[sdiy] Building a Modular- Paia vs. Blacet, others?

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At 11:49 AM -0500 04/02/02, Dave Magnuson wrote:
>
>You don't necessarily need to build a "converter panel".  I like having
>normalizations like the Paia modules provide, but I prefer not to use
>switching jacks.  I usually put a toggle switch beside the jack for
>"internal / external" sources.  This allows me to switch from the normalled
>signal to the external signal without unpatching anything.

Another thing to consider is that besides normalization, switched jacks
could be used to tie an unused high-impedance input to ground.  Some
consider this an issue.