Mixed Jacks

[Dan Higdon]

>> I have a modular (31 modules of Ric Miller's ARF gear) which is 99% 
>>banana. I had Ric do up a panel of cross jacks to get from banana to 1/4", 
>>and I think there's 1/8" on there as well... I'm not in front of the synth 
>>and I can't remember if we decided to do that or not. 
>
>Yes, this is what I do; all bananas 'inside' and 1/8 or 1/4 jacks for the 
>external world.

I use this scheme as well.  I built an interface module which has 7 jacks
(4 cv, 1 pedal, 1 rocker pedal, 1 audio in w/amplifier), and it's very handy.
The CV jacks are simple wire connections, so they're in/out.  The two pedals
provide gate and CV from standard synth pedals, and the audio input
amplifies an external signal up to around 10vpp so I can use it properly.

Only problem is, since it was a very early design, I didn't debounce the
footswitch!  So my gate signal is a little noisy on the attack. :-(
But heck, for EG triggering, it's close enough.

Back to our topic - using custom cables is an interesting idea, and I agree
it would help novices out, but IMHO it's more trouble than it's worth.


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