madmacman wrote: ↑07 Mar 2023
2: Over the past few years, my Eurorack system has grown considerably and hybrid use with computer is just more fun with Reason. I now have all the RE's for Modular (Robotic Beans, Expert Sleepers), and thus rediscovered Reason a bit.
Maybe they are showing more interaction with hardware - Superbooth is after all the world fair for modular synthesizers.
I'm all but done sitting tweaking the tiny controls on REs. The high res update came too late for these old eyes. That's why I got into eurorack, and from the start I've kept interfacing with my computer a must for my rack. I have combis with external midi ports ready and players stacked that I drop in and explore with. I personally think the Westlicht Performer is the best for this -- I've built 2 -- because you have 8 cv/gate pairs outputting, and you can be quite flexible with the internal routing.
I'm also working on a DIY open source usb/midi interface that you can drop in your case and run off 5v. (Adapting the bluepill arduino board version of the USBMidiKliK4x4 project.) All so i can have a simpler access to the things in my case that use midi. And a lot of those have midi headers in the back I can plug into, thus the design of a small board I can set inside the case, and then route to some jacks on a panel if I want. I have two disting exes, for example, and am running TRS midi for them from some stereo jacks stuck into a panel. This will eliminate the need for a panel unless I want.
Aw crap I'm running on. The point is I'm so invested in combining my rack and my daw that I'm designing a circuit board to embedd midi at the case level.
I hope Reason Studios gives out eurorack patch cables like they did a few years ago.
Also I wish I could see the Pittsburgh Modular booth, play with a Taiga.
