But yeah why are all these book not very deep? I think it’s because in any field there are WAY more beginners than advanced users. There are way more people who starting learning Japanese than people who make it to advanced level, so the market for the basic materials is 1-2 orders of magnitude larger.

Because ‘modular’ is the ‘designer’s handbag’ of synthesizers and people assume that, if you can spend half your salary on a powered eurorack case without batting an eye, you can surely spend a few lunches and dinners on a book that tells you how sophisticated and elite the world of ‘modular’ is. Of course, they will do it under the pretext of “introducing everyone into the world of modular” or “unraveling the mysteries behind modular”.

Either that or it really is the next electronic producer craze, which is not far from the truth if you have a look at all the major music publications and platforms. Good lord, just imagine all DJs stop playing records and do all -nighters on eurorack setups. I do hope it calms down soon, I’m already sick of all the “synth youtubers” doing 90% modular content.

Well, first of all, you should know the basics of eurorack if you are going to get into eurorack. Nobody just wakes up one day with a 6U rack and starts frying modules because he has no idea how to use them.

Second, how the hell do you fry a module by using it as intended? They all come with a printed or digital manual, better read that before using it, no?

Third, I don’t need a €60 to teach me to plug a VCO in a VCF and then in a VCA.

I bought a copy yesterday. The VAT doesn’t apply as I’m in Australia. It was removed automatically once I entered in my postal address.

Asks “what’s their authority to teach”, recommends getting your info from random Youtubers.

Let’s fry another module and make some ‘experimental’ music!

Totally agree with your comment here! ‘Where’s/What’s their authority to teach’. Lots of good info to be obtained on YouTube n contacting places like Noisebug and Analoghaven on the west coast…..or Contact the manufactures/support sites of the gear you bought! Worldly amount of info to be had …let your fingers do the walking….

Like many folks, I fried a few modules when I first started out….20 years ago….just going to fast …..but after $300.00+ of fried boards ….I started reading more online (and there was enough literature on this) n contacting the places where I bought my cards from…They helped out immensely on supporting the brands they sold…

There should not be any VAT charged on a book exported from the EU to a non-EU country. That’sa pretty steep overhead on top of the shipping (which itself is OK if not cheap)

I buy modules on a regular basis from Europe and the USA (Australia here). 25 Euro is relatively cheap shipping for a module let alone a book that’ll be about four times bigger. Your ‘Perfect Circuit’ charges about $50 USD to ship to me. 🙂

Have to disagree. It seems ridiculous that anyone would spend $3,000+ on a modular system and not be willing to spend a little money to actually understand what it inside and out.

Maybe you know some resources that I don’t know about, but just about every Euro owner I know has fried a module by connecting it wrong and most Youtube Eurorack videos seem to be people ‘experimenting’ with their gear. It seems like the scene would benefit from people knowing a lot more about what they’re doing.

Also, Euro power is still insane after 20 years.

What?? It’s all on the website:
The item: 60 Euro
21 % VAT tax: 12,6o Euro
Sending TOTAL cost: 25 Euro
SENDING VIA POST.NL:
It is 23€ without the track&trace code outside Europe, 9€ without track&trace within Europe.
Registered (with track&trace) 18.30€ for sending outside Europe, 12,65€ inside Europe. All packages are sent by that scheme and the price is depending on post officer who suggests the most adequate form of send individually to every package.
PACKAGING:
+ 2,65€ per package

Also, Modular Moon is a tiny, independent studio run by Anna, who is trying to make a livelihood teaching modular synthesis.

“Push Turn Move” and “Patch and Tweak” are all about the same price.