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JWM - MiRack Test 2023 (the redemption)
I admit when I created my first miRack test last year, the results were very boring and less than stellar. It was rubbish. This may not be exactly what I classify as Ambient, but it's far more exciting and fun than my first miRack test. I included a screenshot above to show you how I hooked everything up.
I said I'd start with some basic modules, but I kept adding and adding until it became the sound you hear now. I'm rather proud of this one, even if it is just a simple beginner's experiment.
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good one !! Feels very arctic cold, which is very refreshing for me considering that outside was today 34 degrees of celsius 🤣
That is super hot geez! 😵 Glad you dug it bud.
I’m here to keep your spirit up!
For the ‘Test’, it is more than good, you are going in a good direction. 👍 Ahh, who am I kidding, I listened to this just because you are a good friend, haha. 😂
LOL! Cheers mate.
Yeah, it is fine for a beginner's piece in full modular, but I can't wait to get to the level where I create those mystical magical self-generating patches.
One interesting thing is - even through i really love miRack - recently i decided to step up my modular game and boght two small cases and filled them with some modules - but durprisingly i realised somehow i doesn’t have that level of fun like i have with mirack .. dunno why .. one thing what bothers me that in mirack you hsve instamtly tuned oscillstors in proper to proper tone, with physicall modulr it’s annoying procedure where you always need to compre it with some refernce tone ..
also real cables are not thst fun like virtual ones :-)))
here is what i have ..
i am going to give it a bit more time but for now it looks like physical modular is not my cup of cafe .. So be cautious if you at some moment start thinking this way too
Start wirh something really small to checl if physicall thing gives you same experience ..
Oh trust me, I don't plan to go with physical modular at all. Not enough space in my flat for even a small set-up like that that will only collect dust once I try it and don't like it. 🤣
I'm still wrapping my head around miRack and coming to grips with it as it were, but oh the fun it is!
Just to experiment and come up with fun ideas.
Enormous fun! Looking forward for your next creations..
Thanks mate.
And I look forward to all the advice you and others have for me here. 
Definitely the most helpful music forum. Learning a new medium is tough but worthwhile.
And yes, I've come to realise learning modular isn't a new production technique but rather a whole new sonic art medium! That's what had me so confused for the better part of a year when I first tried miRack and failed back in 2022. 😂
One reason alone why I will never go into HW modular is inability to save projects
. Only option is to take pictures, write comprehensive notes and record tracks. So Drambo, Audulus and miRack are my only friends.
this particular detail doesn't bother me much, when i create patch which i like i just instantnly multisample it (during whole session i have ready iPad connected for recording, so i can quickly record multisamples, like c0/c1/c2/c3/c4/c5 ) so i can easiky later load it into sampler ..
The real magic in modular systems is not "simple modules" anymore. The sauce are in this magic modules where the exploration guides you to places where you don't expect.
With the typical VCO + VCA + FILTER, modular is BORING. And with the typical "Hey, I have a 4000€ system that does blip blop chip chop and supermegadrone MMMMMMMMZZZZZZZ" is only for auto-pleasure.
i picked modules where i can do interesting stuff - that’s not problem for me here, i can easily get (for me) interesting sounds in quality which i can get just with lot of effort on iOS - so this is not my issue
Yes, i realised cables mess where i can just hardly reach knobs behind them bothers me more than i expected and also fact that i need all the time check oscillator tunning to have C note really playing C note :-)))
For now it’s 50:50 … building multisamples bank slowly, so far i am very sarisfied with result, not thst much with process, so will see …
That is a BIG sound! For me it conjured up an image of huge whales shooting out of the ocean and crashing back again.
always fascinates me how music (especially music without lyrics) invokes completely different visions and feelings for each listener.. we are SO MUCH different .. 👍👍
Yes, and "vive la difference!"
Cool.
I dig that interpretation mate. I should make more random stuff and see what you and others say. ☺️
Yes indeed.
Viva la difference!
@jwmmakerofmusic Sounds great: you’re getting there!
I just see using physical stuff as a different kind of thing, very much in the moment. If something good happens, I record it and then it’s done. With MiRack etc I can work differently, saving as I go. So different ways of doing things, pluses and minuses to both.
@dendy I find I patch differently between MiRack and physical (and I’m using semi-modulars so different beasts) - even with mults, I can’t match the kind of patching I do in MiRack, because I often patch things multiple times. And yes, tuning oscillators can be a PITA, though as my stuff is getting more abstract I’m finding I do a lot more by ear and don’t worry about a C being a real C. It depends on what you’re trying to do, basically.
ha, i was prepared for this, bought tons of stackable cables 🤣
yup definitely, as soon as you are more into self-containing/generative patches and abstract/fx stuff you doesn’t need to be that much “in tune” .. for me modulr is still just another sound source which i want to mix together with other synths ITB, so being in tune is pretty crucial..
as i said.. still didn’t rejected it, will give it try for at least next 2-3 months until infinally decide if it is benefitial for me .. And during that process i hope i gather a lot of samoled material …
"It’s about me not modular" ™
I completely understand the charm and feeling of anything analog in electronic music. I have utmost admiration for people investing tens and tens of thousands $€£ building their own dream setup. It’s more than a hobby or profession, it’s about experience and life.
Thank you my friend.
Meanwhile, I'm about to invest in another car and trade in my current one. $3000 for a nice smart car. Costs far less than a behomoth modular hardware set up by far.
Plus I'm tired of the gas wasted in my current model. Definitely a step up, and will enhance my experience and life.
small modular setup doesn’t need to be expensive (st least relarively to big ons :-)) - that mine was around €1600 everything including cables …
This is a decent rack for us Audiobus-ers, I mean enough for what you are already doing with your ‘Tests’, costing only €8.406. 😅
And @dendy, how much did you pay for those two little humble helpers Digitone & Digitakt?!
https://www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/view/1918527
bought them for around 690€ every one back in 2021.. also had luck to buy syntakt for 717€ just before they raised peice to >900€
Almost bought Digitone Keys last year, the choice was between Digitone and Korg Opsix. But I chickened out and bought an Arturia KeyLab61 mkii with V Collection instead, needed a good controller before everything else.
Are you happy with Digitone, FM wise?
literally best FM synth i ever had.. it’s extremely smart UI makes it almost inpossible to create bad sound and i would say it’s most “analog” sounding FM synth i ever had.. also the combination of FM engine, great elektron dual filter (sounds very “analogish”) and 2 audio rate LFOs makes it really fantastic synth - capable of everything from great kick drums, through basses, leads, pads, hihats, totally weird FXs..
If i should choose just 1 hw box, without second thinking i would pick Digitone.
uhm, hope jwmmaker isn’t too upset we created here serious offtopic 🥶
Well it's all pretty much on topic as far as I'm concerned, and I like to read it, lol. Keep on, mates.
We are still in the modular domain, I mentioned Arturia V Collection which contains Modular V3. Almost every modular or DAW-less setup has a small KeyStep / KeyStep Pro controller.
But I agree, we snatched the spotlight from JWM, that's not fair… sry. 🤗
A redemption song! Always good to hear.
And a lot cheaper building it in Mirack, that’s for sure!
Mirack is fantastic, but I have to say that, if you like messing with sound experimentally, rather than in an, literally, instrumental way, (and I do!), then real modular hardware is the (dangerously addictive) way to go.
The thought processes involved - what if I put this cable in that? What if I tweak this knob? - becomes a very organic, fluid, yes, experimental experience, that tapping a glass screen just can’t match. Something about the immediacy of the feedback, and the physicality of the knobs and leads…
I watch very accomplished Modularists like Mylar Melodies and Monotrail Tech Talk, and I’m in awe of their technical grasp of what the fudge is going on, their wholly intentional approach to achieving knowable aims. Maybe one day I will achieve that level of insight.
For now - what does this knob do?
@jwmmakerofmusic very nice I want to try to make some try to add to a track using MiRack