New free VCV Rack modules: chaotic oscillators, HP word generator, drums

It’s time again for that trip-to-the-candy-store feeling with VCV Rack: the Eurorack rush without spending anything at all. Since our last episode, we’ve gotten new 4ms Roland-style drums, some unique stuff from Venom, a trio of chaotic oscillators, and a sequencer inspired by the legendary HP 8006A Word Generator. Hands-on with these open-source creations — let’s go!

VCV Rack patches in a module? 4ms explains their Meta Module

It’s the prototype that ate Chicago’s Knobcon. 4ms showed their new “Meta Module,” which lets you put patches inside a hardware module. The new module can run compatible VCV Rack patches with full hands-on and CV control. An image went viral, but without all the details. So here’s 4ms to get meta with us and explain exactly what’s going on.

Peter Kirn - September 12, 2023

Modular to go: 4ms are making cute little $100 “Pods” for modules

It’s Eurorack without the big rack. Or rack modular that thinks it’s desktop. In any event, if you ever found a module or three you wanted to use without getting a big rack, or quick portability for a beloved module, 4ms may have a solution for you: 4ms Pods.

Peter Kirn - October 11, 2018

Softube’s Modular is on sale – here’s why you might want to grab it

Peter Kirn - July 20, 2018

Get a kid to explain clock: Caitlin’s modular clock tutorial is must-watch

Peter Kirn - January 2, 2018

Go gear crazy with the best synth gear unveiled at Superbooth

Peter Kirn - April 24, 2017

Inside Orphx’s terrific live technique, mixing modular and computer

Peter Kirn - January 2, 2017

In An Avalanche of Modular, Here’s the New Gear You Need to Know

Peter Kirn - February 10, 2015

Synth Madness, as Sound-making Manufacturers of Austin Gather Today at Switched On

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