Soniclab review

Well deserved praise here :grinning:

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I agree. The key thing is being prepared to open your mind to what can be done with the MM, and Paulee demonstrates that admirably.

a nice,fair review! really digging that standalone pod 26 case sheā€™s utilizing. they always say ā€œget a bigger caseā€ but in this case im thinking ā€œget a smaller oneā€ ;]

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nice review and good to see how others are approaching the unit. Confirms to me that once youā€™ve let go of the idea that you can run 100ā€™s of vcv rack modules at once, this unit is absolutely brilliant. IMHO the killer feature is the instant patch loading - jumping through different eurorack universes in the blink of an eye - opening up all sorts of possibilities for modular in live/performative situations.

Need a bigger pod to put in that Wi-Fi expander at least.

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thankfully, for me at least since i cant go bigger, the kvm switch also works great between the usb-c and the laptop (w thumb drive in the middle), maybe wont be quite as quick as the wifi expander, but still decently fast going back forth

itā€™s nice to see another review, and one which I think is fair, does a good job of talking about pros/cons.

whilst I agree putting MM in a portable rack is a good idea, I agree that pod is way too small.

I find MM needs some supporting modules, e.g. output module, and also modules that you need hands-on control of. so far Ive found MM is best used as a support module, a Swiss Army knifeā€¦ and Iā€™m sure most of us, are going to want to add expanders at some point. for me, definitely button exp, likely a wifi exp too.

thats the only bit where I found this review a bit ā€˜hyperbolicā€™.
sure, its fun to use MM on its own when you first get it, but for me, that makes no sense in the long run. if I want something standalone Id just use vcv on a laptop, its integration with other eurorack modules is its USP.

similarly I think the review dismisses laptop + vcv + es way too readily.
this is an excellent combination, and has many advantages. esp in a studio environment.