Befaco FX BOY // Gameboy based Eurorack FX with CV controlled EQ, Drives, Modulation, Delay & more!

[@DivKid]

Here's a follow up video hot swapping the circuits over the same patch to explore the differences and what the carts offer - kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3zMlKJ4idB5gpY

[@Perversion12]

Got my first job in seven years (I have been a stay-at-home dad for a brilliant autistic son (he is seven, and is past algebra now, and can play music notes by ear and can write musical notation, among other things), so I treated myself by preordering from Perfect Circuit yesterday. Thanks for the demo(s), Ben!

[@DivKid]

That's fantastic, always lovely to hear of kids going well and music becoming part of that. I used to work across a few schools (primary, secondary and college level) with some hearing and visual impaired students and it was a great experience. Thanks for the support and enjoy the module.

[@cauldronofbats]

What a fantastic set of effects from some top-notch creators! Super pleased with this format.

[@DivKid]

Yeah me too, an impressive initial range of circuits from a great set of companies.

[@Ariakiri_]

Dayum, I can't believe this module exists! We're fortunate to live in this golden age of modular That first demo makes me want to throw down the cash on that uDCO and uVCF 6. Daft Punk vibes with just three modules (and modulation)!!! Your creativity and knowledge on modular is just unparalleled!! Thank you for all the hard work you do in this format!!

[@DivKid]

Thank you for the support. I've been doing this a long time now and it's a pleasure to see it grow and to work with good people and the good gear that comes from them. And yeah the FX boy is pretty wild really. I'm hoping to see it adopted as something more people make cards for.

[@Ariakiri_]

@@DivKid I hope so too! This would be such a cool bed for weird FX ideas that also have the space limitation as a factor. Imagine if someone was wild enough to figure out how to put an analog filter into this, lmao

[@FursAndMasksMusic]

Your discussion with Befaco at Bristronica was excellent. Thanks so much for all the incredible content surrounding the festival. I had a blast.

[@DivKid]

A total pleasure thank you, I'll have that video to go online soon. It's just a bit of a mad busy time work wise and lots of current output going up so there's a bit of a queue going on.

[@BappinProductions]

Yeah the DivKid stage was awesome, highlight of the event for me :)

[@mangu1972]

Amazing demo Ben! really proud to be part of the project.

[@DivKid]

Thank you, great to have your card it's a fantastic combination of processes.

[@Xustafu]

Proud to be one of the crazy bunch that actually listened to our crazy ideas! 🖤

[@bleekzaXXX]

this is literally the greatest modular channel ever. I've learned so much and be able to plan my system perfectly to suit my passion for synthesis. Thank you Divkid!

[@DivKid]

Thank you I appreciate that. I've been doing a long time, always trying to show how things work and how we can use them and apply those ideas to other things too. I hope you're system planning is going well.

[@RobBlakeSound]

Ordered one before I even finished the video. I've been excited for a while about this but somewhat skeptical, but this sounds amazing. Great job befaco and team, plus thanks divkid for making such a great showcase

[@DivKid]

Hi Rob, I hope you get lots of great results out of it. I'm continuing to get a great range of sounds from these cards.

[@sunilsolanki]

One of the most "musical" Fx demos ever. Just wonderful!

[@DivKid]

thank you, always trying to make sure things are kept musical.

[@fentanyljones6956]

That feedback fuzz is insane

[@DivKid]

totally

[@MakingSoundMachines]

Thank you for this lovely demo! Really enjoyed all the musical ideas - can't decide which I liked best really. The FXGirl patch was brilliant, the Touellskouarn one as well, but also really enjoyed the cheeky drumandbass beat with the trash cartridge!

[@Vanilla_Sun]

Absolutely love this concept! That AVMA card sounds amazing

[@DivKid]

It does! I had lots of fun with that.

[@BappinProductions]

Came for the module review, stayed for the big head!

[@DivKid]

hahahaha sorry you only got one big head entrance, I'll try harder next time. :)

[@Dekkie61]

Absolutely great module. Let's hope this'll grow into a platform that other developers like to make cartridges for, so we get a variety of low cost effects to choose from! I'd personally love to see all the farb fx, but also something like a super distilled version of Data Bender would be great. I'd also love a chorus, but fir that we'll probably have to wait for a stereo version of the module...

[@DivKid]

Yeah I'd love to see this to continue to grow. The FEEDBACK Flanger is a BBD and will do a nice chorus too, you can externally modulate it in one mode then dial in the centre delay time. The whole FARB range is a great idea!

[@turbochargedfilms]

Love that this video comes out right during when I'm looking at cheap chinese handheld consoles to function as synths and sequencers in my setup lol. Keep up the great work!

[@DivKid]

Nice one, thanks!

[@machinate]

it's wild to me that I could actually hear it was a TouellSkouarn fuzz. It's such a unique sound.

[@DivKid]

nice! I love Gael's work and it's nice his sonic character shines through.

[@randydarklight]

Regardless of your awesome video, I have to say that your face in the O from Befaco is simply brilliant. 😁👌

[@DivKid]

haha thanks, feels silly doing things like that but it amuses me and I'm glad someone else noticed. :)

[@grymdylan]

God this is amazing. I wish I knew about this a tiny bit earlier so I could have bought a DIY kit.

[@DivKid]

Thanks, are DIY kits not available?

[@MakingSoundMachines]

Exploding Shed still has a couple of kits left

[@impurfekt]

I've been waiting for cartridge everything for years. I want cartridge-based filters, oscillators, vcas, envelopes and effects. It just makes sense.

[@DivKid]

CARTRIDGE EVERYTHING! :D Love the idea, I'd love to see a series of swappable filters and other audio processes.

[@onelittleatlas5645]

I love the crossover of gaming and EURORACK. I bought an Ornament &, Crime module from Big T Music for its functionality as well as it's aesthetic, using the fonts from the classic playstation wipeout games! This really speaks to my love of 90s gaming culture and obsession with modular. Such an great concept, amazing patch's Ben!

[@DivKid]

Gaz at BigT does great work, so that's a solid choice! I love it too, crosses over lots of interests for many people I hope.

[@fosferus]

TouellSkouarn... whew, i need a shower after that grimy gunk.. that thing sounds seriously good. as they all do, this is such a cool concept. thanks for the fun demo!

[@DivKid]

absolutely, guitar through that cart is really fun too.

[@chridmeister]

I can seriously see myself getting two of these.

[@room132studio]

I hope this is gonna be a very big thing and developers will keep dropping cartridges for this. Now I just have to save up for this :)

[@DivKid]

me too, I'd love to see lots of other makers takes on what these cartridges could be.

[@Benjamin-fu4fl]

Thank you for displaying this module

[@DivKid]

Happy to, I've had loads of fun and good results from it.

[@Benjamin-fu4fl]

I’m excited to try it out myself

[@DivKid]

I hope you get good results.

[@charlesbronson2806]

I like the 4 band eq on it. Itd be nice if all efx modules had that.

[@DivKid]

Yeah I really like that EQ, pre and post FX and the parallel dry/wet options make for a power combo.

[@els1f]

9:19 that's MADNESS! 😭🤣I fucking love it!

[@DivKid]

haha yeah that Touellskouarn card is nuts!

[@Benjamin-fu4fl]

Happy to be here

[@DivKid]

Happy to have you.

[@gdrdm]

I was a bit sceptic about this module, thought it was too gimmicky, but listening to it now, especially ESKURA feedback and the Befaco TRASH distortion cartridges, oh boy, they were soooo good. I'm actually considering getting it now (eventually... $$$...). And of course, your patches are always are ace. Cheers!

[@cockur]

The idea has been around for a long time. Abstrakt Instruments used GameBoy carts for the Avalon Bassline hot swappable analogue filter thing

[@gdrdm]

@@cockur Sure, I just meant you have several digital effects modules on the market that have these effects and many more (some in stereo) without clunky cartridges. Also makes you think how far eurorack has come from austere looking stripped down function-specific modules, knob per function, etc. I'm not against any of it, on the contrary, this looks very fun and I'm not a snob or purist. Just wasn't sure about the potential of this, but the effects themselves are worth it.

[@speculativemachines]

While I do a careful evaluation with many module purchases, I had a bad habit of quick impulse buying of Befaco modules. Those include Befaco's Crush Delay, the Kickall, and the Noise Plethora. Every time Befaco has thrilled, delighted, and rewarded my poorly researched decisions with their novel and distinct vision.

[@DivKid]

Glad to hear that's worked out well with things you enjoy.

[@CatFish107]

How open / accessible is the development environment? Might be a fun learning experience.

[@DivKid]

absolutely open, all the specs and information is on the Befaco website. It even comes with a little cartridge sized breadboard to get going.

[@CatFish107]

@DivKid whoahoho boyoh! Thanks Ben.

[@fentanyljones6956]

That flanger too.

[@DivKid]

yeah it's great

[@Fly0Low]

nice concept. In stereo with two more controls and it would be an instant buy

[@JSprayaEntertainment]

3:11 nice

[@DivKid]

thanks!

[@grugotube]

Oh good, there’s a kit version

[@DivKid]

there's a discounted double kit and card set on the Befaco site even! Dangerous.

[@michaelt_tamtam]

Is that a new Befaco case you're using?

[@DivKid]

indeed it is, using it a lot at the minute. Any questions? I used it in the Granular Drums video kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXylaJmJppWnp5o and the Expert Sleepers Cicely video kzbin.info/www/bejne/nILPmmubhtKXbbc not that there's anything specific to see.

[@averagepainter]

excuse my ignorance but isnt all this perfectly doable all inside one module simliar to a black hole dsp?

[@DivKid]

Well these circuits are analogue (except the XOR Electronics card) and not digital. That may or may not matter to you. Here you're swapping physical components and circuits, not changing code. These specific FX aren't available in another unit like the Black Hole though similar FX do exist elsewhere. The Happy Nerding FX Aid would be a good example of something that covers masses of ground. None of them though have an analogue four band CV controlled EQ on the unit. That may or may not be important to each person but it's a powerful addition.

[@averagepainter]

@@DivKid thanks captain

[@chadmossholder]

Cool. But I was hoping you could load actual game boy games and get random audio FX. Like it would read game data and turn it into sound, now that would be really cool!

[@van_daddy_z]

cool idea and sounds great, I just don't want to keep up with cartridges. I don't' have a gameboy cartridge shelf in my studio.

[@DivKid]

we all didn't have the things we now have at one point. Lots of options to be had cheaply online for cartridge holders, I have a little box for my Z-DSP cards in a similar way.

[@kostantinosmag2986]

NICE.......

[@DivKid]

indeed

[@heckseven]

give it to me. love em all

[@DivKid]

:)

[@iamsushi1056]

can it run doom?

[@DivKid]

you'll break Gameboy cartridges in this and FX BOY cartridges in a Gameboy (most likely). So it's not advised ... although with no screen we can pretend it's running Doom somewhere.

[@superultrathanksmom3845]

They better make an oscboy too

[@DivKid]

with swappable oscillator models or something?

[@mubo144]

RAD!

[@DivKid]

thanks

[@nckwntzl]

"end of video gabber" doesn't even play us a gabber patch 😢

[@DivKid]

hahaha would scouse house or happy hardcore whet the appetite?

[@GeorgeLocke]

But why though? Game Boy cartidges?

[@DivKid]

well these are physical circuits (mainly analogue) so they need space to go on something. Of course there's the big nostalgia factor but practically it seems like a fantastic reliable way to hot swap actual PCBs and components.

[@mixmcinfrarave]

Infrarave ☢️

[@DivKid]

what about them?

[@pseudobeast4653]

Add to cart.

[@DivKid]

very good

[@alexgrunde6682]

Conceptually, this is a super fun idea, giving a single module a much greater range of effects processing than a 12 HP unit normally would. However, the history of electronic music production devices is littering with these sort of bespoke formats that hold promise but in practice fall off quickly and down the line become impractical as people lose cartridges and they become rarities on the used market. Would’ve been more future-proofed if it was an SD card slot and the programs were downloadable off the web.

[@vinylarchaeologist]

There is actual analogue circuitry on those cartridges. It‘s basically a way to swap off the INSIDES of a module. Not sure how that is comparable to a digital module that uses SD cards.

[@Wormsie]

@@vinylarchaeologist This is pretty much the only way to create an FX module with swappable _analog_ FX. (You can also put digital FX on the card, of course). Having cartridges wouldn't really make sense for a digital-only FX module.

[@vinylarchaeologist]

@@Wormsie Exactly my point.

[@NickVu]

@@vinylarchaeologist I was so confused what the point of cartridges is. Thanks for explaining =)

[@GeorgeLocke]

How accessible are these cartridges? I take it the insides are a (popuated) PCB, nothing too obscure?