[sdiy] Are there technical reasons that people use 1/8" jacks?

[Michael Zacherl.]

On Aug 22, 2009, at 1:41 PM, cheater cheater wrote:

> There are the obvious questions of compatibility with existing
> modules, and the questions of cost (1/4" jack related parts cost more
> and so do bigger panels). But setting those aside.. is there anything
> inherently wrong with the 1/4" jack? Does it perhaps have too much
> capacitance for some applications? The 1/4" jacks don't wear out
> quicker, they're more resilient, so I'm wondering if there's any
> application where the 1/8" performs technically better.

I'm playing the synth also by plugging / unplugging the patch cables  
etc.
For this and a couple of other reasons the 3U formats and this 3.5mm  
patch cords are too small for me.
I'd really prefer the smaller size, but it doesn't work for me.

There's one technical thing which I like and don't like, depending on  
what I want to do: inserting a 1/4" or 3.5mm plug causes a short  
circuit to ground what for instance banana plugs don't do (for logical  
reasons).
So plugging can cause a certain noise and (at least theoretically) the  
circuits should be short-circuit-proof.

    Michael.


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