First ae modular sanity check

I would recommend also a DELAY; it's (for my taste) almost inevitable to get some space into the sound, making rhythmical patterns (even when only the envelope is triggered by an LFO) more vivid etc.

I would recommend you buy one of the starter racks. They have a selection of really useful modules and are quite cheaper than if you buy all the parts individually.

www.tangiblewaves.com/store/p2/AE_modular_STARTER_RACK_1.html

You will most likely want to add more modules in the future so I recommend getting the two row rack for a small additional cost. Just ask Robert for it before you order.

the 'complete systems' do represent quite a saving ...so price this up carefully before you rule them out  
(also id personally would go for a 2-row case, they are a really nice size - not sure if Robert does an 'upgrade' to switch a 1-row starter , to a 2-row case?) 



this is a good selection... and to be honest theres no right choice, and its easy to just keep adding  

Id be tempted to add the new SVF or the WASP (which does have a nice character),   this will give you 2 complete voices, if you wish, but also good for layering... 


MASTER (and MIDI) : sequencing with midi - this is what I do, and really like doing it this way, but bare in mind its monophonic..
MIXER:  Id replaced this with a 4ATT/MIX , this you can use to mix, but also to attenuate  - more flexible.
DELAY : effects... inboard/outboard - the advantage of in the rack, is you can modulate them - or in the case of the delay , you can 'abuse' it

 Id echo others, the thing to be careful of is to include some things that are a bit different, (especially if you already have some other conventional synths) 

(if you want to 'drop things' in favour of others... Id personally put ? against wavefolder and delay, they are great, but perhaps 'optional' if you need to swap out) 

in this vain...there are some 'fun modules'  
- NOISE and  S&H modules can add something different, as you can add 'randomness' to different places in your patches.
- LOGIC and DIVIDER are quite specific to modular, great with something like the VCSwitch , but can also be used to combine with midi gate and lfo (e.g. midi gate-> divider -> then AND with LFO -> ENV)

then there are "boring" (aka utility, or overlooked )  module
- 2ATT, this has an inverted, look at the last challenge and you can see how I used it to crossfade between 2 audio sources.
- HP AMP - great if you want to go portable  
- SIGNAL AMP - this is one I've neglected (dont have yet) , but its often useful to boost signals after filtering... and add a contact mic for some extra fun  

(Ive not got the LPG , but that is also a bit different.... you could probably almost get west coast with harsh oscillator sounds->wavefolder -> LPG) 

to be clear, Im not saying you should get everything ... rather highlighting why some of these 'less obvious' modules are in the 'starter rack', and id not worry about having something that you 'dont know why its there'.... thats part of the fun, you'll soon find interesting uses for them all....


we are all learning, thats why we started the patch challenges, so we could together explore different ways of using AE modular, and combining things in unexpected ways  

wrong choice, nah  - its obvious you know what your doing  

DIVIDER 
divider I most often use as a kind of counter (but there are plenty of other uses) ,
eg imagine you a midi sequence coming in, so it fires a gate...
which you use to trig one envelope/vca to let one oscillator sound.

ok, what you could do is , send that gate to the divider, and take the /2 out to and envelope/vca to let through your other oscillator.
now, every other note you'll hear both oscillators

(its also really useful dividing clock signals ... bare in mind midi clock is very fast, usually you use BEATSTEP to slow it down to reasonable tempo.)

LOGIC 
use an LFO to sound a note periodically, but not if you are playing a note via midi 

in practice i tend to do something a bit more subtle e.g. modulating timbre (so filters etc).... 


but for sure, you have plenty to explore with what you have on your list