Compact Modular – What it sounds like and how to pack it for travel with the 4MS 48X Pod

We've all seen gigantic modular cases and it either puts GAS into overdrive or makes it feel so daunting to get started especially considering the cost of it all. For this video, I trimmed down to some essentials to see what you actually need by using only what I already have. You can start with far less than you think and you'll learn so much in the process. It seems to make a little bit of a case for semi-modular as well. It doesn't have the same allure of one cohesive case with a lid, but it actually worked out way better than I thought. Just as much fun was had, I promise!

I definitely want to help others like myself who have been interested in modular but haven't got started because of advice like "buy the biggest case you can afford". Though this may be sound advice depending on your bank account, it wasn't for me especially because of my rather limited budget. I'm years in now and have made lots of jams, many of which no one ever heard. I've dodged danced around so many "must have" modules for getting started and I think I've accumulated some sweet modules in the process.

Thanks to Andrew Huang, Mylar Melodies, Red Means Recording, Div Kid, Molten Modular, and Look Mum No Computer for sending so much amazing knowledge out into the interwebs for me to find.

Time Stamps
0:00 All you need? Fancy intro
0:52 Untangling the big modular dream case
1:49 Minimum viable party (as Mylar says)
3:01 Why do I need this small modular setup?
5:51 What did I choose for the setup?
9:35 The complete 48hp case
10:42 Packing this stuff for flying
11:02 Packing the 0-Coast
11:52 Packing the 0-Coast
14:22 Patch 1 The Jam you've been hearing already
19:42 Patch 2 Walkthrough
22:35 Patch 2 Jam
26:18 Patch 2 Jam continues with cross modding
27:09 Patch 3 Making drum sounds
28:06 Patch 3 Jamming the zappy drums
28:17 Patch 3 and 4 Stacking jams on top of jams
29:37 Patch 4 Ambient jam by itself
29:59 Patch 3 and 4 Jam continues with full zaps
30:22 You can do a lot with 48hp and an 0-Coast
31:20 Music right till the end