[sdiy] Banana jack question

[Greg Amann]

Helps a lot!  Thanks.

Now the next question is:  what is the banana jack of choice?  For  
1/4" it's the Switchcraft 112A for instance.

Where do I buy banana cables?

PLL, BFG

On 7-Nov-05, at 11:39 AM, clark at andrews.edu wrote:

>> I currently use 1/4" jacks on my synth.  I am thinking of using
>> banana jacks on a smaller synth due primarily to the fact that I will
>> not require multiples and can save some space since you can stack  
>> 'em.
>>
>> If I want multiple CV inputs to, say, a VCO, in a 1/4" scheme there
>> are multiple input jacks with a precision CV summer in the module.
>>
>> My question is:  how do banana jack schemes sum CV or audio signals.
>> It all just seems like a buncha mults to me.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your wisdom, O great and learned banana-heads,
>
>    You still have to have the multiple inputs.  No way to get  
> around that.
>  What you DON'T have to do is multi your outputs to different inputs.
> This is the benefit of using banana jacks.  You can elect to either
> star-patch your outputs to various inputs, or chain one output to an
> input to another input and so-on, or any combination thereof.
>    But if you want to patch two LFO's to a VCO, you still need two
> distinct and separate inputs on the VCO.  When I built my own modules,
> I made sure to have tons of inputs, at least two to any given feature.
> The more inputs you can cram into your panel space, the more fun  
> you'll
> have with your modules, since you'll have more opportunity to
> cross-patch without having to use mixers.
>    In most cases, just adding an extra input only requires one  
> resistor,
> one jack, and a small length of wire.  How cheap is that for added
> functionality?!
>
>    Hope that helped.
>
>    Tony
>
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