ODP: polymodular package / cables

[Roman Sowa]

Find my flames in the text
Roman

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> Od:	Harry Bissell [SMTP:harrybissell at netscape.net]
> Wysłano:	8 maja 1999 05:07
> Do:	synth-diy at mailhost.bpa.nl
> Temat:	polymodular package / cables
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> 1) 5 pin din connectors are an industry standard, thry are easy to get,
> and
> they are reasonably small. Think, fellow modular-owners... How many patch
> cords do you need. There could easily be 10-20 for a complex patch... and
> if
> we were going for a simple patch we could just use a matrix-6 or
> whatever....
> Could you handle that many 9-pin D-shells?
	[Roman Sowa]  
	Don't want to repeat myself, but making 8-wire patchcord using
	RJ-45 plugs (ISDN, or ethernet) takes 20 seconds. Is flexible,
	small outline, cheap... Maybe not so cool looking, but one can use
	round cable instead of flat.

> 2) Cost of the overall system... Each voice will add substantially to the
> overall size and cost. I'm thinking at least 8VCO, 4VCF (min) 2ASDR (min)
> 1
> LFO (min). That would be a "bare bones" 4 voice. Make that 6, or 8 and
> watch
> the thing get so pricey none of us can build it... or so expensive that we
> could buy 4 Minimoogs and tie them together...
	[Roman Sowa]  
	Just an idea - one-voice modules, but easy (headers on both sides)
	to stack. Everybody could then have as many voices as they want
(17?)
	Pots could be PC mounted too - solder it to tront PCB, while others
	get their CVs thru headers.


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