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.
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Blue Nautilus, Moonbass Alpha, Oscidigi, Stujay, & Synthdad
In 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, what it means to listen, and how Sarah approached her most recent project, an electro-acoustic opera that took seven years to make! We struggle with the usual modular existential questions like whether to go big or to go small, and how to embrace our mistakes, even the ones made while podcasting.
Sarah Belle Reid's "Times Undoing and Progress" is available for preorder at bandcamp: https://sarahbellereid.bandcamp.com/album/times-undoing-progress (https://sarahbellereid.bandcamp.com/album/times-undoing-progress)
Sign up for her course on sound and synthesis here:
https://www.soundandsynthesis.com (https://www.soundandsynthesis.com)
Sarah's website:
https://www.sarahbellereid.com/ (https://www.sarahbellereid.com/)
23 Sept 2026
Episode 20: Arrested For Modular
The 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 in front of a live audience. Jonas reports from Knobcon and the first EMIXX West in Denver, and recounts his run in with the law for playing synths. Plus: Swells vs. Desmodus Versio, the Plinky, Noise Engineering's 23 new Legio firmwares, Radio Music Mk II, Soma Enigma, the Sidekick, and the dangers of going to lunch with Jeffy.
Modular On the Spot LA: https://motsla.com (https://motsla.com)
Dublin Bloop Groop: https://www.bloopgroop.com/ (https://www.bloopgroop.com/)
EMIXX West: https://www.emixx.org/EMIXXWEST (https://www.emixx.org/EMIXXWEST)
KnobCon: https://www.knobcon.com/ (https://www.knobcon.com/)
6 Jul 2026
Episode 19: Early Summer Catchup
It'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 wanders. On the docket: the campaign to bring Modular On The Spot LA back to life, recent gear scores and lingering GAS, and the eternal question of fitting music-making into full lives. Don't miss Stu's progress report on becoming Geddy Lee, plus an update from the Seaside workbench.
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868
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Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
5 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
6 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 24 / 100
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Social presence
0
YouTube
66
Engagement
32
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