[sdiy] Mikado: A DIY Analog Sequencing System

[Ken Stone]

>>My overall quick impression is: the ratio of 'sequencer' to
>>'logic' modules is way to logic heavy. It's great to have all
>>those logic modules, but why do they need to eat up so much panel
>>space? I'd prefer the majority of panel space devoted to the
>>parameters that'll be 'played'.
>
>Could be.. but I've always felt that logic is way under-represented in the
>analog synth world, and I really want to experiment with that. So there's a
>lot of logic (and dividers).

Well, that's something I agree with. When logic becomes involved, and
several sequencers can be connected together in odd ways, a whole new world
of sequencing ability quickly opens out. However that said, I expect a
number of potential users would struggle with some elements of logic, as
they won't have spent the last 20 years with their heads in databooks.

>I used the Serge spacing for this.. wanted to stay consistent. 

Which technically speaking isn't consistent to start with. It seems they
change the verticals depending on the number of knobs in a module. The
original serges of course were consistant. Their panels were a grid of holes
at 1" spacing, with every grid location drilled regardless of whether a
particular module needed it or not. No doubt this was to simplify
construction, as it let any module go anywhere.

Ken
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