[sdiy] Module grouping

[Roy J. Tellason]

On Friday 13 February 2009 01:29:35 am David Ingebretsen wrote:
> Hello all.
>
> I'm actually to a point now where I have enough modules completed to be
> useful. I'd love some thoughts on grouping.
>
> I have (or will have when done) enough to fill several racks and have a mix
> of VCO's, VCF's, EG's, VCA's, and misc utility modules.
>
> Since this is my first real modular, I don't have experience patching one
> to have any idea of arranging modules.
>
> So...
>
> Is it better to group functions? Voices? Then is it better to group left to
> right or top to bottom? I've been playing with some software which allows
> me to visualize the arrangements, but it isn't the same as actually having
> it all together and connecting the dots.
>
> For example, I noticed from a couple of Moog sites and Wendy Carlos' site
> the modules in Moog modulars are (were?) grouped mostly by function. The
> Dotcom units seem to follow this, too. But, There seems to be some sense in
> grouping in voices, a VCO, VCA, EG, VCF, other utility, etc. stacked on top
> of each other.
>
> Anyway, you get the idea. How do you put your modules together?

I don't have any put together at this point,  but knowing how things never 
quite seem to work out the way one might envision,  I'd try for some 
arrangement that'd be easy to change later on,  if you wanted to.  :-)

(Currently fighting with network configuration issues here.)


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