racks

[Steve Jones]

On Apr 23,  4:37pm, Martin Czech wrote:
 Subject: racks

> The panels are separated into the "knobs" controll area,
> and below that the "patch" or jack area.
>
> ------
> | k  |
> | n  |
> | o  |
> | b  |
> | s  |
> -----
> | p  |
> | a  |
> | t  |
> ------  ( not to scale ;) )

Yeah, this is the same concept with a vertical rather than
a horizontal orientation.  The general idea is to reserve
a 'patching zone' and to keep anything else, i.e. knobs
switches, etc.  out of that lane.  The problem with the
vertical orientation is that if you stack another box o'
modules on top, the patch cords could dangle down over
the knob area of the lower box.  With the horizontal form
factor, gravity becomes our friend rather than our enemy
8^).  Of course, there could always be overriding factors
of your design that would recommend the vertical way.
But everything else being equal (is that an idiom? sorry),
I prefer the horizontal (for the moment, anyway).

steve