WGD Modualr Has Been Busy… 3 New Eurorack Projects!

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"In this video, I’m giving you a quick update on what I’ve been working on over the summer and showing three new projects that have recently made their way into my Eurorack setup.

🎛️ First up is kefir, a simple 24HP four-channel stereo mixer with input normalization. I needed another stereo mixer for my 1U row, so I took one of my already proven mixer designs and turned it into a dedicated 1U utility module.

🍉 I also made a 1U version of melon. Since a 4HP Eurorack module fits perfectly into a 1U row when rotated by 90 degrees, I designed a new 22HP panel for the existing melon PCB. The module now fits nicely into my 1U row, and there are already more new firmwares in development including a port of the Mutable Instruments Elements engine.

🌱 Lastly, I completely redesigned my Daisy-based stereo multi-effects module. The new version is called carciofo and is built around the new Electrosmith Seed 3. It is only 6HP wide and adds two buttons and a WS2812B RGB LED for a much more flexible interface.

For this video I’m also taking the new Quattro firmware for a spin, which puts drive, chorus, delay and reverb behind the four knobs."

⏱️ Chapters 00:00 – Intro 00:03 – Coming Up 00:19 – Kefir: 1U Stereo Mixer 00:50 – Melon goes 1U 01:42 – Melon Mod 303 Demo 02:30 – Carciofo: 6HP Stereo Multi-FX 03:01 – Quattro demo 04:18 – Final thoughts

Live Techno Jam with @theblisssssssss | Eurorack Livestream

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"Join us for an evening of live patching, experimentation, and hopefully some proper techno grooves. I'll be patching alongside @theblisssssssss, who is still relatively new to the world of modular synthesis, so expect some exploration, testing, happy accidents, and plenty of learning along the way.
We'll be tweaking patches in real time, and seeing where the machines take us. Some things will work, some things probably won't — that's part of the fun of modular.

Whether you're deep into Eurorack, curious about live electronic music, or just want to hang out and listen to some evolving techno, you're very welcome to join us."

This 4HP Eurorack Module Just Got INSANE

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⏱️ Chapters
00:00 – Intro
00:14 – What happened since the last video? [embed below]
00:54 – New panels
01:17 – Fixing the noise problem
01:50 – Melon in live performances
02:03 – Firmware flashing infrastructure
02:32 – Updates to existing firmwares
03:08 – New firmwares
03:18 – Metal Hit
04:14 – RALPS
04:50 – Reese Bass
05:29 – Drums
06:26 – fxloperformer
07:29 – Final thoughts


"In this video, I’m taking a look at what has happened to melon since my last video. My 4HP Eurorack adaption of Hagiwo’s amazing RP2350-based MOD2 has grown quite a bit since then, with new panels, new firmware, community contributions, and improvements to the overall infrastructure.

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10 MINUTES OF RAW TECHNO WITH BIG EUROACK CASE

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"In this video, I’m doing what I don’t show often enough on this channel: a raw Eurorack techno jam.

No soldering, no PCBs, no talking — just a patch and 10 minutes of raw modular techno.

This is a one-take jam recorded straight from the system.
Minimal setup and letting the system do its thing - one take, no edits!

Sometimes it’s just nice to stop building and play the instrument."

WHY OPEN SOURCE IS KING: 3 New Kits for Our 8‑Bit Eurorack Drum Module

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"In this video, we take another look at UTF-8 SAMPLIFIED – the fully open-source 8-bit Eurorack drum module I released with ASCII Synth. It’s made its way into racks all over the world, and even into DIY workshops like the one run by mzourack at Noise Kitchen in Prague.

Now it’s getting even better:

Thanks to a pull request by community member poetaster, three new kits have been added: 808, Jungle, and Beatbox – plus a handy wav2c.py script that lets you convert your own samples into custom kits!

Check out the GitHub Repository:

🔧 https://github.com/wgd-modular/utf-8-...
📚 Wiki and build instructions: https://github.com/wgd-modular/utf-8-...
🔌 Flash your module online: https://wgd-modular.github.io/ut-flas...

📖 Chapters:

0:00 – Intro
0:05 – Our drum module: The story so far
1:44 – PCBWay Advertisement
2:15 – Demo 1: Jungle kit
4:01 – Demo 2: 808 kit
6:20 – Ending words"

FREE OPEN SOURCE DRUM MACHINE DESIGN! DIY BUILD + DEMO

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"In this video we are building a tiny - almost credit card sized - drum machine called UTF-9 SAMPLIFIED. It is based on the bleep drum. Check out my version on GitHub:

https://github.com/wgd-modular/utf-9-...

Original bleep drum design: https://bleeplabs.com/product/the-ble...
My eurorack footprints: https://github.com/wgd-modular/eurocad

00:00 - Hello!
00:06 - Tiny drum machines?
01:15 - PCBWay Sponsorship
01:31 - Building the Drum Machine
02:17 - Jam 1
03:31 - Jam 2 using MIDI"

New Eurorack Distortion - December 2023 edition

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"New month, new modules.

This month, distortion!

Some are tube, some aren't. It's a mixed bag. But it's interesting to hear tube up against diode to remember how the vibe changes. There are some here that are warm and fuzzy, and others that clearly just want to rip off your ears and throw them in a blender.

So don't crank your volume right away...you'll find out the hard way that I've put no limiting on the audio here....

00:00 Intro
00:20 WGD Modular Tequila
04:27 Sovage Engineering Le Brasier
13:46 Stoel Music Systems Tube Distortion
18:27 Colossus Audio Corruptelam
24:32 Drums"

WGD Modular Labskaus Arcade Joystick DIY Module Build & Demo - Eurorack Modular Synth DIY - #7

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"In today's episode, I build and demo the WGD Modular Labskaus eurorack synth module. Let me know what modules I should build next!

Huge thanks to WGD Modular for sending me the pcb/panel set for this module all the way from Germany! Check them out here: https://wgdmodular.de/module/list/"