We recently came across some old videos from 2015 featuring SchneidersLaden's Thomas Kircher introducing three different Doepfer Basic Systems. Despite being ten years old now, these are still great videos covering the fundamentals of modular synthesis, so we recommend checking them out!

System ONE

Every modular journey starts somewhere. In Part 1, Thomas shows how to get expressive sounds out of a compact beginner build.

Modules featured:

A-190-3 USB/MIDI-to-CV/Gate Interface · A-180-2 Multiples · A-160 Clock Divider · A-161 Clock/Trigger Sequencer · A-148 Dual Sample and Hold / Track and Hold· A-110-2 Basic VCO · A-145 Low Frequency Oscillator LFO · A-118 Noise / Random · A-138c Polarizing Mixer / A-138j Inverting/Interrupting Mixer (Janus Mixer) · A-120 24dB Low Pass 1 · A-140 ADSR Envelope Generator · A-171-2 VC Slew Processor / Generator · A-132-3 Dual linear/exponential VCA

System TWO

Part 2 features a more advanced system with more modules and more possibilities.

Modules featured:

A-190-4 USB/MIDI-to-CV/Gate/Sync Interface · A-180-2 Multiples · A-110-4 Quadrature VCO · A-110-4 Thru Zero Quadrature VCO · A-147-2 VCD-LFO · A-138c Polarizing Mixer · A-106-6 XP Filter · A-132-3 Dual linear/exponential VCA · A-171-2 VC Slew Processor / Generator · A-148 Dual Sample and Hold / Track and Hold · A-171-2 VC Slew Processor / Generator 

System THREE

Part 3 features a dedicated drone setup system.

Modules featured:

A-143-4 Quad VCLFO/VCO · A-180-2 Multiples · A-118 Noise / Random · A-138m Matrix Mixer · A-171-2 VC Slew Processor / Generator · A-106-5 12dB SEM Filter · A-133 Dual Voltage Controlled Polarizer · A-171-2 VC Slew Processor / Generator