jar filled with warm water with a bit of (biologic and bio-degradable) household cleaner added... It seemed to do the job perfect... 

Never use alcohol or other synthetic products because it might damage (the text on) your front-panels.

The next day I rubbed them all clean with a microfiber cloth and let them dry in the sun.

I used a slightly dampt cloth with the same cleaner to clean the front-panels, wiping them dry directly after.

I placed my Novation Drumstation on top of the tower for some of the most authentic TR-808 and TR-909 clone-drumsounds... and all still controlled by the BeatStepPro that I mentioned earlier.

The Drumstation's DIN-SYNC out is going into my TB-303, so this one nicely follows along, while it feeds its CV and a Gate signal back into my Eurorack tower . I can re-use these signals to create a copied version of the loop playing on the TB...and mutate it in any way i want...

I'm soo happy now,

the new workflow has much improved, less of the old cable-spaghetti, and the first soundcheck sounded crisp and clear.

I can't wait to record new sounds soon.

I couldn't find many guidelines for arranging modules on the web, so I made a few notes during the process last time that I did this... 

you can find that full post HERE... 

or click for the tips after the break