The Rack Pack
by Blue Nautilus, Moonbass Alpha, Oscidigi, Stujay, & Synthdad
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Episode 22: Responds Well To Modulation
Episode 22: Responds Well To Modulation
About this podcast
The Rack Pack is a podcast where five synth-obsessed friends dive deep into the strange, beautiful, and occasionally chaotic world of modular synthesis. In each episode, we explore our favorite gear, discuss patching strategies, share creative inspiration, and navigate the ever-growing rabbit hole that is Eurorack. Whether you're a seasoned modular veteran or just starting to eye your first case, we're here to celebrate the joy of sound exploration with plenty of laughs, strong opinions, and tangled patch cables along the way.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 22 episodes
- Episode 22: Responds Well To Modulation · 1 h 1 min · Episode 22The Rack Pack #22 This week the Pack takes on the ethics of reverse-engineering software and the open-sourcing of Beads. We also compare notes on getting ready for a 45-minute…
- Episode 21: Sarah Belle Reid · 1 h 0 min · Episode 21In this episode the Pack chats with musician, producer, music educator, and content creator Sarah Belle Reid. The conversation hits how to improvise with electronic instruments…
- Episode 20: Arrested For Modular · 1 h 0 min · Episode 20The Rack Pack is back after a slow summer, minus Stu. Mark recaps Bloop Groop's Culture Night special in Dublin with Arturia, where he built a modular system from an empty case…
- Episode 19: Early Summer Catchup · 54 min · Episode 19It's a lean crew this time — a smaller version of The Pack meets up to talk the ebbs and flows of creativity, what summer does to a Eurorack habit, and wherever the conversation…
- Epiode 18: Superbooth 26 with DivKid · 1 h 11 min · Episode 18In this episode of The Rack Pack, the crew is joined by modular synth wizard DivKid for a full post-Superbooth decompression session. We recap the biggest announcements, weirdest…
- Episode 17: Noise Engineering · 59 min · Episode 17In this episode, The Rack Pack visits the headquarters of Noise Engineering, where we sit down with founders Kris Kaiser and Stephen McCaul. Surrounded by the machines that have…
- Episode 16: Jason Lim of Instruō · 1 h 15 min · Episode 16In this episode, The Rack Pack welcomes Jason Lim, founder of Instruō, for a deep dive into the ideas shaping one of modular’s most distinctive voices. We explore Jason’s design…
- Episode 15: Boredbrain · 1 h 4 min · Episode 15In this episode, The Rack welcomes Adam Harding of Boredbrain Music. We get into the origins of Boredbrain, and how the simple Patchulator blossomed into a full-blown eurorack…
- Episode 14: Metamyther · 57 min · Episode 14In this episode, the Pack welcomes New York–based modular artist, community builder, and YouTuber Metamyther—both to the show and to Los Angeles. We dig into his creative mindset…
- Episode 13: A New Year, 2026 · 54 min · Episode 13A new year, a new rack of hopes and fears. The Pack is back to kick off 2026, digging into what we’re excited about, what we’re watching closely, and what we’re absolutely not…
- Episode 12: 2025 Wrap-Up · 58 min · Episode 12In the final episode of 2025, the Pack gets together to talk about our favorite modular-related things from the year, and what we're looking forward to from next year. Join us…
- Episode 11: SURCO · 1 h 9 min · Episode 11Welcome back to The Rack Pack, a modular synthesizer podcast. In this episode, the entire Pack sits down with techno artist SURCO for a deep dive into his workflow, approach to…
- Episode 10: Jay Hosking · 58 min · Episode 10In this episode, (most of) the Pack welcomes musician, writer, neuroscientist, and YouTuber Jay Hosking into the fold. Jay isn’t just someone who makes beautiful synthesizer…
- Episode 9: Reverb Tails from Bristronica · 58 min · Episode 9In this episode of The Rack Pack, the crew dives into a packed month of gear news and announcements shaking up the synth world. We start with Elektron’s much-anticipated Tonverk…
- Episode 8: Knobcon 2025 · 53 min · Episode 8Join us as we record on location in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Schaumburg during Knobcon 2025. We speak about our experiences and we catch some passers-by, including…
- Episode 7: Knobcon 2025 Preview · 42 min · Episode 7It's September and the Pack is off to KnobCon! We preview the Chicagoland synth camp and talk about what we are excited to see and do in Illinois this coming weekend.
- Episode 6: Ali Modular - Esu's Trifecta · 1 h 9 min · Episode 6Welcome to episode 06 of The Rack Pack 🎛 Today we've got Ali Modular in the house and we're talking everything Esu's Trifecta – the new triple FX engine from Ali the Architect…
- Episode 5: July Catch-up · 58 min · Episode 5Welcome to the fifth episode of The Rack Pack! Today we've got 4/5ths of the crew (Moonbass Alpha is out on a secret mission) going freeform across a range of topics: * Seaside…
- Episode 4: Patrick O'Brien · 60 min · Episode 4In this episode The Rack Pack welcomes our very first guest, the one and only Patrick "POB" O'Brien! POB is a modular artist, community builder, educator, and demo artist…
- Episode 3: The Proteus Algorithmic Sequencer · 38 min · Episode 3Our very own Blue Nautilus takes us behind the scenes of Seaside Modular and the journey of bringing the Proteus algorithmic sequencer from concept to physical Eurorack module…
