Eli Silverstein

project Technology Micro eurorack

Micro eurorack

Maximum technology density in the smallest case

Overview

This project was a dream of mine since long ago. I love eurorack format because it is a uniform interface for audio modules. Compare that to guitar pedals where you stick on gooey velcro strips that boxes haphazardly stick to a wooden board with felt. Bleugh. So gross. If you store a pedalboard sideways then the pedals ooze off.

Eurorack is so clean, so nice. I took the smallest possible case, then soldered custom power connectors to be significantly smaller than the stock eurorack power jacks to fit into this case. With my tall narrow modules I used brass standoffs to achieve maximum technology density in this form factor.

I ordered PCBs for these open source eurorack modules and programmed custom firmware to do all sorts of epic fun stuff, like emulate a prophet6, be a waveshaper, digital oscillators, etc.

Modules in the black case
Modules in the black case

Size

This image shows the size difference between my custom 2 row eurorack and my microeurorack. I already hand built the 2 row eurorack to be smaller and lighter than ones you can buy online. The micro rack took it to the next level.

My 2-row eurorack next to the micro eurorack
My 2-row eurorack next to the micro eurorack

Gallery

The case from the front
The case from the front
Patched, next to a keyboard
Patched, next to a keyboard
The rack on its side, patch cables in
The rack on its side, patch cables in
Build in progress
Build in progress

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