I have spent a few enjoyable hours this afternoon reorganising my modules around current and forthcoming projects and common patches (I think that's another way of saying moving my favourite modules closer to one another). Younger people might describe this as workflow. The process gave rise to an interesting thought, if I were starting again (bearing in mind I only started 6 months ago in February), which modules would I buy

* In general terms the answer is fewer of the quad modules, preferring instead the original singles which tend to offer more options and control.
* Most notably, I would have bought more sound-manipulation modules earlier. The second-hand 126 Frequency Shifter is wondrous and I need to try the 116 Waveform Processor and 136 Distortion Waveshaper (on this month's shopping list).
* also some of the more perverse filters (Wasp and Xtreme are on the medium term shopping list).
* I think another important factor is to buy a variety of VCOs, not just 110s.
* For the stochastic patches I spend most of my time on, the 147 VCLFO is essential and I could use another.
* The 149 SoU is my main module (often with the 156 Quantizer) and alternatives such as the Wogglebug and Cyclotron also need investigation.

Perhaps perversely, having voted against utility modules, I do like the 109 Signal Processor as it makes quick patches easy and the filter is a beaut.

The process has also clarified what I need now, and some of it is more of the same, notably some more 109s another 147 VCLFO and a proper ADSR, either a straight 140 or perhaps the 141 VCADSR. I'll post a WTB next.

Cheers, Nick