I feel stupid and I've been avoiding asking the internet for help, because people are assholes. but after a few weeks of getting nowhere, I need to reach out. I mostly make power electronics on my own, play synth and bass live for an electro-industrial project, and when I jam with friends hardcore and crust punk. I always wanted to get into modular synths and eurorack, but never had the funds. this year, I read into eurorack and modules and ordered what I needed for a basic set up, leaving myself room in case to add much more later.

I have used semi-modular synths before. I've made sure all of my modules are plugged in correctly. with the Behringer Euro Go, it's pretty hard to fuck it up but I still made sure. when I go to patch, I just don't get any sound except from the mixer. if i patch the vco to the mixer, i can get some sound from the vco, but that's it. I tried watching videos to see what I'm fucking up and I've made sure to read all my equipment manuals. I've used my keystep 37 with my TE Medieval, but I can't patch it correctly to my eurorack. I've included photos but what I have:
Behringer 112 (vco), Doepfer Wasp filter, After Later Audio Tilt (function generator), Future Sound Systems Gristlizer TG4 (vca), Behringer 305 (mixer/sound source), Doepfer A-190-3 (midi-to-cv/gate). I also have delay and reverb modules but haven't touched those yet. and if you can't tell from the photos ;
keystep 37 midi to the gate
gate > gate input on function generator
pitch > vco input
cv note > vco input ( also tried adding velocity to vco input but it's not pictured)
vco out > cv 1 on filter (also tried audio in)
filter lp/hp out > vca input
vca out > mixer input
function generator out > mult >filter audio in and vca cv1

What am I doing wrong? am I missing something. I don't have any friends into modular, so you guys are my best hope.


HI and welcome! we have similar taste in music, I play drum in a punk/hc band and also make industrial/PE ;-)
Make sure you are transmitting and receiving on the same MIDI channel from keystep to the Doepfer A 190-3
Hope it helps


VCO out should go to the audio in of the Wasp filter. The out of your Tilt should go to the CV input of the Wasp and Gristleizer (for a classic subtractive patch). Out of the Wasp into the Gristleizer input. Gristleizer output into your mixer. Adjust settings of Gristleizer bias and Wasp level and frequency to taste.
Have fun!