Rack of the Month - September 2024

A single voice generative rack with many high-quality modulation sources and destinations

Polygogo sits at the heart of this rack, an eye-catching module: it is a capable stereo FM oscillator with a gorgeous visual interface. We pair it here with the Meridian, a stereo filter with flexible routing, tone shaping and modulation options.

Playing the voice is the Omnitone Melodi, a generative sequencer, and the Bastl Kompas, a generative trigger generator. Melodi provides the base sequence, and Kompas can be used to add accents or as an imperfect clock for another module.

uBurst, a compact version of Mutable Instruments' Clouds, acts as a compact and powerful stereo effect unit here - a classic underutilization of the module, capable of much more but so often relegated to FX duty.The Black Octasource provides us with 8 linked modulation outputs that can be plugged into the wealth of destinations in our filter and oscillator to sculpt the sound over time. Ampera is a compact and capable Quad VCA, also acting as attenuator, and Skis II provides us with a couple of envelopes in a low footprint.At the end is the Black Stereo Mixer for stereo 1/4" and a headphone output.