A Deep Dive Walkthrough of the Current State of My Drum Case

[@olastrandh2977]

- "we're doing a long raw unedited extremely detailed walkthrough" -me running to the kitchen for milk and cookies

[@turbotambourine]

Haha! VS me that enjoys smaller sections of the video throughout the day! So good! So many great ideas here!

[@modularplug]

Absolutely honored to be a part of the B Case!

[@thismeanswarbasse]

@@modularplug y’all are the best. That approach for clearing makes a ton of sense. And also I might flip vice verga tonight…

[@turbotambourine]

Just wanted to leave a final comment here. Such a tightly integrated case. I really love the functions built in, the span of playability and live creation that this offers. I feel like the module sizes too are perfect! Zero wasted space and no tiny cramped modules either. Nice placements of modules too!

[@thismeanswarbasse]

you da best turbo

[@spenzasequenza]

Yep, Detroit Pink 87 is a wonderful thing for live performances!!

[@M_orcan]

Very cool to see how the case has developed. All the layers of saturation etc. Really make everything feel alive

[@LittleMusicBoxes]

This is astonishing

[@thismeanswarbasse]

@@LittleMusicBoxes no u

[@McEnroe911]

Hey thanks for the great video. I've been interested in the Wyvern for a moment. Ordered one after your little review. Cheers!

[@whichjuan]

Did you get it? How do you like it? I've been using saturator on ableton but I really want to get away from the DAW

[@McEnroe911]

@@whichjuan yes I did. It’s good. I have a pretty large system though so I don’t mind dedicating the hp to a module like this. If I was working with a smaller system like 104hp 6u or something, I’m not sure it would earn its place. Good but not awe inspiring. I would give it a solid 7.5/10.

[@whichjuan]

@@McEnroe911 ty so much!

[@turbotambourine]

Yooo! Seeing so many new modules in the case. I’ll have to watch this in sections but stoked! Excited about that Detroit module bottom right too. I remember seeing that! Always great thoughts and workflows and great timing as I still have to figure out some more drum sequence control.

[@turbotambourine]

Woah! Well done @modularplug that Detroit Pink 87 looks incredible! Warbasse! I love the Detroit trigger module with Vice Verga. Instant playability and no fussing! Fits super well with how you like your sequences too. Well done! I bet it feels so much more freeing than the drum sequencer!

[@immortalman663]

Such an excellent run through of your revised case. As a person with one huge wall of a case I find these small focused case ideas really inspiring. Makes me want to reorganize my case for the thousandth time.

[@analogueghostmusic]

Only a few minutes in, but this already looks super helpful. I’m using my Morphagene and matrix mixer in exactly the same way right now. I’ve got many modules you got here, so it’s gonna be super useful. Thank you! 🙏🏼

[@neuroactive3301]

You just sold me 100 Grid!! Sounds so good!

[@monkeyplusplus]

I was thinking about trying my hand at a patch like this in my rack and it occurs to me that the Lúbadh might be a better option for you vs the Morphagene given the way you're using it. You can get it to do the arm-then-record thing and either link the two sides or operate them independently. Also has some optional tape saturation emulation you might enjoy. The features are all pretty malleable with the text file thing it loads via USB on the back. I believe it's the same size (without the expander) as well. Anyway, I love your stuff! Thanks for sharing!

[@thismeanswarbasse]

@@monkeyplusplus hmm I have and adore Lubadh but haven’t tried to auto arm/clock the recording… worth trying thanks for mentioning it

[@Twicrumbles]

Thanks! So inspiring to hear your thoughts behind the one million choices you get when you design a eurorack setup. Previously I had only seen your L-R 100 grit setup, which made me realize I could get halfway there using my single 100 grit in the side-channel of my lrmsmslr. Felt pretty smug about not having to buy another one. Now I see the benefits of also running one in the mid channel :/ Regarding morphagene: not familiar with that module, but it looks like there's an attenuated cv-input. Would it help to patch that up, so you have a bit of a wider sweet spot? It looks like you have a channel of duatt available for this. Might as well take the offending knob off so it's less likely you bump into it.

[@Romanowitch]

Thanks a lot for taking the time to explain all this wonderful mess. It's a really cleverly thought out case, focused on the UI and that's something I rarely hear people talking about. Anyways, thx, keep'em coming !

[@thismeanswarbasse]

np!

[@SynthDad]

Listening to this as a I rebuild my drum case - love how different your approach is. It's the beauty of modular. Have the same feeling regarding Cockpit 1U - so close and yet...argh!

[@thismeanswarbasse]

Looking forward to seeing what your new case ends up being made of!

[@Rainbowdaesh]

Completely agree with you about all the issues with Cockpit and it's why I use the Cosmix Pro now.

[@turbotambourine]

Wow! This setup just DESTROYS! Love it!

[@lifeformmusic3301]

I love these videos of yours. I had the same problem with my Erica Synths joystick. By the way, replacing that varispeed knob on the morphagene for a bigger knob really helps hitting the green spot.

[@thismeanswarbasse]

@@lifeformmusic3301 Might have to try that, great idea

[@JustCarlT]

On the morphagene, if you truly only ever want to varispeed forward, set the vsop=2 in the options.txt. The green zone is much easier to hit. Also consider pulling the knob off so you don’t budge it. Also, rsop=1 flips the record splice combo from rec+splice to record a new splice to just rec. then it is rec+splice to overdub. I also set the pmod to 2 (trigger loop) and used an 8-bar reset signal to keep my loop synchronized because I felt it would drift. It can also be fun to varispeed and use faster divisions to trigger the fast or slow sample on the beat.

[@AdaptedBass]

Very informative. Given me lots of ideas for my own rack. Thanks!

[@scottcampbell330]

06:08 🤯so cool - awesome walkthrough of your system 👌

[@summercityzach]

I use a master filter and a master compressor…. Do you think Wyvern might be able to fill both roles? Certainly sounded like some beautiful limiting/saturation going on! Do you think you could replace librae legio with it (if you weren’t using it for high resonance fun)?

[@sebotonin_official]

Thanks for the insights, very interesting ✌🏼

[@larix.elektro]

Interesting, I like the use of the mide-side.

[@katelikesrectangles]

amazing video, thank you. you've given me some new things to think about! also shout out to OAM

[@jonstapleton3668]

Thanks for the awesome rundown! I use a pair of W/ modules for the same purpose you use Morphagene. They are a lot more consistent and allow you to configure which parameters get CV control. They have a lot of modes but I just set mine up and don't think about the other options. Plus they're 2HP each.

[@thismeanswarbasse]

@@jonstapleton3668 haven’t even seen W/ before. Seems interesting for sure. Do you have a favorite module you’re using as a macro controller for them? Or is that not necessary?

[@jonstapleton3668]

@@thismeanswarbasse you definitely need something to send triggers to it, especially if you're trying to use them as a stereo voice. I've set them up to reset on a trigger, and I use clock dividers to get the loop length I'm looking for. Then I can manually trigger record/play to do sound-on-sound looping. I've also used modules like Pressure Points to "play" the loop/trigger/reset which is really fun. I've used Teletype and Crow to "script" the loop controls, but that's not really your thing and it's not at all necessary here as far as I can tell. They are really simple loopers, but have a lot of extensibility so I think you can probably control it in a way that works for you with the stuff already in your case (or with a module that's useful beyond this narrow purpose).

[@lockyp204]

Shame there’s not a turntable trigger button on the Detroit pink as well, so you could do super fast ratchets etc

[@Snowdeaf]

Couldn’t you rotate the Morphagene varispeed full clockwise or counterclockwise and send exact constant voltage to the cv input (from Zadar maybe) to keep it steady on “green”? And even pull the knob out altogether not to accidentally touch it.

[@thismeanswarbasse]

@@Snowdeaf probably but I’d like it a lot more it was performative

[@ragdolltk]

Thank you for this! Hella inspiring.

[@JustCarlT]

Oh hey, you did end up using the morphagene as a looper. I also went through that Odyssey with the green zone, and different ways of triggering record, lots of fiddling with the internal settings to make it work the way I needed it too. And then I just got a Hermod+, so I save my sequences.

[@thismeanswarbasse]

@@JustCarlT ah yea saving the sequence could work too, I just like being able to grab it after my filters and data bender because of those extra squeals and texture but before that final fx

[@bastiaanvanhoorn6306]

What is your experience with the noise floor of the golden master? I've read people complaining that it is super noisy on slightly higher gain levels.

[@thismeanswarbasse]

@@bastiaanvanhoorn6306 definitely is. It takes quite a bit of fiddling with the tiny volume and gain trim pots on the right to get it where you want it, but it’s still there for sure. I just make a category of music that I don’t think is impacted that much by it, given all the other noise going on

[@kaiserclicker8479]

love you id

[@oldmossystone]

@~25 mins "struggling to find a happy spot"... to me it all sounds pretty damn 'happy spot' right around there :-)

[@thismeanswarbasse]

@@oldmossystone too kind 🙏 thank u

[@FreqBand]

But how do you get rid of the distortion ?

[@entropydisorder6359]

My erica joystick is also loose… its a design fault…

[@variousdispositions]

Thanks for sharing!

[@adroc9841]

How are you using the clank chaos in this setup?

[@thismeanswarbasse]

@@adroc9841 fairly basic master clock work and clock generating for Detroit Pink, Data Bender, and Morphagene. Occasionally I’ll use CV for modulation or v/oct stuff with Wyvern