If you light your cigar with a banknote, then I would not advise you to :

  • Listen to a lot of music produced with modulars.
  • Identify the modules used in the styles of music you prefer.
  • Determine a reasonable budget to start with.
  • Choose a case that is large enough (Mantis, RackBrute 6U, Intellijel 7U, whatever).
  • Make a first selection including some core modules (VCA, VCF, modulation sources, utilities, etc.)
  • Set up your project in ModularGrid and submit it to get tips.
  • And maybe leave your semi-modulars in their own cases...

From experience, you could end up running out of time, or space, or budget. Or all three. Unless you light your cigar with a banknote.

PS: I love your avatar ;)

'On ne devrait jamais quitter Montauban' (Fernand Naudin).
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