[sdiy] Switched-mode power supply module in synths... good or bad?

[Matthew Smith]

Quoth Paul Maddox at 26/01/12 07:28...
> I used a switch mode power supply in the Monowave, worked well for me.
> I was careful to make sure I picked one with a very high switching frequency (IIRC, the one in the Monowave was around 1Mhz).
> Ripple wise, I didn't notice any, IMHO, it was more stable than most analogue power supplies I'd seen in a long time.
> It was also a LOT lighter and cheaper.

Did you post-regulate with linear regulators, or just use the raw output 
of the SMPS?

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