No.1 APEX Eurorack Delays

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"I am not sure if there's an APEX (best of the best) delay in eurorack. If there was, I would never ended up with so many of them. The 'problem' with eurorack is that each manufacturer adds something special. They have to. I guess my 'problem' is the autistic need to make 'one brand' cases instead of a colorful patch blanket. I never fully realized I had so many delays and even though there is no good and bad in euro, I could easily build a subjective top five - in any order - except for number 1. The top spot has been taken for seven years, but is now on the verge of retirement.

I'll be using a stack of Plaits and Rings as a reference sound, so prepare for a 20 minute 'spa'. In the end, there is an APEX delay after all. I'll add chapters later, for now I want you to relax, listen, maybe even do something else, and when you hear something remarkable, check what's playing. Spin FX delays like FX-AID are not included, but mentioned in general because they're not just delays. I also think the karaoke-chip delays (e.g. Bruxa, Lyra-8 FX) are too exotic but APEX in their own field. I also didn't include any analog/BBD delays because I have no experience with them. This is not a competitive review, it's a lab tour.

Please comment if I overlooked a delay that beats everything else, I don't have/know all of them. It's also cool if you'd share your personal favorite!

Cheers,
Robert"

West Coast Synthesis

video upload by 4ms Company

Patch notes via the 4ms MetaModule forum:

External Audio Path:
-Audio main output on ch. 1 and ch. 2

Internal Audio Path:
-Two VCOs are entangled with their audio outputs mapped to one another’s FM inputs.
-Each oscillator then goes into its own wavefolder.
-The wavefolder’s both have a dedicated lowpass gate.
-The low pass gates are fed into a VCA for volume modulation
-Each VCA is then sent into a stereo mixer
-The stereo mix feeds into two spring reverb units for Left and Right.
-A limiter is placed on the output for master volume control and clip protection

Internal CV Path:
-Free running random voltage generators are fed into a dedicated CV mixer for each VCO.
-The random voltage amount and crossmodulation are mixed with another to create a 1v/octave signal for the VCOs.
-The trigger outputs of each random voltage generator ping the lowpass gates.
-The random voltages go into a full wave rectifier and are used as CV signals for the two VCAs: this creates random volume fluctuations for each channel.

Metamodule knob mappings:
A - VCO 1 Frequency
B - VCO 2 Frequency
C - VCO 1 Random CV
D - VCO 2 Random CV
E - Random rate 1
F - Random rate 2
U - Random 1 crossmodulation
V - Random 2 crossmodulation
W - VCO crossmodulation
X - Wavefold
Y - Decay time
Z - Random shape

Guitar Chords generated with Strings by CV Funk

video upload by 4ms Company

"A patch that generates guitar chords using Strings by CV Funk! As always, visit the MetaModule forum to view and download the patch: https://forum.4ms.info/t/guitar-chord..."

Quick Test Of Small Eurorack Synth

video upload by John L Rice

"Yet another rearrangement! ☺️
Synthrotek
Behringer
Happy Nerding
The Harvestman/Industrial Music Electronics
Erica Synths
2hp
4ms"

HWJ - STEREO OF THE DOOMED

video upload by FL3SHB4CK

"Hardware Jams Challenge: DOOM

2 similar noisy modules into Beads
Noiswasps is a module heavily inspired by the Noise Swash, so they can play together! Interestingly, they are "linked" by their Mood cv in/out

‪@4msCompany‬ ‪@gehirnenterprises‬ ‪@alizondevices‬"

Elastika Metal Resonance patch with MetaModule

video upload by 4ms Company

"External Audio Path:
-Main audio outputs on channel 1 and 2

Internal Audio Path:

-A VCO’s four main wave shapes are ran into a scanner which allows the user to crossfade between different wave shapes.
-The output of the crossfader goes into a shaped dual envelope VCA where a simple decay envelope is applied.
-The patch then runs into an Elastika Sapphire, where modal synthesis is applied.
-The output of the sapphire is ran through a dry/wet with the output of the VCO.
-The output of the crossfader then runs into a Mid/Side encoder/decoder to manipulate the stereo field.
-The output of the Mid/Side is fed into a valley plateau reverb
-The entire patch then goes through a limiter for volume protection.

Internal CV Path:
-Two triangle wave LFOs are cross modulated with one another and are processed by a sample and hold (LFO1 = clock, LFO2 = sample).
-Before LFO2 hits the sample and hold it is crossfed with white noise to allow random deviations of voltage to be sampled.
-The output of the S&H is used to control the pitch of VCO as well as scramble all of the parameters on the Elastika Sapphire.

MetaModule knob mappings:

A - LFO1 Frequency (clock)
B - LFO2 Frequency (sample)
C - LFO1 CV attenuverter
D - LFO2 CV attenuverter
E - Triangle/white noise crossfader for sample and hold
F - VCO main frequency
U - VCO attenuverter
V - Waveshape: crossfader for main waveshapes of VCO.
W - Decay time for main VCO pitch
X - Dry/Wet for Elastika.
Y - Reverb Dry/Wet
Z - Reverb decay time.

Lastiksteppa.yml (13.8 KB)
Lastiksteppa.vcv (3.9 KB)"

via https://forum.4ms.info/t/elastika-metal-resonance/1162

U. F. O.

video upload by Ebotronix

Waldorf Iridium,
Expressive E Osmose,
Clavia Nord Micro Modular ,
Korg Drumlogue,
Conductive Labs The NDLR V2,
4ms Dual Looping Delay,
ADDAC 2x Foot Controller,
Boss 2x EV 30,
Bode Frequency Shifter,
Strymon Big Sky MX, controlled by,
ATO Faderbank 16 n , with Midi CC,
Bastle Bestie,
Dorian Scale,
23.02.2025
vid # 2476

Dreadbox Murmux Jam

video upload by J S H G

"Just more Jamming with the Dreadbox Murmux Adept using my Oxi One, 4ms Meta Module and Oto Bim. Been busy with life so posting has been hard. But I'm going to try and keep it going.
Thanks"

Sidechain with Pressed Duck in MetaModule

video upload by 4ms Company

"This patch can be downloaded from our MetaModule forum in the Patch Gallery, head to https://forum.4ms.info/t/sidechain-wi..."

Buiding an Ambient setup for the 4ms Meta module in VCV Rack

video upload by Omri Cohen

"Here you can find the VCV patch together with the Meta patch - https://patchstorage.com/ambient-proc...
Here is the video about the Tapographic Delay - [posted here]
Overview of the Meta Module - [posted here]

00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - Building the patch
06:30 - The finished patch
07:48 - With the Meta module"

SCM Boom Bap with MetaModule

video upload by 4ms Company

January 31, 2025

video upload by 4ms Company

Blippoo Box patch with MetaModule

video upload by 4ms Company

Creating a horror movie soundtrack with MetaModule

video upload by 4ms Company

Plateau Reverb Patch with MetaModule

video upload by 4ms Company

Morphing Drone Patch with MetaModule

video upload by 4ms Company

Granular synthesis patch with MetaModule!

video upload by 4ms Company

Ambient w/ Moog One, Prophet-10, Modular Synthesizer | Snow Crystal 2024-12-19 by atnr

video upload by atnr

"A composition using the ‪@MoogSynthesizers‬ Moog One, ‪@SequentialLLC‬ Prophet-10, and a modular synthesizer. While the Moog One and Prophet-10 are played manually, the modular synth produces drone sounds with Plaits and clicking sounds with the STO.

The clicking sounds are randomized using the ‪@4msCompany‬ Quad Clock Distributor and Monome White Whale."

Sound Design Tools with MetaModule

video upload by 4ms Company

Generative patch with MetaModule

video upload by 4ms Company

"Generative patch with MetaModule and Moffenzeef Modular Pocket Clock-It"