19" Rack panels for DIY synths?

[Glen]

Hi,

I've noticed that almost all the commercial modular synths use small front
panels. Does anyone ever use full size rack panels for DIY synth modules?
It would seem to make some sense, you could contain your synth gear in the
same packaging as the rest of your rack-mount audio gear.

Can anyone see a disadvantage to this? I suppose that some modules wouldn't
need this much panel space. In that case, simply build more than one module
into the same box, to fill up the space more efficiently.

Later,
Glen Berry