[sdiy] to banana or not to banana

[Derek Holzer]

My latest monstular synth is underway, with a nod towards the Buchla and 
Serge classics. Which has led me to the question of whether or not to 
banana it.

So I wanted to ask people's opinions, pro vs con.

I like the stackability of banana inputs, but you lose the possibility 
of individual input attenuation.

Also, how do people handle the signal summing with bananas?

Does that mean an extra buffer on the output side of the modules in the 
system rather than a summing buffer on the input side?

And, do people still keep grounded, ac-coupled inputs on the same 
modules for external audio signals? Or could an incoming audio signal 
get "stripped" of it's ground via some converter panel, and run via 
banana to the module? I see that the old and new Buchla stuff in 
particular still uses grounded minijacks for some stuff like audio inputs.

What are people's compelling reasons to go banana over balanced minijack?

In the end, will I have panels with both anyways?

Best!
Derek

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