I am deeply prone to GAS and have long-since accepted that my eurorack system is an evolving organism constantly subject to change and that that's just part of the fun of the hobby to me.
For for those similarly afflicted I was curious about your longest-running modules, the ones that never seem to be put upon the alter of B/S/T sacrifice.
Here are some of mine in what's now a reasonably robustly-sized system:
- Pam's New Workout: It's not so much that it's one of my favorite modules, but it's my core clocking module and it's useful and not one I ever think about selling.
- Mordax DATA: Acquired very early in the hobby, I just think of it as my CV monitor and never think about trading it.
- Make Noise Maths: A classic for a reason.
- Xaoc Moskwa II, Warna II, and Belgrad: Xaoc in general is an increasingly stable brand in my system, I love their stuff and suspect the Praga, Tallin, and their other filters are also unlikely to go anywhere, but the three I mention are the longest-standing. Warna II in particular are such a great utility, I have 3 and use them all.
- Noise Engineering Versio: I have 3 of these also and have for some time. So many great firmwares. I wouldn't sneeze at a 4th.
- Schlappi Three Body: For a time I was changing out complex oscillators regularly, until I landed on the Three Body. Three interrelated oscillators that can be audio voices or modulators or a combination of both, with 14 outputs and 32 patchpoints is tough to beat.
- Instruo Lubadh & Arbhar: I wouldn't say "never" on these, but they're now very long-standing and the core of so many noise/drone patches. They feel like family.
- Verbos Amp & Tone: This is the weird one. It has a noise floor and can pick up noise from surrounding modules depending where it's placed in the system. But I've had it so long and I just love the sound of it, it has such a gnarly howling resonance, and I actually kind of like its noise floor which reminds me of a gentle bed of cassette hiss. I can never quite bring myself to offer it away.
So what are some of yours?